Patent ID: 7362550

Claim:
An electric motor comprising a temperature monitoring device, whereby the device ( 1 ) includes at least two temperature sensors ( 10 , 11 ) with different temperature characteristics, and the temperature sensors ( 10 , 11 ) are connected to terminal clamps (K 1 , K 2 , K 3 ) by means of electrical wires, wherein the electric motor ( 2 ) includes a first terminal clamp (K 1 ), a second terminal clamp (K 2 ) and a third terminal clamp (K 3 ), whereby a first temperature sensor ( 10 ) is connected between the first terminal clamp (K 1 ) and the second terminal clamp (K 2 ), and whereby a second temperature sensor ( 11 ) is connected between the second terminal clamp (K 2 ) and the third terminal clamp (K 3 ).