Patent ID: 9413204
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: F01C,F02B,F04B,F04C,H02K,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A motor-driven compressor, comprising: an electric motor; a compression mechanism driven by the electric motor to compress refrigerant; a housing accommodating the electric motor and the compression mechanism; and a support having a mounting to be fastened to an object by a fastener, wherein one of the housing and the support has a projection and the other of the housing and the support has a recess that is engaged with the projection through a vibration damper so that the support supports the housing; wherein the vibration damper is disposed covering an entire circumference of an outer peripheral surface of the housing; wherein the projection is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the housing, the projection has a pair of inclined surfaces tapered away from the outer peripheral surface of the housing and an end portion connecting the inclined surfaces, the recess is formed on an entire circumference of an inner peripheral surface of the support and has a pair of inclined surfaces tapered away from the inner peripheral surface of the support, and the vibration damper is disposed between the inclined surfaces of the projection and the inclined surfaces of the recess; wherein the vibration damper forms two protrusions and an intermediate connecting portion connecting the protrusions; and wherein the protrusions contact the projection and the recess, and the intermediate connecting portion contacts the outer peripheral surface of the housing and a space is formed between the intermediate connecting portion and the inner peripheral surface of the support.