Hermetic compressor
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1. A hermetic compressor comprising:
- a housing accommodating a motor and a compressing mechanism driven by the motor;
refrigerating machine oil pooled in the housing; and
an oil surface sensor disposed to a side wall of the housing, wherein the oil surface sensor includes;
a detector for detecting a position of oil surface of the machine oil;
a hermetic terminal integrally formed with the detector; and
a first cylindrical tube having a smaller diameter than that of the housing, wherein the hermetic terminal is disposed at a first end of the first cylindrical tube, and the detector is disposed inside the first cylindrical tube.
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Abstract
A hermetic compressor includes a housing which accommodates a motor and a compressing mechanism, an oil surface sensor mounted to a side wall of the housing, and refrigerating machine oil. The oil surface sensor is integrally formed of a detector for detecting a position of the oil surface of the refrigerating machine oil and a hermetic terminal. The hermetic terminal is placed at an end of a cylindrical tube having a smaller diameter than that of the housing, and the detector of the oil surface sensor is disposed inside the cylindrical tube.
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1. A hermetic compressor comprising:
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a housing accommodating a motor and a compressing mechanism driven by the motor;
refrigerating machine oil pooled in the housing; and
an oil surface sensor disposed to a side wall of the housing, wherein the oil surface sensor includes;
a detector for detecting a position of oil surface of the machine oil;
a hermetic terminal integrally formed with the detector; and
a first cylindrical tube having a smaller diameter than that of the housing, wherein the hermetic terminal is disposed at a first end of the first cylindrical tube, and the detector is disposed inside the first cylindrical tube. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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