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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2012
Urban J. DE Souza, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Richard M. Kleber, Clarkston, MI (US);
Justin Hanson, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Frederick W. Rhoads, Holly, MI (US);
John D. Campbell, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Urban J. De Souza, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Richard M. Kleber, Clarkston, MI (US);
Justin Hanson, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Frederick W. Rhoads, Holly, MI (US);
John D. Campbell, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of preparing a plurality of bar-wound stator conductors for electrical interconnection includes inserting the plurality of conductors into a stator, twisting a conductor such that a first conductor of a first row is adjacent to a second conductor of a second row; trimming the adjacent first and second conductors to a common length using a trimming device; and grinding the trimmed first and second conductors to a pre-determined surface profile using a rotary cutting tool.