Patent ID: 6936938

Claim:
An electric motor for sealed compressors using a fluorinated hydrocarbon as a coolant, wherein a plurality of free conductors are insulated and secured relative to each other with an epoxy resin, wherein: said epoxy resin is obtained by curing a powdery epoxy resin; said electric motor for sealed compressors is provided with a stator core of a structure in which a coil wound on the stator core is constituted by a plurality of conductor segments, and ends (coil ends) of the conductor segments, which protrude beyond the core, are joined to each other to form the coil, and the plurality of coil ends are insulated from and secured to each other; and the coil ends are exposed to an atmosphere where the coolant flows; the powdery epoxy resin comprises an epoxy resin, a solid filler, and an acid anhydride; and the solid filler is fused silica.