| CPC H02K 11/33 (2016.01) [F04C 2/025 (2013.01); F04C 2240/30 (2013.01); F04C 2240/403 (2013.01); F04C 2240/808 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
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1. A motor-driven compressor, comprising:
a compression unit configured to compress a fluid;
an electric motor configured to drive the compression unit;
an inverter configured to drive the electric motor; and
a metal housing that accommodates the inverter, wherein
the inverter includes:
three-phase switching elements configured to perform switching operations; and
a holder made of a plastic, the holder retaining the three-phase switching elements,
the housing includes a heat dissipating surface that is thermally coupled to the three-phase switching elements,
the holder is fixed to the housing with fastening members and is configured to push the three-phase switching elements toward the heat dissipating surface,
the three-phase switching elements are arranged along a line segment that connects two of the fastening members,
the holder includes:
a first accommodating recess that directly contacts and at least partially receives one of the three-phase switching elements that is located in a middle; and
two second accommodating recesses that directly contact and at least partially receive two of the three-phase switching elements respectively that are located at opposite ends of said one of the three-phase switching elements,
each of the two second accommodating portions includes a tongue-shaped contact portion, the contact portion contacting a corresponding switching element, and
the contact portions are configured to be deformed to reduce a pushing force of the holder acting on the switching elements.
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