Cable Tie Connection Structure for Easy Release and Secure Fixing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current cable tie structures are difficult to assemble and disassemble, requiring significant force and often leading to loosening over time, with disassembly posing a risk of damage to the mounting plate or leaving parts behind.

Innovation Solution

A cable tie device featuring a body part with a through hole, deformable connecting bars, and straps that allow for easy installation and disassembly by deforming to secure the member to be fixed without applying excessive force, and can be dismounted without damaging the mounting plate.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If traditional cable tie structures are used, then the cable tie can secure the member to be fixed, but the assembly and disassembly process requires significant force and is difficult to operate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveassembly and disassembly easeVSAvoidforce required for assembly and disassembly

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSForce

Solution Approach 1:

The connecting bars are designed to be deformable, allowing them to dynamically change shape during assembly and disassembly. During assembly, the connecting bars deform to pass through the mounting plate holes, and during disassembly, they deform again to release the mounting plate, enabling easy operation without excessive force

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The physical state of the connecting bars changes between deformed and restored states. When the first strap moves, it drives the limiting part to change the shape of the connecting bars from restored to deformed, allowing passage through holes. This parameter change enables the cable tie device to be assembled and disassembled easily

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Ease of operation

If traditional cable tie structures are used, then the cable tie can secure the member firmly, but disassembly may damage the mounting plate or leave parts behind

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedisassembly easeVSAvoiddamage to mounting plate or remaining parts

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The deformable connecting bars allow the cable tie device to be disassembled by deforming the bars to release from the mounting plate holes, preventing damage to the mounting plate and ensuring complete removal of all parts without leaving anything behind

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The cable tie device is divided into separable components including the body part, connecting bars, and straps. This segmentation allows the device to be disassembled into individual parts that can be completely removed from the mounting plate without damage or remaining fragments

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

3Ease of operation

If the connecting bars are made deformable for easy assembly, then assembly becomes easier, but the fixing reliability may be compromised

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveassembly easeVSAvoidfixing reliability

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The connecting bars transition from a deformed state during assembly to a restored state during operation, providing firm fixing. The dynamic nature allows easy assembly through deformation, while the restored state ensures reliable fixing during use

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The limiting part is designed to prevent the connecting bars from returning to their initial state after deformation during assembly. This preliminary anti-action ensures the connecting bars remain in the deformed state that provides firm fixing, maintaining reliability while enabling easy assembly

Inventive Principle:

Principle #9Preliminary anti-action

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Facilitates efficient assembly and disassembly, improving fixing reliability and reducing operation difficulty while preventing damage to the mounting plate or leaving parts behind.

Implementation Method 1

the at least two connecting bars can outwards deform and protrude in a radial direction of the first through hole

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectElastic deformation: Elasticity

Implementation Method 2

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

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectMechanical force transmission: Mechanical Force

Data Source

PatentUS12043190B2Cable tie device, cable tie connection structure, battery and electrical apparatus

Publication Date: 2024.07.23 CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED

AI summary

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.