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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 1980
Filed:
Apr. 25, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192 / ; 6222 / ; 361104 ; 417319 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for protecting a compressor from breakdown, in the case where the compressor is arranged so as to be connected to a drive source by means of an electromagnetic clutch having therein an excitation circuit connected, at its one end, to electric power source, and at its other end, to a body of the compressor via a grounding lead wire, which is characterized in that the grounding lead wire is connected to the body of the compressor by means of an electrically conductive connecting member made of a material which is capable of melting under a thermal effect of the compressor when the compressor is overheated.