JP2011150859A - Wiring system and conductive rail - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wiring system with conductive rails attached at a plurality of positions in a vertical direction or a horizontal direction, as well as conductive rails. <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of conductive rails R<SB>01</SB>-R<SB>07</SB>, R<SB>10</SB>-R<SB>70</SB>are installed on a wall of a building. Each of conductive rails R<SB>01</SB>-R<SB>07</SB>, R<SB>10</SB>-R<SB>70</SB>includes a conductor constituting a power line for supplying power and an information route for transmitting information signals with, as well as a long-size rail body 10 with the conductor fitted along a length direction. The plurality of conductive rails R<SB>01</SB>-R<SB>07</SB>, R<SB>10</SB>-R<SB>70</SB>are structured of a trunk conductive rail set along a vertical direction or a horizontal direction and a plurality of branched conductive rails connected with the trunk conductive rail with spacings to cross the trunk conductive rail, and a function module can be connected with a conductive rail at a desired position. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a wiring system and a conductive rail.

  Conventionally, there has been a wiring system as disclosed in Patent Document 1. This wiring system includes a plurality of conductors constituting a low voltage power path for supplying low voltage power and an information path for transmitting an information signal, and a module body installed in parallel with the plurality of conductors exposed. Wiring is performed by attaching the wiring module to the construction surface.

JP 2008-251502 A

  In the wiring system disclosed in the above publication, the wiring modules are connected by joint blocks, and wiring is performed. However, the wiring modules are not installed in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction with a space therebetween. The degree of freedom of the position where the is installed is low.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a wiring system and a conductive rail in which conductive rails are attached at a plurality of positions in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 comprises a conductor constituting an electric power path for supplying electric power or an information path for transmitting an information signal, and a rail body provided with the conductor along the longitudinal direction. A plurality of conductive rails are provided on a building construction surface, and a plurality of conductive rails are installed along a vertical direction or a horizontal direction, and the main conductive rails are orthogonal to the main conductive rails and spaced from each other. It is characterized by comprising a plurality of branch conductive rails connected to the main conductive rail so as to be arranged in parallel with a space.

  According to a second aspect of the invention, there is provided a functional module according to the first aspect, wherein the functional module is mounted on the conductive rail and performs at least one of power reception from the power path or information transmission through the information path to execute a predetermined function. The interval between adjacent branch conductive rails is set based on the outer dimensions.

  The invention of claim 3 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 1 or 2, a conductive connection member for electrically connecting corresponding conductors of the trunk conductive rail and the branch conductive rail is provided.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects of the present invention, the rail body is a long, substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and is a concave groove extending along the longitudinal direction on both side surfaces along the longitudinal direction. And a conductor is disposed in each concave groove. The substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape includes not only those having a cross-sectional shape formed in a rectangular shape but also those in which the cross-sectional shape is formed in a quadrilateral other than a rectangle, or those in which one surface of a rectangular parallelepiped is formed of a curved surface.

  According to a fifth aspect of the invention, in the fourth aspect of the invention, the conductor constituting the power path is disposed in the concave groove provided on one side surface, and the information path is provided in the concave groove provided on the other side surface. The conductor which comprises is arrange | positioned.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the rail body has a long and substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and is arranged in the longitudinal direction on at least one side surface of both side surfaces along the longitudinal direction. A groove extending along the groove is provided, a conductor constituting the information path is disposed on the front side in the groove, and a conductor constituting the power path is disposed on the back side in the groove.

  The invention of claim 7 is characterized in that, in the invention of any one of claims 1 to 6, the power path is a DC power path for supplying DC power.

  The invention according to claim 8 is provided on a construction surface of a building, wherein a conductor constituting at least one of a power path for supplying power or an information path for transmitting an information signal, and the conductor are provided along a longitudinal direction. A predetermined function by allowing a functional module having a rail body to be installed and detachably connected to the rail body to perform at least one of power feeding from the power path or information transmission through the information path. The rail body is a long, substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and is provided with concave grooves extending along the longitudinal direction on both side surfaces along the longitudinal direction. A conductor is arranged.

  According to a ninth aspect of the invention, in the eighth aspect of the invention, the conductor constituting the power path is disposed in the concave groove provided on one side surface, and the information path is provided in the concave groove provided on the other side surface. The conductor which comprises is arrange | positioned.

  The invention according to claim 10 is a conductor constituting an electric power path for supplying electric power and an information path for transmitting an information signal, and a rail body provided on the construction surface of the building, the conductor being provided along the longitudinal direction. A conductive rail that allows a functional module that is detachably connected to the rail body to perform power supply from the power path and information transmission through the information path to perform a predetermined function. A conductor which is a long, substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and is provided with a groove extending along the longitudinal direction on at least one side surface of both side surfaces along the longitudinal direction, and forms an information path on the near side in the groove. Is disposed, and a conductor constituting the power path is disposed on the back side in the groove.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the plurality of branch conductive rails are branched from the basic conductive rails arranged along the vertical direction or the horizontal direction at intervals from each other in the direction orthogonal to the basic conductive rails. There is an effect that the degree of freedom of the mounting position of the functional module is improved.

  According to invention of Claim 2, when connecting a functional module to a branch conductive rail, it does not interfere with another branch conductive rail adjacent.

  According to the invention of claim 3, the conductive connection member can surely make the electrical connection between the trunk conductive rail and the branch conductive rail.

  According to the invention of claim 4, since the plurality of conductors are separately housed in the concave grooves provided on both side surfaces, the depth of the concave grooves can be reduced, and the strength of the rail body can be maintained.

  According to the invention of claim 5, since the conductor constituting the power path and the conductor constituting the information path are arranged in the recessed grooves provided on separate side surfaces, the insulation performance is improved and the information It is possible to prevent noise from being generated in the power path due to the information signal transmitted to the path.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the power path and the information path are housed in the same concave groove, dust or the like is contained in the concave groove by constructing the rail body so that the concave groove faces downward. Can be prevented from accumulating. In addition, the power path is arranged on the back side of the groove, and when the functional module is attached to the conductive rail, the functional module is energized until the functional module electrode contacts the power path placed on the back side. Not so can improve safety.

  According to the seventh aspect of the invention, since the DC power is supplied to the functional module that operates by receiving the supply of the DC voltage, the AC power is converted into the DC power on the functional module side as compared with the case of supplying the AC power. There is no need to do. Therefore, the conversion loss accompanying power conversion can be eliminated in each functional module.

  According to the invention of claim 8, since the plurality of conductors are separately housed in the recessed grooves provided on both side surfaces, the depth of the recessed grooves can be reduced, and the strength of the rail body can be maintained.

  According to the ninth aspect of the invention, since the plurality of conductors are separately housed in the concave grooves provided on both side surfaces, the depth of the concave grooves can be reduced, and the strength of the rail body can be maintained.

  According to the invention of claim 10, since the conductor constituting the power path and the conductor constituting the information path are arranged in the recessed grooves provided on separate side surfaces, the insulation performance is improved and the information It is possible to prevent noise from being generated in the power path due to the information signal transmitted to the path.

The state which the electrically conductive rail used for the wiring system of this embodiment was constructed by the wall panel is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is a left view, (c) is a right view, (d) is a plane (E) is a bottom view and (f) is a rear view. The state where the conductive rail used for the above is constructed on the wall panel is shown, (a) is an external perspective view, and (b) to (e) are main part enlarged views. It is a construction state figure in the state where the conductive rail used for the above was constructed in the room. The construction state of only the conductive rail used in the above is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is a left side view, (c) is a right side view, (d) is a plan view, (e) is a bottom view, (F) is a rear view. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the construction state of only the electrically conductive rail used for the same as the above. (A)-(m) is a figure which shows an example of the construction pattern of the electrically conductive rail used for the same as the above. (A) (b) is explanatory drawing explaining the construction example same as the above. It is a schematic block diagram of the house to which the same applies. It is a principal block showing the same as above. The conductive rail used in the above is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is a left side view, (c) is a right side view, (d) is a rear view, (e) is a plan view, and (f) is a plan view. It is a bottom view. The conductive rail used in the above is shown, (a) is an external perspective view of the state where the conductive rail is placed sideways, and (b) is the external perspective view of the state where the conductive rail is placed vertically, as viewed from above. FIG. (A)-(c) is explanatory drawing explaining the example of a change of the cross-sectional shape of the electroconductive rail used for the same as the above. (A)-(o) is explanatory drawing explaining the example of a shape change of the part A of the electrically conductive rail used for the same as the above. (A)-(j) is explanatory drawing explaining the example of a shape change of the part E of the electrically conductive rail used for the same as the above. The other conductive rail used for the above is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is a left side view, (c) is a right side view, (d) is a rear view, (e) is a plan view, (f) ) Is a bottom view. The other electrically conductive rail used above is shown, (a) is the external appearance perspective view which looked at the state which put the conductive rail sideways, and (b) looked at the state which placed the conductive rail vertically from the upper side. It is an external perspective view. The other form of the electroconductive rail used for the same as above is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is a left side view, (c) is a right side view, (d) is a rear view, and (e) is a plan view. (F) is a bottom view. The other form of the conductive rail used for the above is shown, (a) is an external perspective view of the state where the conductive rail is placed sideways, and (b) is the top view of the state where the conductive rail is placed vertically. It is the external appearance perspective view seen from. The electroconductive rail used for the same is shown, (a)-(g) is explanatory drawing explaining the example of a change of the cross-sectional shape of an electroconductive board. It is an exploded perspective view in the case of showing the same and connecting between conductive rails using a joint member. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the wiring pattern of the joint member used for the same as the above. It is a cross-sectional perspective view of the state which showed the same and connected between the conductive rails using the joint member. It is an exploded perspective view in the case of showing the same and connecting between conductive rails using a pin connection type joint member. The other joint member used for the above is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is a left side view, (c) is a right side view, (d) is a rear view, (e) is a plan view, (f) ) Is a bottom view. The other joint member used for the same is shown, (a) is an external perspective view of the state where the joint member is placed sideways as seen from the side, and (b) is the state where the joint member is placed vertically as seen from above. It is an external perspective view. The other form of the joint member used for the above is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is a left side view, (c) is a right side view, (d) is a rear view, and (e) is a sectional view. , (F) is a plan view, and (g) is a bottom view. The other form of the joint member used for the above is shown, (a) is an external perspective view of the joint member placed sideways, and (b) is the top view of the joint member placed vertically. It is the external appearance perspective view seen from. The connection adapter used for the above is shown, (a) is a view seen from the rear, (b) is a left side view, (c) is a right side view, and (d) is a plan view. The connection adapter used for the above is shown, (a) is an external perspective view seen from the right diagonal front, and (b) is an external perspective view seen from the diagonally left front. The other connection adapter used for the above is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is a right side view, (c) is a rear view, and (d) is a left side view. (A) (b) is the external appearance perspective view which looked at the state before connecting between the conductive rails used from the above from the rear side, (c) is the external view which looked at the state before connecting between the conductive rails from the front It is a perspective view. (A) (b) is a figure explaining the arrangement | positioning location of the conductor of the conductive rail used for the same as the above. It is a perspective view of the state before attaching the functional module used for the same to a conductive rail. (A) (b) is a perspective view of the state which attached the functional module used for the same to a conductive rail.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the wiring system according to the present invention is applied to a detached house will be described. Of course, the building to which the wiring system according to the present invention is applied is not limited to a detached house, and may be applied to a building such as an apartment house or a business operator.

  FIG. 8 shows a schematic configuration diagram of the wiring system of the present embodiment, and FIG. 9 shows a block diagram of the main part. In the house HM to which this wiring system is applied, an AC distribution board 90 for distributing the commercial AC power supply AC to the AC branch circuit in the house and a DC distribution for distributing the DC power supply 91a to the DC branch circuit in the house. A board 91 is installed at a key point in the house.

  The DC distribution board 91 houses a DC-DC converter (not shown) that converts direct-current power generated by the solar cell panel SC installed on the roof of the house HM into a predetermined voltage value. The DC distribution board 91 also houses an AC-DC converter (not shown) that converts the AC power supplied from the AC distribution board 90 into a DC voltage having a predetermined voltage value. The DC distribution board 91 distributes the DC power generated by the DC-DC converter or the AC-DC converter to the DC branch circuit. Here, a DC power source 91a composed of a DC-DC converter or an AC-DC converter constitutes a power supply unit that supplies power to a conductive rail described later. In this system, a DC low voltage (for example, DC48V, DC24V, DC12V, or DC6V) is supplied from the SELV power supply housed in the DC distribution board 91. Therefore, even a direct contact does not adversely affect the human body, so that safety can be ensured and protection against electric shock is unnecessary, so that costs can be reduced. The SELV (Safety Extra Low Voltage) is a voltage standardized in the IEC standard (CEI / IEC 60906-3).

As shown in FIG. 8, in a plurality of rooms 100 (for example, a living room 100A, a bedroom 100B, a kitchen 100C, etc.) in the house HM, a plurality of conductive rails R ₁₀ , R ₀₁ , R ₀₂ are provided on the wall 101 of each room 100. is set up. In the following description, when describing individual conductive rails, they are represented as conductive rails R _m0 and R _0n (m and n are positive integers), and in the description that applies to all the conductive rails, the conductive rails R and R write.

Among the plurality of conductive rails R ₁₀ , R ₀₁ , R ₀₂ , the conductive rail R ₁₀ is a basic conductive rail installed along the vertical direction. Further, the other two conductive rails R ₀₁ and R ₀₂ become branch conductive rails connected to the main conductive rail (conductive rail R ₁₀ ) with a space therebetween in parallel. Here, the power distribution body 11 (conductor constituting the power path) included in the conductive rails R ₁₀ , R ₀₁ , R _{02 of} each room is connected to a DC distribution board via a DC power wiring L1 made of, for example, a VVF cable. Direct current power is supplied from 91. In each room, the information conductors 12 (conductors constituting the information path) included in the conductive rails R ₁₀ , R ₀₁ , R ₀₂ are connected to each other by a bus.

  A functional module 3 having a predetermined function is detachably attached to the conductive rail R and used. As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 9, the functional module 3 includes an arithmetic processing unit 30 that performs general control, a functional unit 31 that performs a function corresponding to the type of the functional module 3, a transmission / reception unit 32, a direct current A power supply unit 33 is provided. The transmission / reception unit 32 performs transmission / reception of information by power line carrier communication of a differential phase shift keying method by superimposing a communication signal for transmitting data by a high frequency carrier wave on a DC voltage applied to the information conductor 12. . The DC power supply unit 33 smoothes the DC power supplied from the power conductor 11 and generates operation power supplies such as the arithmetic processing unit 30, the function unit 31, and the transmission / reception unit 32. There are various functional modules 3, and the functional module 3 a shown in FIG. 8 includes a lighting circuit that turns on a light source made of, for example, an LED as the functional unit 31. Further, the functional module 3b includes an interphone function as a functional unit 31 that performs an interphone call by exchanging audio signals with the power line carrier communication with the door phone 8 connected to the DC distribution board 91. The function module 3c includes a switch SW as a function unit 31 that turns on or off the function module 3a in accordance with an operation of turning on / off the operation handle. Here, an individual address is assigned to each function module 3, and each function module 3 can be identified by designating the address. Thus, according to the switch operation using the function module 3a, the illumination function of the function module 3c associated with the function module 3a can be turned on, turned off, and dimmed. In addition, an interphone call can be performed between the door phone 8 and the functional module 3b having an interphone function. The functional module 3 is not limited to the one having both the transmission / reception unit 32 and the DC power supply unit 33, but the transmission / reception unit 32 that transmits an information signal through the information path, or the DC power source that receives power through the power path. Only one of the units 33 may be provided.

  Next, each component of the wiring system will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 9, the conductive rails R (R ₁₀ , R ₀₁ ) are used as power conductors 11 (consisting of 11a and 11b) as power paths for supplying DC power and as information paths for transmitting information signals. The information conductor 12 (consisting of 12a and 12b) is provided.

  10A to 10F are hexahedral views of the conductive rail R, and FIGS. 11A and 11B are external perspective views of the conductive rail R. FIG. The conductive rail R is a synthetic resin formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape having a smaller thickness than the height (the vertical dimension in FIG. 10B) and the length (the horizontal dimension in FIG. 10B). A rail body 10 made of metal is provided. The rail body 10 may be made of a material such as metal or ceramic.

  In the rail body 10, concave grooves 13 a and 13 b that are recessed in a rectangular cross section are formed on both side surfaces 10 a and 10 b (upper and lower surfaces in FIG. 10A) along the longitudinal direction from one end side in the longitudinal direction. It is provided to the end side. The side surfaces 10a and 10b provided with the concave grooves 13a and 13b are side surfaces other than the side surfaces in contact with the wall surface, and the normal directions of the side surfaces 10a and 10b are the normal direction of the wall surface and the conductive rail R. Are orthogonal to the longitudinal direction.

  A pair of power conductors 11a and 11b each formed in a strip shape from a metal having good conductivity (for example, a copper alloy) is provided on the inner surface of the groove 13a over substantially the entire length of the conductive rail R. ing. The power conductors 11a and 11b are arranged so as to face each other in the front-rear direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 10A), and a DC voltage having a predetermined voltage value is applied between the conductors 11a and 11b. DC power is supplied to the functional module 3 from both the conductors 11a and 11b.

  In addition, a pair of information conductors 12a and 12b each formed in a strip shape from a metal having good conductivity (for example, a copper alloy) is provided on the inner surface of the concave groove 13b over substantially the entire length of the conductive rail R. It has been. The information conductors 12a and 12b are also arranged so as to face each other in the front-rear direction, and a DC voltage having a predetermined voltage value (for example, DC 24V) is applied between the conductors 12a and 12b. The functional module 3 connected to the conductive rail R exchanges information by superimposing a communication signal for transmitting data using a high-frequency carrier wave on a DC voltage applied between the information conductors 12a and 12b. It is. As a communication method of such power line carrier communication, for example, there is a differential phase shift keying (DBPSK) method. Thus, since the recessed parts 13a and 13b which accommodate the conductors 11 and 12 are not provided in the front of the rail main body 10, when seeing the rail main body 10 from the front, the recessed parts 13a and 13b are not conspicuous, and the rail main body Ten design properties can be improved.

  The rail body 10 is a long object, and there are various types with different overall lengths. Even when the overall lengths are different, the same shape continues in the left-right direction of FIG.

  By the way, in this embodiment, although the rail main body 10 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, you may form the shape of the rail main body 10 in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape so that it may mention later. Here, the substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape includes one having a cross-sectional shape formed in a polygon other than a rectangle, one in which one surface of the rectangular parallelepiped is formed in a curved surface, and the like.

  FIG. 12A shows a cross section orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the conductive rail R, and the cross-sectional shape is formed in an H shape. Here, the dimensions A1 to A4, B1 to B4, C1 to C4, D1 to D4 of the four sides of the vertical bar portions A to D projecting upward or downward from the left and right sides of the horizontal bar portion, and the horizontal bar portion Thus, the dimensions E1 to E4 of the four sides of the connecting portion E can be appropriately changed. Therefore, the dimensions A1 to A4, B1 to B4, C1 to C4, D1 to D4, and E1 to E4 may be designed according to the rated value of the DC voltage supplied to the power path. In FIG. 12, in order to clearly show the vertical bar portions A to D and the connecting portion E, each portion is hatched.

  Further, in the conductive rail R shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the left and right corners are formed at right angles on the front end side of the vertical bar portions A to D, but as shown in FIG. The inner corner Cin may be rounded. Moreover, as shown in FIG.12 (c), only the outer corner Cout may be rounded at the front end side of the vertical bar portions A to D, or only the inner corner Cin may be rounded. Further, it is not necessary to provide a roundness at the outer side corner Cout or the inner side corner Cin on the front end side for all the vertical bar portions A to D, either the outer corner Cout or the inner corner Cin of the desired vertical bar portions A to D, or Both the outer corner Cout and the inner corner Cin may be rounded.

  Further, in the conductive rail R shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the vertical bar portions A to D having an H-shaped cross section are formed in a square shape, but the shapes of the vertical bar portions A to D can be changed. FIGS. 13A to 13O show examples of changes in the shape of the vertical bar portion A, and the other vertical bar portions B to D are similar to the vertical bar portion A in FIGS. 13A to 13O. The shape can be changed to

  Further, in the conductive rail R shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the shape of the connecting portion E of the horizontal bar portion having an H-shaped cross section is formed in a vertically long rectangular shape, but the shape of the connecting portion E is also changed. Is possible. 14A to 14J show examples of changing the shape of the connecting portion E, and the shapes of the vertical bar portions A to D are changed as shown in FIG. 13 with respect to the connecting portion E of each shape. Is also possible.

  Further, in the conductive rail R shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, both end surfaces in the longitudinal direction are formed flat, but as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the rail body 10 has a rail on one end surface in the longitudinal direction. You may provide the convex part 10c of rectangular plate shape with thickness thinner than the main body 10. FIG. As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, a recess 10 d may be provided on one end surface in the longitudinal direction of the rail body 10 from one end side to the other end side in the height direction. In addition, you may provide the convex part 10c in the longitudinal direction both end surface of the rail main body 10, respectively, and you may provide the recessed part 10d in the longitudinal direction both end surface of the rail main body 10, respectively. Moreover, you may provide the convex part 10c in the one end side in the longitudinal direction of the rail main body 10, and the recessed part 10d in the other end side in a longitudinal direction.

  Further, in the conductive rail R shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, the cross-sectional shape of the conductor 11a is a rectangular shape whose height is larger than the thickness as shown in FIG. The cross-sectional shape can be changed as appropriate. FIGS. 19B to 19G show modified examples of the cross-sectional shape of the conductor 11a, and the cross-sectional shapes of the other conductors 11b, 12a, and 12b can be changed to the same shape as the conductor 11a. is there. 19A to 19G, the left side surface of the conductor 11a is a surface in contact with the inner surface of the concave groove, and the right side surface is a surface in contact with the electrode of the functional module 3. By the way, a DC voltage is applied to the conductors 11 and 12, and a current in the same direction continues to flow between the conductor 11a and the electrode of the functional module 3, so that there is a problem that the contact portions are easily welded. Therefore, it is also preferable that the cross-sectional shape of the conductor 11a is as shown in FIG. 19 (f). If the electrodes of the functional module 3 are brought into contact with a plurality of places of the conductor 11a, the current flowing through each contact place There is an advantage that becomes smaller and difficult to weld.

  The conductive rail R is installed on the wall 101 along the vertical direction or the horizontal direction. As shown in FIG. 20, the joint member 2 is used to connect the conductive rails R to each other.

  As shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, the joint member 2 includes a main body 20 formed of a synthetic resin in a rectangular parallelepiped shape. The main body 20 may be formed of a material such as metal or ceramic.

  The main body 20 has a thickness dimension that is the same as the thickness dimension of the conductive rail R, and a vertical and horizontal dimension that is the same as the vertical dimension of the conductive rail R. The four side surfaces of the main body 20 are provided with columnar protrusions 21a and 21b that are respectively inserted into the concave grooves 13a and 13b of the conductive rail R to be connected. Each columnar protrusion 21a is provided with terminal plates 22a and 22b that are electrically connected to the conductors 11a and 11b, respectively, on the side surface facing the inner side surface of the groove 13a. Each columnar protrusion 21b is provided with conductive plates 23a and 23b which are in contact with the conductors 12a and 12b on the side surfaces facing the inner surface of the groove 13b. Here, as shown in FIG. 21, the terminal plates 22 b provided on the columnar protrusions 21 a are electrically connected via lead plates 24 a that are insert-molded to the main body 20. The conductive plates 23b provided on the columnar protrusions 21b are electrically connected via a lead plate 24b insert-molded in the main body 20. Although not shown in the drawings, between the terminal plates 22a provided on the columnar protrusions 21a and between the conductive plates 23a provided on the columnar protrusions 21b, respectively, are electrically connected via lead plates insert-molded in the main body 20. It is connected to the. Each lead plate is insert-molded in the main body 20 while maintaining insulation from each other.

  Thus, when the conductive rail R is connected to each side surface of the joint member 2 from four directions, the columnar protrusions 21a and 21b of the joint member 2 are inserted into the recessed grooves 13a and 13b of the rail body 10, The rail body 10 is positioned with respect to the joint member 2. At this time, the terminal plates 22a and 22b of the columnar protrusion 21a are electrically connected to the conductors 11a and 11b in the concave groove 13a, so that the power path of each conductive rail R is electrically connected via the joint member 2. Connected. Also, the terminal plates 23a and 23b of the columnar protrusion 21b are electrically connected to the conductors 12a and 12b in the concave groove 13b, whereby the information paths of the respective conductive rails R are electrically connected via the joint member 2. It is. FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a state in which the conductive rail R is connected to the joint member 2, and the conductors 11 b and 12 b respectively constituting the power path and the information path of the conductive rail R are connected to the joint member 2. The lead plates 24a and 24b are electrically connected.

  It should be noted that various types of terminals can be considered for electrically connecting the joint member 2 and the conductive rail R, and the shape of the terminal portion shown in FIG. 21 is an example, and is not limited to this. Absent. In the joint member 2, the internal wiring path that electrically connects the terminals can take any pattern as long as they are not short-circuited. For example, the internal wiring path may be wired using the outer surface or the inner surface of the joint member 2, or the internal wiring path may be insert-molded inside the joint member 2 so as not to short-circuit each other.

  Moreover, although the above-mentioned joint member 2 is provided with columnar protrusions 21a and 21b fitted to the concave grooves 13a and 13b on each side surface, as shown in FIG. 23, it is formed separately from the joint member 2A. You may perform the mechanical coupling | bonding with the conductive rail R using the connection pin 4. FIG. As shown in FIG. 17 and FIG. 18, the conductive rail R is provided with a recess 10d on the tip surface, and the connecting pin 4 is formed in a rectangular plate size that fits into the recess 10d. On the other hand, the joint member 2A includes a main body 20 formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape from a synthetic resin, and pin insertion ports 25 into which the connection pins 4 are inserted are provided on all side surfaces of the main body 20. Thus, one end side of the connecting pin 4 is fitted into the pin insertion port 25 of the main body 20 and the other end side of the connecting pin 4 is fitted into the recess 10d of the conductive rail R so that the rail is connected to the joint member 2. The body 10 is positioned. The electrical connection between the joint member 2A and the conductive rail R may be provided with a terminal structure similar to that described with reference to FIG. 21, or the connection pin 4 may be connected to the conductive rail R and the joint member 2. Means for electrically connecting the two may be provided. Further, the pin insertion opening 25 may have a shape in which the surface of the main body 20 is recessed, or may be provided so as to penetrate the main body 20.

  In the joint member 2A shown in FIG. 23, the pin insertion opening 25 is opened at the center of the four side surfaces. However, as shown in FIGS. 24 and 25, each side surface continues from one end side to the other end side. The pin insertion opening 20b may be formed.

  In addition, the above-described joint members 2 and 2 </ b> A are formed in a square shape when viewed from the front, but may be formed in a cross shape when viewed from the front as shown in FIGS. 26 and 27. The main body 20 has projecting pieces 20c projecting in four directions, and the conductive rail R is coupled to the joint member 2 such that the front end surface of the conductive rail R is brought into contact with the front end surface of each projecting piece 20c. . In addition, the pin insertion port 20d in which the connection pin 4 is inserted is provided in the front end surface of the protrusion piece 20c. In FIG. 26 and FIG. 27, connection terminals for electrical connection to the power path and information path of the conductive rail R are omitted, but the same terminal structure as that described in FIG. It may be provided on the member 2. The connecting pin 4 may be provided with means for electrically connecting the conductive rail R and the joint member 2.

  When connecting between the conductive rails R, the conductive rails R are connected using connection adapters 5 and 6 made of synthetic resin as shown in FIGS. 28 to 31 instead of the joint member 2 described above. It is also possible to do.

  As shown in FIG. 31, the connection adapter 5 is slidably attached to the rail body 10 along the longitudinal direction (vertical direction in use), and is connected to another conductive rail R via a connection adapter 6 described later. Make electrical connections.

  As shown in FIG. 28, the connection adapter 5 includes a rectangular plate-shaped central piece 51 disposed on the front surface of the rail body 10 (surface opposite to the back surface facing the wall 101). Side pieces 52a and 52b protrude from the left and right side edges of the central piece 51 toward the wall 101, and the shape of the central piece 51 and the side pieces 52a and 52b viewed from the side (upper side in the use state) is approximately. It is formed in a U shape. The height dimension of the connection adapter 5 is set to be substantially the same as the height dimension of the connection adapter 6 described later.

  The side pieces 52a and 52b are respectively arranged to face the side surfaces 10a and 10b of the rail body 10, and the inner side surfaces (surfaces on the conductive rail R side) of the side pieces 52a and 52b are respectively in the concave grooves 13a and 13b. The fitting ribs 53a and 53b to be inserted are projected. The front and rear side surfaces of the fitting rib 53a are each formed in a strip shape from a metal having good conductivity (for example, a copper alloy) and contact the power conductors 11a and 11b disposed in the concave groove 13a. A pair of conductors 54 (consisting of 54a and 54b) are disposed. Further, the front and rear side surfaces of the fitting rib 53b are each formed in a strip shape from a metal having good conductivity (for example, a copper alloy) and contact the information conductors 12a and 12b disposed in the concave groove 13b. A pair of conductors 55 (consisting of 55a and 55b) are disposed.

  In addition, two power supply electrodes 56a and 56b for supplying DC power and two information electrodes 57a and 57b for transmitting and receiving information signals are provided on the outer surfaces of the side pieces 52a and 52b. . As shown in FIG. 29, between the feeding electrodes 56a and 56a of the both side pieces 52a and 52b, electricity is provided via a lead plate 58a insert-molded in the adapter main body (consisting of the central piece 51 and the side pieces 52a and 52b). Connected. The power feeding electrode 56a of the side piece 52a is electrically connected to a conductor 54a provided on the fitting rib 53a via a lead plate 58a. Similarly, the power supply electrodes 56b and 56b of the both side pieces 52a and 52b are electrically connected via a lead plate 58b insert-molded in the adapter body, and the power supply electrode 56b of the side piece 52a is connected to the lead plate. It is electrically connected to the conductor 54b of the fitting rib 53a via 58b. The information electrodes 57a and 57a of the both side pieces 52a and 52b are electrically connected via a lead plate 58c insert-molded in the adapter body, and the information electrode 57a of the side piece 52b is connected to the lead plate 58c. Is electrically connected to the conductor 55a of the fitting rib 53b. Further, the information electrodes 57b and 57b of the both side pieces 52a and 52b are electrically connected via a lead plate 58d insert-molded in the adapter body, and the information electrode 57b of the side piece 52b is connected to the lead plate 58d. Is electrically connected to the conductor 55b of the fitting rib 53b.

  When this connection adapter 5 is connected to the conductive rail R, the fitting ribs 53a and 53b are inserted into the concave grooves 13a and 13b from one end side of the rail body 10, respectively. It is mounted on the main body 10 (see FIGS. 31A to 31C). At this time, the fitting ribs 53a and 53b are guided by the concave grooves 13a and 13b, so that the connection adapter 5 is slidably attached to the conductive rail R. Further, the conductors 54a and 54b are electrically connected to the conductors 11a and 11b, respectively, whereby the power feeding electrodes 56a and 56b are electrically connected to the conductors 11a and 11b, respectively. Further, the conductors 55a and 55b are electrically connected to the conductors 12a and 12b, respectively, whereby the information electrodes 57a and 57b are electrically connected to the conductors 12a and 12b, respectively.

  On the other hand, the connection adapter 6 is attached to the end of the conductive rail R as shown in FIG. 31, and performs electrical connection with another conductive rail R via the connection adapter 5. The connection adapter 6 connected from the left side to the connection adapter 5 mounted on the conductive rail R and the connection adapter 6 connected from the right side have symmetrical shapes with the conductive rail R in between. Hereinafter, the connection adapter 6 connected to the left side of the connection adapter 5 as viewed from the front will be described, and description of the connection adapter 6 connected from the right side will be omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 30A to 30D, the connection adapter 6 protrudes in one direction from the rectangular plate-shaped central piece 61 disposed on the front surface of the rail body 10 and the three sides of the central piece 61. The side pieces 62a to 62c are formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape having an open back surface and one side surface.

  On the upper and lower side pieces 62a and 62b in the mounted state, fitting ribs 64a and 64b projecting from the inner surface facing the side surfaces 10a and 10b of the rail body 10 and inserted into the concave grooves 13a and 13b are respectively provided. Has been. Then, both side surfaces of the fitting rib 64a are each formed in a strip shape from a metal having good conductivity (for example, a copper alloy), and are electrically connected to the power conductors 11a and 11b disposed in the concave groove 13a. Conductive plates 65a and 65b that come into contact with each other are provided. Further, both sides of the fitting rib 64b are formed in a strip shape from a metal having good conductivity (for example, a copper alloy), and are electrically connected to the information conductors 12a and 12b disposed in the concave groove 13b. Conductive plates 65c and 65d are provided in contact with each other.

  The right piece 62c in the attached state is provided with four round holes 67a to 67d into which the power electrodes 56a and 56b and the information electrodes 57a and 57b of the connection adapter 5 are respectively inserted. The round holes 67a and 67b are provided with electrodes 68a and 68b that are electrically connected to the power electrodes 56a and 56b. The round holes 67c and 67d are electrically connected to the information electrodes 57a and 57b. Electrodes 68c and 68d are provided. Each of the electrodes 68a to 68d is electrically connected to the conductive plates 65a to 65d via lead plates 66a to 66d that are insert-molded on the side piece 62c. Moreover, the one end side of the coil springs 63 and 63 is being fixed to the inner surface of the right piece 62c, respectively.

  When connecting the connection adapter 6 to the conductive rail R, as shown in FIG. 31, the fitting ribs 64a and 64b are inserted into the concave grooves 13a and 13b from one end side of the rail body 10, respectively. Then, the connection adapter 6 is attached to the rail body 10. At this time, the end portion of the rail body 10 is covered by the central piece 61 and the side pieces 62a to 62c, and the fitting ribs 64a and 64b are guided by the concave grooves 13a and 13b, whereby the connection adapter 6 is connected to the conductive rail R. It is slidably attached to. Further, the conductive plates 65a and 65b are respectively connected to the conductors 11a and 11b, whereby the power feeding electrodes 68a and 68b are electrically connected to the conductors 11a and 11b, respectively. Further, the conductive plates 65c and 65d are electrically connected to the conductors 12a and 12b, respectively, whereby the information electrodes 68c and 68d are electrically connected to the conductors 12a and 12b, respectively.

  Here, when connecting another conductive rail R from the direction orthogonal to the conductive rail R to the conductive rail R installed along the vertical direction, it extends along the vertical direction as shown in FIG. The connection adapter 5 is attached to the conductive rail R at a desired height position. Next, another conductive rail R to which the connection adapter 6 is attached is screwed to the wall 101 in a state where the side piece 62c of the connection adapter 6 is in contact with the side piece 52a or 52b of the connection adapter 5. Fix it by the method. At this time, the other end side of the coil spring 63 (the side opposite to the one end fixed to the side piece 62c) abuts on the end surface of the conductive rail R, so that the coil spring 63 is bent. Under the spring force, the side piece 62c elastically contacts the side piece 52a or 52b of the connection adapter 5. Further, the feeding electrodes 56a and 56b and the information electrodes 57a and 57b provided on the side piece 52a or 52b are inserted into the round holes 67a to 67d of the connection adapter 6 so as to be in electrical contact with the electrodes 68a to 68d. At the same time, the connection adapter 5 is positioned in the vertical direction. Thus, the power conductors 11 and the information conductors 12 of each conductive rail R are electrically connected via the connection adapters 5 and 6, respectively.

  Here, the joint member 2 and the connection adapters 5 and 6 constitute a conductive connection member that electrically connects between the conductive plates of the main conductive rail and the branch conductive rail. By using these conductive connection members, electrical connection between the main conductive rail and the branch conductive rail can be reliably performed. Instead of connecting between the plurality of conductive rails R using the joint member 2 and the connection adapters 5 and 6, the conductive rails may be formed by integrally forming the plurality of conductive rails R.

  As described above, the conductive rails R can be connected by using the joint member 2 and the connection adapters 5 and 6, and a plurality of conductive rails R are installed on the building wall 101 with reference to FIGS. The arrangement pattern to be performed will be described. FIG. 3 shows a state in which a conductive rail R is installed in a room in the building, and a conductive rail is applied to one wall 101c in the room. However, the conductive rail R is electrically connected to the side walls 101a, 101b and the ceiling 101d other than the floor 101e. Rail R may be constructed.

  1 and 2 show a state in which a plurality of conductive rails R are arranged vertically and horizontally on the surface of a wall panel PN constituting the wall 101. FIG. Since the wall panel PN can have various shapes, the wall panel PN is illustrated by an imaginary line in FIGS. 1 and 2A. 2B to 2E are enlarged views of the connecting portion. 4 and 5 show only the conductive rail R without the wall panel PN. 1, 2, 4, and 5, the grooves 13 a and 13 b are omitted for the sake of simplicity of illustration, but for example, the conductive rail R shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 is used accurately. ing.

In the example shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, seven conductive rails R _m0 (m = 1 to 7) extending along the vertical direction are attached to the front surface of the wall panel PN at intervals from each other, along the horizontal direction. Seven conductive rails R _0n (n = 1 to 7) extending in a spaced manner are attached to each other. 1 and 2, all of the conductive rails R _m0 (m = 1 to 7) extending along the vertical direction and the conductive rails R _0n (n = 1 to 7) extending along the horizontal direction are illustrated. However, it is not necessary to install all the conductive rails R _m0 and R _0n . That is, the number and length of the conductive rails R _m0 extending in the vertical direction and the number and length of the conductive rails R _0n extending in the horizontal direction can take various forms within the range shown in FIG. Yes, it suffices to install a desired number of conductive rails R having a desired length at a required place. Here, FIG. 6 (a) ~ (m) is shows the construction pattern changing the number and length of the conductive rails R _m0, R _0n, other construction patterns are also contemplated. Further, the maximum number of the conductive rails R _m0 and R _0n is not limited to seven. Depending on the size of the wall 101 and the external dimensions of the functional module 3 connected to the conductive rails R _m0 and R _0n , The maximum number and length of the conductive rails R _m0 and R _0n can be changed. Moreover, in the example shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2, although it constructs combining the same shape conductive rail, as shown in FIGS. 12-14, cross-sectional shape (for example, the shape of part AE) mutually differs. A plurality of conductive rails may be combined for construction.

FIG. 7A shows a state where the functional module is attached to the conductive rail R constructed on the wall. In the illustrated example, the conductive rail extending along the horizontal direction _from the conductive rail R10 extending along the vertical direction. R _{01 to} R ₀₆ are branched and installed. A functional module 3 having a desired function is attached to each of the conductive rails R ₁₀ and R _{01 to} R ₀₆ . In FIG. 7A, the functional module 3 is illustrated in a hatched area, and a blank cover or the like is attached to a place where the functional module 3 is not attached. Here, the interval between the adjacent conductive rails R _m0 and R _0n may be set according to the outer dimension T of the functional module 3 (which is unified to a predetermined dimension in the plural types of functional modules 3). By setting the interval between the conductive rails R wider than the external dimension, the functional module 3 can be securely attached without causing the functional module 3 to interfere with another adjacent conductive rail. Note that TV in FIG. 7A indicates a television receiver constructed separately from the conductive rail R. In the construction example of FIG. 7A, a blank cover is attached to a place where the functional module 3 is not attached. However, the blank cover is not always necessary, and as shown in FIG. May be eliminated.

Here, in any of the wiring patterns shown in FIG. 1, if any of the conductive rails R _m0 (m = 1 to 7) extending along the vertical direction is a main conductive rail, the conductive rail R extending along the horizontal direction. _0n (n = 1 to 7) is a branched conductive rail. Further, if any of the conductive rails R _0n (n = 1 to 7) extending along the horizontal direction is used as the main conductive rail, the conductive rail R _m0 (m = 1 to 7) extending along the vertical direction is the branched conductive rail. It becomes. As described above, since the plurality of branch conductive rails are branched from the main conductive rails arranged along the vertical direction or the horizontal direction in the direction orthogonal to the main conductive rails with a space between each other, the functional module is attached. There is an effect that the degree of freedom of position is improved.

  By the way, although the functional module 3 mentioned above is detachably connected to the conductive rail R, a structure for attaching the functional module 3 to the conductive rail R will be described with reference to FIG. 33 and FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 33, the functional module 3 is a module body 35 made of a synthetic resin (metal or ceramic) having a rectangular parallelepiped shape whose thickness is smaller than the height and width. Good).

  On the front surface of the module body 35, functional units 31 corresponding to the types are arranged. For example, in the functional module 3 a having an illumination function, the light source is disposed on the front surface of the module main body 35. In the functional module 3b having the intercom function, a speaker, a microphone, a monitor, and the like for a call are arranged on the front surface of the module main body 35. In the function module 3c having a switch function, an operation handle is disposed on the front surface of the module body 35. Further, a bulging portion 35a bulging in a trapezoidal shape toward the back side (wall 101 side) is integrally provided on the upper portion of the module body 35, and a conductive rail R of the conductive rail R is provided on the lower surface of the bulging portion 35a. A fitting rib 36 is protruded from the groove 13b provided on the upper side surface (side surface 10b). A support base 37a protrudes from the lower side of the back surface of the module body 35. The support base 37a is inserted into a recessed groove 13a provided on the lower side surface (side surface 10a) of the conductive rail R so as to freely advance and retract. The fitting piece 37 is slidably attached in the vertical direction. In the state where the fitting piece 37 is moved to the lower end position and the upper end position, an elastic locking claw (not shown) provided on the fitting piece 37 is placed in the locking recess (not shown) of the support base 37a. By engaging with each other, the fitting piece 37 is held at the upper end position or the lower end position.

  A terminal plate 38a is formed on the lower edge of the front and rear side surfaces of the fitting rib 36 in the form of a strip of a metal having good conductivity (for example, copper alloy) and is electrically connected to the transmitting / receiving unit 32. , 38b are provided along the left-right direction. Further, the upper edges of both front and rear side surfaces of the fitting piece 37 are also formed in a strip shape from a metal having good conductivity (for example, copper alloy) and are electrically connected to the DC power source 33. Plates 39a and 39b are provided along the left-right direction. Here, the fitting rib 36 and the fitting piece 37 constitute attachment means for attaching the functional module 3 to the conductive rail, and the terminal plates 38a, 38b, 39a, 39b constitute the power path and information path of the conductive rail R. Conductive connection means for electrically connecting to the is configured.

  When connecting the functional module 3 to the conductive rail R, first, the fitting piece 37 is manually lowered to the lower end position. Then, with the module main body 35 inclined obliquely so as to approach the wall 101 as it goes upward, the fitting rib 36 is inserted into the concave groove 13b so that the bulging portion 35a is positioned above the rail main body 10. Placed on the side surface 10b. At this time, the module main body 35 is attached in a state of being hooked on the rail main body 10 by fitting the fitting rib 36 into the concave groove 13b. Thereafter, the lower part of the module body 35 is moved to the rail body 10 side, and the back surface of the module body 35 is brought into contact with the front surface of the rail body 10. In this state, when the fitting piece 37 protruding downward from the lower part of the module body 35 is slid upward, the upper part of the fitting piece 37 is inserted into the groove 13a, and the installation of the module body 35 is completed. (See FIG. 34). At this time, the terminal plates 39a and 39b provided on the fitting piece 37 are electrically connected to the conductors 11a and 11b in the concave groove 13a, and the terminal plates 38a and 38b provided on the fitting rib 36 are concave grooves. It is electrically connected to the conductive plates 12a and 12b in 13b. Thus, DC power is supplied to the DC power supply unit 33 of the functional module 3, and the transmission / reception unit 32 is connected to the information conductive path, so that the function unit 31 provides a function corresponding to the type. When the fitting piece 37 is manually moved to the upper end position, the fitting piece 37 is held at the upper end position, so that the functional module 3 can be prevented from falling off.

  On the other hand, when the functional module 3 is removed from the conductive rail R, the lower part of the fitting piece 37 is grasped by hand from the gap between the lower part of the module body 35 and the wall 101, and the fitting piece 37 is manually moved to the lower end position. If it does, the engagement state of the fitting piece 37 and the ditch | groove 13a will be cancelled | released. Thereafter, the functional module 3 can be easily detached from the conductive rail R by tilting the module body 35 obliquely and lifting it upward.

  By the way, in this embodiment, the lower fitting piece 37 is manually slid and moved, but the fitting piece 37 is always urged by a spring or the like toward the bulging portion 35a side (direction to enter the recessed groove 13a). May be. In this case, first, with the module main body 35 inclined obliquely so as to approach the wall 101 as it goes upward, the fitting rib 36 is inserted into the concave groove 13b, and the bulging portion 35a is moved to the rail. It is placed on the upper side surface 10 b of the main body 10. In this state, the fitting piece 37 receives the biasing force of the spring and protrudes upward, the upper end portion of the fitting piece 37 is in contact with the lower corner portion of the rail body 10, and only the fitting rib 36 is recessed. The module main body 35 is fitted in the groove 13a and attached in a state of being hooked on the rail main body 10. Thereafter, when the fitting piece 37 is lowered downward against the biasing force of the spring, the fitting piece 37 gets over the lower corner of the rail body 10. When the fitting piece 37 is released while the back surface of the module body 35 is in contact with the front surface of the rail body 10, the fitting piece 37 receives the biasing force of the spring and moves to the upper end position. 3 can be easily performed. At this time, the upper portion of the fitting piece 37 is inserted into the concave groove 13a, and the mounting of the module main body 35 is completed. When removing the functional module 3 from the conductive rail R, the lower part of the fitting piece 37 is grasped by hand from the gap between the lower part of the module main body 35 and the wall 101, and the fitting piece 37 is resisted against the biasing force of the spring. And if it moves manually to a lower end position, engagement with the fitting piece 37 and the ditch | groove 13a will be cancelled | released. The functional module 3 can be easily detached from the conductive rail R by tilting the module body 35 obliquely and lifting it upward while the engagement between the fitting piece 37 and the groove 13a is released. Further, both the fitting piece 37 and the fitting rib 36 may be constantly urged by a spring or the like in the direction of entering the concave grooves 13a and 13b, respectively, and the mounting operation can be easily performed as described above. .

  By the way, in the above-described embodiment, the power conductor 11 (11a, 11b) and the information conductor 12 (12a, 12b) are placed in the concave grooves 13a, 13b of the different side surfaces 10a, 10b as shown in FIG. ) Are arranged separately, and the insulation distance between the conductors 11 and 12 can be increased. Further, it is possible to prevent noise from being superimposed on the power conductor 11 by the information signal transmitted to the information conductor 12. Moreover, since the several conductors 11 and 12 are separately accommodated in the recessed grooves 13a and 13b of separate side surface 10a, 10b, compared with the case where the conductors 11 and 12 are accommodated collectively in one recessed groove. The depth of the concave grooves 13a and 13b can be reduced, and the strength of the rail body 10 can be maintained. However, since dust or the like may enter the concave groove 13b facing upward in the construction state, a lid (not shown) that closes a portion of the concave groove 13b to which the functional module 3 is not attached is attached to the concave groove 13b. It is preferable to attach to the opening.

  In addition, since there is no risk of accumulation of dust or the like in the concave groove 13a facing downward in the construction state, as shown in FIG. 32 (b), the electric power is maintained with an insulation distance secured in the concave groove 13a facing downward. It is also preferable to dispose the electrical conductor 11 and the information conductor 12. Since the power conductor 11 and the information conductor 12 are disposed in the same groove, dust or the like is generated in the groove by constructing the rail body 10 so that the groove faces downward. It can be prevented from accumulating. Moreover, when both are accommodated in the same ditch | groove, it is preferable that the information conductor 12 is arrange | positioned in the near side of the ditch | groove 13a, and the electric power conductor 11 is arrange | positioned in the back | inner side. When the functional module 3 is attached to the conductive rail R, the functional module 3 is not energized until the electrode of the functional module 3 comes into contact with the electric power conductor 11 disposed on the back side. There is an advantage that safety is improved.

  Further, in this system, DC power is supplied to the power conductor 11, and DC power is supplied to the functional module 3 that operates by receiving the supply of DC voltage, so that compared to the case where AC power is supplied. There is no need to convert AC power to DC power on the functional module 3 side. Therefore, the conversion loss accompanying power conversion can be eliminated in each functional module 3.

  In the above-described embodiment, since the conductive rail R includes the information path (information conductor 12) separately from the power path (power conductor 11), the transmission quality of the information signal can be secured, and the power There is an advantage that noise of the DC voltage supplied through the conductive path can be reduced. If the transmission / reception unit 32 (power line carrier communication means) of the functional module 3 transmits an information signal superimposed on a DC voltage supplied to the power conductive path, the power conductive path is also used as the information conductive path. be able to. Therefore, information signals can be exchanged through the conductive path for supplying DC power, and the number of conductive paths can be reduced, so that the cost of the wiring system can be reduced.

R _{01 to} R ₀₇ , R _{10 to} R ₇₀ conductive rail (main conductive rail, branch conductive rail)
PN wall panel (construction surface)
10 Rail body 11 Conductive plate for power (conductor constituting power path)
12 Information conductive plate (conductor constituting the information path)

Claims (10)

A conductive rail comprising a conductor constituting at least one of a power path for supplying power or an information path for transmitting information signals, and a rail body provided with the conductor along the longitudinal direction, Multiple installed on the surface,
The basic conductive rails are arranged such that the plurality of conductive rails are installed along the vertical direction or the horizontal direction, and are orthogonal to the basic conductive rails and parallel to each other at intervals. A wiring system comprising: a plurality of branch conductive rails connected to the cable.   Adjacent branched conductive rails based on the outer dimensions of functional modules that are attached to the conductive rails and perform at least one of power reception from the power path or information transmission through the information path to perform a predetermined function The wiring system according to claim 1, wherein an interval is set.   The wiring system according to claim 1, further comprising a conductive connection member that electrically connects corresponding conductors of the main conductive rail and the branched conductive rail.   The rail body has a long, substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and is provided with concave grooves extending along the longitudinal direction on both side surfaces along the longitudinal direction, and the conductor is disposed in each concave groove. The wiring system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the wiring system is characterized in that:   The conductor constituting the power path is disposed in the concave groove provided on one side surface, and the conductor constituting the information path is disposed in the concave groove provided on the other side surface. Item 5. The wiring system according to Item 4.   The rail body has a long, substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a groove extending along the longitudinal direction is provided on at least one side surface of both side surfaces along the longitudinal direction, and information is provided on the front side in the groove. The wiring system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a conductor constituting the path is arranged, and a conductor constituting the power path is arranged on the back side in the concave groove.   The wiring system according to claim 1, wherein the power path is a DC power path for supplying DC power. A conductor constituting at least one of a power path for supplying power or an information path for transmitting an information signal, and a rail body provided on the construction surface of the building, the conductor being provided along the longitudinal direction. Equipped,
A conductive rail that causes a functional module that is detachably connected to the rail body to perform at least one of power feeding from the power path or information transmission through the information path to perform a predetermined function. ,
The rail body has a long, substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and is provided with concave grooves extending along the longitudinal direction on both side surfaces along the longitudinal direction, and the conductor is disposed in each concave groove. Characteristic conductive rail.   The conductor constituting the power path is disposed in the concave groove provided on one side surface, and the conductor constituting the information path is disposed in the concave groove provided on the other side surface. Item 9. The conductive rail according to Item 8. A power path for supplying power and a conductor constituting an information path for transmitting an information signal; and a rail body provided on the construction surface of the building, the conductor being provided along the longitudinal direction,
A conductive rail that allows a functional module that is detachably connected to the rail body to perform power feeding from the power path and information transmission through the information path to perform a predetermined function,
The rail body has a long, substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a groove extending along the longitudinal direction is provided on at least one side surface of both side surfaces along the longitudinal direction, and information is provided on the front side in the groove. A conductive rail in which a conductor constituting a path is disposed, and a conductor constituting a power path is disposed on the back side in the concave groove.

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