KR20210113001A - Hybrid flexible bus-bar and manufacturing method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

According to some embodiments of the present invention, a hybrid flexible busbar comprises: a braided wire of a hollow; a thin plate laminate structure installed across the hollow of the braided wire; and terminal parts fixed to both ends of the braided wire.

Description

Hybrid flexible bus bar and manufacturing method thereof

The present invention relates to a bus bar and a method for manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to a hybrid flexible bus bar that is flexibly deformed according to a use location and purpose, and a method for manufacturing the same.

In recent vehicles, various electric devices are built in a modular form, and a flexible type power cable having sufficient energization capability in a narrow space within each module of such electric devices is required.

In particular, due to the advent of electric vehicles, a cable capable of stably supplying power within a given narrow space is required, and this requirement is the same for an instrumentation box or a power supply box in a building or building.

In order to solve the above-mentioned needs, a busbar has been provided. Among these busbars, the rigid busbar is a form in which a plurality of plate-shaped conductors are laminated and coated in the longitudinal direction, and can be bent (bent) to a required shape, thereby making it easy to install in a narrow space and high current carrying capacity. By providing it, it is frequently used in many electric device modules or boxes recently.

That is, the rigid bus bar has been widely used due to its robustness, electrical connection reliability, and high durability.

However, the conventional rigid bus bar has a problem of poor versatility by designing and manufacturing the shape according to the location and purpose of use.

That is, individual molds should be designed and manufactured according to the use location and purpose, and additional bending work was required. In other words, the manufacturing cost increases due to the increase in the number of work hours.

In order to improve such a problem, a braided wire bus bar having flexibility has been proposed. That is, since the braid is flexible in nature and the installation position is not particularly limited, versatility is improved.

However, the conventional braided wire busbar has a problem in that the braided wire is loosened because several strands are collected or braided due to the nature of the braided wire.

Furthermore, although the braided wire bus bar is flexible, its shape is not fixed, so there is also a problem that interference with surrounding parts occurs.

Public Utility Model Publication No. 2007-0000432 (published on April 10, 2007) Registered Patent Publication No. 1937158 (Registered on 2019.01.04.)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been devised to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a hybrid flexible bus bar that can be fixed in shape while having the flexibility characteristic of a braided wire, and a method for manufacturing the same. have.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a hybrid flexible bus bar that prevents the ends and the middle of the braid from loosening, and a method for manufacturing the same.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a hybrid flexible bus bar configured to connect or branch two or more bus bars and a manufacturing method thereof.

The technical problems of the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

Hybrid flexible bus bar of the present invention for achieving the above object, a hollow braided wire; a thin plate laminate structure installed across the hollow of the braided wire; and a terminal portion fixed to both ends of the braided wire.

In some embodiments, the thin plate laminated structure is installed inside the braid so that both ends are exposed from the braided wire, and the thin plate laminated structure is bent so that both ends exposed from the braided wire cover the upper and lower surfaces of the braided wire It may include a laminated main plate.

In some other embodiments, the thin plate laminate structure may include a guide plate installed inside the braided wire so that both ends are exposed from the braided wire and the terminal part.

In some other embodiments, the thin plate laminated structure is installed between the main thin plates stacked in two or more layers so that both ends exposed from the braided wire are bent to cover the upper and lower surfaces of the braided wire, and the main thin plates, It may include at least one or more thin guide plates formed so that both ends are exposed from the braided wire and the terminal part.

Meanwhile, a connection hole may be formed in the guide thin plate. In addition, thin cut grooves may be formed in the thin plate of at least one layer of the thin plate laminate structure in the longitudinal direction. In addition, the hybrid flexible bus bar may further include a guide ring surrounding the braided wire.

In some embodiments, the braided wire may include a first braided wire and a second braided wire spaced apart from the first braided wire.

In this case, the guide thin plate may be installed in a region between the first braided wire and the second braided wire.

According to the hybrid flexible bus bar and the method for manufacturing the same according to the present invention, by inserting a conductive main plate inside the braid, the shape is fixed while having the flexibility characteristic of the braided wire.

In addition, two or more main thin plates are installed across the hollow of the braid, both ends of which are exposed to both ends of the braid and are bent to cover the upper and lower surfaces of both ends of the braid where the terminal part is installed, thereby firmly fixing the terminal part. It is possible to prevent the end of the braid from loosening and at the same time to reduce the electrical resistance.

Furthermore, both ends of the braided wire are crimped and fastened to the terminal part, and the center of the braided wire is configured to be wrapped by a guide ring, thereby preventing the ends and the middle of the braid from loosening.

In addition, it is possible to further improve durability by preventing the insulating coating formed on the braid from being damaged by suppressing the braid from being spread by the guide ring.

Furthermore, since the thin main plate or the thin guide plate has a thin groove formed in the longitudinal direction of the bus bar, it is possible to improve the flexibility of the bus bar.

In addition, an insertion groove into which the guide ring is inserted is formed in the main thin plate or the thin guide plate to suppress the movement of the guide ring.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a hybrid flexible bus bar according to some embodiments of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the coupling state of FIG. 1 , and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 2 .
4A to 4E are views for explaining a method of manufacturing a hybrid flexible bus bar according to the present invention.
5 and 6 are cross-sectional views illustrating hybrid flexible bus bars according to some other embodiments of the present invention.
7A to 7C are diagrams illustrating a state of use of the hybrid flexible bus bar shown in FIGS. 5 to 6 .
FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a hybrid flexible bus bar according to some other exemplary embodiments of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of one region of the hybrid flexible bus bar shown in FIG. 8 .

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. Advantages and features of the present invention and methods of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the accompanying embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments published below, but can be implemented in various different forms, and only these embodiments make the publication of the present invention complete, and common knowledge in the art to which the present invention pertains It is provided to fully inform those who have the scope of the invention, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein may be used with the meaning commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. In addition, terms defined in a commonly used dictionary are not to be interpreted ideally or excessively unless clearly defined in particular.

In addition, in this specification, the singular form may also include a plural form unless otherwise specified in the phrase. As used herein, "comprises" and/or "comprising" refers to the presence of one or more other components, steps, operations and/or elements mentioned. or addition is not excluded.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a hybrid flexible bus bar according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the coupling state of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of FIG.

1 to 3 , the hybrid flexible bus bar (B) according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a hollow braided wire 100 and a main thin plate installed across the hollow of the braided wire 100 . 200 and a terminal part 300 fixed to both ends of the braided wire 100 .

The braided wire 100 is made of a single strand or several strands of a strand or a braided strand as a large piece, and is composed of two types, circular and flat. The braided wire 100 of the present invention may have a bar shape, which is one of the flat bars. That is, since the braided wire 100 has flexibility, it can be deformed into various shapes.

The main thin plate 200 may be formed of a conductive thin plate (eg, copper foil) having excellent malleability, ductility, and electrical conductivity. It is possible to fix the flexible braided wire to a certain level in a specific shape by the main thin plate 200 .

The terminal part 300 may be selectively formed from various conductive materials capable of firmly pressing and fixing the bus bar ends, but preferably, the terminal part 300 is made of copper, lead, silver lead, copper and lead (or silver lead). It may be composed of a layer structure (2 layers). At this time, when the terminal part 300 is made of lead (or silver lead), it is possible to prevent fine lifting of the main thin plate 200 located in the terminal part 300 by adding a heat treatment process after assembling with the braided wire 100 . That is, a part of the lead of the terminal part 300 is melted and the braided wire 100 and the main thin plate 200 are melted and bonded.

When the terminal part 300 has a copper and lead two-layer structure, the inner layer of the terminal part 300 (that is, the layer bonded to the main thin plate 200) is formed of lead or silver lead, and the The outer layer (ie, the layer exposed outside the busbar) is preferably formed of copper. Even in this case, by adding a heat treatment process, it is possible to prevent fine lifting of the terminal part 300 and improve the durability of the external surface of the terminal, and at the same time, it is possible to have strong durability even in a high-temperature electrically conductive environment.

On the other hand, two or more main thin plates 200 are inserted and installed so that both ends are exposed in the hollow of the braided wire 100, and the exposed both ends of the main thin plate 200 are bent to cover the upper and lower surfaces of the braided wire 100. can have a structure.

The terminal part 300 is installed while being pressed into the upper part of the main thin plate 200 bent at the end of the braided wire 100 .

That is, two or more main thin plates 200 are installed across the hollow of the braided wire 100, and both ends of the main thin plate 200 are exposed to both ends of the braided wire 100 so that the terminal part 300 is installed. It is bent to cover the upper and lower surfaces of both ends of the shipbuilding 100, and the terminal part 300 surrounds and firmly fixes the bent main thin plate 200 to prevent loosening of the ends of the braided wire 100 and reduce electrical resistance at the same time. be able to do

Additionally, the hybrid flexible bus bar B may further include a guide ring 400 surrounding the braided wire 100 .

In this way, by configuring the center of the braided line 100 to be surrounded by the guide ring 400 , it is possible to prevent the middle of the braided line 100 from being untied, and furthermore, the braided line 100 by the guide ring 400 . ), it is also possible to prevent damage to the insulation coating that may be formed on the braided wire 100 as it is prevented from unfolding. That is, the durability of the hybrid flexible bus bar B can be further improved.

A connection hole 310 may be formed in the assembled terminal unit 300 , and the connection hole 310 may be formed by punching a partial region of the terminal unit 300 .

As the structure as described above is applied to the bus bar by inserting the conductive main plate 200 inside the braided wire 100 , the hybrid flexible bus bar B of the present invention has the flexibility characteristic of the braided wire 100 . It is possible to fix the shape at a certain level by the main thin plate 200 , and it is possible to provide a bus bar having high durability and reliability of electrical connection.

4A to 4D are views for explaining a method of manufacturing a hybrid flexible bus bar according to the present invention.

The hybrid flexible bus bar manufacturing method according to the present invention includes a step of combining the braided wire 100 and the main thin plate 200 (S110), a bending step of the main thin plate 200 (S120), and a guide ring 400 installation step (S130). , the terminal part 300 coupling step (S140), the terminal part 300 heat treatment step (S150), and the terminal part 300 punching step (S160) may be included.

The coupling step (S110) of the braided wire 100 and the main thin plate 200 may be performed by inserting the main thin plate 200 into the hollow of the braided wire 100 . After the main thin plate 200 is inserted into the hollow of the braided wire 100 , both ends may be exposed from the braided wire 100 . That is, the length of the main thin plate 200 to be inserted may be longer than the length of the braided wire 100 .

In the bending step (S120) of the main thin plate 200, the main thin plate 200 exposed to both ends of the braided wire 100 may be bent to cover the upper and lower surfaces of the braided wire 100.

The guide ring 400 installation step (S130) may be performed before the terminal part 300 is coupled after the main thin plate 200 is bent as shown in FIG. 4c, but is not limited thereto. For example, the guide ring 400 may be installed after the terminal part 300 is compressed (and punched), and may be installed before the bending step of the main thin plate 200 .

In the terminal part 300 coupling step ( S140 ), the terminal part 300 may be inserted to surround the braided wire 100 and the bent main thin plate 200 and then compressed. The terminal part 300 may be formed to completely cover the bent portion of the main thin plate 200 as shown in FIG. 4c , but in contrast, a portion of the bent portion of the main thin plate 200 is moved to the outside of the terminal part 300 . may be exposed.

In some cases, a heat treatment step (S150) may be additionally performed on the coupled terminal unit 300 . For example, the terminal part 300 is formed of lead (or silver lead), or the inner layer of the terminal part 300 (that is, the layer bonded to the main thin plate 200) is formed of lead or silver lead, and the terminal part 300 is In the case where the outer layer (ie, the layer exposed to the outside of the bus bar) is formed of copper, etc., the inner surface of the terminal part 300 is melt-bonded with the bent part of the braided wire 100 and the main thin plate 200 to prevent fine lifting. , the terminal part 300 may be heat-treated at approximately 150°C to 250°C.

In the terminal part 300 punching step ( S160 ), the terminal part 300 may be punched to form a connection hole 310 in the terminal part.

4E is a view for explaining a method of manufacturing a hybrid flexible bus bar according to some other exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

The hybrid flexible bus bar manufacturing method according to some other embodiments of the present invention includes the above-described bonding step (S110) of the braided wire 100 and the main thin plate 200 and the main thin plate 200 bending step (S120), The bent thin plate 200 may be welded to the braided wire 100 . That is, the bent thin plate 200 may be joined to the braided wire 100 through welding. Thereafter, the area of the bent thin plate 200 may be punched to form the connection hole 210 . The punching process for forming the connection hole 210 may be performed through pressing, and the edge regions A of the bus bar may be compressed or cut by pressing through the pressing.

That is, according to the manufacturing method of the hybrid flexible bus bar with reference to FIG. 4E , the hybrid flexible bus bar may not include the above-described terminal part 300 .

Meanwhile, although not shown in FIG. 4E , it goes without saying that the guide ring 400 may be formed on the hybrid flexible bus bar as shown in FIGS. 4C to 4D .

5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a hybrid flexible bus bar B-1 according to some other embodiments of the present invention, and FIGS. 7A to 7C are use of the hybrid flexible bus bar B-1 shown in FIG. 5 . state diagram.

5 and 7A to 7C , the hybrid flexible bus bar B-1 includes a hollow braided wire 100 and a main thin plate 200 installed across the hollow of the braided wire 100 and The braided wire 100 may be composed of a terminal portion 300 fixed to both ends.

Here, the main thin plate 200 may include both ends of the braided wire 100 and the guide thin plate parts 500 - 1 exposed to both ends of each terminal part 300 . That is, the main thin plate 200 may extend so as to be exposed to the outside from the end of the braided wire 100 and the end of the terminal part 300 .

Guide thin plate part 500-1, omitting the bending step (S120) of the main thin plate 200 described with reference to FIG. 4b, or bending the main thin plate of at least some layers of the main thin plate 200 stacked with two or more sheets It can be formed by not

Accordingly, two or more main thin plates 200 are installed across the hollow of the braided wire 100, both ends of which are exposed to both ends of the braided wire 100, and a guide thin plate part 500-1 is formed. As shown in FIG. 7A, two or more adjacent bus bars are connected in series with each other, or in a pair of bus bars connected in series as shown in FIG. 7B, one guide thin plate part 500-1 is bent at 90 degrees to form another bus bar Ba. It can be connected to branch to . Alternatively, a connection hole 501-1 is formed in the guide thin plate part 500-1 as shown in FIG. 7c, and two pairs of bus bars connected in series by the connection hole 501-1 may be crossed and connected.

Although not shown, the insertion groove corresponding to the guide ring and/or the above-mentioned thin groove may be formed in the guide thin plate part 500-1.

6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a hybrid flexible bus bar B-2 according to some other exemplary embodiments of the present invention, and FIGS. 7A to 7C are diagrams of the hybrid flexible bus bar shown in FIG. 6 in use.

6 and 7A to 7C, the hybrid flexible bus bar B-2 includes a hollow braided wire 100 and a main thin plate 200 installed across the hollow of the braided wire 100, It consists of a thin guide plate 500 - 2 and a terminal part 300 fixed to both ends of the braided wire 100 .

Two or more sheets of the main thin plate 200 are installed so that both ends are exposed in the hollow of the braided wire 100 , and the exposed both ends of the main thin plate 200 may be bent to cover the upper and lower surfaces of the braided wire 100 . . Thereafter, the bent main thin plate 200 may be fixed with the terminal part 300 wrapped around it.

And, the guide thin plate 500-2 is additionally provided between the main thin plate 200, and as the exposed both ends of the main thin plate 200 are bent to cover the upper and lower surfaces of the braided wire 100, the guide thin plate 500- Both ends of 2) may be exposed to the outside from the end of the braided wire 100 and the end of the terminal part 300 .

That is, by additionally installing the guide thin plate 500-2 between the two or more main thin plates 200, and the guide thin plate 500-2 is exposed to both ends of the braided wire 100, adjacent as shown in FIG. 7a Two or more bus bars may be connected in series with each other, or in a pair of serially connected bus bars as shown in FIG. 7B , one thin guide plate 500 - 2 is bent at 90 degrees to be connected to branch to another bus bar. Alternatively, a connection hole 501-2 is formed in the guide thin plate 500-2 as shown in FIG. 7c, and two pairs of bus bars connected in series by the connection hole 501-2 may be crossed and connected.

Although not shown, an insertion groove and a thin groove corresponding to the guide ring may be formed in the guide thin plate 500-2.

8 is a perspective view illustrating a hybrid flexible bus bar according to some other exemplary embodiments of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of one region of the hybrid flexible bus bar shown in FIG. 8 .

As shown in FIGS. 8 to 9 , a hybrid flexible bus bar B-3 according to some other embodiments of the present invention crosses the braided wire 100 and the hollow of the braided wire 100 . It may include an installed main thin plate 200 , a terminal part 300 fixed to both ends of the braided wire 100 , and a thin guide plate 500 - 3 .

At this time, the braided wire 100 may be installed with a gap in the main thin plate 200 and two or more. That is, one main thin plate 200 is installed across the hollow of two or more braided wires 100 (here, one main thin plate means a single thin plate in the longitudinal direction, and one main thin plate is as described above It may be two or more laminated sheets together). In other words, the braided wire 100 coupled to the main thin plate 200 is a first braided wire 100-1 and a second braided wire 100- disposed spaced apart from the first braided wire 100-1. 2) may be included. As the first braided wire 100 - 1 and the second braided wire 100 - 2 are spaced apart from each other, a portion of the main thin plate 200 may be exposed to the outside of the braided wire 100 .

Meanwhile, the thin guide plate 500-3 may be formed in a region where the thin main plate 200 is exposed to the outside between the braids 100-1 and 100-2.

The guide thin plate 500-3 is inserted between the braided wire 100 and the terminal part 300 or between the main thin plate 200 and the braided wire 100 before the terminal part coupling step (S140) described with reference to FIG. 4c. can be formed.

On the other hand, the guide thin plate 500-3 may be installed between the main thin plate 200 and the braided wire 100, not between the braided wire 100 and the terminal part 300, that is, unlike the one shown in FIG. 9 . have.

As mentioned above, although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and should be interpreted according to the claims. At this time, those skilled in the art should consider that many modifications and variations are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention.

B: bus bar
100: braided wire 200: main thin plate
300: terminal 400: guide ring
500: guide lamination

Claims (9)

hollow braided wire;
a thin plate laminate structure installed across the hollow of the braided wire; and
A hybrid flexible bus bar comprising a terminal portion fixed to both ends of the braided wire.
According to claim 1,
The thin plate laminate structure is installed inside the braid so that both ends are exposed from the braid,
The thin plate laminate structure is a hybrid flexible bus bar, characterized in that it comprises a main thin plate bent so that both ends exposed from the braided line to cover the upper and lower surfaces of the braided wire.
According to claim 1,
The thin plate laminate structure is a hybrid flexible bus bar, characterized in that it comprises a guide plate installed inside the braid so that both ends are exposed from the braid and the terminal portion.
According to claim 1,
The thin plate laminate structure includes main thin plates stacked in two or more layers so that both ends exposed from the braided wire are bent to cover the upper and lower surfaces of the braided wire;
A hybrid flexible bus bar installed between the main thin plates and comprising at least one or more thin guide plates formed so that both ends are exposed from the braided wire and the terminal part.
5. The method of claim 4,
A hybrid flexible bus bar, characterized in that a connection hole is formed in the guide thin plate.
According to claim 1,
A hybrid flexible bus bar, characterized in that thin grooves are formed in at least one thin plate of the thin plate laminate structure in the longitudinal direction.
According to claim 1,
A hybrid flexible bus bar further comprising a guide ring surrounding the braided wire.
According to claim 1,
The braided wire is a hybrid flexible bus bar, characterized in that it comprises a first braided wire and a second braided wire spaced apart from the first braided wire.
9. The method of claim 8,
A hybrid flexible bus bar, characterized in that a guide thin plate is installed in an area between the first braided wire and the second braided wire.

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