Compressor plug assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8939735-B2
Application number	US-73078210-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 24, 2010
Priority date	Mar 27, 2009
Publication date	Jan 27, 2015
Grant date	Jan 27, 2015

Abstract

A compressor including a shell, a compression mechanism disposed within the shell, a motor actuating the compression mechanism, and a terminal body secured to the shell, may further include at least one conductor pin extending through the terminal body and a fence disposed around the terminal body and secured to the shell. A plug assembly having an inner core surrounded by an outer body includes at least one electrical receptacle housed by the inner core for selective electrical communication with the at least one conductor pin. A seal may be integrally formed with the outer body and may engage the fence when the at least one electrical receptacle is in electrical communication with the at least one conductor pin.

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 including a flange portion secured to said shell and a wall portion extending from said flange portion;
a plug assembly having an inner core surrounded by a connect…

Assignees

• Heidecker Matthew J
• Waesch David Alan
• Peyton Jesse T
• Emerson Climate Technologies

Inventors

• Heidecker Matthew J
• Waesch David Alan
• Peyton Jesse T

Classifications

• F04B39/121 Primary

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• H01R13/5219

  Electricity · mapped topic

• Y10S417/902

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• H01R13/6395

  Electricity · mapped topic

• Y10T29/49204

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic