# US 12,016,150 B2 · Foldable conductive guide rail

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- Number: US 12,016,150 B2
- Document ID: US12016150B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/768,362
- Filed: 2020-05-28
- Published: 2023-11-30
- Granted: 2024-06-18
- Earliest claimed: 2019-10-12
- Assignees: Inspur Suzhou Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Inspur Suzhou Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Pengxiao Xiao
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12016150B2

## CPC

- H05K 7/1492: {having electrical distribution arrangements, e.g. power supply or data communications}
- H01R 25/145: {Details, e.g. end pieces or joints (H01R25/147 takes precedence)}
- H05K 7/1489: {characterized by the mounting of blades therein, e.g. brackets, rails, trays (H05K7/1491 takes precedence)}
- H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
- H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS

## Abstract

A foldable conductive guide rail includes: an outer guide rail being electrically connected to a power supply of the box body by an outer guide rail pad and having an outer slideway, the outer slideway having a hollow rail and being provided with tenons at two ends; an inner guide rail being electrically connected to a mounting device by an inner guide rail pad and having an inner slideway opposite to the outer slideway, the inner slideway having a hollow rail and being provided with tenons at two ends; and a plurality of rivets, including outer rivets and inner rivets, the plurality of rivets electrically connecting the outer guide rail and the inner guide rail and enabling the outer rail and the inner rail to move relative to each other under the action of an external force.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A conductive guide rail, comprising:
an outer guide rail fixed on a box body, the outer guide rail being electrically connected to a power supply of the box body by an outer guide rail pad and having an outer slideway, the outer slideway having a hollow rail and being provided with tenons at two ends;
an inner guide rail fixed on a bearing plate, the inner guide rail being electrically connected to a mounting device by an inner guide rail pad and having an inner slideway opposite to the outer slideway, the inner slideway having a hollow rail and being provided with tenons at two ends; and
a plurality of rivets, comprising outer rivets and inner rivets, one end of each outer rivet being fixed within the tenon of the outer slideway, the other end thereof being slidable in the hollow rail of the inner slideway, one end of each inner rivet being fixed within the tenon of the inner slideway, the other end thereof being slidable in the hollow rail of the outer slideway, the plurality of rivets electrically connecting the outer guide rail and the inner guide rail and enabling the outer guide rail and the inner guide rail to move relative to each other under the action of an external force.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The guide rail according to claim 1, wherein the outer guide rail and the inner guide rail are made of good conductors of electricity.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The guide rail according to claim 2, wherein sides of the outer guide rail and the inner guide rail opposite to each other are covered with insulating layers.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The guide rail according to claim 1, wherein sides of the outer guide rail and the inner guide rail facing each other are covered with conductive layers.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The guide rail according to claim 1, wherein one end of the outer rivet is fixed within the tenon of the outer slideway close to an end of the inner guide rail; and one end of the inner rivet is fixed within the tenon of the inner slideway close to an end of the outer guide rail.

### Claim 6

A conductive guide rail, comprising:
an outer guide rail fixed on a box body, the outer guide rail being electrically connected to a power supply of the box body by an outer guide rail pad and having an outer slideway, the outer slideway having a hollow rail and being provided with tenons at two ends;
an inner guide rail fixed on a bearing plate, the inner guide rail being electrically connected to a mounting device by an inner guide rail pad and having an inner slideway opposite to the outer slideway, the inner slideway having a hollow rail and being provided with tenons at two ends;
a plurality of intermediate guide rails arranged side by side between the outer guide rail and the inner guide rail, each of the plurality of intermediate guide rails being provided with an intermediate slideway, each intermediate slideway having a hollow rail and being provided with tenons at two ends; and
a plurality of rivets, comprising outer rivets, inner rivets, and a plurality of intermediate rivets, one end of each outer rivet being fixed within the tenon of the outer slideway, the other end thereof being slidable in the hollow rail of one intermediate slideway, one end of each inner rivet being fixed within the tenon of the inner slideway, the other end thereof being slidable in the hollow rail of one intermediate slideway, a quantity of the intermediate rivets being twice a quantity of the intermediate guide rails, one end of each intermediate rivet being fixed within the tenon of the intermediate outer slideway, the other end thereof being slidable in the hollow rail, the outer guide rail, and the inner guide rail, the plurality of rivets electrically connecting the outer guide rail, the inner guide rail, and the plurality of intermediate guide rails and enabling the outer guide rail, the inner guide rail, and the plurality of intermediate guide rails to move relative to each other under the action of an external force.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The guide rail according to claim 6, wherein the outer guide rail, the inner guide rail, and the plurality of intermediate guide rails are made of good conductors of electricity.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The guide rail according to claim 7, wherein sides of the outer guide rail and the inner guide rail opposite to each other are covered with insulating layers.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The guide rail according to claim 6, wherein sides of the outer guide rail and the inner guide rail facing each other are covered with conductive layers; and both sides of the plurality of intermediate guide rails are covered with conductive layers.

### Claim 10 (depends on 6)

The guide rail according to claim 6, wherein one end of the outer rivet is fixed within the tenon of the outer slideway close to an end of the inner guide rail; and one end of the inner rivet is fixed within the tenon of the inner slideway close to an end of the outer guide rail.