Electric compressor

Abstract

A lubricating oil reservoir provided at the bottom of a housing is placed under the compression mechanism or electric motor in the vicinity of the mounting bracket provided on the lower outside of a middle case. The lubricating oil reservoir can be provided efficiently using dead space formed under the compression mechanism in the housing, and the rigidity of the mounting bracket can secure the strength of the lubricating oil reservoir.

1 . An electric compressor comprising:
 a housing accommodating at least a compression mechanism and an electric motor driving the compression mechanism; and   a mounting bracket protruded at least at lower outside of the housing, wherein   a lubricating oil reservoir provided at the bottom of the housing is placed under the compression mechanism or electric motor in the vicinity of the mounting bracket.   
   
   
       2 . The electric compressor according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a discharge port opened in the housing, through which fluid compressed by the compression mechanism is discharged to the outside of the housing;   a pressure introduction path allowing the discharge port and lubricating oil reservoir to communicate with each other; and   a lubricating oil feeding path allowing the lubricating oil reservoir and a sliding portion of the compression mechanism to communicate with each other.