Battery Sensor Mounting Clip With Release Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional battery temperature sensor units for electric cars require cumbersome and time-consuming mounting processes, necessitating tools and involving complex structures with numerous parts.
Innovation Solution
A mounting clip for a battery temperature sensor with a holding portion, leg portion, engagement portion, and operation portion that allows easy removal by operating a release mechanism, simplifying installation and maintenance by reducing the number of parts and complexity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the temperature sensor unit is screwed into the sensor mounting hole using a conventional structure, then the mounting is secure and reliable, but the mounting process requires tools and is cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting structure is divided into a separate clip component and the temperature sensor unit. The clip is inserted into the mounting hole and engages with the sensor unit, allowing independent assembly and removal without tools. This segmentation enables the clip to be easily detached by operating the release operation portion, significantly reducing mounting time and improving ease of operation while maintaining secure fixation when assembled.
2Manufacturing precision
If the temperature detection portion is urged to protrude using a spring, then the sensor maintains accurate contact with the battery case, but a large number of parts is required and the structure becomes complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The clip integrates multiple functions into a single component: it provides the urging force through its elastic deformation, maintains contact pressure on the temperature sensor, and provides the mounting structure itself. The operation portion is integrated into the clip body, allowing release operation to directly deform the clip and release the sensor. This merging eliminates the need for separate springs and complex adjustment mechanisms, reducing part count while maintaining mounting accuracy through the clip's inherent elasticity.
Data Source
AI summary
A mounting clip for a battery temperature sensor holds a temperature sensor including a sensor main body and a projection portion, and is mounted to a mounting hole of a battery case. The clip includes a holding portion allowing the temperature sensor to be internally inserted and held; a leg portion hanging from the holding portion, allowing the temperature sensor to pass through, and allowing to be inserted into the mounting hole; and an engagement portion protruding from the leg portion, to be engaged with the case when inserted into the mounting hole. In the clip, an operation portion extending from the engagement portion, and allowing an engagement of the engagement portion with the case to be released, is provided.