Hermetic electrical feedthrough assembly for a compressor
View Patent ↗An electrical feedthrough assembly for providing connection to components of a compressor includes a housing having an inner surface defining a channel. A sealed wire assembly is provided in the channel. The sealed wire assembly includes a body having an outer surface and a plurality of wires sealingly passing through the body.
1. An assembly for a compressor, the assembly comprising:
a housing being connectable to a shell of the compressor, the housing comprising a passageway; and
a wire assembly, the wire assembly comprising:
a body positioned in the passageway and connected to the housing to form a hermetic seal between the housing and the body; and
a plurality of wires embedded in the body, each wire of the plurality of wires being individually hermetically sealed by the body and having a first end connectable to an internal component of the compressor and a second end opposite the first end connectable to a component external to the compressor,
wherein a connection between the body and the housing is a threaded connection such that a threaded surface of the body is mated with a threaded surface of the housing.
2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the threaded connection between the body and the housing includes an adhesive to form the hermetic seal.
3. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the threaded connection between the body and the housing includes an adhesive connection.
4. The assembly of claim 3 wherein the adhesive connection comprises at least one of a glue, an epoxy, a cyanoacrylate or a putty contacting both the body and the housing.
5. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the threaded surface of the body is an outer surface of the body.