Patent ID: 7967579

Claim:
A hermetic compressor comprising: an annular motor stator; a motor rotor being disposed to rotate freely in a space inside the motor stator; a casing having a cylindrical portion to house the motor stator and the motor rotor; a compression mechanism housed inside the casing; and a plurality of spot joining portions fixing the motor stator to the cylindrical portion by spot joining in a state where a clearance is secured between the motor stator and the cylindrical portion, the spot joining portions being disposed in three or more spots in a circumferential direction on an outer peripheral surface of the motor stator, with the spot joining portions being formed by spot welding, and the cylindrical portion coming in contact with the motor stator only at spot welding parts of the spot joining portions, and the clearance is secured between the motor stator and the cylindrical portion by the spot welding parts.