Patent ID: 8317494

Claim:
A compressor apparatus comprising: a housing having first and second ports along a flow path, the housing being an assembly of at least: a first housing member having first and second ends; and a second housing member being a casting having first and second ends, the second housing member first end being secured to the first housing member second end; two or more working elements cooperating with the housing to define a compression path between suction and discharge locations along the flow path, wherein the two or more working elements include: a male-lobed rotor having a first rotational axis; and a female-lobed rotor having a second rotational axis and enmeshed with the male-lobed rotor, the lobed portions of the rotors being at least partially within the second housing member; a motor within the housing and coupled to the two or more working elements to drive the two or more working elements; and a plurality of electrical terminals, each mounted directly in a separate associated aperture in the casting and electrically coupled to the motor.