Battery Cable Tray With Clip Pre-Fixing for Easy Battery Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for attaching wiring harnesses to vehicle batteries are impractical, requiring multiple people and tools, and do not allow for easy removal of batteries without disconnecting the harnesses, leading to inefficiencies and increased after-sales costs.
Innovation Solution
A cable channel with U-shaped clipping means that securely attaches to the battery, allowing it to be pre-fixed and removed without disconnecting the wiring harness, featuring foam positioning aids and reinforcing elements for precise alignment and stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a separate fixing device is used to secure the battery to the vehicle floor, then the battery can be fixed, but the number of parts increases and assembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the cable tray and battery fixing device into a single integrated component. The cable tray includes a battery receiving space with side walls that extend downward to form fixing surfaces, eliminating the need for separate fixing devices. The battery is secured through friction between the battery case and the fixing surfaces of the cable tray, reducing part count while maintaining fixing reliability.
2Ease of operation
If conventional cable trays are used without battery pre-fixing, then the cable tray structure is simple, but additional fixing devices and installation steps are required
Solution Approach 1:
The cable tray is designed with an integrated battery receiving space that includes side walls extending downward to form fixing surfaces. This merging of cable routing and battery fixing functions into a single component simplifies installation by eliminating separate fixing devices and steps, while the overall structural complexity remains manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
The cable tray serves multiple functions: it routes cables along the vehicle, provides a receiving space for the battery, and simultaneously acts as a fixing device through its downward-extending side walls. This multi-functionality improves installation convenience by consolidating multiple components into one, while the added functional complexity is offset by the elimination of separate fixing mechanisms.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the cable tray is designed with downward-extending side walls for battery fixing, then battery pre-fixing is enabled, but the cable tray structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The cable tray side walls extend downward in the vertical dimension to create fixing surfaces below the main cable routing level. This dimensional extension enables battery pre-fixing capability without significantly complicating the overall structure, as the downward extension is a natural continuation of the side wall geometry rather than an added component.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a cable tray for pre-fixing a car battery, the tray (1) having a longilinear shape, characterized in that the tray (1) comprises, at each of its ends: - at least one means of fixing on a support, - at least one substantially U-shaped clip-fastening means (2) the clip-fastening means (2) being intended to accept a profiled element (5) of the car battery (6), - on two opposite external faces, means for positioning the tray (1) on the support and for positioning the battery (6) on the tray (1), and in that, when the car battery (6) is placed forcibly against the tray (1), the positioning means are placed under pressure and each profiled element (5) clips into each clip-fastening means (2), pre-fixing the position of said car battery (6).