Patent ID: 8328566
Filing Date: 2012-12-11
Classification: F04C,H01R,H02K

Abstract:
1. A sealed compressor comprising: an electric motor and a compressor pump unit driven by said electric motor, a power supply for supplying power to said electric motor, said power supply including a terminal plug received within a housing, and communicating electricity through an electric connection and into a shell that encloses the compressor pump unit and motor; and a cable connected to said terminal plug at a location at least partially outwardly of said housing, and said cable including a ground wire and ground plug, said ground plug being connected to a ground pin associated with one of said housing and said shell, and said cable having a head connected to connections in the terminal plug, and a shield extending over the connection between said ground plug and said ground pin, said shield extending outwardly of said head of said cable, and positioned to be spaced further from said one of said housing and said shell, then said ground plug and said ground pin, such that said shield protects the connection of said ground plug, which is received on said ground pin to complete a ground connection.