Apparatus for split wire routing in a bracket for a device
Techniques for efficient routing of wires and electrical components within a device are disclosed. A wire can be routed, for example, in the space between two battery cells (or other components/structures) with the use of a bracket inserted between the cells to provide structural support. Electrical tape surrounding a battery may be breached to expose a cavity between distinct battery cells. In some embodiments, multiple brackets may be inserted between the cells, creating a trough through which a wire or other component may be routed. After routing a wire through the trough, another electrical part or housing may be fixed above the battery cells. One example case includes a first electrical component placed within the bracket, and a second electrical component routing in a divergent path to the first electrical component external to the bracket, wherein the first and second electrical component have a common start and end point.
1. An electrical device comprising:
a substrate;
at least one battery cell in contact with the substrate, the at least one battery cell having an insulating tape covering a portion of the outside of the at least one battery cell;
a cavity neighboring the battery cell and above the substrate;
at least one bracket located within the cavity;
a first electrical component positioned within the at least one bracket; and
a second electrical component routed in a divergent path to the first electrical component, the second electrical component being external to the bracket, wherein the first and second electrical component have a common start and end point.
2. The electrical device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one bracket is configured to provide structural integrity to the cavity without occupying all of the space within the cavity.
3. The electrical device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one bracket extends the entire length of the cavity.
4. The electrical device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one bracket extends only a portion of the length of the cavity.
5. The electrical device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one bracket comprises two brackets located at the extremities of the cavity thereby leaving an unbracketed portion of the cavity.
6. The electrical device of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the insulating tape is located between the at least one battery cell and a portion of the at least one bracket.
7. The electrical device of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the insulating tape covers a portion of the at least one bracket.
8. The electrical device of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is a printed circuit board (PCB).
9. The electrical device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one battery cell comprises two battery cells in contact with the substrate and the cavity is between the two battery cells.
10. The electrical device of claim 1 , wherein the first electrical component comprises at least one wire routed within the at least one bracket.
11. The electrical device of claim 10 , further comprising at least one of a housing and an electrical part covering a substantial portion of the at least one wire and at least one bracket.
12. An electrical device comprising:
a printed circuit board (PCB);
at least two battery cells in contact with the PCB;
a cavity with three or more boundaries comprising at least the PCB and one edge of each of the two battery cells;
at least one bracket located within the cavity; and
at least a first wire routed within the at least one bracket, and a second wire routed external to the at least one bracket in a divergent path to the first wire, with a common start and end point for both the first and second wire.
13. The electrical device of claim 12 , further comprising an insulating tape covering a substantial portion of the at least two battery cells.
14. The electrical device of claim 12 , wherein the at least one bracket is configured to form a substantially concave trough within the cavity.
15. The electrical device of claim 12 , wherein the at least one bracket is configured to apply pressure against the boundaries of the cavity.
16. The electrical device of claim 12 , wherein the at least one bracket is configured with two lips that cover a portion of each of the two battery cells.
17. The electrical device of claim 13 , wherein the at least two battery cells are packaged in the insulating tape, and the insulating tape is breached to expose the cavity.
18. An electrical device comprising:
a printed circuit board (PCB);
at least two battery cells in contact with the PCB;
a cavity with at least three boundaries comprising the PCB and one edge of each of the two battery cells, wherein the PCB and the at least two battery cells define a device footprint;
at least one bracket located within the cavity, wherein the at least one bracket is configured to overhang past the device footprint; and
at least a first wire routed within the at least one bracket, and a second wire routed external to the at least one bracket in a divergent path to the first wire, with a common start and end point for both the first and second wire.