Patent ID: 7959418

Claim:
A mounting structure for use in a motor-driven compressor, comprising: a base member being a housing of the compressor and having an opening, the base member having a side wall that surrounds the opening, and the side wall having a retainer ring groove recessed along the side wall and a step extending toward a middle of the opening below the retainer ring groove; a mounted member fitted to the opening, wherein the mounted member is disposed on the step; and a plurality of C-shaped retainer rings fitted to the base member for preventing the mounted member from moving away from the base member, wherein the plurality of C-shaped retainer rings fitted in the retainer ring groove contact an upper surface of the mounted member to restrict movement of the mounted member, wherein each of the C-shaped retainer rings includes a body fitted in the retainer ring groove, opposite ends of the body extending out of the retainer ring groove toward a middle of the mounted member, wherein the mounted member is an airtight terminal having a conductive member.