Patent ID: 6560984
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: F04C

Abstract:
A compressor for air-conditioning a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, comprising:a casing (4) defining a high-pressure chamber (15) enclosing a system (10) for compressing a refrigerant fluid which circulates in the air-conditioning system, said system (10) taking in the refrigerant fluid at low pressure and delivering said refrigerant fluid at high pressure into the high-pressure chamber (15); an electronic means (60) for controlling and monitoring operation of an electric motor (12); and an intake chamber (24) containing said refrigerant fluid at low pressure, wherein said intake chamber is integrated into the casing (4) and is separated from said high-pressure chamber (15) via a separating partition (26), wherein the electronic means (60) for controlling and monitoring operation of the electric motor (12) are disposed within the intake chamber (24) and cooled by the refrigerant fluid, wherein the casing (4) is produced as a first part (6) and a second part, said first part further comprising the system (10) for compressing said refrigerant fluid, said intake chamber (24), and a separate chamber (34), and said second part (8) comprising the electric motor (12), wherein said first and said second parts are assembled along a junction plane.