Regal Beloit America, Inc.

William Joseph Conway

Jason Jon Kreidler

Wesley Kenneth Anderson

Dale Romanowski

Zachary Joseph Stauffer

Mark Lyon Klopp

Daniel Lee Elliott

Harold Dean Willis

An end cap for use with a stator assembly is provided. The end cap includes a tooth portion, a yoke portion, and a lip. The tooth portion includes a first end and an opposite second end and the yoke portion is formed at the first end of the tooth portion. The yoke portion includes at least one arm that extends from the tooth portion. The lip is defined along at least one of the tooth portion and the at least one arm portion.

Tool and method for use in assembling a stator assembly of an electric machine

A member for cooperation with the stator of an electric machine and for mounting electrical connectors to the stator is provided. The member includes a body, a mounting feature and a receptacle. The mounting feature is operably associated with the body and is adapted for mounting the body onto the stator. The receptacle is operably associated with the body and is adapted for receiving at least a portion of one of the electrical connectors.

Electric machine and associated method

End cap for use in a stator assembly and method of assembling the stator assembly

A coil forming apparatus for forming an electrical coil from an electrical wire. The apparatus includes a frame and a spindle assembly coupled to the frame. The spindle assembly includes: a first arm coupled to the frame, wherein the first arm includes a first moveable bracket and a plurality of first moveable spindles coupled to the first moveable bracket and to the electrical wire in a first position. The spindle assembly further includes a second arm coupled to the frame, wherein the second arm has a second moveable bracket that includes a plurality of second moveable spindles coupled to the second moveable bracket and coupled to the electrical wire in the first position. The coil forming apparatus includes a drive system coupled to the first moveable bracket and the second moveable bracket. The drive system is configured to move the first moveable bracket and the second moveable bracket.

Electrical coil forming apparatus and methods of assembling electrical coils

A wire assembly for use in an electric machine is provided. The assembly includes a member and a wire. The wire conducts electrical current. At least a portion of the wire is adapted to be wrapped at least partially around the member. The member defines a periphery of the member. At least a portion of the periphery of the member is conformable when the wire is wrapped at least partially around the member.

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Wausau, WI, United States of America

William Joseph Conway