US Patent 7108489 Terminal block assembly for a hermetic compressor

A terminal assembly for a hermetic compressor including a metallic disk having an interior side, an opposite exterior side, and a plurality of holes extending therethrough, the interior side of the metallic disk defining a first diameter sized to fit within an aperture of a compressor housing, the metallic disk defining a second diameter adjacent the first diameter and sized larger than the first diameter; and a plurality of terminal pin assemblies, each one of the terminal pin assemblies received in a corresponding one of the plurality of holes. Each of the terminal pin assemblies include an elongate conductive pin; and an annular collar disposed about the conductive pin and having a threaded outer surface, wherein the threaded outer surface threadedly-engages a corresponding one of the threaded holes.