Resin application system for dynamo-electric machine components
First Claim
1. A workstation for performing steps of a resin application process for dynamo-electrical machine components, said workstation comprising a plurality of units, wherein at least one of said units is of a first type comprising:
- a cabinet for providing a controlled ambient during the performance of a step of said process; and
a rotating vertical support structure disposed in said cabinet, said support structure having a plurality of fixtures disposed in an annular region thereon configured to hold said components within hollow interiors of the fixtures during the performance of said step, said fixtures comprising open structures configured to allow air to circulate through the interiors of the fixtures to expose substantial surface portions of said held components to said controlled ambient.
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Abstract
A resin application station has processing units for heating dynamo-electric machine components. In one or more of the processing units batches of components are placed in fixtures on vertically rotating support plates. The vertically rotating support plates are mounted in cabinets. Heated air is circulated in the cabinets to control the ambient temperature. The components travel through regions of the controlled temperature ambient as the support plates rotate and are heated to process temperatures. Intermittent rotation of a support plate in a unit allows loading and unloading of an individual component from the unit while the support plate is stationary. The support plate rotations in all the units are synchronized to increase the station throughput.
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24 Claims
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1. A workstation for performing steps of a resin application process for dynamo-electrical machine components, said workstation comprising a plurality of units, wherein at least one of said units is of a first type comprising:
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a cabinet for providing a controlled ambient during the performance of a step of said process; and
a rotating vertical support structure disposed in said cabinet, said support structure having a plurality of fixtures disposed in an annular region thereon configured to hold said components within hollow interiors of the fixtures during the performance of said step, said fixtures comprising open structures configured to allow air to circulate through the interiors of the fixtures to expose substantial surface portions of said held components to said controlled ambient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A unit for performing a resin application process step for dynamo-electric machine components, said unit comprising:
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a cabinet for providing a controlled temperature ambient during the performance of said process step; and
a rotating vertical support structure disposed in said cabinet, said support structure having an array of fixtures disposed in an annular region thereon configured to hold said components within hollow interiors of the fixtures, wherein said held components travel through said controlled ambient as said vertical support structure rotates during the performance of said process step, said fixtures comprising open structures configured to allow air to circulate through the interiors of the fixtures to expose substantial surface portions of said held components to said controlled ambient. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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