AUTOMATIC WINDER FOR AN INSIDE BRUSHLESS STATOR

An apparatus for manufacturing an internal wound stator includes a winding arbor configured to receive a conductive wire. The apparatus also has a stator loader, and receives a stator having a generally cylindrical shape with an interior opening and having a plurality of axial slots formed therein. The interior dimension of the stator is larger than the exterior dimension of the winding arbor such that the winding arbor and stator may traverse with respect to one another. The apparatus also has a first movable member configured for moving at least one of the winding arbor and the stator. The apparatus also has a second rotating member configured to rotate at least one of the stator and the winding arbor. The conductive wire is introduced through an interior of the winding arbor. The first movable member is configured to move at least one of the winding arbor and the stator relative to one another to wind the conductive wire in a first longitudinal manner and into a first of the plurality of axial slots. The second rotating member is configured to rotate at least one of the first winding arbor or the stator relative to one another to align the wire relative to a second axial slot of the plurality of axial slots. The first movable member is configured to move at least one of the winding arbor and the stator relative to one another to wind the conductive wire in a second opposite longitudinal manner and into the second axial slot.