Compressor plug assembly
AssigneeEmerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
InventorsMatthew J. Heidecker, David Alan Waesch, Jesse T. Peyton
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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.
Claims37
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 connector body, said connector body including a plurality of apertures formed therethrough in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said at least one conductor pin;
- at least one electrical receptacle housed by said inner core for selective electrical communication with said at least one conductor pin;
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- a seal formed over a distal end of said connector body, extending through said plurality of apertures, and simultaneously engaging said fence at said flange portion and at said wall portion when said at least one electrical receptacle is in electrical communication with said at least one conductor pin, said seal contacting said flange portion and said wall portion proximate to a junction of said flange portion and said wall portion.
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;
- a plurality of conductor pins extending through said terminal body;
- a fence disposed around said terminal body and secured to said shell;
- a plug assembly including an end cap, a plurality of electrical receptacles, a connector body extending from said end cap and having a plurality of apertures formed through a wall of said connector body in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said plurality of conductor pins, said wall surrounding said plurality of conductor pins when said plurality of electrical receptacles are in electrical communication with said plurality of conductor pins;
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- a seal extending around a perimeter of said connector body and covering a distal end of said connector body, said seal extending through said plurality of apertures and sealing at an interface of said plug and said fence.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.