Dallas H Smith

US Patent:

42990254, Nov 10, 1981

Filed:

Mar 23, 1979

Appl. No.:

6/023351

Inventors:

Richard E. Lauer - Fort Wayne IN
Dallas F. Smith - Fort Wayne IN

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Fort Wayne IN

International Classification:

H02K 1506

US Classification:

29596

Abstract:

An injection shuttle system is disclosed for fabricating stator core assemblies. Injection tooling and a stator core are selected and positioned on a shuttle means at a selection station for moving to coil loading stations and a transfer station. The injection tooling is positioned, aligned and manipulated relative to a winding machine at each coil loading station for disposing winding turns thereon. At the transfer station, the injection tooling is transferred to a wedge guide housing of a turntable arrangement which includes wedge making and injection stations. A stator height adjustment arrangement is provided for adjusting the wedge making and injection stations in accordance with the axial length of the core. The injection tooling is moved or indexed to the wedge making stations where insulating wedges are fabricated and inserted into wedge guides of the wedge guide housing. The injection tooling is then moved to the injection station where the core is interfitted with the tooling by a core transfer assembly.

US Patent:

41516362, May 1, 1979

Filed:

Dec 5, 1977

Appl. No.:

5/857222

Inventors:

Richard E. Lauer - Fort Wayne IN
Dallas F. Smith - Fort Wayne IN

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Fort Wayne IN

International Classification:

H02K 1506

US Classification:

29596

Abstract:

An injection shuttle system is disclosed for fabricating stator core assemblies. Injection tooling and a stator core are selected and positioned on a shuttle means at a selection station for moving to coil loading stations and a transfer station. The injection tooling is positioned, aligned and manipulated relative to a winding machine at each coil loading station for disposing winding turns thereon. At the transfer station, the injection tooling is transferred to a wedge guide housing of a turntable arrangement which includes wedge making and injection stations. A stator height adjustment arrangement is provided for adjusting the wedge making and injection stations in accordance with the axial length of the core. The injection tooling is moved or indexed to the wedge making stations where insulating wedges are fabricated and inserted into wedge guides of the wedge guide housing. The injection tooling is then moved to the injection station where the core is interfitted with the tooling by a core transfer assembly.

US Patent:

39645258, Jun 22, 1976

Filed:

May 7, 1975

Appl. No.:

5/575225

Inventors:

Richard B. Arnold - Fort Wayne IN
Dallas F. Smith - Fort Wayne IN

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Fort Wayne IN

International Classification:

B21F 304

US Classification:

140 921

Abstract:

Mechanism for use in high speed winding machines used for developing coil groups each comprising one or more coils each having one or more turns of winding material. The apparatus may be advantageously utilized in the manufacture of wound inductive devices, e. g. , dynamoelectric machines such as motors. Mechanism prevents rotation of a coil form while a flyer rotates and generates winding turns about the coil form. Mechanism may be a migrating linkage having a carriage which supports a wobble face gear having teeth on opposite faces thereof. Teeth on one face of the wobble gear mesh with the stationary gear teeth on the frame while teeth on the other face of the wobble gear engage the gear on the coil form support. As a carriage rotates with the flyer, wobble gear executes a rotationless wobble motion synchronized with the flyer. This motion results in a moving shutter, synchronized with the flyer, through which wire is fed to the flyer.

US Patent:

RE290076, Oct 19, 1976

Filed:

May 9, 1975

Appl. No.:

5/576179

Inventors:

Richard B. Arnold - Fort Wayne IN
Dallas F. Smith - Fort Wayne IN

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Fort Wayne IN

International Classification:

B21F 304

US Classification:

140 921

Abstract:

A high speed winding machine for developing or generating coil groups each comprising one or more coils each having one or more turns of winding material. The turns are developed and placed on coil turn receiving means such as coil injection tooling or a coil transfer mechanism with or without auxiliary coil shaping means. The apparatus may be advantageously utilized in the manufacture of wound inductive devices, e. g. , dynamoelectric machines such as motors. An illustrated preferred embodiment includes a frame, a coil form support having auxiliary coil shaping means embodied as a coil form mounted thereon for axial movement relative to the frame, and a flyer rotatable about a central axis for developing wire turns on the coil form. In order to prevent rotation of the coil form, located in the vicinity of the central axis, with the rotating flyer and a rotating wire feed tube, a migrating mechanical linkage is provided between the frame and coil form support to prevent rotation of the coil form with the rotating flyer. The illustrated migrating linkage includes a carriage which supports a wobble face gear and is rotatable relative to the gear.

Author:

Dallas G. Smith

ISBN #:

0892252871