Busduct and busduct system having the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12548992-B2
Application number	US-202218579726-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 14, 2022
Priority date	Jul 19, 2021
Publication date	Feb 10, 2026
Grant date	Feb 10, 2026

Abstract

A bus duct as may be installed in a data center or the like to supply power to a data server or the like, and a bus duct system provided with the same, is provided with branch boxes for branching that may be conveniently installed at necessary locations to supply power to power-consuming equipment with reliable connections for power delivery.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A bus duct comprising:
an enclosure made of a metallic material; a plurality of pairs of busbars disposed in pairs in parallel with one another in a longitudinal direction of the enclosure and spaced apart from one another; a plurality of insulation members configured to mount the plurality of pairs of busbars in an insulated state in the enclosure; and a plurality of pairs of cover members mounted on a lower portion of the enclosure and configured to prevent exposure of the plurality of pairs of busbars, wherein the plurality of pairs of cover members are mounted on the enclosure to block connection ports of the bus duct into which connection conductors of a branch box are inserted, and the plurality of pairs of cover members are deformed inward to expose connection ports when the connection conductors of the branch box enter the connection ports, wherein a cover member of the plurality of pairs of cover members comprises a mounting portion mounted on the enclosure, a connection portion extending from the mounting portion toward a lower side of a connection port of the connection ports, and a plurality of blocking portions branching off from the connection portion in a direction toward the connection port, and wherein the plurality of blocking portions of the cover member of the plurality of pairs of cover members comprises an outer blocking portion extending from the connection portion, and an inner blocking portion extending from the connection portion toward an inside of the bus duct further than the outer blocking portion.

2 . The bus duct of claim 1 , wherein the outer blocking portion further extends from the connection portion in a horizontal direction and then is bent in a direction toward the connection port.

3 . The bus duct of claim 1 , wherein the mounting portion, the connection portion, the inner blocking portion, and the outer blocking portion of the cover member are integrated by extrusion.

4 . The bus duct of claim 1 , wherein a physical property of a material of the outer blocking portion is different from a physical property of a material of the inner blocking portion.

5 . The bus duct of claim 4 , wherein the outer blocking portion has tensile strength of 550 to 610 kg/cm2, specific gravity of 1.35 to 1.55 g/cm3, and an extension ratio of 140 to 160%.

6 . The bus duct of claim 4 , wherein the inner blocking portion has tensile strength of 170 to 210 kg/cm2, specific gravity of 1.13 to 1.33 g/cm3, and an extension ratio of 400 to 450%.

7 . The bus duct of claim 4 , wherein the outer blocking portion is made of a hard PVC material, and the inner blocking portion is made of a soft PVC material.

8 . The bus duct of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the outer blocking portion is larger than a thickness of the inner blocking portion.

9 . The bus duct of claim 8 , wherein the outer blocking portion and the inner blocking portion each have a thickness of 0.5 to 1.0 millimeters (mm).

10 . The bus duct of claim 9 , wherein the inner blocking portion has a thickness of 0.5 to 0.8 millimeters (mm), and the outer blocking portion has a thickness of 0.8 to 1.0 millimeters (mm).

11 . The bus duct of claim 1 , wherein the outer blocking portion is shorter than the inner blocking portion.

12 . The bus duct of claim 11 , wherein a length of the outer blocking portion is 0.3 to 0.5 times a length of the inner blocking portion.

13 . The bus duct of claim 1 , wherein in a state in which the connection conductors of the branch box are not inserted into the connection ports, respectively, the outer blocking portion of the cover member is not in contact with an opposite outer blocking portion, and a predetermined interval between outer blocking portions is maintained.

14 . The bus duct of claim 13 , wherein the predetermined interval between the outer blocking portions is smaller than a thickness of the connection conductors conductor of the branch box.

15 . The bus duct of claim 1 , wherein in a state in which the connection conductors of the branch box are not inserted into the connection ports, respectively, ends of inner blocking portions of the plurality of pairs of cover members are in contact with each other and block the connection ports.

16 . The bus duct of claim 1 , wherein the inner blocking portion and the outer blocking portion sequentially branch off from the connection portion at an angle of about 40 to 50 degrees with respect to a horizontal reference line.

17 . The bus duct of claim 1 , wherein the mounting portion of the cover member is mounted by being slidingly inserted into a slot formed in the enclosure.

18 . The bus duct of claim 17 , wherein the mounting portion of the cover member includes a protrusion branching off from the connection portion in a direction different from a direction of the connection portion so that the mounting portion does not rotate in a state in which the mounting portion is mounted in the slot of the enclosure.

19 . The bus duct of claim 1 , wherein the connection portion of the cover member has a shape extending to be inclined downward from the mounting portion and then bent in a horizontal direction.

20 . A bus duct system comprising:
the bus duct according to claim 1 ; and wherein the branch box comprises:
a housing,
the connection conductors which are connected and inserted into the connection ports of the bus duct and protrude upward from the housing, and
at least one plug connection unit on which a plug of a power cable is mounted, wherein the power cable is configured for distributing power, which is supplied through the connection conductors, to a power consuming facility.

Assignees

• Ls Cable & System Ltd

Inventors

• Jeong Geun Young
• Lee Min Woo
• Kim Soo Gwan
• Kim Won Seok

Classifications

• H01R25/162

  Electrical connections between or with rails or bus-bars (rails having primarily a non electrical function H01R4/64) · CPC title

• H02G5/04

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

• H01R13/4538

  Covers sliding or withdrawing in the direction of engagement · CPC title

• H01R25/145

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

• H02G5/06

  Totally-enclosed installations, e.g. in metal casings · CPC title