Patent ID: 7335042

Claim:
A supply and control device for an electric appliance equipped with a fluid-tight terminal with pin contacts, in particular a compressor, comprising: a cup-shaped support made of electrically non-conductive material; a plurality of electrical contacts of the blade type accommodated within the cup-shaped support and presenting same first ends arranged protrudingly towards a same open side of the cup-shaped support, in turn arranged in use at an angle with respect to the fluid-tight terminal and a mouth of the cup-shaped support facing in use the opposite side of the fluid-tight terminal; at least one wire clamping device integrally carried by the cup-shaped support in position immediately adjacent to its open side; and a housing for a first control device, arranged within the cup-shaped support, adjacent to the blade contacts; characterised in that said housing is accessible only through an opening made through the bottom wall of the cup-shaped support facing the opposite side of said mouth of the same; the bottom wall being further provided with respective holes adapted to receive in use, throughly, the pin contacts and first mechanical coupling members mating with second mechanical coupling members integrally secured in use to said fluid-tight terminal.