Compressor having internally mounted inverter

A compressor having an internally mounted inverter, comprising:

• a motor;
• a compressor mechanism driven by the motor;
• a housing main body having an opening and within which the motor is housed;
• a lid which is mounted on the housing main body and which closes the opening;
• a fixing member which fixes the lid to the housing main body;
• an inverter which is provided outside of the housing main body and which controls the operation of the motor;
• a power supply section which supplies power to the inverter;
• a protective cover which covers the inverter;
• and
• a power source control apparatus which allows the supply of power to the inverter by the power supply section when the protective cover is covering the inverter, and stops the supply of power to the inverter by the power supply section or carries out a prescribed safety measure operation when the protective cover is removed from the inverter;
• the protective cover having a cover main body which covers the inverter and a stopper section which, when the protective cover is covering the inverter, projects out over a movement path of the lid taken by the lid when the lid is being removed from the housing main body.