Patent ID: 8362665

Claim:
An electric machine comprising: a housing including an outer surface and an inner surface that defines an interior portion, the housing including a connection zone; a fluid circuit passing, at least in part, through the housing, the fluid circuit including an inlet portion and an outlet portion; and a stator assembly arranged within the interior portion of the housing, the stator assembly including at least one connector lead, and a terminal block extending through the housing, the terminal block comprising: a non-electrically conductive member that is sealed against the housing, the non-electrically conductive member including a fluid cavity; and at least one electrically conductive member covered, at least in part, by the non-electrically conductive member, the at least one electrically conductive member including a connection zone, wherein the fluid cavity is configured and disposed to guide a liquid coolant in a heat exchange relationship along the connection zone to absorb heat.