公开(公告)号：US10696459B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-30

申请号：US15895525

申请日：2018-02-13

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Dariusz Bednarowski ,  Kathryn F. Murphy ,  Krzysztof Dudek

IPC: B65D63/16 ,  B65D63/08 ,  B32B27/12 ,  B32B27/34 ,  B32B37/15 ,  B32B5/02 ,  B29C48/08 ,  B29C48/30 ,  B29C48/154 ,  B29C48/345 ,  B29C47/00 ,  B29C47/02 ,  B29C47/30 ,  B29K101/12 ,  B29K105/10 ,  B29C48/285

Abstract: A reinforced cable tie generally includes an elongate strap having a first end, a second end and an elongate planar strap body therebetween, a head having an upstanding central wall separating a first and a second elongate parallel passageway through the head for respective receipt of the first and second ends of said strap, a locking device supported in the head for retaining the first and second ends of the strap and a continuous reinforcement disposed in and extending substantially continuously along a path defining the strap. In a method for forming a cable tie, a continuous reinforcing strand is co-extruded within an elongate strap and a head is assembled to the strap.

公开(公告)号：US20190111596A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-18

申请号：US16214956

申请日：2018-12-10

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Kathryn F. Murphy ,  Dariusz Bednarowski ,  Yan Gao ,  Claude J. Bauer ,  Joseph P. Mattingly ,  Nikolauz Zant ,  Marco Schneider

IPC: B29C45/14

Abstract: A method for forming a fiber-reinforced cable tie includes placing at least one reinforcing fiber in a mold cavity, injecting a molten material in the mold cavity, wherein the molten material defines a melt front during injection, and maintaining a position of the reinforcing fiber within the mold cavity at the melt front during the injecting of the melt, whereby the fiber is substantially encapsulated by the molten material. A mold for forming a fiber-reinforced cable tie includes a mold cavity and a fiber guide movably supported within the mold cavity for maintaining a position of a reinforcing fiber placed within the mold cavity during injection of a molten material into the mold cavity.

公开(公告)号：US10994907B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-04

申请号：US16049070

申请日：2018-07-30

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Colin E. Tschida ,  Kathryn F. Murphy ,  James Baker ,  Yan Gao ,  Andrew Cole ,  Phillip J. Taylor, Jr.

IPC: B65D63/10 ,  B65D63/14

Abstract: A cable tie is provided with a wedge disposed within a passage extending through a head. The wedge is compressed within the passage when tension is applied to the strap. As a result, the wedge compresses the strap against an inner surface of the passage to restrain the strap.

公开(公告)号：US10926928B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-23

申请号：US15566959

申请日：2016-04-14

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Nikolaus Zant ,  Harald Martini ,  Kathryn F. Murphy ,  Mark Drane ,  Dariusz Bednarowski ,  Marco Schneider ,  Yan Gao ,  Jens Rocks

IPC: B65D63/10 ,  F16B2/16 ,  F16B2/08 ,  B29C45/00 ,  B32B27/12 ,  B32B37/18 ,  B32B38/00 ,  B29C70/52 ,  B29C48/06 ,  B29L31/00 ,  B29K105/08 ,  B29K101/12 ,  B29C45/14

Abstract: A reinforced cable tie generally includes an elongate strap, a head attached to a first end of the strap and a continuous fiber reinforcement disposed in and extending substantially continuously along a path defining at least one of the strap and the head. The head has one or more apertures formed therein and a locking device disposed in the aperture of the head. The locking device is configured to permit a second end of the strap opposite the head to be inserted through the head aperture in a first direction and is further configured to prevent movement of the second end of the strap from the head aperture in a second direction opposite the first direction.

公开(公告)号：US10480688B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-19

申请号：US15811149

申请日：2017-11-13

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Colin Tschida ,  Kathryn F. Murphy ,  Gaurav Dave

IPC: F16L3/233 ,  B65D63/10

Abstract: A cable tie includes a flexible elongate strap and a head attached to a first end of the strap. The head has a front wall, side walls and a rear wall defining an aperture. The front wall has at least one fixed tooth formed thereon and the rear wall has a flexural element formed thereon opposite the at least one fixed tooth, wherein the at least one fixed tooth and the flexural element are configured to permit a second end of the strap opposite the head to be inserted through the head aperture in a first direction and being further configured to prevent movement of the second end of the strap from the head aperture in a second direction opposite the first direction.

公开(公告)号：US10330456B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-25

申请号：US15590208

申请日：2017-05-09

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Kathryn F. Murphy ,  Sheng Zhong ,  Cherif Ghoul

IPC: F16M13/00 ,  G01B7/16 ,  B65D63/10 ,  G01M5/00 ,  G01B11/16 ,  G01L1/24 ,  G01D11/30 ,  B65D63/00

Abstract: A cable tie having a strain sensing device incorporated therein. In one embodiment, the strain sensing device is a fiber Bragg grating (FBG), which is preferably molded within the strap. In this case, the cable tie further includes a socket in optical communication with the fiber Bragg grating for coupling of the cable tie to an external light source. In another embodiment, the strain sensing device is a mechanical fuse that activates in the presence of a predetermined amount of strain on the cable tie. The mechanical fuse is preferably disposed on the strap and is made of a fuse material having a mechanical strength lower than a mechanical strength of the material of the strap so that the mechanical fuse will fracture or deform earlier than the material of the underlying strap when both the fuse and the strap experience the same increasing strain.

公开(公告)号：US20180135780A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-17

申请号：US15811149

申请日：2017-11-13

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Colin Tschida ,  Kathryn F. Murphy ,  Gaurav Dave

IPC: F16L3/233 ,  B65D63/10

CPC classification number: F16L3/2334 ,  B65D63/1045 ,  B65D63/1072

Abstract: A cable tie includes a flexible elongate strap and a head attached to a first end of the strap. The head has a front wall, side walls and a rear wall defining an aperture. The front wall has at least one fixed tooth formed thereon and the rear wall has a flexural element formed thereon opposite the at least one fixed tooth, wherein the at least one fixed tooth and the flexural element are configured to permit a second end of the strap opposite the head to be inserted through the head aperture in a first direction and being further configured to prevent movement of the second end of the strap from the head aperture in a second direction opposite the first direction.

公开(公告)号：US11370153B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-28

申请号：US16214956

申请日：2018-12-10

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Kathryn F. Murphy ,  Dariusz Bednarowski ,  Yan Gao ,  Claude J. Bauer ,  Joseph P. Mattingly ,  Nikolauz Zant ,  Marco Schneider

IPC: B29C45/14 ,  B29L31/00 ,  B29K101/12

Abstract: A method for forming a fiber-reinforced cable tie includes placing at least one reinforcing fiber in a mold cavity, injecting a molten material in the mold cavity, wherein the molten material defines a melt front during injection, and maintaining a position of the reinforcing fiber within the mold cavity at the melt front during the injecting of the melt, whereby the fiber is substantially encapsulated by the molten material. A mold for forming a fiber-reinforced cable tie includes a mold cavity and a fiber guide movably supported within the mold cavity for maintaining a position of a reinforcing fiber placed within the mold cavity during injection of a molten material into the mold cavity.

公开(公告)号：US20180229906A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-16

申请号：US15895525

申请日：2018-02-13

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Dariusz Bednarowski ,  Kathryn F. Murphy ,  Krzysztof Dudek

IPC: B65D63/16 ,  B65D63/08 ,  B32B5/02 ,  B32B27/12 ,  B32B27/34 ,  B32B37/15 ,  B29C47/02 ,  B29C47/30 ,  B29C47/00

Abstract: A reinforced cable tie generally includes an elongate strap having a first end, a second end and an elongate planar strap body therebetween, a head having an upstanding central wall separating a first and a second elongate parallel passageway through the head for respective receipt of the first and second ends of said strap, a locking device supported in the head for retaining the first and second ends of the strap and a continuous reinforcement disposed in and extending substantially continuously along a path defining the strap. In a method for forming a cable tie, a continuous reinforcing strand is co-extruded within an elongate strap and a head is assembled to the strap.

公开(公告)号：US20170328700A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-16

申请号：US15590208

申请日：2017-05-09

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Kathryn F. Murphy ,  Sheng Zhong ,  Cherif Ghoul

IPC: G01B7/16 ,  G01M5/00 ,  B65D63/10 ,  G01D11/30 ,  B65D63/00

CPC classification number: G01B7/16 ,  B65D63/00 ,  B65D63/10 ,  B65D63/1027 ,  G01B11/18 ,  G01D11/30 ,  G01L1/246 ,  G01M5/00 ,  G01M5/0008 ,  G01M5/0041

Abstract: A cable tie having a strain sensing device incorporated therein. In one embodiment, the strain sensing device is a fiber Bragg grating (FBG), which is preferably molded within the strap. In this case, the cable tie further includes a socket in optical communication with the fiber Bragg grating for coupling of the cable tie to an external light source. In another embodiment, the strain sensing device is a mechanical fuse that activates in the presence of a predetermined amount of strain on the cable tie. The mechanical fuse is preferably disposed on the strap and is made of a fuse material having a mechanical strength lower than a mechanical strength of the material of the strap so that the mechanical fuse will fracture or deform earlier than the material of the underlying strap when both the fuse and the strap experience the same increasing strain.