Current floor power distribution systems are often difficult to assemble and conceal. Such systems may also be susceptible to fluid intrusion. Further, these systems may present trip hazards or interfere with the use or positioning of floor equipment. Thus, there is a need for a floor power distribution system that overcomes these deficiencies.
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a floor power distribution system includes a power distribution junction assembly including a first housing and a pair of first electrical connectors, the first housing configured to abut a floor surface, a pair of receptacle junction assemblies each including a second housing, a second electrical connector and an electrical receptacle configured to receive a plug member from an electrical device, the second housing configured to abut the floor surface, and a pair of raceway assemblies. Each raceway assembly includes an elongated raceway including a longitudinally extending channel, at least one electrical and/or communication wire extending along the channel, a pair of third electrical connectors located at opposite ends of the at least one electrical and/or communication wire and configured to engage the first and second electrical connectors to transmit electricity and/or communication signals from the power distribution junction assembly to the receptacle junction assemblies, and a pair of ramps each coextending with the elongated raceway on opposite sides thereof, each ramp including a proximate edge that engages the elongated raceway and having a first thickness, and a distal edge having a second thickness that is less than the first thickness, wherein the elongated raceway and the elongate ramp are configured to be located between the floor surface and a floor covering in an area frequented by foot traffic.
According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a floor power distribution system includes a first hub arrangement including a first hub housing and a first electrical connector, the first hub housing configured to abut a floor, a second hub arrangement including a second hub housing and a second electrical connector, the second hub housing configured to abut the floor, and a raceway including a first adapter configured to engage the first hub housing of the first hub arrangement, and a second adapter configured to engage the second housing of the second hub arrangement, wherein the raceway includes a channel configured to route wires between the first and second hub arrangements, and wherein a vertical downward force exerted on the raceway causes a first downwardly facing surface of the first adapter to abut a first upwardly facing surface of the first hub housing, and a second downwardly facing surface of the second adaptor to abut a second upwardly facing surface of the second hub housing.
According to yet another aspect of the present disclosure, a method for connecting a floor power distribution system includes providing a hub arrangement including a hub housing and a first electrical connector, positioning the hub housing against a floor surface, providing an adapter that includes a second electrical connector that extends from a downwardly facing surface of the adapter and is complementary to the first electrical connector, and engaging the second electrical connector to the first electrical connector by moving the adapter in a downward direction with respect to the hub housing subsequent to positioning the hub housing against the floor.
These and other aspects, objects, and features of the present disclosure will be understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art upon studying the following specification, claims, and appended drawings.
In the drawings:
As required, detailed embodiments of the present disclosure are disclosed herein.
However, it is to be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely exemplary and may be embodied in various and alternative forms. The figures are not necessarily to a detailed design and some schematics may be exaggerated or minimized to show function overview. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the teachings of the present disclosure.
As used herein, the term “and/or,” when used in a list of two or more items, means that any one of the listed items can be employed by itself, or any combination of two or more of the listed items can be employed. For example, if an apparatus is described as containing components A, B, and/or C, the composition can contain A alone; B alone; C alone; A and B in combination; A and C in combination; B and C in combination; or A, B, and C in combination.
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The secondary raceways 16 may be electrically coupled to the primary raceway 12 at a junction, which is exemplarily shown as a blank junction assembly 20. The secondary raceways 16 may each deliver electrical power received from the primary raceway 12 to corresponding junctions, which are exemplarily shown as a dual door junction assembly 22, a NEMA junction assembly 24, and a single-door junction assembly 26, respectively. Depending on the connection arrangement for a particular junction, the junction may enable electrical power to be delivered to one or more connected electrical devices and/or route electrical power to another junction(s) in the system 10. As an additional feature, portions of the system 10 represented by dotted lines may be placed beneath a floor covering 28 (e.g. carpet) so as not to interfere with foot traffic. Further, while a floor power distribution system 10 is provided herein, it should be appreciated that the various connection arrangements described below may be similarly implemented in power distribution systems that draw support from other surfaces such as, but not limited to, walls, ceilings, and the like, without departing from the teachings provided herein.
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The assembled power in-feed assembly 34 may be coupled to the branch raceway 32 by adjoining the raised portion 50 to one end 58 of the branch raceway 32 via one or more mechanical fasteners 60. Once engaged, the underside of the branch raceway 32 and the underside of the power in-feed assembly 34 may be substantially coplanar with respect to each other, thereby enabling the power in-feed assembly 34 and the branch raceway 32 to be placed on a floor or other surface in a low profile configuration. As exemplarily shown in
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The bus bar assembly 90 may be secured within the hub arrangement 30, which includes a hub housing defined by a lower housing member 106 and an upper housing member 108. The lower housing member 106 includes an entryway 110 on a raised portion 112 of the lower housing member 106 to allow the entry of wires 88a-88c into the hub arrangement 30. The wires 88a-88c may be secured to a slotted passageway 114 that leads to a recessed chamber 116 in which the bus bar assembly 90 may be received. A boss 118 may be centrally provided in the recessed chamber 116 and may be configured to receive the bus bar assembly 90 via a complementary space 120 spanning the vertical center of the bus bar assembly 90 (
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The plug arrangement 140 may also include an electrical connector 154 surrounded by a seal member 156 that may be secured to a downwardly facing surface 158 of the raised portion 148. The seal member 156 may correspond to a foam water seal and may be contoured to the shape of the rib 123 surrounding the electrical receptacles 122a-122c of the hub arrangement 30. The electrical connector 154 may be positioned to extend from the underside of the raised portion 148 and may be configured to compliment an electrical connector (e.g. triad 102a-102c) of another secondary raceway 16 or a primary raceway 12. The electrical connector 154 may include prongs 160a-160c that may correspond to hot, ground, and neutral, respectively. The prongs 160a-160c may be equally dimensioned and spaced according to the slots of the electrical receptacles 122a-122c to allow an electrical connection to be made with the corresponding electrical contacts 98a-98c of the bus bar assembly 90.
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Regarding the presently illustrated embodiment, the plug arrangement 140 is positioned above a selected coupling area, exemplarily shown as coupling area 38b, such that the prongs 160a-160c of the plug arrangement 140 are vertically aligned with the corresponding electrical receptacle 122b. It should be understood that the selected coupling area may correspond to coupling areas 38a or 38c in other implementations. Due to the prongs 160a-160c extending downwardly from a cantilevered portion (e.g. raised portion 148) of the plug arrangement 140, the plug arrangement 140 is configured to only connect to the hub arrangement 30 in a single orientation to ensure a proper electrical connection between the plug arrangement 140 and the hub arrangement 30 of raceway 164. To aid in securing the plug arrangement 140, the hub arrangement 30 may include one or more sets of alignment stands 166a-166c disposed about the periphery of the hub arrangement 30. Each set of alignment stands 166a-166c may be assigned to a corresponding coupling area 38a-38c and may be received through complementary grooves 168 in the plug housing 144, thereby preventing rotational movement between the plug arrangement 140 and the hub arrangement 30.
When the plug arrangement 140 is properly oriented, the prongs 160a-160c may be inserted into the corresponding electrical receptacle 122b of the hub arrangement 30 by moving the plug arrangement 140 in a substantially vertical downward path with respect to the hub housing 104 of the hub arrangement 30. Once in place, a vertical downward force may be exerted on the plug housing 144, thereby causing the prongs 160a-160c to be fully received by the electrical contacts 98a-98c of the corresponding triad 102b such that an electrical connection is made between the plug arrangement 140 and the hub arrangement 30 of raceway 164. Furthermore, the vertical downward force compresses the seal member 156 to form a substantially watertight seal between the plug housing 144 and the hub arrangement 30. Once the prongs 160a-160c have been fully inserted, the lower portion 146 of the plug arrangement 140 abuts the floor 165 and the seal member 156 abuts and seals against the upwardly facing surface 124 of the hub arrangement 30 and the rib 123 of the electrical receptacle 122b. Additionally, the seal member 156 is positioned between the downwardly facing surface 158 of the plug housing 144 and the upwardly facing surface 124 of the hub arrangement 30. As a result, the prongs 160a-160c are substantially perpendicular to the floor 165 and the seal member 156 is substantially parallel to the floor 165. The plug arrangement 140 may be secured to the hub arrangement 30 via mechanical fasteners 169 to help ensure that the seal member 156 is fully compressed. In the presently illustrated embodiment, each of the mechanical fasteners 169 may be inserted through a corresponding opening 162 formed through the raised portion 148 of the plug housing 144 and fastened to a corresponding threaded member 163 that extends into the upwardly facing surface 124 of the hub arrangement 30.
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The blank junction assembly 170 may also include one or more blank fillers 176, which are specialized adapters that act as a placeholder when a secondary raceway 16 is not necessary. In
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According to one embodiment, the rear edge 188 of the blank filler 176 and rear edges 192 and 194 of the plug arrangements 140 and raceway 174, respectively, are curved and have the same radius with respect to the recess 130 of the hub arrangement 30. An intermediate trim member 196, exemplarily shown in a multi-piece configuration, may be optionally provided to supplement relatively thin floor coverings and may be similarly included with any of the other junction assemblies described below. The intermediate trim member 196 may be concentrically aligned with and configured to surround each of the rear edges 188, 192, 194, of the blank filler 176, plug arrangements 140, and hub arrangement, respectively. The intermediate trim member 196 may draw support from the branch raceways 32 of the secondary raceways 16 and raceway 174, respectively, along with the ramp 186 of the blank filler 176. Once the intermediate trim member 196 is in position, a floor covering 198 having a cut out portion 200 may be overlaid on the hub arrangement 30, followed in turn by an upper trim member 202 and a blank cover 204. The upper trim member 202 may be configured to enclose the blank cover 204 and may include springs 205 on which the blank cover 204 is positioned. The exposed blank cover 204 may serve to indicate the floor position of blank junction assembly 170 and may include an opening 206 that is vertically aligned with the boss 118 located inside the hub arrangement 30. This allows a mechanical fastener 207 to be inserted through the opening 206 and be received in the boss 118, thereby compressing the springs 205 of the upper trim member 202 such that the blank cover 204 sits flush with the trim member 202 and is fully secured to the hub arrangement 30 of raceway 174.
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The NEMA module 212 may include a main housing member 214 and a pair of opposite side panels 216 each having one or more NEMA receptacles 218. Additionally, or alternatively, each side panel 216 may include other receptacle configurations. As best shown in
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In assembly, a floor covering 238 with a cut out portion 240 may be overlaid on the hub arrangement 30, followed by a trim member 242 that may be configured to enclose the NEMA module 212 and may include compression springs 243 on which the NEMA module 212 is positioned. The NEMA module 212 is placed over the hub arrangement 30 such that the prongs 226a-226c are vertically aligned with the corresponding electrical receptacle 122a of coupling area 38a and the pair of relief spaces 232 are vertically aligned with the corresponding pair of alignment towers 234 of blank filler 176a. The NEMA module 212 may be engaged to the hub arrangement 30 by moving the NEMA module 212 in a substantially vertical downward path with respect to the hub arrangement 30. A vertical downward force may be exerted on the NEMA module 212 to cause the prongs 226a-226c to be inserted through the electrical receptacle 122a and be received by the corresponding electrical contacts 98a-98c such that an electrical connection is made between the NEMA module 212 and hub arrangement 30. Furthermore, the vertical downward force compresses the seal member 230 to form a substantially watertight seal between the NEMA module 212 and the hub arrangement 30. Once the prongs 226a-226c have been fully inserted, the seal member 230 may abut and seal against the rib 23 of the corresponding electrical receptacle 122a and the upwardly facing surface 124 of the hub arrangement 30. Additionally, the seal member 230 is positioned between the underside of the NEMA module 212 and the upwardly facing surface 124 of the hub arrangement 30. In such an arrangement, the prongs 226a-226c are substantially perpendicular to the floor 209 and the seal member 230 is substantially parallel to the floor 209. Furthermore, the NEMA module 212 may have an opening 244 in the main housing member 214 that is vertically aligned with the boss 118 inside the hub arrangement 30, thereby allowing the NEMA module 212 to be secured to the hub arrangement 30 via a mechanical fastener 245 that is inserted through the opening 244 and engaged to the boss 118. Doing so causes the springs 243 of the trim member 242 to compress such that only the NEMA module 212 and the trim member 242 are exposed through the cut out portion 240 of the floor covering 238.
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The door module 250 is shown in
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Accordingly, various connection arrangements have been advantageously described herein in great detail. The connection arrangements may be implemented in a floor power distribution system 10 and may include one or more junction assemblies formed at the hub arrangement 30 of either a primary raceway 12 or a secondary raceway 16. It should be understood, however, that the system 10 is not limited to the use of any particular junction assembly. That is, the system 10 may employ some or all of the junction assemblies described previously. Thus, the system 10 may be arranged in numerous connection arrangements based on the needs of the user.
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In assembly, the protective cap 312 may be oriented relative to the raised portion 148 of the plug housing 144 such that the bosses 316 are aligned with the corresponding openings 162 of the raised portion 148 of the plug housing 144 and the underside 320 of the body portion 314 faces the tips of the prongs 160a-160c of the plug arrangement 140. Assuming the plug arrangement 140 is oriented so that the prongs 160a-160c point upwardly, the protective cap 312 may be engaged to the raised portion 148 of the plug housing 144 by moving it in a downward motion until the bosses 316 snappedly engage the openings 162 of the raised portion 148 of the plug housing 144. For purposes of illustration, the protective cap 312 is generally shown engaged to the raised portion 148 of the plug housing 144 in
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In assembly, the protective cap 328 may be oriented relative the NEMA module 212 such that the underside 336 of the body portion 330 faces the tips of the prongs 226a-226c and the seal member 230 of the NEMA module 212. Assuming the prongs 226a-226c point upwardly, the protective cap 328 may be moved downward such that the legs 332 frictionally engage the platform 231 and the guard walls 334 frictionally engage the prongs 226a-226c. For purposes of illustration, the protective cap 328 is shown engaged to the platform 231 on the underside of the NEMA module 212 in
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According to one embodiment, the weighted base assembly 402 may be constructed from a material that imparts a substantial heaviness thereto relative to the other components of the power hub 400 such as the shaft 404, the impact loop 406, and the electrical receptacle block 408. In one embodiment, the upper member 416 of the weighted base assembly 402 may be constructed from a non-ferrous material such as zinc and the lower member 418 of the weighted base assembly 402 may be constructed from a ferrous material such as iron while the shaft 404, impact loop 406, and electrical receptacle block 408 may be constructed from plastic. In alternative embodiments, the upper and lower members 416, 418 may be constructed using the same material such as zinc or iron. Also, it is contemplated that the shaft 404 may be constructed from aluminum. Based on the height of the power hub 400 and by virtue of the relative weight of the weighted base assembly 402, it is contemplated that the power hub 400 may be tipped up to 45 degrees with respect to its vertical axis and still be able to return to a standing position. The lower member 418 may include one or more anti-slide members 436 provided on an underside portion 438 of the lower member 418 to provide traction on slick surfaces such as tile, hardwood floors, and the like. The anti-slide members 436 may be constructed from rubber or other types of gripping materials and may be concentrically aligned proximate the periphery of the lower member 418 or be otherwise arranged on the underside portion 438 of the lower member 418.
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It is to be understood that variations and modifications can be made on the aforementioned structure without departing from the concepts of the present disclosure, and further it is to be understood that such concepts are intended to be covered by the following claims unless these claims by their language expressly state otherwise.
This patent application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/403,017, which was filed on May 3, 2019, entitled “FLOOR POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM,” now U.S. Pat. No. 10,516,255, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/028,485, which was filed on Jul. 6, 2018, entitled “FLOOR POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM,” now U.S. Pat. No. 10,333,284, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/585,290, which was filed on May 3, 2017, entitled “FLOOR POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM,” now U.S. Pat. No. 10,050,424, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/850,206, which was filed on Sep. 10, 2015, entitled “FLOOR POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM,” now, U.S. Pat. No. 9,685,730, which claims benefit to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/049,483, which was filed on Sep. 12, 2014, entitled “FLOOR POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM,” and claims benefit to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/216,051, which was filed Sep. 9, 2015, entitled “FLOOR POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.” The aforementioned related applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
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