Inverter cover for motor-driven compressor

US9017045B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9017045-B2
Application numberUS-201213417697-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 12, 2012
Priority dateMar 16, 2011
Publication dateApr 28, 2015
Grant dateApr 28, 2015

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An electric compressor includes an inverter cover. The inverter cover has a metal plate that is arranged to cover an inverter (a circuit board). The metal plate has bolt insertion holes, through which metal bolts for fixing the inverter cover to a suction housing are passed. The head of each bolt contacts a flange portion, which is the periphery of the corresponding bolt insertion hole. The inverter cover is formed of plastic by being molded in a mold, using the metal plate as a core.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An electric compressor comprising: a metal housing; a compressing portion and an electric motor accommodated in the housing; an inverter for driving the electric motor; and an inverter cover fixed to the housing, the inverter cover accommodates the inverter, wherein the inverter cover has a metal plate that is arranged to cover the inverter, the metal plate has a bolt insertion hole for fixing the inverter cover to the housing, when the invert…

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What does patent US9017045B2 cover?
An electric compressor includes an inverter cover. The inverter cover has a metal plate that is arranged to cover an inverter (a circuit board). The metal plate has bolt insertion holes, through which metal bolts for fixing the inverter cover to a suction housing are passed. The head of each bolt contacts a flange portion, which is the periphery of the corresponding bolt insertion hole. The inv…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kinoshita Yusuke, Enami Shingo, Suitou Ken, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F04C23/008. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 28 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).