IP Library Patent Application 18696789
Patent Application
App. No. 18/696,789

SHAPED CONDUCTOR FOR A WINDING OF AN ACTIVE PART OF A ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE, ACTIVE PART FOR A ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE AND ASSOCIATED PRODUCTION METHOD

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Patent No.
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App. No.
18/696,789
Abstract

A shaped conductor for a winding of an active part of a rotating electric machine, the shaped conductor being formed by a wire and having a first wire portion, which extends along the wire starting from a free end of the shaped conductor and, at the free end, has an end face, and a second wire portion, which adjoins the first wire portion, extends along the wire and has a cross-sectional area.

Claims (60)

1 . A shaped conductor for a winding of an active part of a rotating electric machine, wherein the shaped conductor is formed by a wire and has a first wire portion which extends along the wire from a free end of the shaped conductor and has an end surface at the free end, and a second wire portion which adjoins the first wire portion, extends along the wire, and has a cross-sectional surface, wherein the end surface and the cross-sectional surface each have an edge which consists of a first main portion, a second main portion situated opposite the first main portion, and two transition portions connecting the main portions,

wherein

the first wire portion has two recesses on its edge which extend from the free end into the first wire portion in such a way that

the transition portions of the end surface are longer than the transition portions of the cross-sectional surface,

the second main portion of the end surface is shorter than the second main portion of the cross-sectional surface and

the second main portion of the end surface is shorter than the first main portion of the end surface and shorter than the first main portion of the cross-sectional surface.

2 . The shaped conductor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the recesses extend into the first wire portion in such a way that the transition portions of the end surface each form a subportion which is curved, in particular in the shape of an arc of a circle, and adjoins the second main portion.

3 . The shaped conductor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the transition portions of the end surface can each have a straight subportion and the straight subportions run parallel to one another.

4 . The shaped conductor as claimed in claim 2 , wherein

the straight subportion of a respective transition portion of the end surface adjoins the curved subportion.

5 . The shaped conductor as claimed in claim 4 , wherein

the curved subportion transitions into the straight subportion at an obtuse angle and/or transitions into the second main portion at an obtuse angle.

6 . The shaped conductor as claimed in claim 3 , wherein

a respective transition portion of the end surface has an angled or curved transition from the straight subportion into the first main portion.

7 . The shaped conductor as claimed in claim 6 ,

wherein the curved subportion is longer than the transition.

8 . The shaped conductor as claimed in claim 1 wherein

a side face of the wire on which the first main portion of the cross-sectional surface lies transitions smoothly from the second wire portion into the first wire portion and continues smoothly to the end surface and/or

the main portions of the end surface run in a straight line and/or parallel to each other and/or

the main portions of the cross-sectional surface run in a straight line and/or parallel to each other and/or

a respective one of the transition portions of the cross-sectional surface has a straight subportion and has in particular an angled or curved transition from the straight subportion into the first main portion.

9 . The shaped conductor as claimed in claim 1 , furthermore having

a second free end situated opposite the first free end.

10 . The shaped conductor as claimed in claim 9 , furthermore having

a further wire portion which, facing away from the first free end, adjoins the second wire portion, and has

a straight wire subportion and

a bent wire subportion which has at least two bends and connects the second wire portion to the straight wire subportion.

11 . The shaped conductor as claimed in claim 10 , furthermore having

a third wire portion which extends from the second free end along the wire and has an end surface at the second free end, and a fourth wire portion which adjoins the third wire portion, extends along the wire, and has a cross-sectional surface, wherein the end surface of the third wire portion and the cross-sectional surface of the fourth wire portion each have an edge which consists of a first main portion, a second main portion situated opposite the first main portion, and two transition portions connecting the main portions, wherein the third wire portion has recesses on the edge which extend into the third wire portion from the second free end in such a way that

the transition portions of the end surface of the third wire portion are longer than the transition portions of the cross-sectional surface of the fourth wire portion,

the second main portion of the end surface of the third wire portion is shorter than the second main portion of the cross-sectional surface of the fourth wire portion, and

the second main portion of the end surface of the third wire portion is shorter than the first main portion of the end surface of the third wire portion and shorter than the first main portion of the cross-sectional surface of the fourth wire portion.

12 . The shaped conductor as claimed in claim 10 , wherein

the further wire portion which, facing away from the second free end, adjoins the fourth wire portion, and moreover has

a second straight wire subportion which runs parallel to the first straight wire subportion,

a second bent wire subportion which has at least two bends and connects the fourth wire portion to the straight wire subportion, and

a direction-reversal portion which connects the first straight wire subportion to the second straight wire subportion and forms a reversal of direction.

13 . The shaped conductor as claimed in claim 11 , wherein

the first main portions of the end surfaces of the first and third wire portion lie on the same side face or on different side faces of the wire.

14 . An active part, in particular a stator or rotor, for a rotating electric machine, comprising a plurality of shaped conductors as claimed in claim 1 and a core into which the shaped conductors are inserted, wherein the shaped conductors are welded to each other in pairs at the end surfaces in such a way that they form the winding for generating a magnetic field of the active part.

15 . A method for producing an active part, in particular a stator or a rotor, for a rotating electric machine, comprising the following steps:

providing a core for the active part;

providing a plurality of shaped conductors as claimed in claim 1 ;

moving in each case two end surfaces of different shaped conductors against each other in pairs such that the two end surfaces form a welding surface; and

welding together the welding surfaces, in particular by means of a laser beam.

16 . The shaped conductor as claimed in claim 2 , wherein

the transition portions of the end surface can each have a straight subportion and the straight subportions run parallel to one another.

17 . The shaped conductor as claimed in claim 3 , wherein

the straight subportion of a respective transition portion of the end surface adjoins the curved subportion.

18 . The shaped conductor as claimed in claim 4 , wherein

a respective transition portion of the end surface has an angled or curved transition from the straight subportion into the first main portion.

19 . The shaped conductor as claimed in claim 2 , wherein

a side face of the wire on which the first main portion of the cross-sectional surface lies transitions smoothly from the second wire portion into the first wire portion and continues smoothly to the end surface and/or

the main portions of the end surface run in a straight line and/or parallel to each other and/or

the main portions of the cross-sectional surface run in a straight line and/or parallel to each other and/or

a respective one of the transition portions of the cross-sectional surface has a straight subportion and has in particular an angled or curved transition from the straight subportion into the first main portion.

20 . The shaped conductor as claimed in claim 2 , furthermore having

a second free end situated opposite the first free end.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 22, 2026
From: VALEO EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH; VALEO SIEMENS EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH; SIEMENS AUTOMOTIVE EPOWERTRAIN SYSTEMS GMBH; BLITZ E16-802 GMBH
To: VALEO ELECTRIFICATION
Reel/Frame 076028/0968 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 16, 2024
From: FINGER-ALBERT, CHRISTIAN; BEETZ, SEBASTIAN; FÖRSTER, DAVID
To: VALEO EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
Reel/Frame 068909/0275 →