Method for manufacturing armatures
First Claim
1. A method of converting a manufacturing line for dynamo-electric machine components from manufacturing a first batch of components having a first configuration to manufacturing a second batch of components having a second configuration, the line comprising a plurality of processing stations, at least one of which performs a first processing step on first batch components and a second processing step on second batch components, means for conveying the components a synchronously from station to station in a predetermined sequence of stations, and means for identifying at least a leading component of the second batch of components being conveyed, the method comprising:
- conveying the second batch components to said one station while said first batch components are present at said one station; and
conveying the second batch components upon which the second processing step has been performed from said one station only when all first batch components have been conveyed away from said station.
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for manufacturing armatures according to a first and a second configuration is provided. An information storage device associated with one of the components is provided to store information corresponding to one of the first and second configurations. A processing station is provided which is capable of performing a first processing step corresponding to the first configuration and a second processing step corresponding to the second configuration. The processing station is arranged to perform one of the processing steps according to the information stored in the information storage device. Changeover from a batch of first configuration components to a batch of second configuration components is achieved by delaying departure of processed second batch components from the processing station until all first batch components have been processed and have departed.
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33 Claims
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1. A method of converting a manufacturing line for dynamo-electric machine components from manufacturing a first batch of components having a first configuration to manufacturing a second batch of components having a second configuration, the line comprising a plurality of processing stations, at least one of which performs a first processing step on first batch components and a second processing step on second batch components, means for conveying the components a synchronously from station to station in a predetermined sequence of stations, and means for identifying at least a leading component of the second batch of components being conveyed, the method comprising:
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conveying the second batch components to said one station while said first batch components are present at said one station; and
conveying the second batch components upon which the second processing step has been performed from said one station only when all first batch components have been conveyed away from said station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of converting a manufacturing line for dynamo-electric machine components from manufacturing a first batch of components having a first configuration to manufacturing a second batch of components having a second configuration, the line comprising a plurality of processing stations, wherein one of the processing stations includes a plurality of machines configured to perform a first processing step on the first batch components and a second processing step on the second batch components, the method comprising:
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conveying the second batch components to the one station while the first batch components are undergoing the first processing step at the one station;
identifying at least a leading component of the second batch of components being conveyed; and
conveying the second batch components upon which the second processing step has been performed away from the one station only when all first batch components have been conveyed away from the one station. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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