Electric Conductor Alignment via Rotating Holders
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for aligning electric conductors in stator cores are inefficient and require complex apparatuses, making it difficult to align them in a compact and efficient manner, especially in narrow spaces.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that involve rotating and arranging electric conductors with a U-shaped configuration, supported by holders in an arcuate or circular shape, allowing for alignment on a circumference by moving them toward the center of a circle, facilitating alignment in a compact and efficient manner.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If electric conductors are aligned by moving holders toward the center of a circle, then alignment in narrow space is achieved, but the apparatus structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of moving holders outward from the center, the invention moves holders inward toward the center of a circle. This inverted approach allows the electric conductors to be aligned in a compact annular configuration, reducing the required alignment space while maintaining structural feasibility through the rotational arrangement of holders.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention employs a circular arrangement of holders that rotate around a central axis, transforming the alignment process into a rotational motion along a curved path. This curvature-based approach enables compact alignment of electric conductors in an annular shape, fitting within a smaller spatial footprint compared to linear alignment methods.
2Ease of operation
If electric conductors are arranged radially, then alignment is simpler, but the required space increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention transitions from a linear radial arrangement to a two-dimensional annular configuration by rotating holders around a central axis. This dimensional change allows electric conductors to be aligned in a circular pattern, maintaining operational simplicity through rotational motion while significantly reducing the linear space required for alignment.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of extending holders radially outward from the center, the invention inverts the arrangement by positioning holders on a circular path and moving them inward toward the center. This inversion creates a compact annular alignment space while preserving the simplicity of the alignment operation through rotational motion.
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AI summary
An alignment apparatus is configured to include an alignment mechanism. At least one of first legs or second legs of electric conductors are retained so as to be aligned in an arcuate shape or a circular shape by a plurality of holders that make up the alignment mechanism. Thereafter, the plurality of holders are rotated. Accordingly, the electric conductors, which are aligned in an arcuate or circular shape, are rotated and arranged on the same circumference. In other words, the electric conductors are aligned in an annular shape.