FR2826190A3 - Cable attachment device for battery in vehicle has clamp with opening which receives terminal post of battery and blocks extending from neck of clamp to secure cable - Google Patents

Abstract

A clamp (5) has an opening (51) for receiving the terminal post (31) of the battery (3). A pair of blocks (6) extending from the neck (60) of the clamp has a screwed hole (61) with an insert. A lock nut (22) with threads engages the end of the cable with the screwed hole.

Description

number of at least one, and has a bore intended to receive the cable.

  Cable fixing device for a vehicle battery

  Typical cable clamps intended for mounting on the battery

  parts of a vehicle are made of one or more rings and / or sleeves and / or elements

  cylindrical elements which are connected to the ends of the cables, with a view to being attached to the positive and negative connection terminals of a vehicle battery and being blocked thereon. Wells U.S. Patent No. 5,214,368 and the U.S. Patent

  American No. 5,367,243 granted to Wells et al. describe two of the fixing devices

  tion of typical cables intended to be fixed on the battery of a vehicle. American patent No. 4,885,524 granted to Wilburn describes the other typical cable fixing device, which is intended to be fixed to the battery of a vehicle and comprises one or more cable plugs of specific design and shape, intended to be plugged in or fixed to the positive and negative connection terminals of a vehicle battery. However, these typical cable attachments cannot

  not be used to make connection with other electrical devices.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a cable fixing device intended to be fixed on a connection terminal of the battery of a vehicle, said cable fixing device comprising: a) a clamping element comprising an opening for receiving said battery connection terminal o and comprising at least one extension which extends outwards from said element and carries at least one block which extends from the extension, b) a cable, and

  c) a means for fixing the cable to the block.

  The invention will be better understood on studying the detailed description of which

  that embodiments taken by way of nonlimiting examples and illustrated by the appended drawings, in which FIG. 1 represents an exploded view of a cable fixing device, FIGS. 2, 3, represent perspective views, showing the other embodiments of the cable fixing device, FIGS. 4, 5, 6 represent partial exploded views of the other embodiments of the cable fixing device, FIG. 7 represents a partial cross-section view of the device cable fixing of Figure 4, and Figures 8 and 9 show perspective views of other modes of re

  alisation of the cable fixing device.

  With reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, a cable fixing device comprises a clamping element 5, for example an open ring 5, having an opening 51 in order to receive the positive or negative conductive connection terminal 31 of the battery 3 d 'a vehicle. The floor element 5 has two ends, each having a lug 53. One of the lugs 53 has an orifice 532 intended to receive a bolt 54 or the like, and the other lug 53 contains a thread 531 intended to be screwed with the bolt 54 which can pull the tabs 53 towards each other to block the clamping element 5 on the connection terminal 31 positive or negative

  battery 3 of a vehicle.

  The clamping element 5 comprises one or more extensions 60, extending

  laterally or radially outward, and includes one or more blocks 6 which extend laterally or radially or directly outward from

  o different extensions 60. The blocks 6 may each include one or more

  several vertical cylindrical elements (FIGS. 1 to 3 and 9) which each have a tapped hole 61 intended for the screwing of a bolt 22. The cable 2 may include a coupling element 21 which is fixed to the end of said cable and has a hole 23 intended to receive the bolt 22, which can easily fix and electrically connect the coupling element 21 of the cable 2 to the positive or negative terminal 31

  of the battery 3 of a vehicle, by means of the lugs 44 of the service element

rage 5.

  As shown in Figures 4 to 9, the clamping element 5 may further comprise one or more blocks 6 in the form of cubes or parallelepipeds which extend

  o tooth from said element or extend outwards from the different extensions

  gements 60 and each comprise one or more threads 62 intended to receive the cables 2. One or more fittings 71 can be inserted into the respective threads 62 of the blocks 6, and one or more locknuts 7 can be screwed into these threads 62 of the blocks 6. The lock nut 7 has a bore 72 intended for 2, to receive the cable 2. The cable 2 comprises one or more electrical wires 20 which are inserted into the bore 72 of the lock nut 7. The ends of the electrical wires 20 are preferably folded with respect to the cable 2 and inserted between the lining 71 and the lock nut 7 or between the lining 71 and the block 6, with a view to permitting the solid attachment and the electrical connection of said wires 20 of the cable 2 to terminal 31 positive or

  so negative of the battery 3 of a vehicle, by means of the tubes 6 and the counter

  nuts 7 of the tightening element 5. Thus, the cables 2 can connect electric-

  easily other electrical devices or different electrical devices

to the vehicle battery.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 9, the blocks 6 can each comprise one or more vertical threads 61 and one or more lateral taps 62,

  fitted out for the attachment of different cables 2.

  The blocks 6 extend from the clamping element 5, the extensions 60 being provided such that the blocks 6 do not affect the resilience of the clamping element 5.

Claims (6)

claims   1. Cable fixing device intended to be fixed to a connection terminal of a vehicle battery, characterized in that it comprises: a) a clamping element comprising an opening for receiving said connection terminal of the battery and comprising at least one extension which extends outwards from said element and carries at least one block, b) a cable, and   c) a means for fixing the cable to said block.   o 2. A cable fixing device according to claim 1, wherein said   block has at least one vertical thread.   3. Cable fixing device according to claim 1, wherein said   block has at least one lateral thread.   4. A cable fixing device according to claim 1, in which the clamping element comprises two ends which each carry a tab, a first tab having an orifice and the second tab having a tapped hole and a bolt being inserted. in the orifice of the first tab and screwed into the thread of the second tab in order to block the clamping element on the battery connection terminal. o 5. A cable fixing device according to claim 1, in which said block comprises at least one thread and a lock nut screwed into this thread.   of said block and comprising a bore intended to receive the cable.   6. Cable fixing device according to claim 5, comprising or   be a gasket which is inserted into said block in order to be engaged with the cable.