Armature Segment Pressing for Uniform Conductor Joint Quality

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing methods for manufacturing armatures face challenges in achieving a uniform pressing force across conductor segments with varying height positions, leading to suboptimal joint quality between conductor segments due to manufacturing errors.

Innovation Solution

The use of independently movable pressing jigs for each segment conductor allows for precise and sufficient pressing force application, regardless of variations in position, ensuring improved joint quality between the first and second segment conductors.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If a flat-surface-shaped pressing jig is used to press multiple coil end parts simultaneously, then the pressing operation is simple and efficient, but insufficient pressing force is applied to segment conductors with low height positions, deteriorating joint quality

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepressing operation efficiencyVSAvoidjoint quality between segment conductors
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The pressing jig is divided into multiple independent pressing units, each capable of independently pressing a specific coil end part. This segmentation allows each pressing unit to adapt to the actual height position of the target segment conductor, ensuring sufficient pressing force is applied to all conductors regardless of height variations, thereby resolving the contradiction between pressing efficiency and joint quality

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Each pressing unit is designed with adjustable pressing force characteristics tailored to the specific requirements of the local coil end part it presses. This local quality approach ensures that each pressing unit can deliver the optimal pressing force for its target conductor, maintaining high joint quality across all segment conductors while preserving the efficiency of simultaneous pressing operations

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This approach enhances the quality of joints between segment conductors by ensuring a consistent pressing force across all segments, even those with manufacturing-induced positional variations, thereby improving the overall assembly quality.

Implementation Method 1

independently pressing pressing-target segment conductors by a plurality of pressing jigs

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMechanical Force: Mechanical Force

Data Source

PatentEP3706296B1Method for manufacturing armature, and device for manufacturing armature
Publication Date: 2024.08.07 AISIN CORP
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AI summary

The method for manufacturing an armature includes a step of independently pressing pressing-target segment conductors by a plurality of pressing jigs disposed for each of the pressing-target segment conductors, such that the plurality of pressing jigs are movable relative to each other, at least either one of first segment conductors and second segment conductors serving as the pressing-target segment conductors.