Binding band with safety lid

Abstract

 In a case where a cable or the like is bound by a binding band (1) and an excess portion of a band portion (2) of the binding band (1) is cut, in order to solve the problem that a user of the binding band (1) or an operator of the cable or the like is at risk of being hurt by the a cut portion (12) that has been cut, a safety lid (4) is disposed on a head portion (3) of the binding band (1), a cable or the like is bound by the binding band (1), the safety lid (4) is rotated after the excess portion of the binding band (1) is cut, and the cut portion (12) is covered with the safety lid (4).

Description

Cable tie with safety lid The present invention relates to a cable tie for bundling cables and the like, which has a safety lid that covers the portion where the excess portion is cut off after bundling. In Patent Document 1, after tying up cables or the like with a cable tie, an excess portion of the cable tie is clamped to a band portion of the cable tie. Publication 2021-139476 The invention of Patent Document 1 involves clamping the excess portion of the cable tie without cutting it, but there are many cases where it is desirable to cut it short so that it does not get in the way. When cutting off the excess portion of the cable tie, there is a risk that the cut portion may injure the user of the cable tie or the person handling the cable, etc. A cable tie consisting of a head part, a band part, and a safety cover. the head portion has an insertion hole and an engagement piece, and is disposed at an end of the band portion, the band portion has an engaged portion and a recess, The safety cover is disposed on the lower side, upper side or intermediate between the head portion on the opposite side to the extending direction of the band portion. This can be solved by using a cable tie with a safety lid. A cable tie consisting of a head part, a band part, and a safety cover. the head portion has an insertion hole and an engagement piece, and is disposed at an end of the band portion, the band portion has an engaged portion and a recess, The safety cover is disposed on the upper side of the head portion on the band side in the extension direction of the band portion, or on the lower side of the upper side of the head portion within a range not contacting the band portion. This can be solved by using a cable tie with a safety lid. The width of the safety lid 4 is made larger than and substantially equal to the width of the head portion 3, and the engagement claws 10 of the safety lid 4 and the engagement claw receivers 11 of the head portion 3 are disposed on both sides in the width direction, The problem is solved by a cable tie with a safety lid, which is characterized by being able to engage with an engagement claw 10 and an engagement claw receiver 11 from three sides. The cap portion is disposed on opposing sides of the head portion (referring to both sides in the extension direction of the belt portion or both sides perpendicular to the extension direction of the belt portion when the head portion is covered with the cap portion) or on four sides (referring to four sides including both sides in the extension direction of the belt portion and both sides perpendicular to the extension direction of the belt portion 2 when the head portion 3 is covered with the cap portion), or the cap portion is disposed on one side of the head portion (referring to the side opposite the belt in the extension direction of the belt portion) and on the belt side so that the engaging claws of the cap portion are hooked. The problem is solved by using cable ties with safety lids. When tying cables or the like with a cable tie 1 and cutting off the excess part of the band part 2 of the cable tie 1, the cut part 12 is covered with a safety cover 4 attached to the head part 3 of the cable tie 1, thereby eliminating the risk of injury to the user of the cable tie 1 or the person handling the cables or the like by the cut part 12 after tying. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a schematic structural diagram of an invention in which a safety lid is arranged on the bottom of a head part of a cable tie. FIG. 2 is a front view of a schematic structural diagram of an invention in which a safety lid is arranged on the bottom of a head part of a cable tie. FIG. 3 is a front view of an invention in which a safety lid is arranged on the bottom of a head part of a cable tie, in which a cut part in which an excess part is cut after binding is covered with a safety lid. FIG. 4 is a plan view of a schematic structural diagram of an invention in which a safety lid is arranged on the top of a head part of a cable tie. FIG. 5 is a front view of a schematic structural diagram of an invention in which a safety lid is arranged on the top of a head part of a cable tie. FIG. 6 is a front view of an invention in which a safety lid is arranged on the top of a head part of a cable tie, in which a cut part in which an excess part is cut after binding is covered with a safety lid. Next, the present invention will be described in detail by way of examples with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiment shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 is an example of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto. 1 to 3 show an embodiment in which a safety cap is disposed under the head of a cable tie. In Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the X direction is the extension direction of the band portion 2 of the cable tie 1, the Y direction is the width direction of the band portion 2, and the Z direction is the thickness direction of the band portion 2. The cable tie with safety lid (hereinafter referred to as cable tie) 1 of this embodiment is used to tie together a plurality of wires or cables into a single bundle. The cable tie 1 is made of flexible resin such as polyamide resin, fluororesin, polypropylene resin, or polyethylene resin, and includes a band portion 2, a head portion 3, and a safety lid portion 4 that are integrally molded. An engaged portion 8 is formed at a fixed portion 7 of the band portion 2. The head portion 3 is configured with an insertion hole 5 and an engaging piece 6. The band portion 2 extends from the tip on the left side in the X direction in the figure to the end on the right side in the X direction, with its longitudinal direction facing the X direction, its width direction facing the Y direction, and its thickness direction facing the Z direction. The fixed portion 7 of the band portion 2 is a portion where an engaged portion 8 with which the engaging piece 6 of the head portion 3 engages is formed and engaged and fixed. The engaged portion 8 is located in the center in the Y direction on the upper surface of the fixed portion 7 when viewed downward in the Z direction, and is formed over the entire fixed portion 7. The engaged portion 8 is configured with a plurality of recesses 8a arranged at equal intervals in the X direction. The head portion 3 is disposed at the end of the band portion 2, and engages and fixes any location of the fixing portion 7 of the band portion 2 through which it is inserted. An insertion hole 5 is formed in the center of the head portion 3 when viewed downward in the Z direction, and an engagement piece 6 is disposed inside the insertion hole 5. The engagement piece 6 is configured to engage with an engaged portion 8 of the fixing portion 7 of the band portion 2. The configuration of the engagement piece 6 is not particularly limited as long as it is configured to be able to engage with the engaged portion 8. The engaged portion 8 may be formed from the tip to the end of the band portion 2. Also, the engaged portion 8 is not limited to being formed on one side of the fixing portion 7, but may be formed on both the upper and lower sides of the fixing portion 7. A safety cover 4 having approximately the same width as the head portion 3 is connected to the lower right side of the head portion 3 in the X direction, and the safety cover 4 can be rotated 180 degrees around the axis perpendicular to the plane of the paper in FIG. When the tip of the fixing portion 7 of the belt portion 2 is inserted into the insertion portion 5 of the head portion 3, and the engaged portion 8 of the fixing portion 7 is engaged with the engaging piece 6 of the head portion 3, the excess portion of the belt portion 2 is cut off, and the safety lid 4 is rotated 180 degrees at the connection portion 9, as shown in Fig. 3, the engaging claw 10 engages with the engaging claw receiver 11 of the head portion 3. The surfaces of the engaging claw 10 and the engaging claw receiver 11 are made so as to be approximately parallel to the X direction when engaged. The safety lid 4 is flexible and engages with the head portion 3 without loosening by the engaging claw 10 and the engaging claw receiver 11. The engagement claw 10 of the safety cover 4 and the engagement claw receiver 11 of the head portion 3 may be arranged across the entire width of the safety cover 4 in the Y direction and the entire width of the head portion 3 in the Y direction, respectively, or may be arranged across only a portion of each width. 1 to 3 in which the safety lid is disposed under the head of the cable tie, the engagement claws 10 of the safety lid 4 may be hooked onto both sides or one side of the belt part 2 without providing the engagement claw receiver 11 of the head part 3. When hooking onto both sides in the width direction of the belt part 2, the engagement claws 10 of the safety lid 4 extend in the width direction of the band part 2 and have two engagement claws spaced apart by the width of the belt part 2. 4 to 6 show an embodiment in which a safety cap is disposed on the top of the head of the cable tie. In Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, the X direction is the extension direction of the band portion 2 of the cable tie 1, the Y direction is the width direction of the band portion 2, and the Z direction is the thickness direction of the band portion 2. The cable tie with safety lid (hereinafter referred to as cable tie) 1 of this embodiment is used to tie together a plurality of wires or cables into a single bundle. The cable tie 1 is made of flexible resin such as polyamide resin, fluororesin, polypropylene resin, or polyethylene resin, and includes a band portion 2, a head portion 3, and a safety lid portion 4 that are integrally molded. An engaged portion 8 is formed at a fixed portion 7 of the band portion 2. The head portion 3 is configured with an insertion hole 5 and an engaging piece 6. The band portion 2 extends from the tip on the left side in the X direction in the figure to the end on the right side in the X direction, with its longitudinal direction facing the X direction, its width direction facing the Y direction, and its thickness direction facing the Z direction. The fixed portion 7 of the band portion 2 is a portion where an engaged portion 8 with which the engaging piece 6 of the head portion 3 engages is formed and engaged and fixed. The engaged portion 8 is located in the center in the Y direction on the upper surface of the fixed portion 7 when viewed downward in the Z direction, and is formed over the entire fixed portion 7. The engaged portion 8 is configured with a plurality of recesses 8a arranged at equal intervals in the X direction. The head portion 3 is disposed at the end of the band portion 2, and engages and fixes any location of the fixing portion 7 of the band portion 2 through which it is inserted. An insertion hole 5 is formed in the center of the head portion 3 when viewed downward in the Z direction, and an engagement piece 6 is disposed inside the insertion hole 5. The engagement piece 6 is configured to engage with an engaged portion 8 of the fixing portion 7 of the band portion 2. The configuration of the engagement piece 6 is not particularly limited as long as it is configured to be able to engage with the engaged portion 8. The engaged portion 8 may be formed from the tip to the end of the band portion 2. Also, the engaged portion 8 is not limited to being formed on one side of the fixing portion 7, but may be formed on both the upper and lower sides of the fixing portion 7. A safety cover 4 having approximately the same width as the head portion 3 is disposed on the right side of the head portion 3 in the X direction, and the safety cover 4 can rotate 270 degrees around the axis perpendicular to the plane of FIG. When the tip of the fixing portion 7 of the belt portion 2 is inserted into the insertion portion 5 of the head portion 3, and the engaged portion 8 of the fixing portion 7 is engaged with the engaging piece 6 of the head portion 3, the excess portion of the belt portion 2 is cut off, and the safety lid 4 is rotated 270 degrees at the connection portion 9, as shown in Fig. 6, the engaging claw 10 engages with the engaging claw receiver 11 of the head portion 3. The surfaces of the engaging claw 10 and the engaging claw receiver 11 are made so as to be approximately parallel to the X direction when engaged. The safety lid 4 is flexible and engages with the head portion 3 without loosening by the engaging claw 10 and the engaging claw receiver 11. The engagement claw 10 of the safety cover 4 and the engagement claw receiver 11 of the head portion 3 may be arranged across the entire width of the safety cover 4 in the Y direction and the entire width of the head portion 3 in the Y direction, respectively, or may be arranged across only a portion of each width. 4 to 6 in which the safety lid is disposed under the head of the cable tie, the engagement claws 10 of the safety lid 4 may be hooked onto both sides or one side of the belt part 2 without providing the engagement claw receiver 11 of the head part 3. When hooking onto both sides of the belt part 2, the engagement claws 10 of the safety lid 4 extend in the width direction of the band part 2 and have two engagement claws spaced apart by the width of the belt part 2. In Figures 1 to 6, a convex engagement claw 10 is arranged on the safety lid 4 and a concave engagement receiver 11 is arranged on the head portion 3, but the opposite may be true, with a convex engagement claw arranged on the head portion 3 and a concave engagement receiver arranged on the safety lid 4. 1 to 6, instead of the safety lid 4, a cap-shaped cap part may be attached to the head part 3 or the belt part 2 or may be disposed independently. In this case, similar to the safety lid 4, the cap part is disposed with engaging claws or engaging claw receivers on two opposing sides (meaning both sides in the extension direction of the belt part 2 or both sides perpendicular to the extension direction of the belt part 2 when the head part 3 is covered with the cap part) or four sides (meaning four sides including both sides in the extension direction of the belt part 2 and both sides perpendicular to the extension direction of the belt part 2 when the head part 3 is covered with the cap part) (correspondingly, engaging claw receivers or engaging claws are disposed on the head part 3), or the cap part is disposed on one side of the head part (meaning the side opposite to the belt in the extension direction of the belt part) and on the belt side so that the engaging claws of the cap part are hooked on both sides or one side in the width direction of the belt part. In addition to "the embodiment in which a safety cap is arranged on the bottom of the head portion of the cable tie as shown in Figures 1 to 3" and "the embodiment in which a safety cap is arranged on the top of the head portion of the cable tie as shown in Figures 4 to 6," it may also be "a structure in which a safety cap is arranged halfway between the bottom and top of the head side on the opposite side to the extension direction of the band portion" or "a structure in which a safety cap is arranged on the top side of the head portion in the extension direction of the band portion or below the top of the head portion within a range where it does not contact the band portion." Although not shown in the figures, when a safety cover is placed on the bottom of the head portion of the cable tie (Figures 1 to 3) or on the top of the head portion of the cable tie (Figures 4 to 6), the width of the safety cover 4 can be made larger than and approximately the same as the width of the head portion 3, and the engagement claw receivers 11 of the head portion 3 that reach the engagement claws 10 of the safety cover 4 can be positioned on both sides in the Y direction so that the engagement claws 10 and the engagement claw receivers 11 can engage with each other from three sides. Cable ties are widely used for bundling cables and the like, and cable ties with safety lids, which have safety lids that cover the cut parts after the excess parts are cut off after bundling, can be used industrially because they eliminate the risk of injury to users of the cable ties or those handling the cables, etc. 1: Cable tie with safety lid, 2: Band portion, 3: Head portion, 4: Safety lid, 5: Insertion hole, 6: Engagement piece, 7: Fixing portion, 8: Engaged portion, 8a: Recess, 9: Connection portion, 10: Engagement claw, 11: Engagement claw receiver, 12: Cut portion

Claims

1. A cable tie with a safety cap, comprising a head portion, a band portion, and a safety cap, wherein the head portion has an insertion hole and an engagement piece, and is located at the end of the band portion, the band portion has an engaged portion and a recess, and the safety cap is located below, above, or in the middle of the head portion on the opposite side to the extension direction of the band portion.

2. A cable tie with a safety lid, comprising a head portion, a band portion, and a safety lid, wherein the head portion has an insertion hole and an engagement piece, and is located at the end of the band portion, the band portion has an engaged portion and a recess, and the safety lid is located above the head portion on the band side in the extension direction of the band portion, or below the above of the head portion within an area not in contact with the band portion.

3. A cable tie with a safety lid as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the width of the safety lid 4 is greater than and approximately the same as the width of the head portion 3, and the engagement claws 10 of the safety lid 4 and the engagement claw receivers 11 of the head portion 3 are also arranged on both sides in the width direction, so that the engagement claws 10 and the engagement claw receivers 11 can be engaged with each other from three sides.

4. A cable tie with a safety lid, comprising a head portion, a band portion, and a cap portion, wherein the head portion has an insertion hole and an engaging piece, and is located at the end of the band portion, the band portion has an engaged portion and a recess, the cap portion is attached to the head portion or the band portion, or is located separately, the cap portions are located on opposing sides of the head portion (referring to both sides in the extension direction of the belt portion, or both sides perpendicular to the extension direction of the belt portion, when the head portion is covered with the cap portion) or on four sides (referring to four sides including both sides in the extension direction of the belt portion and both sides perpendicular to the extension direction of the belt portion 2, when the head portion 3 is covered with the cap portion), or the cap portion is located on one side of the head portion (referring to the side opposite the belt in the extension direction of the belt portion) and on the belt side so that the engaging claw of the cap portion can be hooked.

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