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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 22, 1999
Vincent P. Fargo, St. Charles, MO (US);
J. Scott Rose, Alton, IL (US);
Kent L. White, Maryland Heights, MO (US);
John H. Hussey, St. Louis, MO (US);
Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A hermetic compressor and electrical connector therefor. A shell of the compressor defines an internal chamber and a motor positioned inside the shell within the chamber drives the compressor. The motor has a stator assembly including a winding. A hermetic terminal plug connects the winding to a power supply to energize the motor. The plug has an internal conductor pin electrically connected to a corresponding external conductor pin. The internal conductor pin protrudes into the internal chamber for connection to the winding and the external conductor pin extends away from the shell for connection to the power supply for energizing the motor. The compressor also includes a terminal block mounted on the stator assembly for supporting an end portion of the winding. The terminal block has a notch aligned with the internal conductor pin for receiving the internal conductor pin when the motor is positioned inside the shell. In this manner, the internal conductor pin is electrically connected to the end portion of the winding supported by the terminal block. The invention is also directed to a method of constructing such a compressor.