In an alternator for a vehicle, a stator winding is composed of a plurality of U-shaped conductor segments and an annular member. The conductor segments have connection edges connected to one another to form ring-connected coil-ends, and the annular member covers the ring-connected coil-ends at the connection...http://www.google.ca/patents/US6147432?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6147432 - AC generator stator for vehicle
