Molded plug for a compressor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8939734-B2
Application number	US-19946708-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 27, 2008
Priority date	Aug 28, 2007
Publication date	Jan 27, 2015
Grant date	Jan 27, 2015

Abstract

A plug assembly for a compressor having a shell, a terminal body on the shell, and a conductor pin extending through the terminal body, wherein a connector body of the plug assembly includes a plurality of electrical receptacles for electrical communication with the conductor pin at least partially disposed within a fence disposed around the terminal body. The plug assembly may be formed of a thermoplastic or thermoset material having a tensile modulus between 9500 MPa and 18000 MPa, and/or about 30 percent glass fibers. At least one electrical receptacle may be housed by an inner core of the plug assembly for electrical communication with the conductor pin. An annular sealing member may be supported by an outer body of the plug assembly for sealingly engaging the fence.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A compressor comprising:
a shell;
a compression mechanism disposed within said shell;
a motor for actuating said compression mechanism;
a terminal body secured to the shell;
at least one conductor pin extending through said terminal body;
a fence disposed around said terminal body and secured to said shell;
a plug including at least one electrical receptacle for electrical communication with said conductor pin at least partially disposed within s…

Assignees

• Hoying Jeffrey J
• Hartong Allan J
• Zammouri Fadhel
• Emerson Climate Technologies

Inventors

• Hoying Jeffrey J
• Hartong Allan J
• Zammouri Fadhel

Classifications

• F04B39/121 Primary

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• H01R13/5219

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01R13/533

  Electricity · mapped topic