Cable tie device, cable tie connection structure, battery and electrical apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12043190-B2
Application number	US-202418407733-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 9, 2024
Priority date	Jan 5, 2022
Publication date	Jul 23, 2024
Grant date	Jul 23, 2024

Abstract

A cable tie device, a cable tie connection structure, a battery, and an electrical apparatus are described. The cable tie device includes: a body part provided with a first through hole; a limiting part arranged on a first side of the body part in an extending direction of the first through hole; at least two deformable connecting bars having first ends connected to the limiting part and second ends connected to a side surface, towards the limiting part, of the body part, and distributed on the periphery of the first through hole at intervals; a first strap with a first end connected to the limiting part and a second end penetrating through the first through hole; and a second strap connected to the body part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cable tie device comprising:
a body part provided with a first through hole;
a limiting part arranged on a first side of the body part in an extending direction of the first through hole;
at least two connecting bars with respective first ends connected to the limiting part and respective second ends connected to a first side surface, towards the limiting part, of the body part, wherein the connecting bars are distributed on the periphery of the first through hole at intervals and are deformable;
a first strap located between the at least two connecting bars, wherein a first end of the first strap is connected to the limiting part, and a second end of the first strap penetrates through the first through hole; and
a second strap connected to the body part,
wherein the first strap is configured to be movable in the first through hole so as to drive the limiting part to approach the body part, such that the at least two connecting bars can outwards deform and protrude in a radial direction of the first through hole, and when the first strap and the second strap are in a connection state, a member to be fixed is fixed.

2. The cable tie device according to claim 1 , wherein the size of the first through hole is constructed to prevent the limiting part from arriving at a second side of the body part in the extending direction of the first through hole.

3. The cable tie device according to claim 1 , wherein a cross section of each connecting bar is in an arc shape, and the arc protrudes outwards.

4. The cable tie device according to claim 1 , wherein the body part is of a flat plate structure.

5. The cable tie device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two connecting bars are evenly distributed in a circumferential direction of the first through hole and are equal in length.

6. The cable tie device according to claim 1 , wherein the second strap is connected to a position, located on a side surface of the first through hole, of the body part, at least one of the first strap and the second strap is deformable, and when the first strap and the second strap are connected, the first strap and the second strap get close to each other and are connected through deformation of at least one of them, so as to form a ring together with the body part for the member to be fixed to penetrate through.

7. The cable tie device according to claim 6 , wherein the second strap comprises:
a connecting section with a first end connected to the body part; and
a snapping part connected to a second end of the connecting section, and provided with a snapping hole,
wherein the second end of the first strap penetrates through the snapping hole so as to be connected to the second strap.

8. The cable tie device according to claim 7 , wherein the snapping hole is located in the side, close to the limiting part, of the connecting section.

9. The cable tie device according to claim 7 , wherein the first strap comprises a strap body and a plurality of first locking teeth arranged in a length direction of the strap body, an inner wall of the snapping hole is provided with second locking teeth, and when the first strap is connected to the second strap, the second locking teeth and at least part of the first locking teeth are in snap-fit, such that the first strap is connected to the second strap.

10. The cable tie device according to claim 9 , wherein the height size of the first locking tooth is greater than the size, in a radial direction of the snapping hole, of a gap between the top of the second locking tooth and the side wall of the snapping hole.

11. The cable tie device according to claim 9 , wherein the plurality of first locking teeth are arranged on a surface, towards the second strap, of the strap body.

12. The cable tie device according to claim 1 , wherein before the connecting bars deform, the limiting part is spaced from the first side surface of the body part by a preset distance.

13. The cable tie device according to claim 12 , wherein before the connecting bars deform, the shape defined by the at least two connecting bars is gradually shrunk from the body part to the limiting part.

14. A cable tie connection structure comprising:
a member to be fixed;
a mounting plate; and
the cable tie device according to claim 1 , wherein the cable tie device is configured to fix the member to be fixed to the mounting plate.

15. The cable tie connection structure according to claim 14 , wherein the mounting plate is provided with a second through hole, the body part abuts against a second side surface, towards the member to be fixed, of the mounting plate, and the limiting part and the at least two connecting bars ( 3 ) penetrate through the second through hole and are located on a first side, away from the member to be fixed, of the mounting plate.

16. The cable tie connection structure according to claim 15 , wherein the size of the second through hole is not smaller a maximum boundary dimension defined by joints of the at least two connecting bars and the body part, and the size of the second through hole is constructed to prevent the at least two connecting bars from arriving at a second side of the mounting plate.

17. A battery comprising:
a box body, a battery cell, a member to be fixed and the cable tie device according to claim 1 , wherein the battery cell is arranged in the box body, the box body has a mounting plate, and the cable tie device is configured to fix the member to be fixed to the mounting plate.

18. The battery according to claim 17 , wherein the box body has a bottom plate, and the bottom plate comprises a first plate and a second plate arranged spaced from each other in a thickness direction, a cavity is formed between the first plate and the second plate, the second plate is located on the side, away from the battery cell, of the first plate, the first plate serves as the mounting plate, and the limiting part and the at least two connecting bars are located in the cavity.

19. An electrical apparatus comprising the battery according to claim 17 , wherein the battery is used to provide electric energy for the electrical apparatus.

Assignees

• Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Su Jiangang

Classifications

• F16B2/08

  using bands · CPC title

• F16B13/061

  of the buckling type · CPC title

• H01M50/298

  characterised by the wiring of battery packs · CPC title

• H02G3/36

  Installations of cables or lines in walls, floors or ceilings · CPC title

• H02G3/32

  using mounting clamps · CPC title