Patent ID: 9719509
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: F04C,H01R,H02K,Y10T

Claim:
1. A motor-driven compressor comprising a housing, an electric driving mechanism, a compression mechanism that is driven by the electric driving mechanism to compress a refrigerant, and a motor drive circuit that drives the electric driving mechanism, the housing including a housing body that accommodates the electric driving mechanism and the compression mechanism, and a cover that is fixed to the housing body and forms an accommodation chamber for accommodating the motor drive circuit between the cover and the housing body, the cover including a connector portion which is configured to be connected with an external connector, the connector portion including a metal wire, and an insulating resin for fixing the wire to the cover, and the wire including a terminal portion having a cylindrical shape that is configured to be electrically connected to the external connector, and a lead portion that electrically connects the terminal portion to the motor drive circuit, wherein the insulating resin is formed over the terminal portion and the lead portion, the terminal portion forming a hollow tubular shape, the terminal portion having an opening at an external connector end and an opening at a lead portion end, the terminal portion and the lead portion directly connected at the lead portion end; and a lid portion having a circular plate shape that is bent towards the opening of the lead portion end of the terminal portion to close the opening at the lead portion end, the lid portion provided integrally with the terminal portion at the lead portion end.