IP Library Granted Patent US 10,320,172
Granted Patent B2
US 10,320,172 · App. 16/079,518 · Granted Jun 11, 2019

Electric wire lead-in part structure of electric compressor, and electric compressor and shield electric wire provided with same

Inventors: Makoto Hattori (Tokyo, JP); Hiroyuki Kamitani (Tokyo, JP); Hiroto Higuchi (Tokyo, JP); Takayuki Takashige (Tokyo, JP); Takeo Hayashi (Aichi, JP)
Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES THERMAL SYSTEMS, LTD.
H02G3/22B60R16/0215F04B35/04F04B39/121H01B9/028H01R4/308H05K9/0018H05K9/0098F04B37/12H01R11/12
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Patent No.
US 10,320,172
App. No.
16/079,518
Granted
Jun 11, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electric wire lead-in part structure ( 15 ) includes: a conductor insertion hole ( 16 ) formed through a wall part ( 2 Ca) of an inverter accommodating chamber; a conductor member ( 17 ) made of an electrically conductive material and inserted into the conductor insertion hole ( 16 ) in a waterproof manner and also, electrically conducted to the conductor insertion hole ( 16 ) and holding a power supply cable ( 11 ) passed therethrough; a shield grounding part ( 50 ) for electrically conducting a shield part ( 45 ) of the power supply cable ( 11 ) to the conductor member ( 17 ) at a position where the conductor member ( 17 ) is provided; and an electric wire waterproofing part ( 40 ) for waterproofing a gap between the conductor member ( 17 ) and the power supply cable ( 11 ). The shield grounding part ( 50 ) is configured to fasten a set screw ( 52 ) abutted against a crimp ring ( 55 ) provided on the shield part ( 45 ), the set screw ( 52 ) being threadedly engaged with the conductor member ( 17 ) so as to protrude into an electric wire passing hole ( 23 ) formed in the conductor member ( 17 ), across the axial direction of the electric wire passing hole ( 23 ).

Claims (16)

1. An electric wire lead-in part structure of an electric compressor which is configured to lead a shield electric wire such as a power supply cable into an inverter accommodating chamber of the electric compressor, comprising:

a conductor insertion hole formed through a wall part of the inverter accommodating chamber;

a conductor member made of an electrically conductive material and inserted into the conductor insertion hole in a waterproof manner and also, electrically conducted to the conductor insertion hole and holding the shield electric wire passed therethrough;

a shield grounding part for electrically conducting a shield part of the shield electric wire to the conductor member at a position where the conductor member is provided; and

an electric wire waterproofing part for waterproofing a gap between the conductor member and the shield electric wire.

2. The electric wire lead-in part structure of an electric compressor according to claim 1 , wherein the shield grounding part is configured to fasten a set screw abutted against the shield part, the set screw being threadedly engaged with the conductor member so as to protrude into an electric wire passing hole formed in the conductor member, across an axial direction of the electric wire passing hole.

3. The electric wire lead-in part structure of an electric compressor according to claim 2 , wherein a crimp ring that is electrically conducted to the shield part, is fit around the shield electric wire at midpoint thereof, and the set screw is brought into abutment with the shield part via the crimp ring.

4. The electric wire lead-in part structure of an electric compressor according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a covering member configured to cover the conductor insertion hole and outside of the conductor member; and

a joint part configured to fasten the conductor member and the covering member together to the wall part,

wherein the electric wire waterproofing part comprises:

an inner end surface of the covering member;

a cylindrical hole-like sealing member engagement recess formed in the conductor member adjoining outside in an axial direction of the electric wire passing hole, and closed by the inner end surface of the covering member; and

a sealing member that is formed of an elastic material into a short cylindrical shape, that has a larger size in thickness than an axial depth of the sealing member engagement recess, that is fit into the sealing member engagement recess, and that allows the shield electric wire to pass therethrough.

5. A shield electric wire comprising the electric wire lead-in part structure of an electric compressor according to claim 1 .

6. An electric compressor comprising the electric wire lead-in part structure according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2018
From: HATTORI, MAKOTO; KAMITANI, HIROYUKI; HIGUCHI, HIROTO; TAKASHIGE, TAKAYUKI; HAYASHI, TAKEO
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES THERMAL SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 046701/0330 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-125429 · Jun 24, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190052070A1 · Feb 14, 2019