Stator of a rotary electric machine having stacked core teeth

• US 6,949,857 B2
• Filed: 11/10/2004
• Issued: 09/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Inventors: Neet, Kirk E., York, Michael Timothy
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, DANG D
• Application Number:
  US10/988,386
• Publication Number:
  US 20050062359A1
• Time in Patent Office: 321 Days
• Field of Search: 310/214, 310216-218, 310201-208, 310/42, 310/215
• US Class Current: 310/214
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 15/0037 Shaping or compacting winding heads H02K15/005, H02K15/0087 and H02K15/0428 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 3/493 magnetic

Abstract

A stator of a rotary electric machine having secured core slot insulators includes a multi-phase stator winding, having a plurality of slot segments that are adapted to be radially inserted into a plurality of circumferentially spaced axially-extending core slots in a surface of a cylindrically-shaped stator core. The stator winding includes the plurality of slot segments alternately connected at the first and second ends of the stator core by a plurality of end loop segments to form the winding. At least one of the core teeth includes a distal end that is staked such that the distal end of the at least one core tooth is flared outward circumferentially to secure the stator winding within the core slots.

Claims

1. A stator for an automotive alternator, comprising:

a generally cylindrically-shaped stator core having a plurality of circumferentially spaced and axially-extending core teeth that define a plurality of circumferentially spaced and axially-extending core slots in a surface thereof, said core slots extending between a first and a second end of said stator core;

a stator winding having a plurality of phases, each of said phases including at least one conductor having a plurality of slot segments housed in said core slots, said slot segments alternately connected at said first and second ends of said stator core by a plurality of end loop segments, and

at least one of said core teeth having a distal end that is staked for an axial length that is shorter than the axial length of said stator core, such that the distal end of said at least one core tooth is flared outward circumferentially on at least one side of said distal end to secure said stator winding within said core slots.

2. The stator according to claim 1 wherein at least one of said core teeth is staked for an axial length that substantially the axial length of said stator core.

3. The stator according to claim 1 wherein said at least one of said core teeth is staked adjacent to said first and second ends of said stator core.

4. The stator according to claim 1 wherein the distal end of every other one of said core teeth is staked to secure said stator winding within said core slots.

5. The stator according to claim 1 wherein the distal end of each of said core teeth is staked to secure said stator winding within said core slots.

6. The stator according to claim 1 wherein a varnish is applied to said stator winding to further secure said stator winding within said core slots.

7. The stator according to claim 1 wherein said slot segments are inserted into said core slots of said generally cylindrically-shaped stator core in a substantial radial direction.

8. The stator of claim 1 wherein said winding includes said conductors formed in a cascaded winding.

9. The stator according to claim 1 wherein said slot segments housed in said core slots are aligned in a radial row and have a rectangular cross section.

10. The stator according to claim 1 wherein a width of said slot segments, including any insulation, fits closely to the width of said core slots, including any insulation.

11. The stator according to claim 1 wherein at least one of said conductors of a particular one of said phases is formed of a continuous conductor.

12. A stator for an automotive alternator, comprising:

a generally cylindrically-shaped stator core having a plurality of circumferentially spaced and axially-extending core teeth that define a plurality of circumferentially spaced and axially-extending core slots in a surface thereof, said core slots extending between a first and a second end of said stator core;

a stator winding having a plurality of phases, each of said phases including at least one conductor having a plurality of slot segments housed in said core slots, said slot segments alternately connected at said first and second ends of said stator core by a plurality of end loop segments;

said slot segments are inserted into said core slots of said generally cylindrically-shaped stator core in a substantial radial direction;

said stator winding including at least one of said end loop segments which connects a first of said slot segments housed in a radial position of one of said core slots with a second of said slot segments housed in the same radial position of another one of said core slots; and

at least one of said core teeth adjacent said one of said of core slots having a distal end that is staked for an axial length that is shorter than the axial length of said stator core, such that the distal end of said at least one core tooth is flared outward circumferentially on at least one side of said distal end such that said at least one of said core slots has at least a portion of the opening width of said core slot which is smaller than the width of said slot segments housed in the same at least one of said core slots,

said slot segments housed in said core slots are aligned in at least one radial row in at least one core slot.

13. The stator according to claim 12 wherein said winding includes at least one half of said end loop segments which connect a first of said slot segments housed in a radial position of one of said core slots with a second of said slot segments housed in the same radial position of another one of said core slots.

14. The stator according to claim 13 wherein said winding includes said conductors formed in a cascaded winding.

15. The stator according to claim 13 wherein said conductor is comprised of at least one continuous conductor.

16. The stator according to claim 13 wherein said slot segments housed in said core slots have a substantial rectangular cross section.

17. The stator according to claim 13 wherein a width of said slot segments, including any insulation, fits closely to the width of said core slots, including any insulation.