Patent ID: 8162626

Claim:
A motor-driven compressor comprising: a compression mechanism compressing a refrigerant gas; a rotary shaft rotating to drive the compression mechanism; an electric motor connected to the rotary shaft; a motor drive circuit for driving the electric motor, the motor drive circuit having a plurality of electronic components; a connecting terminal electrically connected the electric motor to the motor drive circuit; a housing assembly in which the compression mechanism, the electric motor and the motor drive circuit are disposed along the axial direction of the rotary shaft, the housing assembly having: a first housing for mounting the electric motor and the compression mechanism, the first housing having a cylindrical shape with one end closed, the first housing having a fastening portion at the radially peripheral portion of the first housing; a second housing having a terminal mounting portion for fixing the connecting terminal, the second housing having a fastening portion at the radially peripheral portion of the second housing, the second housing thermally coupled to the electric component of the motor drive circuit; and a third housing having a cylindrical shape with one end closed, the third housing joined to the second housing to form an accommodation space for accommodating the motor drive circuit, wherein a closed casing is formed by fastening the fastening portion of the second housing to the fastening portion of the first housing by means of a first bolt, and connecting the second housing to the open end of the first housing, and the first housing, second housing and the third housing are joined together by means of the first bolt.