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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 17, 1998
Hideo Nishihata, Otsu, JP;
Norio Yoshida, Moriyama, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka-fu, JP;
Abstract
A connector 30 is integrated in a hermetic compressor 10. A flange block 48 is secured on the connector 30 by a screw 62. The connector 30 and the flange block 48 have through-holes 38 and 50, respectively, and a tube 54 is inserted into through-hole 50. A flange 58 is integrally formed in a peripheral surface of one end portion of the tube 54. Also, an elastic ring 60 is fitted near the flange 58. The flange 58 and the elastic ring 60 are positioned in enlarged diameter portions 40 and 42 formed in the connector 30 so that the ring 60 seals against the tube 54 and the connector 30. With this arrangement, simply by tightening the screw using a screwdriver, the tube can be securely connected with the container.