A manufacturing method for an electric
rotary machine (100), comprising: a
stator (40) having a
stator core (41) comprising an
outer core (41b) as a back yoke portion and an inner core (41a) in the form of a plurality of tooth portions (43, 243), and having a plurality of insulated and coated coils (20, 20U) each received in two slots (46) formed between the two tooth portions (43, 243) that are adjacent to each other, the coils (20, 20U) extending across the plurality of tooth portions (43, 243) of the
stator core (41); and a rotor (30) rotatably supported on an inner side of the stator core (41), the manufacturing method comprising: - a winding step in which continuous intermediate coils (21), each including two slot receiving portions (20a, 20b, 20Ua, 20Ub, 21a, 21b) to be received in the slots (46) of the stator core (41), and two bridge portions (21c, 21d) by means of which both end portions of the slot receiving portions (20a, 20b, 20Ua, 20Ub, 21a, 21b) are connected, are formed in a flat plate shape from an insulated and coated conductor wire using a winding frame (60) having a winding core (61) and side plates (62a, 62b) sandwiching the winding core (61) from both surface sides thereof, and a projection (62at) defining the winding width of the bridge portions (21c, 21d) limited, is provided on the inner surfaces of the side plates (62a, 62b); - a coil forming step in which the two groove receiving portions (20a, 20b, 20Ua, 20Ub, 21a, 21b) of each intermediate coil (21) are twisted and each bridge portion (21c, 21d) is formed into a circular arc shape; - a temporary coil mounting step in which each coil (20, 20U) subjected to the coil forming step is temporarily mounted obliquely in the two grooves (46); - a
coil insertion step in which the groove receiving portions (20a, 20b, 20Ua, 20Ub, 21a, 21b) of each coil (20, 20U) subjected to the temporary coil mounting step are pressed into the grooves (46) from an outer side to a radially inner side of the groove receiving portions (20a, 20b, 20Ua, 20Ub, 21a, 21b); - a core assembling step in which the inner core (41a) on which each coil (20, 20U) is mounted is inserted into the
outer core (41b); and - a final
assembly step in which the rotor (30) is inserted into the stator (40) and the stator (40) and the rotor (30) are received in a frame (11).