Busway and corresponding electrical component

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11217981-B2
Application number	US-202016935574-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 22, 2020
Priority date	Jul 22, 2019
Publication date	Jan 4, 2022
Grant date	Jan 4, 2022

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a busway and a corresponding electrical component. The busway includes a profile and a conductor. The profile is disposed on a first side, a second side and a third side, wherein the first side and the second side are parallel to each other, the third side is parallel to an extending direction of the busway and adjacent to the first side and the second side, and at least a part of the profile on the first side and the second side is planar. The conductor is disposed within a space defined by the first side, the second side and the third side, and the conductor is U-shaped and opens towards a fourth side that is parallel to the third side and adjacent to the first side and the second side. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a fast, reliable electrical connection can be achieved.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A busway comprising:
a profile disposed on a first side, a second side and a third side of the busway, the first side and the second side being parallel to each other, the third side being parallel to an extending direction of the busway and adjacent to the first side and the second side, at least a part of the profile on the first side and the second side being planar; and
a conductor disposed within a space defined by the first side, the second side and the third side, the conductor being U-shaped and opening towards a fourth side, and the fourth side being parallel to the third side and adjacent to the first side and the second side;
wherein the profile comprises a plurality of partitions partitioning the space into a plurality of receptacles, and the conductor comprises a plurality of conductors,
wherein the busway comprises an insulator, wherein the insulator comprises:
a base disposed between each receptacle and each conductor and comprising a first face, a second face and a third face, wherein the first face and the second face are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the third face; and
an extension portion comprising a first extension member and a second extension member disposed oppositely with an aperture formed therebetween, and wherein the aperture is flared in a direction away from the base.

2. The busway of claim 1 , further comprising:
an opening disposed on the profile at the first side and/or the second side.

3. The busway of claim 1 , wherein the conductor comprises:
pressing portions disposed at both ends of the conductor along the extending direction and recessed perpendicular to the extending direction from a surface of the conductor towards a center of the conductor.

4. The busway of claim 1 , wherein the profile comprises:
a first groove and a second groove disposed adjacent to the first side and the second side, respectively,
wherein, along a direction perpendicular to the extending direction, a sidewall of the first groove is at a first distance away from the first side, a sidewall of the second groove is at a second distance away from the second side, and the first distance is unequal to the second distance.

5. The busway of claim 1 , wherein:
the plurality of partitions extending parallel to the first side and the second side from the third side, each of the plurality of receptacles opening towards the fourth side; and
the plurality of conductors are disposed within the plurality of receptacles, respectively.

6. The busway of claim 5 , wherein
the insulator is partly disposed between each of the receptacles and each of the plurality of conductors, the insulator opening towards the fourth side.

7. An electrical component, comprising:
a busway, comprising:
a profile disposed on a first side, a second side and a third side of the busway, the first side and the second side being parallel to each other, the third side being parallel to an extending direction of the busway and adjacent to the first side and the second side, at least a part of the profile on the first side and the second side being planar; and
a conductor disposed within a space defined by the first side, the second side and the third side, the conductor being U-shaped and opening towards a fourth side, and the fourth side being parallel to the third side and adjacent to the first side and the second side;
wherein the profile comprises a plurality of partitions partitioning the space into a plurality of receptacles, and the conductor comprises a plurality of conductors,
wherein the busway comprises an insulator, wherein the insulator comprises:
a base disposed between each receptacle and each conductor and comprising a first face, a second face and a third face, wherein the first face and the second face are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the third face; and
an extension portion comprising a first extension member and a second extension member disposed oppositely with an aperture formed therebetween, and wherein the aperture is flared in a direction away from the base; and

a jack box, comprising:
a plug-in member disposed on a first surface of the jack box and facing away from the first surface along a plug-in direction perpendicular to the first surface, wherein the plug-in member is adapted to pass through an opening of the conductor to be coupled with the conductor.

8. The electrical component of claim 7 , wherein the plug-in member comprises:
a matrix extending along the plug-in direction; and
a first arm and a second arm extending from the matrix along the plug-in direction, the first arm and the second arm being bent towards opposite directions perpendicular to the plug-in direction, respectively.

9. The electrical component of claim 7 , wherein the jack box further comprises:
a first protrusion and a second protrusion parallel to each other and disposed on the first surface of the jack box, the first protrusion and the second protrusion facing away from the first surface in the plug-in direction and respectively comprising:
a first snap-fit member and a second snap-fit member extending parallel to the first surface from the first protrusion and the second protrusion, respectively, and adapted to insert into an opening on the profile.

10. The electrical component of claim 9 , wherein the jack box further comprises:
a first rod and a second rod disposed adjacent to the first surface, the first rod and the second rod coupled to the first protrusion and the second protrusion, respectively; and
a rotatable connector disposed adjacent to the first surface and coupled to the first rod and the second rod, wherein a rotation of the rotatable connector drives the first rod and the second rod to move away from each other in a direction parallel to the first surface, such that the first protrusion and the second protrusion move away from each other in the direction parallel to the first surface.

Assignees

• Schneider Electric Ind Sas

Inventors

• Song Xianfeng
• Huang Jianliang
• Cheng Shiqi
• Shrestha Suman

Classifications

• H02G5/08 Primary

  Connection boxes therefor · CPC title

• H01R25/142

  Their counterparts · CPC title

• H01R25/145

  Details, e.g. end pieces or joints (H01R25/147 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02G5/04 Primary

  Partially-enclosed installations, e.g. in ducts and adapted for sliding or rolling current collection · CPC title