Patent ID: 7708532
Filing Date: 2010-05-04
Classification: F04C

Abstract:
1. An electric compressor in which a motor and a compressing mechanism are accommodated in a container, said compressing mechanism is connected to said motor through a drive shaft, said container is divided into a first space and a second space by said compressing mechanism, said motor is disposed in said first space, a discharge port which is in communication with said first space is formed, and a communication passage for bringing said first space and a discharge chamber into communication with each other is formed in an outer periphery of said compressing mechanism, wherein said second space is divided into said discharge chamber and a connection space by a division wall which prevents communication of the discharge chamber with the connection space, a discharge hole of said compressing mechanism is in communication with said discharge chamber, a sealed terminal is disposed in said connection space, a wire passage for bringing said first space and said connection space into communication with each other is formed in an outer periphery of said compressing mechanism, and a lead wire for connecting said motor and said sealed terminal with each other is disposed in said wire passage.