Patent ID: 7540718

Claim:
A hermetic compressor comprising: (a) a hermetic container having a body shell; (b) an electric motor installed inside of the hermetic container; (c) a compressing mechanism disposed within the hermetic container and driven by the electric motor; and (d) an oil surface detector disposed for detecting an oil surface of lubricating oil contained inside of the hermetic container, wherein the electric motor includes a stator and a rotator, and the stator is secured against an inner surface of the body shell, and the rotator is rotatably mounted relative to the stator, wherein a constant supply of the lubricating oil to the compressing mechanism is maintainable based on a detected result of the oil surface detector, wherein the stator includes a stator core comprised of a plurality of laminated magnetic members, a plurality of insertion grooves, and a stator winding inserted in the insertion groove, and wherein the oil surface detector includes an electrical wiring that is discrete and separate from the stator winding and routed through the stator core via one of the insertion grooves so that the wiring extends above and below the stator.