Apparatus and method for forming spirally wound stator core or rotary electric machine

摘要

An apparatus for forming a spirally wound stator core includes a pair of forming rollers having a wedge-shaped gap therebetween, a winding drum, a drum-drive motor, and a roller presser. A strip of magnetic material is inserted into the wedge-shaped gap to be pressed at a controlled pressure so that the strip is bent into a spiral with one side of the strip being radially inside. The controlled pressure is changed automatically according to a memorized relationship between the rotation speeds of the pair of forming rollers and suitable pressures applied to the strip.