Compressor protection module
AssigneeEmerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
InventorsEdward J. Trudeau, Jr., Kenneth R. Barnett, Yogesh Shelgaonkar, Manoj Pralhad Khairnar
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AssigneeEmerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
InventorsEdward J. Trudeau, Jr., Kenneth R. Barnett, Yogesh Shelgaonkar, Manoj Pralhad Khairnar
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A compressor may include a shell, a terminal assembly, an electronics module, and a molded plug. The terminal assembly may engage the shell and may include an outwardly extending conductor and a terminal fence at least partially surrounding said conductor. The electronics module may include a back plate having an opening through which said terminal fence is received. The back plate may include flexible tabs and a spring element. The flexible tabs may removably engage the terminal fence. The spring element may contact the shell and bias the back plate away from the shell. The molded plug may engage the terminal fence and may engage the conductor for electrical communication between the conductor and the molded plug.
A compressor comprising:
An electronics module comprising a back plate and an electronic component mounted to said back plate, said back plate including an opening receiving a terminal fence extending outward from a shell of a compressor, said back plate including flexible tabs and a spring element, said flexible tabs removably engaging said terminal fence, said spring element contacting said shell and biasing said back plate away from said shell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.