B24B 23/08 - Machines de meulage portatives conçues pour être fixées sur les pièces ou sur d'autres éléments de section particulière, p. ex. pour le meulage de commutatrices
E01B 31/17 - Enlèvement du métal des rails, joints de rails, ou plaques d'appui, p. ex. pour l'ébarbage des soudures, la remise en état des rails usés par meulage
2.
A MANUALLY OPERATED RAIL GRINDER ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR A RAILWAY RAIL
A manually operated rail grinder assembly for a railway rail, the rail grinder assembly comprising: a first handle; a second handle; a grinder; at least one rail engaging element configured to couple the rail grinder assembly to the railway rail; and a first linkage connecting the first and second handles to the grinder and the rail engaging element, the first linkage being configured such that relative movement of the first and second handles causes the grinder to move between a first position relative to the first handle that permits grinding of a top of the railway rail and a second position relative to the first handle that permits grinding of a side of the railway rail.
E01B 31/17 - Enlèvement du métal des rails, joints de rails, ou plaques d'appui, p. ex. pour l'ébarbage des soudures, la remise en état des rails usés par meulage
B24B 23/08 - Machines de meulage portatives conçues pour être fixées sur les pièces ou sur d'autres éléments de section particulière, p. ex. pour le meulage de commutatrices
17 - Produits en caoutchouc ou en matières plastiques; matières à calfeutrer et à isoler
Produits et services
Rails of metal; rail fastenings of metal; railway track
fastenings; railway materials of metal; railway switches;
rail road ties of metal; railway sleepers of metal; tracks
of metal; metallic materials for railway track; metallic
assemblies for supporting or fastening railway track; parts
and fittings of metal for railways and railway track;
reinforcing bars of metal; reinforcement casings of metal;
structural elements of metal. Machines for railway construction, repair and maintenance;
rail-laying machines; machines and machine tools for
installing and replacing railway sleepers; welding machines;
rail saws; grinding machines; drilling machines; ballast
tamping machines; rail reprofiling machines; rail polishing
machines; machines for installing, removing, tightening and
loosening rail fastenings and bolted components; lifting
apparatus and machines; jacks [machines]; lifting apparatus
for the handling of railway goods; conveyors; hydraulic
tools; engines (except engines for land vehicles); couplings
and drive belts (except for land vehicles); welding
machines; welding machines; parts, fittings and accessories
for the aforesaid goods. Hand tools for maintenance and handling work on railway
tracks. Insulators for railway track; insulating rail pads;
insulating materials; expansion joint fillers.
17 - Produits en caoutchouc ou en matières plastiques; matières à calfeutrer et à isoler
Produits et services
Rails of metal; Rail fastenings of metal, namely, rail clips, top plates and baseplates being hardware for fastening rails; Railway track fastenings, namely, rail pads, rail spikes, bolts, joints, switches, screws, castings, clamps, couplings, flanges, railway points, railroad ties and railway crossovers all being metal hardware for fastening rails; Railway materials of metal, namely, sleepers, rails, tracks, pads, clips, base plates, joints, switches, spikes and screws, castings, clamps and clips for railroad tracks, couplings for railroad tracks, flanges, railway points, railroad ties and railway crossovers all being metal hardware for fastening rails; railway switches being metal tracks for rail vehicles; rail road ties of metal; railway sleepers of metal; tracks of metal for rail vehicles; metallic materials for railway track; metallic assemblies for supporting or fastening railway track comprised of reinforcing bars of metal, reinforcing casings of metal, base plates, top plates and shoulder plates; Parts and fittings of metal for railways and railway track, namely, reinforcing bars of metal, reinforcement casings of metal, and structural elements of metal in the nature of base plates, top plates and shoulder plates being hardware for fastening rails Machines for railway construction, repair and maintenance; rail-laying machines; machines for installing and replacing railway sleepers; machine tools for installing and replacing railway sleepers, namely welding machines, rail saws and grinding machines namely, brackets, grapple claws, rotors, gauges, mechanized lifting systems comprised of wrenches, wrench handles, spike pullers and drivers, hooks, hydraulic pumps; welding machines; power-operated rail saws; grinding machines for the treatment of metal; drilling machines; ballast tamping machines; rail reprofiling machines; rail polishing machines; machines for installing, removing, tightening and loosening rail fastenings and bolted components, namely mechanized clipping tools for installing and removing rail fastenings; lifting apparatus and machines, namely, power-operated lifting machines for moving railway pieces, including rails and sleepers and mechanized lifting systems comprised of wrenches, wrench handles, spike pullers and drivers, hooks, hydraulic pumps; power-operated lifting jacks; power-operated lifting machines for moving railway pieces, including rails and sleepers; conveyors being machines; hydraulically actuated tools for laying railway lines and sleepers, and for inserting or removing rail fastenings, namely, drills, cutters, benders, pumps, lifts, pin pullers, jacks; engines, other than for land vehicles; shaft couplings and drive belts for engines, other than for land vehicles engines; parts for the aforesaid goods Hand-operated tools for use in installing and removing railway tracks and railway track fastenings, namely, manually operated grinding wheels, hand-operated clamp tools, shears, manual clips, rails drills, rail grabbers, sledgehammers, hand operated-pin pullers, hand operated rail jacks Insulators for railway track; insulating rail pads for railway tracks; insulating materials; expansion joint fillers
5.
Remote Wear Monitoring of Components in a Railway Rail Fastening System
Methods of assessing wear of an electrical insulator and rail pad of an assembled rail fastening system utilize data from a 3D scan of the system to derive measurements of the system from which wear of the side post of the electrical insulator, or wear of the rail pad beneath the rail, may be assessed.
G06K 9/62 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la reconnaissance utilisant des moyens électroniques
G06K 9/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture ou la reconnaissance de caractères imprimés ou écrits ou pour la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. d'empreintes digitales
An insulated cover board support bracket that includes a self-contained resilient fastener that engages and secures the bracket and in turn cover board to an electrical collector rail of a railway system.
An anchoring device for use in retaining a railway rail fastening clip having first and second leg portions and a rail-bearing portion therebetween. The anchoring device includes a base member, an opening in the base member configured to receive a fastening component for fastening the anchoring device to an underlying foundation, and first and second clip-retaining sides extending from said base member with the first clip-retaining side being spaced apart from the second clip-retaining side so as to define a space therebetween for receiving the rail-bearing portion of the clip. Each clip-retaining side comprising upper and lower clip contact walls defining a passageway for receiving one of the leg portions, wherein the leg portions contact the clip contact walls of the respective clip-retaining sides as the clip moves from a wedged position towards an engaged position where the rail-bearing portion of the clip bears on the rail.
B23P 15/20 - Fabrication d'objets déterminés par des opérations non couvertes par une seule autre sous-classe ou un groupe de la présente sous-classe d'éléments de chemins de fer, p. ex. de tampons
E01B 9/34 - Fixation sur traverses en acier avec pièces de serrage par attaches élastiques en acier
8.
Anchoring assembly for fastening a railway rail to an underlying foundation
An anchoring assembly for fastening a railway rail to an underlying foundation, the anchoring assembly including a base plate configured to receive the rail, a fastener configured to fasten the base plate to the underlying foundation, and a rigid sleeve defining a passage through which a stem of the fastener passes. The base plate comprises an opening and the sleeve is configured to extend through the base plate opening, the sleeve extends a distance greater than a thickness of the base plate such that the sleeve extends from a top surface of the base plate and beyond a bottom surface of the base plate when installed, and the sleeve is configured such that a compressive load applied by the fastener when installed is transmitted through the sleeve to the underlying foundation.
A railroad fastening system that includes a see-thru (transparent or translucent) rail seat assembly which allows for immediate visual feedback to assess whether that a sufficient amount of adhesive material has been applied to a crosstie during the installation of a rail seat assembly on a crosstie to ensure a long-lasting bond and a proper cant, flatness and height of a rail seat assembly.
A railroad fastening system that includes a see-thru (transparent or translucent) rail seat assembly which allows for immediate visual feedback to assess whether that a sufficient amount of adhesive material has been applied to a crosstie during the installation of a rail seat assembly on a crosstie to ensure a long-lasting bond and a proper cant, flatness and height of a rail seat assembly.
A railroad fastening system that includes a see-thru (transparent or translucent) rail seat assembly which allows for immediate visual feedback to assess whether that a sufficient amount of adhesive material has been applied to a crosstie during the installation of a rail seat assembly on a crosstie to ensure a long-lasting bond and a proper cant, flatness and height of a rail seat assembly.
An anchoring device (120) for use in retaining a railway rail fastening clip having first and second leg portions and a rail-bearing portion therebetween, the anchoring device comprising: • a base member (121); • an opening (132) in the base member (121) configured to receive a fastening component for fastening the anchoring device to an underlying foundation; and • first and second clip-retaining sides (133a, 133b) extending from said base member (121) with the first clip-retaining side (133a) being spaced apart from the second clip-retaining side (133b) so as to define a space between the first and second clip-retaining sides for receiving the rail-bearing portion of the clip; • wherein each of the first and second clip-retaining sides (133a, 133b) comprises upper and lower clip contact walls (135a, 135b, 136a, 136b) defining a passageway for receiving one of the first and second leg portions of the clip, wherein in use each of the first and second leg portions of the clip contact the upper and lower clip contact walls of the respective first and second clip-retaining sides as the clip moves in a first direction from an initial wedged position towards an engaged position in which the rail-bearing portion of the clip bears on the rail, and • wherein the upper and lower clip contact walls (135a, 135b, 136a, 136b) are spaced apart in the first direction so as not to overlap one another.
An anchoring assembly (40) for fastening a railway rail (13) to an underlying foundation (16), comprising: a base plate (12) configured to receive the rail (13); a fastener (30) configured to fasten the base plate (12) to the underlying foundation (16); and a rigid sleeve (50) defining a passage (52) through which a stem (32) of the fastener (30) passes, wherein the base plate (12) comprises an opening and the sleeve (50) is configured to extend through the base plate opening, wherein the sleeve (50) extends a distance greater than a thickness of the base plate (12) such that the sleeve extends from a top surface of the base plate (12) and beyond a bottom surface of the base plate when installed, and wherein the sleeve (50) is configured such that a compressive load applied by the fastener (30) when installed is transmitted through the sleeve (50) to the underlying foundation (16).
An anchoring assembly (40) for fastening a railway rail (13) to an underlying foundation (16), comprising: • a base plate (12) configured to receive the rail (13); • a fastener (30) configured to fasten the base plate (12) to the underlying foundation (16); and • a rigid sleeve (50) defining a passage (52) through which a stem (32) of the fastener (30) passes, • wherein the base plate (12) comprises an opening and the sleeve (50) is configured to extend through the base plate opening, • wherein the sleeve (50) extends a distance greater than a thickness of the base plate (12) such that the sleeve extends from a top surface of the base plate (12) and beyond a bottom surface of the base plate when installed, and • wherein the sleeve (50) is configured such that a compressive load applied by the fastener (30) when installed is transmitted through the sleeve (50) to the underlying foundation (16).
A pad for a railway rail fastening assembly, the pad being configured for placement between a rail and an underlying foundation, such as slab track or a sleeper, wherein a cross-section of the pad comprises: a second resilient layer configured to face a railway rail; an intermediate rigid layer; and a first resilient layer configured to face an underlying foundation. The rigid layer is provided between and is integrally formed with the first and second resilient layers. An edge of the pad comprises at least one ear that extends beyond a central region of the pad, the rigid layer extending into the ear with the ear being configured to resist rail roll.
A fastening system configured to attach railroad crossties to one or more support structures such as the girder of a bridge. The fastening system includes a plate mounted on a crosstie and a clip attached to the plate that is configured to provide a force between the support structure and the crosstie and secure the crosstie in place.
A swing railroad turnout that includes a railroad track with a mobile portion and actuators that are used to selectively bend the mobile portion between a first and a second position. In the first position, connection is made to a first track. In the second position, connection is made to a second track. The tracks are formed of rails that are supported on ties or other fixed foundations. The rails are either bent with respect to the ties, or the ties themselves are moved generally transversely to bend the rails. Connecting mechanisms are provided for selective connection of the rail ends.
In a railroad system a track includes ties positioned at predetermined intervals and supporting a pair of rails. Shoulders are disposed in pairs adjacent to the sides of each rail and are partially imbedded in the ties to limit the lateral movement of the rails and define the track gauge. Over time, friction between the insulators and the shoulders may cause excessive wear and a gap therebetween. This wear is compensated by a shim attached to the shoulders.
E01B 31/18 - Remise en état ou réparation sur place de parties usagées ou endommagées, p. ex. application de pièces intercalées, reconstruction des rails par soudageChauffage ou refroidissement sur place des parties, p. ex. pour réduire les intervalles des joints, pour durcir les rails
E01B 29/32 - Mise en place ou enlèvement d'éléments de la voie, non couverts dans les groupes précédents, p. ex. patins, ancrages de rails
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
12 - Véhicules; appareils de locomotion par terre, par air ou par eau; parties de véhicules
17 - Produits en caoutchouc ou en matières plastiques; matières à calfeutrer et à isoler
19 - Matériaux de construction non métalliques
37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
40 - Traitement de matériaux; recyclage, purification de l'air et traitement de l'eau
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
Rails of metal; rail fastenings of metal; railway track
fastenings; railway materials of metal; railway switches;
rail road ties of metal; railway sleepers of metal; tracks
of metal; metallic materials for railway track; metallic
assemblies for supporting or fastening railway track; parts
and fittings of metal for railways and railway track;
reinforcing bars of metal; reinforcement casings of metal;
structural elements of metal. Machines for railway construction, repair and maintenance;
rail-laying machines; machines and machine tools for
installing and replacing railway sleepers; welding machines;
rail saws; grinding machines; drilling machines; ballast
tamping machines; rail reprofiling machines; rail polishing
machines; machines for installing, removing, tightening and
loosening rail fastenings and bolted components; lifting
apparatus and machines; jacks [machines]; lifting apparatus
for the handling of railway goods; conveyors; hydraulic
tools; engines (except engines for land vehicles); couplings
and drive belts (except for land vehicles); welding
machines; welding machines; parts, fittings and accessories
for the aforesaid goods. Hand tools for maintenance and handling work on railway
tracks. Apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching,
transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling
electricity; electronic apparatus and instruments for the
electrification of railway lines; electric rails; electric
cables; protective and safety equipment for the railway
industry; protective clothing; electronic measuring and
monitoring goods for the railway industry; electronic
equipment for use in condition monitoring in the railway
industry; railway stress gauges; rail temperature monitors;
remote monitoring equipment for the railway industry; data
processing equipment for the railway industry; software for
the railway industry; railway signalling equipment; railway
testing, measuring and detection equipment; magnetic or
electronic recording supports; parts, fittings and
accessories for the aforesaid goods. Vehicles for locomotion by rail; trolleys, trailers and
equipment carriers for the transport of railway materials;
load carrying attachments for land vehicles; parts, fittings
and accessories for the aforesaid goods. Insulators for railway track; insulating rail pads;
insulating materials; expansion joint fillers. Railroad ties not of metal; non-metallic railway sleepers;
rail fastenings not of metal; ballast for railways;
non-metallic stress relief building materials; non-metallic
structural elements for the construction of railways. Installation, repair, maintenance and routine servicing of
railways and railway equipment; welding for repair purposes;
consultancy and advisory services in relation to railway
system construction, servicing, maintenance and repair. Treatment of materials; welding; rail grinding services;
welding services. Technical data analysis and reporting relating to railway
and train condition monitoring; analysis of technical data
relating to railway and train condition monitoring; design
and development of computer software for railway and train
condition monitoring; provision of non-downloadable software
in the field of railway and train condition monitoring;
calibration of monitoring and measuring equipment for use in
the rail industry; consultancy and advisory services in
relation to condition monitoring of railways; commissioning
railways and railway equipment, being quality testing and
inspection services.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
17 - Produits en caoutchouc ou en matières plastiques; matières à calfeutrer et à isoler
19 - Matériaux de construction non métalliques
20 - Meubles et produits décoratifs
37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
40 - Traitement de matériaux; recyclage, purification de l'air et traitement de l'eau
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
(1) Rail-laying machines; machines and machine tools for installing and replacing railway sleepers; welding machines; rail power saws; grinding machines for use in connection with railway tracks; drilling machines for railway tracks; ballast tamping machines; rail reprofiling machines; rail polishing machines; machines for installing, removing, tightening and loosening rail fastenings and bolted components; lifting apparatus and machines for railway tracks; electric jacks [machines]; lifting apparatus, namely lifting attachments for the handling of railway goods; conveyors; hydraulic tools for building or construction of railways, namely railway fastening, clipping and de-clipping devices and attachments, power units, grinders, weld shears, rail saws, drills, spike pullers and drivers, impact wrenches, tampers, clip applicators and bridge jacks; engines (except engines for land vehicles) for industrial machinery used in railway construction, repair and maintenance applications; machine engine parts, namely couplings for machines and drive belts (except for land vehicles) for machines; welding machines; parts, fittings and accessories for the aforesaid goods, namely brackets, grapple claws, rotors, gauges, rail fastening, clipping and de-clipping devices and attachments, power units, grinders, weld shears, drills, spike pullers and drivers, impact wrenches, tampers, clip applicators and bridge jacks.
(2) Hand tools for maintenance and handling work on railway tracks.
(3) Apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity, namely connectors, converters, inductors, inverters, adapters, transformers, resistors, grounding, conductors; electronic apparatus and instruments for the electrification of railway lines; electric railway profiles; electric cables; protective clothing, namely, clothing for protection against fire, electricity and accidents; electronic measuring and monitoring goods for the railway industry, namely sensing apparatus for measuring and analysing pressure, tension, temperature, movement and speed of railway vehicles; condition monitoring equipment for the railway industry, namely electronic monitors and monitor modules, computer hardware and recorded software system for remotely monitoring railway and train conditions; railway stress gauges; rail temperature monitors; remote condition monitoring equipment for the railway industry, namely sensing apparatus for measuring pressure, tension, temperature, movement and speed; data processing equipment for processing and transmitting data relating to railway track and train condition monitoring, namely sensors for detecting acceleration, velocity, temperature, tension, pressure, weight, motion, vibration, electric current, hunting oscillation and measuring rail and bridge strain and ground disturbance; software for use in connection with railway and train condition monitoring; railway signalling equipment; railway safety condition monitoring devices; parts, fittings and accessories for electric conductor rails, namely, insulators, brackets, anchors, expansion joints, coextruded rail, covers and cable terminals.
(4) Insulators for railway track; rail pads, namely padding materials of rubber or plastic for railway tracks; Insulating materials, namely, expansion joint fillers, plastic and rubber pads, pads for insulating and preventing shock (not of metal), insulators and pads made of rubber and plastic for railway tracks, rubber elements for supporting track, clamping elements of rubber, rail pads for insulating and preventing shocks; expansion joint fillers.
(5) Railroad ties not of metal; non-metallic railway sleepers; plastic and rubber railway fastenings; ballast for railways; non-metallic building materials for the construction of railways, namely non-metallic stress relief materials; non-metallic structural elements, namely, plastic insulators, rubber pads, rubber wedges and toe insulators, reinforcing bars and casings, base plates, top plates and shoulder plates. (1) Installation, commissioning, repair, maintenance and servicing of railways and railway equipment; consultancy and advisory services in relation to railway system construction, condition monitoring, servicing, maintenance and repair.
(2) Treatment of materials, namely, heat treatment of metals; welding; rail grinding services; welding services.
(3) Technical data analysis and reporting relating to railway and train condition monitoring; data management and analysis relating to railway and train condition monitoring; design and development of computer software for railway and train condition monitoring; provision of non-downloadable software in the field of railway and train condition monitoring; calibration of monitoring and measuring equipment for use in the rail industry.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
40 - Traitement de matériaux; recyclage, purification de l'air et traitement de l'eau
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
machines for railway construction, repair and maintenance; rail-laying machines; machines and machine tools for installing and replacing railway sleepers; welding machines, namely, electric welding machines; power-operated rail saws; grinding machines for the treatment of metal; drilling machines; ballast tamping machines, namely, machines for packing track ballasts under railway tracks to increase their durability; rail reprofiling machines in the nature of grinding machines; rail polishing machines; machines for installing, removing, tightening and loosening rail fastenings and bolted components therefor; power-operated lifting machines for moving railway pieces, including rails and sleepers; conveyors being machines; hydraulically actuated tools for laying railway lines and sleepers, and for inserting or removing rail fastenings; engines, other than for land vehicles; shaft couplings and drive belts for engines, other than for land vehicles engines; parts, fittings and component part accessories for rail-laying machines, machines and machine tools for installing and replacing railway sleepers, welding machines, rail saws and grinding machines namely, brackets, grapple claws, rotors, gauges, mechanized lifting systems comprised of wrenches, wrench handles, spike pullers and drivers, hooks, hydraulic pumps; power operated safety systems comprised of power units, grinders, safety frames, rollers; and clipping tools, namely, mechanized clipping tools for installing and removing rail fastenings Hand-operated tools for use in installing and removing railway tracks and railway track fastenings Apparatus and instruments for conveying, distributing, transforming, storing, regulating or controlling electric current; electrical controlling devices for the electrification of railway lines; electric conductor rails; electric cables; protective clothing, namely, clothing for protection against fire, electricity and accidents; electronic measuring and monitoring goods for the railway industry, namely, electronic monitors and monitor modules for monitoring electric rail current and associated electrical signals; electronic equipment for use in condition monitoring in the railway industry, namely, electronic monitors and monitor modules, computer hardware and recorded software system for remotely monitoring railway and train conditions; railway stress gauges in the nature of strain gauges; electronic rail temperature monitors; remote monitoring equipment for the railway industry, namely, wireless communication devices for relaying data about railway and train conditions; data processing equipment for the railway industry, namely, computers; software for the railway industry, namely, software for monitoring, analysing and reporting on railway and train condition; railway signaling equipment, namely, railway signals, train control magnets, mounting systems, anti-trip devices, cable guards, insulators, and signboard supports all for use with railway signals; railway testing, measuring and detection equipment, namely electronic remote condition and fault monitoring equipment capable of detecting wheel flats and bogie hunting, and for monitoring rail temperatures, strain or ground disturbance; magnetic or electronic recording supports, namely, magnetic data carriers being blank; parts, fittings and accessories for electric conductor rails, namely, insulators, brackets, anchors, expansion joints, coextruded rail, covers and cable terminals Installation, repair, maintenance and routine servicing of railways and railway equipment; installation and repair of railways and railway equipment by means of welding; consultancy and advisory services in relation to railway system construction, servicing, maintenance and repair Treatment of materials in the nature of metal; rail grinding services; welding services Engineering services, namely, analyzing and reporting on data relating to the structural integrity and proper functioning of railways and trains thereon; engineering and systems analysis of data relating to the structural integrity and proper functioning of railways and trains thereon; design and development of computer software for railway and train condition monitoring; providing online non-downloadable software for monitoring the condition of railways and trains thereon; calibration of monitoring and measuring equipment for use in the rail industry; railway engineering consultancy and advisory services concerning the condition monitoring of railways; quality control inspection and quality testing of railways and railway equipment
A railway rail fastening assembly (100), for fastening a railway rail (200) at a rail seat region (301) of an underlying rail foundation (300), having a resilient fastening device (4) for generating a substantially vertical clamping force (P) for use in damping a foot (201) of the rail (200). The assembly further comprises a shoulder (3) configured to retain the resilient fastening device (4) at one side of the fait seat region (301) of the rail foundation (300) in a configuration in which the resilient fastening device (4) does not bear on the rail foot (201), and force trensmission means (10) configured to at least partially convert the clamping force (P) generated by the resilient fastening device (4) into a substantially horizontal force (L) and apply the substantially horizontal force to the rail foot (201) on opposite sides of rail web.
A plate assembly for securing a rail to a tie that includes a clip and a shoulder with an orifice. At least one of the clip and the shoulder are modified by changing their respective shape to form a positive interference fit therebetween. The modification is provided to ensure that the clip is maintained with its leg partially inserted into the shoulder orifice during staging.
A pad for a railway rail fastening assembly, the pad being configured for placement between a rail and an underlying foundation, such as slab track or a sleeper, wherein a cross-section of the pad comprises: a second resilient layer configured to face a railway rail; an intermediate rigid layer; and a first resilient layer configured to face an underlying foundation. The rigid layer is provided between and is integrally formed with the first and second resilient layers. An edge of the pad comprises at least one ear that extends beyond a central region of the pad, the rigid layer extending into the ear with the ear being configured to resist rail roll.
A pad for a railway rail fastening assembly, the pad being configured for placement between a rail and an underlying foundation, such as slab track or a sleeper, wherein a cross-section of the pad comprises: a second resilient layer configured to face a railway rail; an intermediate rigid layer; and a first resilient layer configured to face an underlying foundation. The rigid layer is provided between and is integrally formed with the first and second resilient layers. An edge of the pad comprises at least one ear that extends beyond a central region of the pad, the rigid layer extending into the ear with the ear being configured to resist rail roll.
Typically, a tie plate assembly for supporting a rail on a tie includes a tie plate and a spike that is driven through the plate into the tie to secure the tie plate to the point. A sleeve is provided on the plate that is inserted into a tie to prevent the deflection of the spike with respect to the ties wheels of a train pass over the tie.
An improved screwed fastening system for railway rails is proposed to allow rail fastening clips 2, 2000 to be moved onto and off the rail 4 more easily, facilitating track installation and maintenance. One improvement comprises providing in the screwed fastening system a clip guiding device 1000, for guiding the rail fastening clip 2 whilst it is being driven, which has an asymmetrically-located hole 1016 for receiving the screw- threaded shank of a screwbolt 3. Another improvement comprises providing in the screwed fastening system a rail fastening clip 2000 and screwbolt assembly 3000 which have inter-engaging driving portions 2201, 3305. In each case, rotation of the screwbolt 3, 3050 in one direction brings about translational movement of the rail bearing portion 23, 2300 of the clip 2, 2000 away from the screwbolt 3, 3050, and rotation of the screwbolt 3, 3050 in the opposite direction brings about translational movement of the rail bearing portion 23, 2300 of the clip 2, 2000 towards the screwbolt 3, 3050.
E01B 9/30 - Fixation sur traverses en bois ou en béton ou sur maçonnerie avec pièces de serrage par attaches élastiques en acier
F16B 5/02 - Jonction de feuilles ou de plaques soit entre elles soit à des bandes ou barres parallèles à elles par organes de fixation utilisant un filetage
F16B 35/04 - Boulons filetésBoulons d'ancrageGoujons filetésVisVis de pression avec tête ou axe de forme particulière permettant de fixer le boulon sur ou dans un objet
17 - Produits en caoutchouc ou en matières plastiques; matières à calfeutrer et à isoler
19 - Matériaux de construction non métalliques
Produits et services
Rails of metal; rail fastenings of metal; railway track
fastenings; railway materials of metal; railway switches;
rail road ties of metal; railway sleepers of metal; tracks
of metal; metallic materials for railway track; metallic
assemblies for supporting or fastening railway track; parts
and fittings of metal for railways and railway track;
reinforcing bars of metal; reinforcement casings of metal;
structural elements of metal. Insulators for railway tracks; rail pads; insulating
materials; expansion joint fillers. Railroad ties not of metal; non-metallic railway sleepers;
rail fastenings not of metal; ballast for railways;
non-metallic stress relief materials; non-metallic
structural elements.
29.
SWING TURNOUT FOR RAILROAD TRACKS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A TURNOUT
A swing railroad turnout that includes a railroad track with a mobile portion and actuators that are used to selectively bend the mobile portion between a first and a second position. In the first position, connection is made to a first track. In the second position, connection is made to a second track. The tracks are formed of rails that are supported on ties or other fixed foundations. The rails are either bent with respect to the ties, or the ties themselves are moved generally transversely to bend the rails. Connecting mechanisms are provided for selective connection of the rail ends.
A rail pad can have a major face forming a railseat portion on which a foot of a railway rail sits when the pad is in use, the railseat portion having opposite side edges to at least part of each of which a respective upstanding portion of the pad can be connected, wherein the pad does not have any part which extends laterally from the railseat portion in a same plane as the railseat portion. The respective upstanding portion can be connected to a projection of the rail pad which extends laterally from the respective upstanding portion such that the projection can be vertically spaced from, and does not overhang, the railseat portion, the projection spaced from ends of the respective upstanding portion such that the projection can be configured to interlock with a corresponding opening in a front part of one of the railway rail clip anchoring devices.
17 - Produits en caoutchouc ou en matières plastiques; matières à calfeutrer et à isoler
19 - Matériaux de construction non métalliques
Produits et services
Rails of metal; rail fastenings of metal; railway track fastenings; railway materials of metal; railway switches; rail road ties of metal; railway sleepers of metal; tracks of metal; metallic materials for railway track; metallic assemblies for supporting or fastening railway track; parts and fittings of metal for railways and railway track; reinforcing bars of metal; reinforcement casings of metal; structural elements of metal. Insulators for railway track; rail pads; insulating materials; expansion joint fillers. Railway materials not of metal; railroad ties not of metal; non-metallic railway sleepers; rail fastenings not of metal; ballast for railways; non-metallic stress relief materials; non-metallic structural elements.
A fastening system or apparatus for securing a rail to the underlying railroad tie includes a pad, two insulators attached to the pads and two shoulders attached to the ties. An interference fit is formed between the insulators and the shoulders to capture the pad between the shoulders. The insulators are pre-attached to the pad. The mating protrusions of the shoulders and pad allows for ease of insertion such that the pad assembly can be shipped together with the underlying tie.
A tie plate is formed with a profile defining two parallel protrusions with bores for receiving the respective ends of two clips. The two clips engage the flange of a rail to secure the rail to the plate, and therefore, to tie disposed below the plate. Since the protrusions are made integrally with the the plate, the resulting tie plate is able to support the rail securely even in the presence of large forces and/or twisting moments on the rail resulting from a train passing over the plate.
E01B 9/48 - Fixation du rail sur la selle par étriers par attaches élastiques en acier
E01B 9/42 - Selles pour rails à patin plat en plusieurs parties
B21D 53/36 - Fabrication d'autres objets particuliers de brides, pinces ou dispositifs similaires d'attache ou de fixation, p. ex. pour installations électriques
In an assembly comprising a first railway rail side post insulator and a railway rail clip anchoring device (3), for retaining a resilient railway rail fastening clip (6), which device (3) is configured to support the first railway rail side post insulator (1'), the first railway rail side post insulator (1') is configured to provide an electrically-insulating load bearing face (10') between an upright side face (21 A) of a foot (21) of a railway rail (2) and upright load bearing faces (301, 302, 303, 304) of a railway rail clip anchoring device (3) located adjacent to the rail foot (21), the electrically-insulating load bearing face (10') being provided by an outer face of a wall (100') of the insulator. The insulator further comprises a member (110'), joined to an inner face (12') of the wall (100'), which member (110') has a top surface (11') which extends in a substantially perpendicular direction with respect to the load bearing face (10') to a depth (do) from the inner face of the wall (100') which is greater than or substantially equal to a depth (dw) of the wall in the said direction. The railway rail clip anchoring device (3) has upright load bearing faces (301, 302, 303, 304), comprising front wall faces (301, 303, 304) configured for location adjacent to the rail foot (21), and an upper central face (302) which is offset from the front wall faces (301, 303, 304) by an offset distance (D) which is between a tenth and a half of the depth (D0) of the anchoring device (3) in a direction substantially perpendicular to the front wall faces (301, 303, 304), and an upwardly-facing surface (31) of the anchoring device (3) which extends from the upper central face (302) to provide a shelf portion (31) for receiving part (43) of the first railway rail side post insulator (1').
A railway rail anchoring device (12) for fastening a railway rail (16) to an underlying foundation (18), the anchoring device comprising a protrusion (28), the anchoring device protrusion being configured to cooperate with a corresponding recess (36) provided in a receiving portion associated with the underlying foundation.
A resilient railway rail fastening clip (3) has successive first to seventh portions (31 to 37), where in a non-operative configuration, the first and seventh portions (31, 37) form leg portions lying in a first plane (P), the second and sixth portions extend substantially away from and above the first plane (P), at least parts of the third and fifth portions (33, 35) extend towards and above the first plane (P) with their longitudinal axes lying substantially in a second plane (R) that intersects the first plane (P) at a first acute angle α, and the fourth portion (34) extends substantially in or below the first plane (P) with its longitudinal axis lying substantially in a third plane (Q) that intersects the first plane (P) at a second acute angle β, where 0°<β<α.
The invention relates to a device for a wheel axle, which device includes a stiff wheel axle (11), where a rotatable wheel (12, 13) is carried at each one of the two ends thereof, the wheel axle (11) is connected to and is kept by a suspension means (14) directly or indirectly fixed to the framing of a tool in such a manner that the wheel axle (11) at one end at least is movable in a vertical direction with respect to the suspension means (14), whereby the suspension means (14) is designed to allow for a restricted free translatory motion of the wheel axle (11) a defined distance with respect to the suspension means (14). The invention also relates to a rail bounded vehicle equipped with such device.
A railway rail fastening clip (10) comprising a rod (20) of resilient metal which, progressing from one end (A) of the rod to the other end (B), comprises: a first portion (11), which starts at one end (A) of the rod; a second portion (12); a third portion (13); a fourth portion (14); and a fifth portion (15) which ends at said other end (8) of the rod, wherein the second and fourth portions (12, 14) comprise reverse bends which are configured such that when the clip is viewed from above in an installed configuration, the third and fifth, portions appear to be on opposite sides of an axis of the first portion, wherein the fourth portion (14) comprises first and second subportions (14a, 14b), midlines (24a, 24h) of the first and second subportions having first and second radii of curvature (14a'. 14b' } respectively in a plane (P) substantially defined by the fourth portion, the first, radius of curvature (I4a') being greater than the second radius of curvature (14b').
A railway rail baseplate apparatus (1, V) configured to provide a rail support region (1 1), for supporting a railway rail (2) on a rail foundation (100), and two anchoring devices (12A, 12B, 12A', 12B'), located on opposite sides of the rail support region (11), for retaining respective resilient railway rail fastening clips (3A, 3B) whereby the railway rail (2) may be secured to the rail foundation (100), which railway rail baseplate apparatus (1, 1') comprises a plate (10, 10'), made at least partially of plastics material and configured to provide the rail support region (11), and first and second metal parts (120A, 120B; 120A', 120B') each comprising a first railway rail clip engaging portion (121, 122, 121', 122'), a second railway rail clip engaging portion (121, 122, 121', 122'), and an elongate portion (123, 123') connecting the first railway rail clip engaging portion (121, 122, 121', 122') to the second railway rail clip engaging portion (121, 122, 121', 122'), wherein the elongate portions (123, 123') of the metal parts (120A, 120B, 120A', 120B') extend under the rail support region of the plate (10, 10'), the first railway rail dip engaging portion (121, 122, 121', 122') of the first metal part (120A, 120A') and the second railway rail clip engaging portion (121, 122, 121', 122') of the second metal part (120B, 120B') extend upwardly through the plate (10, 10') on one side of the rail support region (11) of the plate (10, 10'), and the second railway rail clip engaging portion (121, 122, 121', 122') of the first metal part (120A, 120A') and the first railway rail clip engaging portion (121, 122, 121', 122') of the second metal part (1208; 120B') extend upwardly through the plate (10, 10') on the opposite side of the rail support region (11) of the plate (10, 10'), such that a first one of the two anchoring devices (12A, 12B, 12A', 12B') is formed by the first railway rail clip engaging portion (121, 122, 121', 122') of the first metal part (120A; 120A') and the second railway rail clip engaging portion (121, 122, 121', 122') of the second metal part (120B; 120B'), and a second one of the two anchoring devices (12A, 12B, 12A', 12B') is formed by the second railway rail clip engaging portion (121, 122, 121', 122') of the first metal part (120A; 120A') and the first railway rail dip engaging portion (121, 122, 121', 122') of the second metal part (120B, 120B').
A railway rail anchoring device (12) for fastening a railway rail (16) to an underlying foundation (18), the anchoring device comprising a protrusion (28), the anchoring device protrusion being configured to cooperate with a corresponding recess (36) provided in a receiving portion associated with the underlying foundation.
A railway rail anchoring device (12) for fastening a railway rail (16) to an underlying foundation (18), the anchoring device comprising a protrusion (28), the anchoring device protrusion being configured to cooperate with a corresponding recess (36) provided in a receiving portion associated with the underlying foundation.
A rail support assembly for mounting and supporting the rail of a railroad system, the assembly including a plate disposed under the rail and including a shoulder hole, a shoulder arranged and constructed to fit in said shoulder hole without rotation with respect to the plate, and a clip having an end received by said shoulder and arranged to bias the rail toward the plate.
A rail support assembly for mounting and supporting the rail of a railroad system, the assembly including a plate disposed under the rail and including a shoulder hole, a shoulder arranged and constructed to fit in said shoulder hole without rotation with respect to the plate, and a clip having an end received by said shoulder and arranged to bias the rail toward the plate.
An anchoring device for use in a railway rail fastening assembly which employs a resilient railway rail fastening clip to fasten a railway rail, comprises a body having a front portion which is configured to provide a first load bearing surface extending alongside the rail foot when the device is in use, and first and second side faces respectively located on opposite sides of the body and configured to extend transversely away from the first portion. The device comprises first and second projecting portions, the first projecting portion extending outwardly from the first side face of the body and providing a first additional load bearing surface which is set back from the first load bearing surface, and the second projecting portion extending outwardly from the second side face of the body and providing a second additional load bearing surface which is set back from the first load bearing surface.
A resilient railway rail fastening clip (3) has successive first to seventh portions (31 to 37) where, when the clip (3) is in a non-operative configuration, the first and seventh portions (31, 37) of the clip (3) form leg portions which lie in a first plane (P), the second and sixth portions extend substantially away from and above the first plane (P), at least parts of the third and fifth portions (33, 35) extend towards and above the first plane (P) such that the longitudinal axes of the third and fifth portions (33, 35) lie substantially in a second plane (R), different from the said first plane (P), which second plane (R) intersects the first plane (P) at a first acute angle alpha, and the fourth portion (34) extends substantially in or below the said first plane (P) such that the longitudinal axis of the fourth portion (34) lies substantially in a third plane (Q) which is different to the said second plane (R) and intersects the said first plane (P) at a second acute angle beta, where 0
A resilient railway rail fastening clip (3) has successive first to seventh portions (31 to 37) where, when the clip (3) is in a non-operative configuration, the first and seventh portions (31, 37) of the clip (3) form leg portions which lie in a first plane (P), the second and sixth portions extend substantially away from and above the first plane (P), at least parts of the third and fifth portions (33, 35) extend towards and above the first plane (P) such that the longitudinal axes of the third and fifth portions (33, 35) lie substantially in a second plane (R), different from the said first plane (P), which second plane (R) intersects the first plane (P) at a first acute angle alpha, and the fourth portion (34) extends substantially in or below the said first plane (P) such that the longitudinal axis of the fourth portion (34) lies substantially in a third plane (Q) which is different to the said second plane (R) and intersects the said first plane (P) at a second acute angle beta, where 0°
A resilient railway rail fastening clip (3) has successive first to seventh portions (31 to 37) where, when the clip (3) is in a non-operative configuration, the first and seventh portions (31, 37) of the clip (3) form leg portions which lie in a first plane (P), the second and sixth portions extend substantially away from and above the first plane (P), at least parts of the third and fifth portions (33, 35) extend towards and above the first plane (P) such that the longitudinal axes of the third and fifth portions (33, 35) lie substantially in a second plane (R), different from the said first plane (P), which second plane (R) intersects the first plane (P) at a first acute angle a, and the fourth portion (34) extends substantially in or below the said first plane (P) such that the longitudinal axis of the fourth portion (34) lies substantially in a third plane (Q) which is different to the said second plane (R) and intersects the said first plane (P) at a second acute angle ß, where 0°=ß
In a railway rail fastening clip 1 for fastening a railway rail to an underlying rail foundation, which clip 1 is formed of an elongate plate shaped such that a central region 11 of the plate has in profile the form of a letter C, a first end region of the plate extending from one side of the central region 11 of the plate to form a substantially planar base portion 12 of the clip for engaging a rail fastening anchoring device secured to the rail foundation and a second end region of the plate extending from the opposite side of the central region 11 of the plate to form a toe portion 13 of the clip for bearing on a foot of the railway rail, such that in profile the second end region extends further than the first end region, the toe portion of the clip is provided with a throughhole 14 which is arranged such that, when the clip is in its operative configuration, part or all of the throughhole 14 lies above the foot of the rail, the throughhole being configured to receive a corresponding spigot 25 of a toe insulator 2 for electrically insulating the clip from the rail whereby the insulator can be retained on the toe portion of the clip.
ab) co-operate with the clips. For this purpose, the invention provides a means (20, 21, 23) lifting the crosstie (2) with holders (5) and clips (3) up to the rail base, which means is adapted adjustable in height (“D”).
E01B 29/14 - Transport, pose, enlèvement, ou remplacement des traverses en procédant par dessous les rails en place pour soulever les traverses jusqu'aux rails
E01B 29/24 - Fixation ou enlèvement des moyens d'attache démontables ou des accessoires pour ceux-ciAssemblage préalable d'éléments de la voie par des moyens d'attache démontables
An anchoring device 1, for use in a railway rail fastening assembly which employs a resilient railway rail fastening clip to fasten a railway rail, comprises a body 10 having a front portion 100, which is configured to provide a first load bearing surface 11 which extends alongside the rail foot when the device 1 is in use, and first and second side faces 12A, 12B respectively located on opposite sides of the body 10 and configured to extend transversely away from the first portion 100. The device 1 further comprises first and second projecting portions 13A, 13B, the first projecting portion 13A extending outwardly from the first side face 12A of the body 10, the first projecting portion 13A providing a first additional load bearing surface 130A which is set back from the first load bearing surface 11, and the second projecting portion 13B extending outwardly from the second side face 12B of the body 10, the second projecting portion 13B providing a second additional load bearing surface 130B which is set back from the first load bearing surface 11. A component 2 for use with such an anchoring device 1 comprises first and second sections 21, 22 each having a front part 210, 220, the front parts 210, 220 providing respective first and second auxiliary load bearing surfaces 21 0A, 220A, and a third section 23 interconnecting respective rear parts 214, 224 of the first and second sections 21,22 so that the first and second sections 21, 22 are spaced apart whereby the component 2 can be mounted on such an anchoring device 1 such that the first and second sections 21, 22 are on opposite sides thereof, the front parts 210, 220 of each of the first and second sections 21, 22 having respective rear contact faces 210B, 220B, opposite to the auxiliary load bearing surface 210A, 220B thereof, for contacting the additional load bearing surfaces 130A, 130B of the anchoring device 1 when mounted thereon.
An anchoring device 1, for use in a railway rail fastening assembly which employs a resilient railway rail fastening clip to fasten a railway rail, comprises a body 10 having a front portion 100, which is configured to provide a first load bearing surface 11 which extends alongside the rail foot when the device 1 is in use, and first and second side faces 12A, 12B respectively located on opposite sides of the body 10 and configured to extend transversely away from the first portion 100. The device 1 further comprises first and second projecting portions 13A, 13B, the first projecting portion 13A extending outwardly from the first side face 12A of the body 10, the first projecting portion 13A providing a first additional load bearing surface 130A which is set back from the first load bearing surface 11, and the second projecting portion 13B extending outwardly from the second side face 12B of the body 10, the second projecting portion 13B providing a second additional load bearing surface 130B which is set back from the first load bearing surface 11. A component 2 for use with such an anchoring device 1 comprises first and second sections 21, 22 each having a front part 210, 220, the front parts 210, 220 providing respective first and second auxiliary load bearing surfaces 21 0A, 220A, and a third section 23 interconnecting respective rear parts 214, 224 of the first and second sections 21,22 so that the first and second sections 21, 22 are spaced apart whereby the component 2 can be mounted on such an anchoring device 1 such that the first and second sections 21, 22 are on opposite sides thereof, the front parts 210, 220 of each of the first and second sections 21, 22 having respective rear contact faces 210B, 220B, opposite to the auxiliary load bearing surface 210A, 220B thereof, for contacting the additional load bearing surfaces 130A, 130B of the anchoring device 1 when mounted thereon.
A railway rail fastening clip (1) for fastening a railway rail to an underlying rail foundation, which clip (1) being formed of an elongate plate shaped such that a central region (11) of the plate has in profile the form of a letter C, a first end region of the plate extends from one side of the central region (11) of the plate to form a substantially planar base portion (12) of the clip for engaging a rail fastening anchoring device secured to the rail foundation and a second end region of the plate extends from the opposite side of the central region (11) of the plate to form a toe portion (13) of the clip for bearing on a foot of the railway rail, such that in profile the second end region extends further than the first end region, wherein the toe portion of the clip is provided with a throughhole (14) which is arranged such that, when the clip is installed, part or all of the throughhole (14) lies above the foot of the rail, the throughhole being configured to receive a corresponding spigot (25) of a toe insulator (2) for electrically insulating the clip from the rail whereby the insulator can be retained on the toe portion of the clip.
A railway rail fastening clip (1) for fastening a railway rail to an underlying rail foundation, which clip (1) being formed of an elongate plate shaped such that a central region (11) of the plate has in profile the form of a letter C, a first end region of the plate extends from one side of the central region (11) of the plate to form a substantially planar base portion (12) of the clip for engaging a rail fastening anchoring device secured to the rail foundation and a second end region of the plate extends from the opposite side of the central region (11) of the plate to form a toe portion (13) of the clip for bearing on a foot of the railway rail, such that in profile the second end region extends further than the first end region, wherein the toe portion of the clip is provided with a throughhole (14) which is arranged such that, when the clip is installed, part or all of the throughhole (14) lies above the foot of the rail, the throughhole being configured to receive a corresponding spigot (25) of a toe insulator (2) for electrically insulating the clip from the rail whereby the insulator can be retained on the toe portion of the clip.
2) between the wall face (41A, 41B) of each side member (4A, 4B) and that part of the surface beneath the rail seat portion on which the pad (1) is resting is greater than 90°. When the pad is not under load, the first face is substantially convex in a vertical plane that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the rail when the pad is in use.
An electrical insulator for use with a rail fastening clip comprises a contact member providing on one side a substantially flat rail contact surface for contacting a foot of a rail and on the opposing side a clip contact surface for contacting a rail bearing surface of a bearing portion of the clip, the insulator also having retaining means for retaining the insulator on the clip in such a way as to allow rotation of the insulator about a longitudinal axis of the bearing portion of the clip. The insulator has stop portions for limiting such rotation about the longitudinal axis of the bearing portion of the clip to a desired extent. The clip contact surface of the insulator is convex, in a vertical plane which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bearing portion of the clip, such that, when the insulator is attached to a clip having a flat rail bearing surface, a contact region between the flat rail bearing surface of the clip and the clip contact surface of the insulator is linear. The insulator is rockable about the linear contact region within the extent defined by the stop portions such that, when the rail contact surface of the insulator contacts the surface of a rail foot, the angle of the rail contact surface can conform to the angle of the rail foot surface. A rail fastening clip, suitable for use with the insulator and of the kind driven onto a rail in a direction which is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the rail, has a bearing portion having a flat rail bearing surface, wherein a detent, extending laterally with respect to the longitudinal axis of the bearing portion, is formed in the flat rail bearing surface, at a location spaced from a free end of the bearing portion of the clip, for engaging a corresponding abutment surface of the insulator to be retained on the rail bearing portion of the clip.
A concrete railway rail foundation wherein an uppermost face of the foundation comprises a rail seat area for supporting a railway rail extending in a first direction across the rail seat area, two anchoring device seating regions located on either side of the rail seat area for accommodating respective anchoring devices, and, on each side of an anchoring device seating region, an upstanding portion having a height substantially the same as or higher than that of an anchoring device and a depth, in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, which is substantially the same as or deeper than that of the anchoring device is disclosed.
The present invention embraces a manually operated arrangement ("A") and a method, adaptable for a transfer along a longitudinal extension of a rail (1) and intended to be able to unsecure said rail from* a subjacent crosstie (2) by a horizontal transfer of clips (3: 3a), included in fastening elements (4), and displaceably oriented in relation to a holder (5, 5a) included in the fastening element (4), where the holder (5) co-operates firmly with said crosstie (2). The respective one of said clips (3; 3a) is adapted to, by a movement, allow displacing the clips (3: 3a) horizontally, for a disengagement from the rail base (1c) in relation to the holder (5). An opposed first pair (6a, 6b) of a first lever-shaped means (6) is adapted to, via its lower end areas (6aa, 6ab), co-operate with each a clip (3, 3a) in order to activate their distancing, horizontal movements, said first lever-shaped means (6), with its first pair of levers (6a, 6b), being turnably arranged around middle horizontal turning shafts (7, 7', 8, 8'), and where they, via their upper end areas (6ac, 6ad), are in a co-operation with an extensible or shortenable device (9), in order to bring said upper end areas (6ac, 6ad) toward each other upon an unsecuring movement of the clips (3, 3a). Said device (9) is arranged to directly or indirectly co-operate with a pair of levers (11a, 11b) in a second lever-shaped means (11), which is adapted to, via its lower end areas (11aa, 11ab), be so movably arranged that said end areas, by counter-directed tensional forces, become adapted to co-operate stiffly with the rail head (1a).
E01B 29/24 - Fixation ou enlèvement des moyens d'attache démontables ou des accessoires pour ceux-ciAssemblage préalable d'éléments de la voie par des moyens d'attache démontables
The present invention embraces a manually operated arrangement ("A") and a method, adaptable for a transfer along a longitudinal extension of a rail (1 ) and intended to be able to secure said rail to a subjacent crosstie (2) by a horizontal transfer of clips (3: 3a), included in fastening elements (4), and displaceably oriented in relation to a holder (5) included in the fastening element (4), where the holder (5, 5a) co-operates firmly with said crosstie (2). The respective one of said clips (3; 3a) is adapted to, by a movement, allow displacing the clips (3: 3a) horizontally for a clamping of the rail base (1c) in relation to the holder (5). An opposed first pair (6a, 6b) of a first lever-shaped means (6) is adapted to, via its lower end areas (6aa, 6ab) co-operate with the clips. For this purpose, the invention provides a means (20, 21, 23) lifting the crosstie (2) with holders (5) and clips (3) up to the rail base, which means is adapted adjustable in height ("D").
E01B 29/24 - Fixation ou enlèvement des moyens d'attache démontables ou des accessoires pour ceux-ciAssemblage préalable d'éléments de la voie par des moyens d'attache démontables
A method of manufacturing a resilient rail clip comprises bending a rod, made of metal having a hardness value falling within a known hardness value range, into a predetermined shape and then subjecting the bent rod to a cold setting process in order to induce in the bent rod a predetermined amount of permanent set (S). One cold setting process comprises applying a first load (F0) to part of the bent rod so as to cause a first amount of deflection of that part of the bent rod, which first load (F0) is a predetermined load having a value equal to or greater than that required to reach the yield point of metal having the highest hardness value in the said hardness value range, measuring the first amount of deflection (dx) of the said part of the bent rod achieved by applying the predetermined first load (F0), determining, on the basis of the measured deflection amount (dx), either (i) a second load (F0 + ?FX), which, when applied to the said part of the bent rod, will cause the bent rod to acquire the predetermined amount of permanent set (S), or (ii) a second amount of deflection (dx + ?dx) of the said part of the bent rod required in order to bring about in the bent rod the predetermined amount of permanent set (S), and applying the second load (F0 + ?FX ) to the said part of the bent rod or deflecting the said part of the bent rod by the determined second amount of deflection (dx + ?dx). An alternative cold setting process comprises deflecting part of the bent rod by a predetermined first amount (d0) by applying a first load (Fx) having a value equal to or greater than that required to reach the yield point of metal having the highest hardness value in the said hardness value range, measuring the amount of the first load (Fx) required to achieve the predetermined first amount of deflection (d0), determining, on the basis of the measured load, either (i) a second deflection amount (d0 + ?dx) required in order to bring about in the bent rod the predetermined amount of permanent set (S), or (ii) a second load (Fx + ?FX), which, when applied to the said part of the bent rod, will cause the bent rod to acquire the predetermined amount of permanent set (S), and deflecting the said part of the bent rod by the determined second deflection amount (d0 + ?dx) or applying the determined second load (Fx + ?FX) to the said part of the bent rod.
B21D 53/36 - Fabrication d'autres objets particuliers de brides, pinces ou dispositifs similaires d'attache ou de fixation, p. ex. pour installations électriques
E01B 9/30 - Fixation sur traverses en bois ou en béton ou sur maçonnerie avec pièces de serrage par attaches élastiques en acier
A method of manufacturing a resilient rail clip comprises bending a rod, made of metal having a hardness value falling within a known hardness value range, into a predetermined shape and then subjecting the bent rod to a cold setting process in order to induce in the bent rod a predetermined amount of permanent set (S). One cold setting process comprises applying a first load (F0) to part of the bent rod so as to cause a first amount of deflection of that part of the bent rod, which first load (F0) is a predetermined load having a value equal to or greater than that required to reach the yield point of metal having the highest hardness value in the said hardness value range, measuring the first amount of deflection (dx) of the said part of the bent rod achieved by applying the predetermined first load (F0), determining, on the basis of the measured deflection amount (dx), either (i) a second load (F0 + ΔFX), which, when applied to the said part of the bent rod, will cause the bent rod to acquire the predetermined amount of permanent set (S), or (ii) a second amount of deflection (dx + Δdx) of the said part of the bent rod required in order to bring about in the bent rod the predetermined amount of permanent set (S), and applying the second load (F0 + ΔFX ) to the said part of the bent rod or deflecting the said part of the bent rod by the determined second amount of deflection (dx + Δdx). An alternative cold setting process comprises deflecting part of the bent rod by a predetermined first amount (d0) by applying a first load (Fx) having a value equal to or greater than that required to reach the yield point of metal having the highest hardness value in the said hardness value range, measuring the amount of the first load (Fx) required to achieve the predetermined first amount of deflection (d0), determining, on the basis of the measured load, either (i) a second deflection amount (d0 + Δdx) required in order to bring about in the bent rod the predetermined amount of permanent set (S), or (ii) a second load (Fx + ΔFX), which, when applied to the said part of the bent rod, will cause the bent rod to acquire the predetermined amount of permanent set (S), and deflecting the said part of the bent rod by the determined second deflection amount (d0 + Δdx) or applying the determined second load (Fx + ΔFX) to the said part of the bent rod.
B21D 53/36 - Fabrication d'autres objets particuliers de brides, pinces ou dispositifs similaires d'attache ou de fixation, p. ex. pour installations électriques
E01B 9/30 - Fixation sur traverses en bois ou en béton ou sur maçonnerie avec pièces de serrage par attaches élastiques en acier
Railway rail fastening apparatus comprises a baseplate (20) for receiving a railway rail (10) to be fastened thereto and baseplate securing means (30, 40) for securing the baseplate (20) to a baseplate seat area (2) of a concrete railway foundation (1), the baseplate securing means (30, 40) comprising first and second fastening assemblies (30, 40) configured for location on the concrete rail foundation (1) on opposite sides of the baseplate seat area (2), each fastening assembly (30, 40) comprising clamping means (35, 351-35N, 35A, 35B1-35BN, 45) configured such that a part (36, 361-36N, 46) of the clamping means (35, 351-35N, 35A, 35B1-35BN, 45) can be arranged so as to overlie part (27) of the baseplate (20), when the baseplate (20) is supported by the concrete rail foundation (1) and is located in the baseplate seat area (2) thereof, each of the first and second fastening assemblies (30, 40) further comprising fixing means (31, 41) having a first part (32, 42) configured for retention within the concrete rail foundation (1) and a second part (33, 43) configured for location above the rail foundation (1) and for engaging the said clamping means (35, 351-35N, 35A, 35B1-35BN, 45) Of the fixing means (31, 41) of the first and second fastening assemblies (30, 40), only the fixing means (41) of the second fastening assembly (40) consists of a screw-threaded fastener
A railway rail pad (1), for use beneath a railway rail in a rail fastening assembly as cushioning and/or electrical insulation, has first and second major faces (2, 3), the first face (2) having a rail seat portion (20) on which a foot of a railway rail sits when the pad (1) is in use, and side members (4A, 4B) attached to and extending from two opposite edges of the first face (2) of the pad (1). The side members (4A, 4B) are arranged so as to be located on respective opposite sides of the railway rail when the pad (1) is in use such that the rail seat portion (20) of the pad (1) lies between respective inwardly- facing wall faces (41A, 41B) of the said side members (4A, 4B). When the pad (1) is not under load and is placed so as to rest on a surface with the first face (2) of the pad (1) uppermost and part of the surface lying beneath the rail seat portion of the pad, an inclination angle (a-i, 02) between the wall face (41A, 41B) of each side member (4A, 4B) and that part of the surface beneath the rail seat portion on which the pad (1) is resting is greater than 90c. When the pad is not under load, the first face is substantially convex in a vertical plane that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the rail when the pad is in use.
An electrical insulator (10) for use with a rail fastening clip (20) comprises a contact member providing on one side a substantially flat rail contact surface (11A) for contacting a foot (31) of a rail (30) and on the opposing side a clip contact surface (11B) for contacting a rail bearing surface (25A) of a bearing portion (25) of the clip (25), the insulator (10) also having retaining means (14) for retaining the insulator on the clip and stop portions (131A, 131B) for limiting rotation about the longitudinal axis of the bearing portion (25) of the clip (20) wherein the clip contact surface (11B) of the insulator (10) is convex, in a vertical plane which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bearing portion of the clip. A rail fastening clip (20), suitable for use with the insulator (10) has a bearing portion (25) having a flat rail bearing surface (25A), wherein a detent (26), extending laterally with respect to the longitudinal axis of the bearing portion (25), is formed in the flat rail bearing surface (25A), at a location spaced from a free end of the bearing portion of the clip, for engaging a corresponding abutment surface (12A) of the insulator to be retained on the rail bearing portion (25) of the clip (20).
A railway rail pad (1), for use beneath a railway rail in a rail fastening assembly as cushioning and/or electrical insulation, has first and second major faces (2, 3), the first face (2) having a rail seat portion (20) on which a foot of a railway rail sits when the pad (1) is in use, and side members (4A, 4B) attached to and extending from two opposite edges of the first face (2) of the pad (1). The side members (4A, 4B) are arranged so as to be located on respective opposite sides of the railway rail when the pad (1) is in use such that the rail seat portion (20) of the pad (1) lies between respective inwardly- facing wall faces (41A, 41B) of the said side members (4A, 4B). When the pad (1) is not under load and is placed so as to rest on a surface with the first face (2) of the pad (1) uppermost and part of the surface lying beneath the rail seat portion of the pad, an inclination angle (α-i, 02) between the wall face (41A, 41B) of each side member (4A, 4B) and that part of the surface beneath the rail seat portion on which the pad (1) is resting is greater than 90c. When the pad is not under load, the first face is substantially convex in a vertical plane that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the rail when the pad is in use.
An electrical insulator (10) for use with a rail fastening clip (20) comprises a contact member providing on one side a substantially flat rail contact surface (11A) for contacting a foot (31) of a rail (30) and on the opposing side a clip contact surface (11B) for contacting a rail bearing surface (25A) of a bearing portion (25) of the clip (25), the insulator (10) also having retaining means (14) for retaining the insulator on the clip and stop portions (131A, 131B) for limiting rotation about the longitudinal axis of the bearing portion (25) of the clip (20) wherein the clip contact surface (11B) of the insulator (10) is convex, in a vertical plane which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bearing portion of the clip. A rail fastening clip (20), suitable for use with the insulator (10) has a bearing portion (25) having a flat rail bearing surface (25A), wherein a detent (26), extending laterally with respect to the longitudinal axis of the bearing portion (25), is formed in the flat rail bearing surface (25A), at a location spaced from a free end of the bearing portion of the clip, for engaging a corresponding abutment surface (12A) of the insulator to be retained on the rail bearing portion (25) of the clip (20).
17 - Produits en caoutchouc ou en matières plastiques; matières à calfeutrer et à isoler
19 - Matériaux de construction non métalliques
Produits et services
Rails of metal; rail fastenings of metal; railway track
fastenings; railway materials of metal; railway switches;
rail road ties of metal; railway sleepers of metal; tracks
of metal; metallic materials for railway track; metallic
assemblies for supporting or fastening railway track; parts
and fittings of metal for railways and railway track;
reinforcing bars of metal; reinforcement casings of metal;
structural elements of metal. Insulators for railway track; rail pads; insulating
materials; expansion joint fillers. Railroad ties not of metal; non-metallic railway sleepers;
rail fastenings not of metal; ballast for railways;
non-metallic stress relief materials; non-metallic
structural elements.
17 - Produits en caoutchouc ou en matières plastiques; matières à calfeutrer et à isoler
19 - Matériaux de construction non métalliques
Produits et services
Rails of metal; rail fastenings of metal; railway track fastenings; railway materials of metal, namely, sleepers, rails, bolts, tracks, insulators, pads, clips, feet, legs, shoulders, base plates, joints, fittings, switches, spikes and screws, castings, clamps and clips for railroad tracks, couplings for railroad tracks, flanges, railway points, railroad ties and railway crossovers; railway switches; rail road ties of metal; railway sleepers of metal; tracks of metal; metallic materials for railway track, namely, metal tracks for rail vehicles, reinforcing materials for concrete, non-electric cables and wires, bars for metal railings, bolts of metal, casings of metal, housings of metal for use with clips, locking mechanisms and buckles of common metal; metallic assemblies for supporting or fastening railway track; parts and fittings of metal for railways and railway track; reinforcing bars of metal; reinforcement casings of metal; structural elements of metal, namely, reinforcing bars of metal, reinforcing casings of metal, base plates, top plates and shoulder plates Insulators for railway track; rail pads; insulating materials, namely, expansion joint fillers, plastic and rubber pads, pads for insulating and preventing shock (not of metal), insulators and pads made of rubber and plastic for railway tracks, rubber elements for supporting track, clamping elements of rubber, rail pads for insulating and preventing shocks; expansion joint fillers Railroad ties not of metal; non-metallic railway sleepers; rail fastenings not of metal; ballast for railways; non-metallic stress relief materials; non-metallic structural elements, namely, reinforcing bars and casings, base plates, top plates and shoulder plates
In a concrete railway rail foundation (200; 250; 260), on which anchoring devices (4; 45) for retaining railway rail fastening clips (3) are to be located when the foundation (200; 250; 260) is in use, the face of the foundation (200; 250; 260) which is to be uppermost when the foundation (200; 250; 260) is in use has a rail seat area (202; 252; 262) for supporting a railway rail (1) extending in a first direction across the rail seat area (202; 252; 262), two anchoring device seating regions located on either side of the rail seat area (202; 252; 262) for accommodating respective anchoring devices (4; 45) to be located on the foundation (200; 250; 260), and, on each side of each anchoring device seating region, an upstanding portion (201; 251; 261) having a height substantially the same as or higher than that of an anchoring device (4; 45) to be located on the foundation (200; 250; 260) and a depth, in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, which is substantially the same as or deeper than that of the said anchoring device (4; 45). An electrical insulator (500) for location between a foot of a railway rail (1) and an adjacent anchoring device (4; 45), for use with such a foundation (200; 250;2560), has a reaction face (501) which is wider than the face (41, -46) of the anchoring device (4; 45) against which it is to abut.
In a concrete railway rail foundation (200; 250; 260), on which anchoring devices (4; 45) for retaining railway rail fastening clips (3) are to be located when the foundation (200; 250; 260) is in use, the face of the foundation (200; 250; 260) which is to be uppermost when the foundation (200; 250; 260) is in use has a rail seat area (202; 252; 262) for supporting a railway rail (1) extending in a first direction across the rail seat area (202; 252; 262), two anchoring device seating regions located on either side of the rail seat area (202; 252; 262) for accommodating respective anchoring devices (4; 45) to be located on the foundation (200; 250; 260), and, on each side of each anchoring device seating region, an upstanding portion (201; 251; 261) having a height substantially the same as or higher than that of an anchoring device (4; 45) to be located on the foundation (200; 250; 260) and a depth, in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, which is substantially the same as or deeper than that of the said anchoring device (4; 45). An electrical insulator (500) for location between a foot of a railway rail (1) and an adjacent anchoring device (4; 45), for use with such a foundation (200; 250;2560), has a reaction face (501) which is wider than the face (41, -46) of the anchoring device (4; 45) against which it is to abut.
In a railway rail pad having a rail seat portion for receiving a foot of a railway rail, the rail seat portion is provided on at least one major face thereof with a plurality of protrusions which are unevenly distributed across the face of the rail seat portion such that the ratio of the area of the face occupied by the protrusions to the area of the face free of protrusions is greater in an edge region of the rail seat portion than in a central region of the rail seat portion, the edge region being adjacent to one edge of the pad and the central region being adjacent to the edge region. The studs are arranged in columns, each stud being of substantially the same size, and the number of studs in a column in the central region which is closest to said edge region being greater than in a column closer to the center of the rail seat portion. The studs are also arranged in rows, wherein the ratio of protrusions to free area in a row of studs adjacent to, but spaced from, the center of the rail seat portion is greater than that in a row further from the center.
A component for use in a rail fastening assembly, the assembly comprising a railway rail fastening clip having a first part for bearing on a railway rail and a railway rail clip anchoring device for retaining the railway rail clip, comprises a first portion adapted to receive a lateral load from the rail when located between a substantially upright face of the rail clip anchoring device and the side of the foot of an adjacent railway rail when the assembly is in use. The component further comprises a second portion for receiving a second bearing part of the railway rail clip. The first portion and the second portion of the component are spaced apart and interconnected by a connection portion.
Railway rail fastening apparatus, for suspending a railway rail at discrete locations along its length above a rail foundation, comprises two rail suspending assemblies located when in use one on each side of the rail. Each assembly comprises an elastic member for supporting the head of the rail on one side thereof and a bracket for applying a lateral clamping force to the elastic member. The rail suspending assembly on one side of the rail is located such that the center line of the assembly is offset with respect to that of the rail suspending assembly on the other side of the rail by x mm along the longitudinal axis of the rail, where x is 50≧x>0 mm.
In a railway rail pad (1) having a rail seat portion (2) for receiving a foot of a railway rail, the rail seat portion (2) is provided on at least one major face (4A, 4B) thereof with a plurality of protrusions (5) which are unevenly distributed across the face of the rail seat portion (2) such that the ratio of the area of the face occupied by the protrusions (5) to the area of the face free of protrusions (5) is greater in an edge region (6a, 6b) of the rail seat portion (2) than in a central region (7) of the rail seat portion (2), the edge region (6a, 6b) being adjacent to one edge of the pad (1) and the central region (7) being adjacent to the edge region (6a, 6b). The studs (5) are arranged in columns (a1 to a7), each stud (5) being of substantially the same size, and the number of studs (5) in a column in the central region (7) which is closest to said edge region (6a, 6b) being greater than in a column closer to the centre of the rail seat portion (2). The studs (5) are also arranged in rows (b1 to b9), wherein the ratio of protrusions to free area in a row of studs (5) adjacent to, but spaced from, the centre of the rail seat portion (2) is greater than that in a row further from the centre.
In a railway rail pad (1) having a rail seat portion (2) for receiving a foot of a railway rail, the rail seat portion (2) is provided on at least one major face (4A, 4B) thereof with a plurality of protrusions (5) which are unevenly distributed across the face of the rail seat portion (2) such that the ratio of the area of the face occupied by the protrusions (5) to the area of the face free of protrusions (5) is greater in an edge region (6a, 6b) of the rail seat portion (2) than in a central region (7) of the rail seat portion (2), the edge region (6a, 6b) being adjacent to one edge of the pad (1) and the central region (7) being adjacent to the edge region (6a, 6b). The studs (5) are arranged in columns (al to a7), each stud (5) being of substantially the same size, and the number of studs (5) in a column in the central region (7) which is closest to said edge region (6a, 6b) being greater than in a column closer to the centre of the rail seat portion (2). The studs (5) are also arranged in rows (b1 to b9), wherein the ratio of protrusions to free area in a row of studs (5) adjacent to, but spaced from, the centre of the rail seat portion (2) is greater than that in a row further from the centre.
A sealing plate for use with a rail clip anchoring device having a head and a stem which extends from the head into a concrete sleeper when the anchoring device is in use, is adapted for extending over the underside of the head when the stem of the device is being set in a concrete sleeper, thereby to prevent ingress of concrete into the head of the device, and for being retained on the surface of the sleeper thereafter. A major face of the plate, which is uppermost when the sleeper is in use, is provided with at least one clip seat portion for receiving part of a rail clip. In a method of manufacturing a concrete sleeper with at least one embedded rail clip anchoring device, the floor of a mold, from which the sleeper is to be formed, is provided with an aperture through which the head of an anchoring device is inserted and before concrete is introduced into the mold the aperture is sealed off around its edges and around the underside of the head of the anchoring device by placing a sealing plate over the aperture on the floor of the mold, the plate overlapping and sealing around the edges of the aperture other than where the anchoring device is located and having a mating interface with the anchoring device such that a seal is formed therewith.
A component (7) for use in a rail fastening assembly, the assembly comprising a railway rail fastening clip having a first part for bearing on a railway rail and a railway rail clip anchoring device for retaining the railway rail clip, comprises a first portion (71) adapted to receive a lateral load from the rail when located 'between a substantially upright face of the rail clip anchoring device and the side of the foot of an adjacent railway rail when the assembly is in use. The component further comprises a second portion (72) for receiving a second bearing part of the railway rail clip. The first portion (71) and the second portion (72) of the component (7) are spaced apart and interconnected by a connection portion (73).
A component (7) for use in a rail fastening assembly, the assembly comprising a railway rail fastening clip having a first part for bearing on a railway rail and a railway rail clip anchoring device for retaining the railway rail clip, comprises a first portion (71) adapted to receive a lateral load from the rail when located between a substantially upright face of the rail clip anchoring device and the side of the foot of an adjacent railway rail when the assembly is in use. The component further comprises a second portion (72) for receiving a second bearing part of the railway rail clip. The first portion (71) and the second portion (72) of the component (7) are spaced apart and interconnected by a connection portion (73).
A substantially M-shaped rail clip (3) is disclosed in which the clip is substantially flat when in its non- operative configuration, and, when the clip is in an operative configuration, the toe (34) of the clip lies substantially in a second plane and the legs (31, 37) of the clip lie substantially in a third plane, the second and third planes being non-parallel to one another.
A sealing plate (2), for use with a rail clip anchoring device (1) having a head (1A) and a stem (100) which extends from the head (1A) into a concrete sleeper when the anchoring device (1) is in use, is adapted for extending over the underside of the head (1A) when the stem (100) of the device (1) is being set in a concrete sleeper, thereby to prevent ingress of concrete into the head (1A) of the device (1), and for being retained on the surface of the sleeper thereafter. A major face (20) of the plate (2), which is uppermost when the sleeper is in use, is provided with at least one clip seat portion (25) for receiving part of a rail clip (3). Method of manufacturing a concrete sleeper with at least one embedded rail clip anchoring device (1).
A shoulder (1) for use in retaining a railway rail fastening clip (3), comprising two interconnected spaced- apart walls (10), between which a portion (34) of the clip to be retained is held when the shoulder is in use, and clip-engaging means (11), supported by the walls, for engaging a portion of the clip to be retained, does not have any feature or surface which engages the surface of that clip portion which faces downwardly when the clip is in use.
17 - Produits en caoutchouc ou en matières plastiques; matières à calfeutrer et à isoler
Produits et services
Metallic rail clips; housings of metal for use with rail
clips; railway sleepers of metal; all included in this
class. Insulators for railway tracks; all included in this class.
