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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 01, 1993
Luciano Santandrea, Florence, IT;
Axis U.S.A., Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for automatically adapting a stator winding station to wind stator cores of different lengths, without changing the lengths of the winding needles installed in the winding machine, and with minimum operator intervention. The method includes the step of translating the stator core, depending upon its length, to maintain the midpoint of the stator core at a fixed distance from a suitable reference frame, for example, the winding machine. Apparatus comprising first and second precision movement locators are described, wherein the first locator carries a stator housing, and the second locator carries lead termination equipment. The apparatus is adjusted automatically to position the stator core in a predetermined relation to the stator winding station, based on the length of the stator core to be wound.