Patent ID: 8757989

Claim:
A motor-driven compressor, comprising: a compression mechanism for compressing refrigerant; an electric motor having a rotor and a stator on which a coil is wound; a motor housing accommodating therein the electric motor; a drive shaft connected to the compression mechanism and fitted in the rotor for driving the compression mechanism; an inverter for controlling the operation of the electric motor, the inverter being mounted in an inverter space, wherein the compression mechanism, the electric motor, and the inverter space are located in an axial direction of the drive shaft, and the electric motor is located between the compression mechanism and the inverter space; and a motor harness for electrically connecting the electric motor to the inverter, wherein part of the coil projects from both axial ends of the stator to form first and second coil ends, the first coil end being arranged between the stator and the compression mechanism, and the second coil end being arranged between the stator and the inverter space, wherein the motor harness is led out from the first coil end and extends between an inner peripheral surface of the motor housing and an outer peripheral surface of the electric motor toward the second coil end.