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US 8,215,260 · App. 10/543,833 · Granted Jul 10, 2012

Rotary electric machine-manufacturing apparatus and method of manufacturing the same

Assignee: Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,215,260
App. No.
10/543,833
Granted
Jul 10, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rotary electric machine-manufacturing apparatus utilized to implement a process of infiltrating varnish into wire-wound coils of a rotary electric machine, and of curing the varnish, an apparatus includes a rotator 2 supporting a work S attached with the wire-wound coils Sc and rotating the work; and a high-frequency power supply device supplying electric power to the wire-wound coils. It is thus possible to support and heat up the work without having devices that surround the work S, thereby positioning a varnish dropping-infiltrating device 6 appropriately. Further, there is no need to change a stage as conventional heat-up processes with an oven or a hot blast-circulating furnace did, and an entire process from pre-drying to curing can be implemented at a single stage.

Claims (50)

1. A rotary electric machine-manufacturing apparatus, comprising:

a rotator that supports a workpiece attached with wire-wound coils, wherein the rotator rotates the workpiece;

a power supply device that supplies electric power to the wire-wound coils; and

a varnish-infiltrating device that supplies varnish to the wire-wound coils, wherein:

the rotator is a reciprocating rotating device that rotates in a first rotational direction and in an opposite, second rotational direction,

the varnish-infiltrating device supplies the varnish while the reciprocating rotating device repeats a reciprocating rotation in the first rotational direction and in the second rotational direction,

the reciprocating rotating device is structured to reciprocatingly repeat rotation at 360 degrees or more in a rotational direction, and

the varnish-infiltrating device includes a varnish-supplying device at one position for every target portion for applying varnish to the wire-wound coils.

2. The rotary electric machine-manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein electric supply lines from the power supply device are supported by an electric supply line twist-inhibiting mechanism.

3. A rotary electric machine-manufacturing apparatus, comprising:

a rotator that supports a workpiece attached with wire-wound coils, wherein the rotator rotates the workpiece;

a power supply device that supplies electric power to the wire-wound coils; and

a varnish-infiltrating device that supplies varnish to the wire-wound coils, wherein:

the rotator is a reciprocating rotating device that rotates in a first rotational direction and in an opposite, second rotational direction,

the varnish-infiltrating device supplies the varnish while the reciprocating rotating device repeats a reciprocating rotation in the first rotational direction and in the second rotational direction, and

the reciprocating rotating device is structured to reciprocatingly repeat rotation at a rotational angle within a rotational angle range of between 180 degrees or more and up to less than 360 degrees in a rotational direction, and the varnish-infiltrating device includes two varnish-supplying devices for supplying the varnish that are respectively allocated at positions separated by about 180 degrees to each target portion for applying varnish to the wire-wound coils.

4. The rotary electric machine-manufacturing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein at least one of the varnish-supplying devices is structured to discharge varnish by means of an injector.

5. The rotary electric machine-manufacturing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein at least one of the varnish-supplying devices is structured to supply the varnish by transferring and applying varnish raised by a coater roll.

6. The rotary electric machine-manufacturing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein at least one of the varnish-supplying devices is structured to supply the varnish by transferring and applying varnish raised by a coater roll.

7. A rotary electric machine-manufacturing apparatus, comprising:

a rotator that supports a workpiece attached with wire-wound coils, wherein the rotator rotates the workpiece:

a power supply device that supplies electric power to the wire-wound coils: and

a varnish-infiltrating device that supplies varnish to the wire-wound coils, wherein:

the rotator is a reciprocating rotating device that rotates in a first rotational direction and in an opposite, second rotational direction,

the varnish-infiltrating device supplies the varnish while the reciprocating rotating device repeats a reciprocating rotation in the first rotational direction and in the second rotational direction, and

the reciprocating rotating device is structured to reciprocatingly repeat rotation at a rotational angle within a rotational angle range of between 120 degrees or more and up to less than 180 degrees in a rotational direction, and the varnish-infiltrating device includes three varnish-supplying devices for supplying the varnish that are respectively allocated at positions separated by about 120 degrees to each target portion for applying varnish to the wire-wound coils.

8. The rotary electric machine-manufacturing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein at least one of the varnish-supplying devices is structured to discharge varnish by means of an injector.

9. The rotary electric machine-manufacturing apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein at least one of the varnish-supplying devices is structured to supply the varnish by transferring and applying varnish raised by a coater roll.

10. The rotary electric machine-manufacturing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein at least one of the varnish-supplying devices is structured to supply the varnish by transferring and applying varnish raised by a coater roll.

11. A method of manufacturing a rotary electric machine, comprising:

supporting a workpiece attached with wire-wound coils;

rotating the workpiece reciprocatingly in a first rotational direction and in an opposite, second rotational direction;

supplying electric power to the wire-wound coils while the workpiece is being rotated reciprocatingly in the first rotational direction and in the second rotational direction; and

supplying varnish to the wire-wound coils while electric power is being supplied to the wire-wound coils, the varnish being supplied while the workpiece repeats a reciprocating rotation in the first rotational direction and in the second rotational direction, the reciprocating rotation being performed by reciprocatingly repeating rotation at 360 degrees or more in a rotational direction, and a varnish-supplying device is at one position for every target portion for applying varnish to the wire-wound coils.

12. A method of manufacturing a rotary electric machine, comprising:

supporting a workpiece attached with wire-wound coils;

rotating the workpiece reciprocatingly in a first rotational direction and in an opposite, second rotational direction;

supplying electric power to the wire-wound coils while the workpiece is being rotated reciprocatingly in the first rotational direction and in the second rotational direction; and

supplying varnish to the wire-wound coils while electric power is being supplied to the wire-wound coils, the varnish being supplied while the workpiece repeats a reciprocating rotation in the first rotational direction and in the second rotational direction, and the reciprocating rotation being performed by reciprocatingly repeating rotation at a rotational angle within a rotational angle range of between 180 degrees or more and up to less than 360 degrees in a rotational direction, and a supply of the varnish to the wire-wound coils is performed simultaneously by two varnish-supplying devices for supplying the varnish that are respectively allocated at positions separated by about 180 degrees to each target portion for applying varnish to the wire-wound coils.

13. The method of manufacturing a rotary electric machine according to claim 12 , wherein at least one of the varnish-supplying devices is structured to discharge varnish by means of an injector.

14. The method of manufacturing a rotary electric machine according to claim 13 , wherein at least one of the varnish-supplying devices is structured to supply the varnish by transferring and applying varnish raised by a coater roll.

15. The method of manufacturing a rotary electric machine according to claim 12 , wherein at least one of the varnish-supplying devices is structured to supply the varnish by transferring and applying varnish raised by a coater roll.

16. A method of manufacturing a rotary electric machine, comprising:

supporting a workpiece attached with wire-wound coils;

rotating the workpiece reciprocatingly in a first rotational direction and in an opposite, second rotational direction:

supplying electric power to the wire-wound coils while the workpiece is being rotated reciprocatingly in the first rotational direction and in the second rotational direction; and

supplying varnish to the wire-wound coils while electric power is being supplied to the wire-wound coils, the varnish being supplied while the workpiece repeats a reciprocating rotation in the first rotational direction and in the second rotational direction, and the reciprocating rotation being performed by reciprocatingly repeating rotation at a rotational angle within a rotational angle range of between 120 degrees or more and up to less than 180 degrees in a rotational direction, and a supply of the varnish to the wire-wound coils is performed simultaneously by three varnish-supplying devices for supplying the varnish that are respectively allocated at positions separated by about 120 degrees to each target portion for applying varnish to the wire-wound coils.

17. The method of manufacturing a rotary electric machine according to claim 16 , wherein at least one of the varnish-supplying devices is structured to discharge varnish by means of an injector.

18. The method of manufacturing a rotary electric machine according to claim 17 , wherein at least one of the varnish-supplying devices is structured to supply the varnish by transferring and applying varnish raised by a coater roll.

19. The method of manufacturing a rotary electric machine according to claim 16 , wherein at least one of the varnish-supplying devices is structured to supply the varnish by transferring and applying varnish raised by a coater roll.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 3, 2006
From: KIMURA, HIDEAKI; KAWASAKI, YOSHIYUKI; KUROYANAGI, TOORU; ASAOKA, NOBUYUKI
To: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 017161/0138 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2003-318948 · Sep 10, 2003 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20060165879A1 · Jul 27, 2006