Patent ID: 7317269

Claim:
An AC motor comprising: a stator; a plurality of internal phase coils wherein an end of each of the coils exits the stator and comprises a lead wire; a rotor; a motor housing with a plurality of insertion apertures defined at different locations in the exterior surface of the motor housing; and a plurality of insertion plugs for respective insertion apertures, each insertion plug including: a conductor configured with an external connection terminal formed at one end and an internal connection terminal formed at another end; an insulator configured to electrically isolate the body of the conductor when the insertion plug is inserted in an AC motor housing; and a fastening receptacle for engaging a fastening member, the external connection terminal being formed with substantially a right angle bend with respect to the longitudinal axis of the conductor, having a contact surface for a power cable connection and including on the contact surface a hole aligned with the fastening receptacle to allow a fastening member to pass therethrough and engage the fastening receptacle, the internal connection terminal being formed of a substantially circular bend at an end of the conductor and configured to accept a motor coil wire bundle lead therein for a single motor phase, and the insertion plug being configured to enable the external connection terminal to be placed independently on an AC motor housing from other external connection terminals for other motor phases.