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A hermetic terminal for carrying electric current into the housing of a hermetic compressor, including a metallic body member formed with three collar portions that define apertures through which respective fusible terminal pin assemblies extend. Each terminal pin assembly includes two electrically

A hermetic terminal for carrying electric current into the housing of a hermetic compressor, including a metallic body member formed with three collar portions that define apertures through which respective fusible terminal pin assemblies extend. Each terminal pin assembly includes two electrically conducting pin segments interconnected by an electrically insulating sleeve member having opposite open ends into which respective ends of each pin segment are telescopingly received. The sleeve member and pin segments define a closed cavity in which a cylindrical fusible link is disposed. Opposite ends of the fusible link are received within respective counterbores in axial ends of the pin segments within the closed cavity, and are retained therein by a brazed joint. Each pin assembly is sealingly retained within a respective collar portion of the terminal body by a glass seal, which contacts the insulating sleeve and optionally surrounds one of the joints between the insulating sleeve and the pin segments.

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A hermetic terminal for interrupting the electrical current supplied to a hermetic compressor in the event of an overcurrent condition, comprising: a body member; and a current conducting pin assembly passing through said body member, said pin assembly comprising a first electrically conductive pin

A hermetic terminal for interrupting the electrical current supplied to a hermetic compressor in the event of an overcurrent condition, comprising: a body member; and a current conducting pin assembly passing through said body member, said pin assembly comprising a first electrically conductive pin segment, a second electrically conductive pin segment, an electrically insulating sleeve member interconnecting said first pin segment and said second pin segment, said sleeve member defining a closed cavity with said first pin segment and said second pin segment, and an electrically conductive fusible link electrically interconnecting said first pin segment and said second pin segment, said fusible link having opposite ends and being disposed within said closed cavity, said first pin segment being connected to one of said opposite ends of said fusible link at a first brazed joint, and said second pin segment being connected to the other of said opposite ends of said fusible link at a second brazed joint.