Patent ID: 8851923

Claim:
A hermetic terminal assembly comprising: a terminal body having a first side that is configured to be disposed outside of a hermetic compressor, a second side that is configured to be disposed within the hermetic compressor, and an outer surface that is configured to be hermetically sealed to a housing of the hermetic compressor; a plurality of terminal pins extending through the terminal body, each of the terminal pins having a first end disposed on the first side of the terminal body for connection to a power source disposed outside of the hermetic compressor and a second end disposed on the second side of the terminal body for connection to motor windings disposed within the hermetic compressor, each of the terminal pins comprising a blind hole extending axially and only partially into the second ends of the terminal pins, the blind holes being configured to receive a plurality of wires for connection to the motor windings; a plurality of glass-to-metal seals disposed between the terminal pins and the terminal body to yield a first hermetic seal between the terminal body and the terminal pins; and a first insulation material disposed around the terminal pins and the wires to insulate the connection between the terminal pins and the wires, wherein the wires are at least partially covered by a second insulation material and the first insulation material extends from the glass-to-metal seals to a segment of the wires that is covered by the second insulation material.