Multi-pole conductor line

A multi-pole conductor line for providing current to a current collector of a vehicle, the conductor line comprising:

• a plurality of insulating profiles that are arrangeable end to end with respect to a longitudinal dimension of the insulating profiles, each of the insulating profiles having a regular arrangement of a plurality of chambers extending along the longitudinal dimension, at least one of the plurality of chambers being closed in cross section, and at least one of the plurality of chambers sized and dimensioned for holding a busbar, the held busbar accessible to the current collector along the longitudinal dimension;
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• a connection element formed with an insulating material, each including two plug elements, each plug element insertable into a closed cross section chamber of a separate insulating profile when the insulating profiles are disposed end to end with respect to each other, to thereby connect the separate insulating profiles, and at least one stop element that limits the insertion depth of a plug element in an insulating profile, wherein a specified minimal length is defined, of a path that extends along the surface of a connection element and that leads, when the connection element is inserted into two insulating profiles, from a first point on the surface of the plug element lying closest to a first busbar, to a second point on the surface of the connection element lying closest to another busbar.

A conductor line having bus bars for providing current to a current collector of a vehicle, the conductor line comprising:

• a plurality of insulating sections each defining a current collector engaging surface and a longitudinal dimension defined relative to a direction of travel of the vehicle, the insulating sections engageable end to end with respect to the longitudinal dimension, each of the insulating sections defining
• a plurality of first chambers extending along the longitudinal dimension, sized and dimensioned to secure a bus bar, and being open along the engaging surface to admit contacting passage of the current collector along the bus bar,
• a plurality of second chambers being closed along the engaging surface and disposed between adjacent first chambers to electrically insulate adjacent bus bars, the second chambers having an exterior dimension defining a minimum length of surface area between adjacent bus bars;
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• a connection element formed with an insulating material, each connection element including two plug elements, each plug element insertable into a closed cross section chamber of individual insulating profiles when the insulating profiles are disposed end to end with respect to each other, to thereby connect the insulating profiles and insulate adjacent bus bars, and at least one stop element that is sized and dimensioned to limit the insertion depth of a plug element into an insulating profile, and to maintain a minimum distance between the insulating profiles.