JP2015208185A - End structure of bus duct main line, and method for increasing bus duct - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an end structure of a bus duct main line, making it possible to safely and easily increase a bus duct with respect to an end part of a bus duct main line.SOLUTION: An end structure of a bus duct main line formed by connecting a plurality of bus ducts, each having a conductor covered by a housing, includes a current-carrying part provided with a conductor electrically connected to the bus duct main line, and a non-current-carrying part provided with a conductor not electrically connected to the current-carrying part. The non-current-carrying part is disposed closer to a terminal side of the bus duct main line than the current-carrying part.

Description

  The present invention relates to an end structure of a bus duct trunk line provided at an end portion of a bus duct trunk line formed by connecting a plurality of bus ducts whose conductors are covered by a housing, and a method for adding a bus duct.

  Conventionally, the end portion of the bus duct main line has a configuration in which the housing is cut off as shown in Patent Document 1 and the cut-off portion is covered with an end cap.

  The bus duct disclosed in Patent Document 1 is not assumed to be added. If there is a plan to add a bus duct in the future, the bus duct to be added needs to be accommodated in advance by placing it in the bus duct main line. It was. In addition, when it is necessary to add a bus duct, it is necessary to replace the bus duct itself constituting the end portion with a normal bus duct, which requires a great deal of cost and labor.

  In order to solve the above problem, in Patent Document 2, a bus duct extension connecting portion is provided at a bus duct end of one power distribution unit and a bus duct start end of the other power distribution unit, and a cap is attached to the connection portion. An overlaid configuration is disclosed. For example, as shown in FIG. 14, the end portion of the bus duct 100 is configured as an additional connecting portion 101 on the assumption that the bus duct 100 is added, and the bus duct 110 to be added is connected.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 47-6528 JP-A-8-149666

  However, in the bus duct disclosed in Patent Document 2, the bus duct can be added, but cannot be added when the bus duct is energized, and the extension work must be performed once the bus duct main line is turned off. I had to.

  In recent years, bus ducts have been employed in facilities that manage a plurality of servers such as data centers, and it is easily assumed that such facilities will increase the number of servers in the future. Therefore, as in the case of the bus duct disclosed in Patent Document 2, once the power of the bus duct main line is turned off, the server goes down during that time and cannot be accessed. Therefore, it is desired that the power supply can be expanded without turning off the power.

  The present invention is proposed in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a bus duct trunk end structure and a bus duct extension method capable of safely and easily adding a bus duct at an end portion of the bus duct trunk. That is.

The end structure of the bus duct main line of the present invention made to solve the above-mentioned problem is an end structure of a bus duct main line formed by connecting a plurality of bus ducts whose conductors are covered by a housing, and is electrically connected to the bus duct main line. A current-carrying part provided with a conductive member, and a non-current-carrying part provided with a conductor that is not electrically connected to the current-carrying part, wherein the non-electricity-carrying part is on the end side of the bus duct trunk line from the current-carrying part It is characterized by being arranged in.
With this configuration, the expansion work of the bus duct is completed by connecting the non-energized part and the energized part after adding the bus duct to the non-energized part, so that the energized part is touched when connecting a heavy bus duct. The bus duct can be added safely and easily.

The bus duct main line end structure of the present invention is a bus duct main line end structure formed by connecting a plurality of bus ducts whose conductors are covered by a housing, and a conductor electrically connected to the bus duct main line is provided. And a non-energized part provided with a conductor not electrically connected to the energized part, and the conductor of the energized part and the conductor of the non-energized part are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance. The non-energized portion is arranged on the end side of the bus duct trunk line from the energized portion.
With this configuration, the conductor of the current-carrying part and the conductor of the non-current-carrying part are air-insulated, and when the bus duct is added, the non-current-carrying part is not energized and the bus duct can be added safely and easily. Can do.

Further, in the end structure of the bus duct trunk line of the present invention, the energization part and the non-energization part are covered by a housing, and the housing of the energization part and the housing of the non-energization part are provided separately, The housing of the energization part and the housing of the non-energization part are connected.
With this configuration, it is possible to use a non-energized part according to the installation environment of the bus duct.

In the bus duct trunk end structure according to the present invention, the energization part and the non-energization part are covered with a housing, and the housing of the energization part and the housing of the non-energization part are integrally formed. It is characterized by being.
With this configuration, the overall configuration can be simplified.

Furthermore, the bus duct expansion method according to the present invention includes a first step of connecting an additional bus duct to be added to the non-current-carrying part, and a step of electrically connecting the conductors of the current-carrying part and the non-current-carrying part. 2 steps.
With this configuration, the expansion work of the bus duct is completed by connecting the non-energized part and the energized part after adding the bus duct to the non-energized part, so when connecting a heavy bus duct, Bus ducts can be added safely and easily without touching.

The end structure of the bus duct main line according to the present invention is an end structure of a bus duct main line formed by connecting a plurality of bus ducts whose conductors are covered with a housing, and is disposed on the terminal end side of the bus duct main line. It has the non-electric conduction part provided with the conductor which is not connected electrically.
With this configuration, the expansion work of the bus duct is completed by connecting the non-conducting part and the bus duct trunk line after the bus duct is added to the non-conducting part, so that the energizing part is touched when connecting a heavy bus duct. The bus duct can be added safely and easily.

  According to the end structure of the bus duct trunk line and the method for expanding the bus duct of the present invention, the expansion work of the bus duct is completed by connecting the non-conductive part and the conductive part after adding the bus duct to the non-conductive part, When connecting a heavy bus duct, the bus duct can be added safely and easily without touching the current-carrying part.

(A) is a top view which shows the end structure of 1st Embodiment, (b) is a front view which shows the end structure of 1st Embodiment. (A) is a top view of the bus duct of 1st Embodiment, (b) is a front view of the bus duct of 1st Embodiment, (c) is sectional drawing of the bus duct of 1st Embodiment. (A) is a top view which shows the state before connecting the non-energized part and energized part of 1st Embodiment, (b) is before connecting the non-energized part and energized part of 1st Embodiment. It is a front view which shows a state. (A) is a top view which shows the state which completed the connection only of the housing regarding the connection of the non-energized part and energized part of 1st Embodiment, (b) is the connection of the non-energized part and energized part of 1st Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the state which completed the connection only about the housing. (A) is a top view which shows the state in conductor connection regarding the connection of the non-energized part and energized part of 1st Embodiment, (b) is related with the connection of the non-energized part and energized part of 1st Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the state during conductor connection. (A) is a top view which shows the state of a conductor connection completion regarding the connection of the non-energized part and energized part of 1st Embodiment, (b) is related with the connection of the non-energized part and energized part of 1st Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the state of a conductor connection completion. (A) is a top view which shows the state of the connection completion of the non-energization part and electricity supply part of 1st Embodiment, (b) is the state of the connection completion of the non-electricity part and electricity supply part of 1st Embodiment. FIG. (A) is a top view which shows the state before forming the end structure of 1st Embodiment, (b) is a front view which shows the state before forming the end structure of 1st Embodiment. (A) is a top view which shows the state which formed the end structure of 1st Embodiment, (b) is a front view which shows the state which formed the end structure of 1st Embodiment. (A) is a top view which shows the end structure of 1st Embodiment, (b) is a top view which shows the state which removed the end cap shown to (a), (c) is the non-view shown to (b). It is a top view which shows the state which connects an expansion bus duct to an electricity supply part. (A) is a top view which shows the state which connected the expansion bus duct to the non-energized part shown in FIG.10 (c), (b) is the connection part between the energized part and non-energized part shown in (a). It is a top view which shows the state which removes a cover and connects both, (c) is a top view which shows the completion state of the expansion work of the expansion bus duct shown in (b). (A) is a top view which shows the end structure of 2nd Embodiment, (b) is a front view which shows the end structure of 2nd Embodiment. (A) is a top view which shows the end structure of a modification, (b) is a front view which shows the end structure of a modification. (A) is a top view which shows the state before connecting the conventional bus duct, (b) is a top view which shows the state which connected the conventional bus duct.

[End Structure of Bus Duct Main Line of First Embodiment]
An end structure of a bus duct trunk line according to a first embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as an end structure of the first embodiment) will be described with reference to the drawings. Fig.1 (a) is a top view which shows the end structure of 1st Embodiment, (b) is a front view which shows the end structure of 1st Embodiment. 2A is a plan view of the bus duct of the first embodiment, FIG. 2B is a front view of the bus duct of the first embodiment, and FIG. 2C is a sectional view of the bus duct of the first embodiment. is there.

<Configuration of End Structure of First Embodiment>
The end structure of the first embodiment is a structure of an end portion of a bus duct main line formed by connecting a plurality of bus ducts whose conductors are covered by a housing. Furthermore, the end structure of the first embodiment is a non-energized structure in which an energizing part A provided with a conductor 11 electrically connected to the bus duct main line and a conductor 21 not electrically connected to the energizing part A are provided. Part B. In addition, the non-energized part B is located on the terminal side of the bus duct trunk line from the energized part A.

  First, before describing the end structure of the first embodiment, the configuration of a general bus duct will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the bus duct 10 is a so-called air-insulated bus duct in which, for example, four conductors 11 are supported by a holder 12 in a state of being spaced apart by a predetermined distance and are covered with a housing 13. The conductor 11 is preferably formed of a material having good conductivity such as aluminum or copper.

  The housing 13 is formed of a pair of housing halves 13a formed of iron, aluminum, or the like. The housing half 13a is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section including a flat base surface portion 13a1 and side surface portions 13a2 in which both side ends of the base surface portion 13a1 are bent and extended. Then, both side surface portions 13a2 of the pair of housing halves 13a form a square-shaped space in which the housing half bodies 13a face each other, and the conductor 11 and the holder 12 are disposed in the space. Moreover, the area | region where the both side surface parts 13a2 of a pair of housing half bodies 13a overlapped is couple | bonded by the screw | thread 14 grade | etc.,.

  The base surface portion 13a1 of the housing 13 is provided with a plug-in branch opening at a predetermined interval (not shown), and a structure in which a branch structure can be formed by inserting a plug-in branch box into the opening. It has become.

  At both ends in the lengthwise direction of the bus duct 10, a notch 13 b is provided in the base surface portion 13 a 1 of the housing 13, so that a conductor connecting member 30 (see FIG. 4) of the bus duct 10 described later can be disposed. Yes. A joint 15 for connecting to the housing 13 of another bus duct 10 is provided on the side surface 13a2 at one end in the lengthwise direction of the housing 13, and the housings 10 can be connected to each other.

  When a plurality of bus ducts 10 are connected to form a bus duct trunk line, the housing 13 is first connected. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the end of the bus duct 10 where the joint 15 is not provided and the end of the other bus duct 10 where the joint 15 is provided are arranged to face each other. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the joint 15 contacts the inner surface of the housing 13 of another bus duct 10 by abutting the housings 13 of the bus ducts 10 to be connected to each other. The joint 15 is fixed to the housing 13 with screws 14, and the housings 13 are connected to each other via the joint 15, and the connection of the housing 13 is completed. In addition, the opening 1 is formed in the connection location where the housing 13 was connected by the notch part 13b of the housing 13 abutting.

  Next, the conductor 11 is connected. Specifically, the conductor connection member 30 is inserted into the opening 1. After the conductor connecting member 30 is inserted, the conductors 11 are electrically connected to each other by rotating the clip 31 90 degrees as shown in FIG. Thereafter, a cover 16 is placed over the opening 1 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the cover 16 is detachably fixed to the housing 13 with a bolt or the like (not shown), whereby the connection of the bus duct 10 is completed.

  Here, the conductor connection member 30 shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 includes a clip 31 and an insulating connection fitting holder 32. The clip 31 includes a rod-shaped core portion 31a having a substantially elliptical cross section and a grip portion 31b that can be held by hand at the upper end of the core portion, and is formed of an insulating material. Here, the long diameter of the core portion 31 a is larger than the thickness of the conductor 11 of the bus duct 10, and the short diameter of the core portion 31 a is smaller than the thickness of the conductor 11. Further, the insulating connection fitting holder 32 has a conductor connection fitting 32a formed by joining a pair of conductive members inward with a spring material so as to urge the pair of conductive members inwardly in the width direction with respect to one phase of the conductor. Two structures are arranged.

  And before connecting the conductor 11 of the bus duct 10, it arrange | positions so that the long diameter of the core part 31a may be located between the conductor connection metal fittings 32a, and the conductor connection metal fitting 32a is not connected with the conductor 11. FIG. On the other hand, in the state in which the conductor 11 of the bus duct 10 is connected, by rotating the clip 31 by 90 degrees, the short diameter of the core portion 31a is positioned between the conductor connection fittings 32a. Connecting. Note that the clip 31 does not need to be entirely formed of an insulating material, and it is sufficient if only the portion in contact with the conductor 11 or the grip portion 31b has an insulating property, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  As described above, a plurality of bus ducts 10 are connected to form a bus duct trunk line. And the end structure of 1st Embodiment of this invention is a structure of the end part of a bus duct trunk line. Specifically, the end structure of the first embodiment has a short length smaller than that of a general bus duct 10 at the end portion of the bus duct main line formed by connecting a plurality of bus ducts 10 described above. The bus duct 20 has a structure in which one end is connected to the bus duct 10 of the bus duct trunk line, and the other end of the short bus duct 20 is connected to the end cap 40. The opening 2 formed at the connecting portion between the short bus duct 20 and the end cap 40 is covered with a cover 26.

  The short bus duct 20 has the same configuration as the general bus duct 10 except that the size in the length direction is smaller than that of the general bus duct 10. Specifically, for example, a so-called air-insulated bus duct in which four conductors 21 are supported by a holder (not shown) with four conductors 21 spaced apart by a predetermined distance, and these conductors 21 and the holder are covered with a housing 23. The housing 23 is formed of a pair of housing halves 23a formed of iron, aluminum, or the like. The housing half 23a is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section including a side surface portion 23a2 formed by bending and extending both side ends of a flat base surface portion 23a1. Then, both side surface portions 23a2 of the pair of housing halves 23a form a space with a square cross section facing each other, and the conductor 21 and a holder (not shown) are disposed in the space. Moreover, the area | region with which both the side surface parts 23a2 of a pair of housing half bodies 23a overlapped is couple | bonded with the bis | screw 14 grade | etc.,.

  Furthermore, both ends in the length direction of the short bus duct 20 are provided with a notch 23b in the base surface 23a1 of the housing 23, so that the conductor connecting member 30 shown in FIG. 4 can be disposed. Further, a side fitting 23a2 at one end in the length direction of the housing 23 is provided with a joint 25 for connecting to the housing 13 of the bus duct 10 constituting the bus duct trunk line, and can be connected to the housing 10. It has a simple structure.

  The end cap 40 is formed with the same cross-sectional shape as the cross-sectional shape of the housing 23 of the short bus duct 20, and includes a housing 43 including a pair of housing halves 43a in which a notch portion 43b is formed in the base surface portion 43a1, and a side surface portion 43a2. And a joint 45 (see FIG. 8). The joint 45 may have the same shape as the joint 15 that connects the housings 13 of the bus duct 10 to each other.

  In the end structure of the first embodiment, among the bus ducts 10 constituting the bus duct trunk line, the conductor 11 electrically connected to the bus duct trunk line, that is, the bus duct 10 provided with the conductor 11 in the energized state is defined as the energization part A. . In the end structure of the first embodiment, the housing 13 of the bus duct 10 constituting the bus duct main line and the housing 23 of the short bus duct 20 are connected, but the conductor 11 and the short form of the bus duct 10 constituting the bus duct main line are connected. The short bus duct 20 and the end cap 40 which are not electrically connected to the conductor 21 of the bus duct 20 and are in a non-energized state are referred to as a non-conductive part B.

<Procedure for Creating End Structure of First Embodiment>
A procedure for creating an end structure according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. First, as shown in FIG. 8, the end portion of the bus duct 10 constituting the bus duct trunk line and the one end portion of the short bus duct 20 provided with the joint 25 are arranged to face each other. Further, the other end of the short bus duct 20 where the joint 25 is not provided and the end of the end cap 40 provided with the joint 45 are arranged to face each other. The end portion of the bus duct 10 and one end portion of the short bus duct 20 are abutted, and the other end portion of the short bus duct 20 and the end portion of the end cap 40 are abutted. The joints 25 and 45 are fixed to the housings 13 and 23 by screws 14 or the like, respectively.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 9, the notch 13 b of the bus duct 10 and the notch 23 b of the short bus duct 20 are brought into contact with each other, so that the formed opening 1 is covered with the cover 16. Further, the cover 26 is covered with the formed opening 2 when the notch 23b of the short bus duct 20 and the notch 43b of the end cap 40 are abutted with each other. The end structure of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is created by the creation procedure.

<Procedure for adding the end structure of the first embodiment>
A procedure for newly adding a bus duct (hereinafter referred to as an additional bus duct 50) to the end structure of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, since the structure of each part in the expansion bus duct 50 is the same structure as each part in the general bus duct 10, the same code | symbol and a name are attached | subjected and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In the end structure of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 10A, the conductor 11 of the bus duct 10 constituting the bus duct trunk line is in an energized state and is the energizing portion A. On the other hand, since the conductor 21 of the short bus duct 20 is not electrically connected to the conductor 11 of the bus duct 10 and is in a non-energized state, the short bus duct 20 and the end cap 40 are a non-conductive part B.

  First, from the end structure of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 10 (b), the cover 26 covered on the opening 2 formed at the connection portion between the end cap 40 and the short bus duct 20 is removed and the short bus duct 20 is removed. Remove the end cap 40. Next, as shown in FIG. 10C, an additional bus duct 50 to be newly added is arranged to face the end of the short bus duct 20 from which the end cap 40 is removed, and the end of the short bus duct 20 is arranged. Are connected to the housing 23 of the short bus duct 20 and the housing 13 of the additional bus duct 50. The joint 15 provided at the end of the extension bus duct 50 is fixed to the housing 23 of the short bus duct 20 with screws 14.

  Then, the conductor connecting member 30 is inserted into the opening 3 formed by the cut-out portion 23b of the short bus duct 20 and the cut-out portion 13b of the additional bus duct 50 being abutted with each other, while maintaining the non-energized state of the non-conductive portion B. The conductor 21 of the short bus duct 20 and the conductor 11 of the additional bus duct 50 are connected so as to be energized. Specifically, by rotating the clip 31 by 90 degrees so that the short diameter of the core portion 31a of the clip 31 is located between the conductor connection fittings 32a, the conductor 21 of the short bus duct 20 and the conductor 11 of the additional bus duct 50 are provided. And become energized. Further, by covering the opening 3 with the cover 26, the connection work between the short bus duct 20 and the additional bus duct 50 is completed. Since the short bus duct 20 is not electrically connected to the bus duct main line and is kept in a non-energized state, there is no risk of electric shock even if the operator touches the short bus duct 20, and the additional bus duct can be safely installed. 50 can be connected to the short bus duct 20.

  After adding the required number of additional bus ducts 50 as described above, the bus duct 10 of the energizing section A and the short bus duct 20 of the non-energized section B shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 11 (b), after removing the cover 16 covering the opening 1 formed at the connection point between the bus duct 10 and the short bus duct 20, the conductor connecting member 30 is inserted into the opening 1. Then, the clip 31 of the conductor connecting member 30 is rotated 90 degrees to electrically connect the conductor 11 of the bus duct 10 and the conductor 21 of the short bus duct 20. Thereafter, the removed cover 16 is put on the opening 1 again as shown in FIG. 11C, whereby the connection work between the bus duct 10 and the short bus duct 20 is completed.

  The end structure of the bus duct main line of the first embodiment has a current-carrying part and a non-current-carrying part, or the bus duct expansion method of the first embodiment has previously connected an expansion bus duct to be added to the current-carrying part. Thereafter, by electrically connecting the energization part and the non-energization part, it is possible to safely perform the expansion work of the bus duct without turning off the power. In other words, after the expansion work of the extension bus duct is completed, the energization part and the non-energization part are connected, so that an extension work involving the danger of connecting to the energization part while supporting the heavy extension bus duct can be performed. Therefore, it is possible to perform the expansion work safely. That is, it is possible to eliminate the risk that the housing of the bus duct to be added will accidentally come into contact with the conductor of the current-carrying part.

<Configuration of End Structure of Second Embodiment>
About the structure of the end structure of 2nd Embodiment, about the structure similar to the end structure of 1st Embodiment, the same code | symbol and name are attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted below. As shown in FIG. 12, the housing of the energizing part A and the housing of the non-energized part B are integrally formed, but the conductor 11 of the energizing part A and the conductor 21 of the non-energized part B are electrically connected. Not. In the end structure of the second embodiment, a plug-in branch opening 27 that allows the bus duct to branch is formed in the non-energized portion B, and a cover 28 is covered over the plug-in branch opening 27. This is different from the end structure of the first embodiment.

  When the bus duct is added in the future, the plug-in branch opening 27 of the second embodiment brings the conductor 21 of the non-current-carrying part B into the energized state, removes the cover 28 in this state, and plugs into the plug-in branch opening 27. Branching is possible by inserting a plug-in branch box (not shown). On the other hand, the conductor 21 of the non-energized portion B is maintained in a non-energized state, and in that state, the cover 28 is removed, a plug-in branch box (not shown) is inserted into the plug-in branch opening 27, and then the non-energized conductor 21 It may be in an energized state, and according to this configuration, it is possible to branch in the future from the 21 conductors that were originally in the non-energized state.

  Since the bus duct can be branched with respect to the non-energized part B by the end structure of the bus duct main line and the method of branching the bus duct according to the second embodiment, the operability is improved and the energized part is mistakenly performed during the branching operation. A mistake of electrically connecting the A conductor 11 and the non-conducting portion B conductor 21 can be avoided as much as possible. That is, the operation of branching the bus duct with respect to the non-energized portion B can be performed easily and safely.

[Modifications of Embodiment, etc.]
In addition to the configurations of the first and second embodiments, the invention disclosed in the present specification is specified by changing these partial configurations to other configurations disclosed in the present specification within the applicable range. Or those specified by adding other configurations disclosed in this specification to those configurations, or those obtained by deleting these partial configurations to the extent that partial effects can be obtained, Including the following modifications.

  The bus duct constituting the end structure of the first and second embodiments is a so-called air-insulated bus duct, but the present invention is a bus duct in which conductors are insulated and the conductors are in close contact with each other, or a conductor is insulated. In addition, it can be appropriately changed to a bus duct or the like in which conductors are arranged at a predetermined interval. Moreover, although the bus duct which comprises the end structure of 1st, 2nd embodiment demonstrated regarding the 4-wire type bus duct, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention may be 3 wire type or less, or 5 wire type or more.

  In addition, the connection method for connecting the bus ducts is not limited to the first and second embodiments, and it is possible to appropriately change the overlapping connection structure in which the overlapping conductors are fastened with bolts and nuts or the like. There may be a configuration in which the connection between the conductor of the bus duct corresponding to the energization part and the conductor of the bus duct corresponding to the non-energization part can be safely connected. The connection between the conductor of the bus duct corresponding to the energization part and the conductor of the bus duct corresponding to the non-energization part is not limited to the first and second embodiments.

  Although the bus duct corresponding to the non-energized portion shown in the first and second embodiments has been described as the short bus duct 20 having a smaller size in the length direction than the general bus duct 10, the same as the general bus duct 10. It may be a bus duct having a size of about a size or larger.

  The plug-in branch opening 27 shown in the end structure of the second embodiment is covered with a cover 28. However, as shown in FIG. 13, the plug-in branch opening 27 has a short structure in which an opening / closing mechanism 60 is provided. By using the shape bus duct 20a, it becomes unnecessary to provide a separate cover, and it becomes unnecessary to store and dispose of the removed cover. Also, there is no risk of losing the removed cover.

  The number, material, shape, size, presence / absence, etc. of each constituent member such as a conductor and a housing constituting the first and second embodiments are not limited to the configurations disclosed in the first and second embodiments. Absent.

  The non-energized portion B shown in the first and second embodiments may not have a linear shape, but may have a bent shape such as an L shape in a plan view, or a shape branched into a T shape or an X shape. In the bus duct main line, the present invention only needs to have an energization part and a non-energization part. In addition, the conductor of the non-current-carrying part may be a flexible conductor or a phase change, or may be appropriately bent such as a T-branch, an X-branch, or an L-shape.

  Further, the notch portion provided in the base surface portion of the housing may be provided in the base surface portion of one of the housing halves or in the base surface portion of the other housing half. Well, if notches are provided in the base surface portions of both housing halves, the connection work can be performed from either side, so the workability is improved.

  You may provide the small LED lamp electrically connected to the conductor 21 of the non-electric conduction part B of the end structure of 1st, 2nd embodiment. For example, the small LED lamp is turned on when the conductor 21 of the non-energized part B is energized, while the small LED lamp is turned off when the conductor 21 of the non-energized part B is not energized. With such a configuration, it is possible to easily visually recognize that the non-energized portion is in a non-energized state when adding bus ducts. In addition, it does not need to be a small LED lamp, and may be any configuration that can determine the energized state of the non-energized portion.

  The end structure of the bus duct trunk line and the method for adding a bus duct according to the present invention can be used in a place where a bus duct may be added in the future, such as a data center or a factory.

1, 2, 3 ... Opening 10 ... Bus duct 11, 21 ... Conductor 12 ... Holder 13, 23, 43 ... Housing 13a ... Housing half 14 ... Screws 15, 25, 45 ... Joints 16, 26, 28 ... Cover 20 ... Short bus duct 27 ... opening 30 for plug-in branch ... conductor connection member 31 ... clip 32 ... connection fitting holder 32a ... conductor connection fitting 40 ... end cap 50 ... additional bus duct 60 ... switching mechanism A ... energization part B ... non-energization part

Claims (6)

In the end structure of a bus duct trunk line formed by connecting a plurality of bus ducts whose conductors are covered by a housing,
A current-carrying portion provided with a conductor electrically connected to the bus duct main line;
A non-energized portion provided with a conductor that is not electrically connected to the energized portion;
An end structure of a bus duct main line, wherein the non-energized portion is disposed on a terminal side of the bus duct main line from the energized portion. In the end structure of a bus duct trunk line formed by connecting a plurality of bus ducts whose conductors are covered by a housing,
A current-carrying portion provided with a conductor electrically connected to the trunk of the bus duct;
A non-energized portion provided with a conductor that is not electrically connected to the energized portion;
A conductor of the bus duct main line, wherein the conductor of the energization part and the conductor of the non-energization part are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, and the non-energization part is disposed on the terminal side of the bus duct trunk line from the energization part. End structure. The energization part and the non-energization part are covered with a housing,
The housing of the energization part and the housing of the non-energization part are provided separately, and the housing of the energization part and the housing of the non-energization part are connected to each other. End structure of bus duct main line. The energization part and the non-energization part are covered with a housing,
The end structure of the bus duct trunk line according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the housing of the energization part and the housing of the non-energization part are integrally formed. In the bus duct expansion method for the end structure of the bus duct main line according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A first step of connecting an additional bus duct to be added to the non-conducting part;
A method for adding a bus duct, comprising: a second step of electrically connecting conductors of the energization part and the non-energization part. In the end structure of a bus duct trunk line formed by connecting a plurality of bus ducts whose conductors are covered by a housing,
An end structure of a bus duct main line, characterized in that it has a non-current-carrying portion provided on a terminal side of the bus duct main line and provided with a conductor not electrically connected to the bus duct main line.

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