There is provided a transporter apparatus comprising a chassis (2) mounted upon at least two drive units (4). The drive units are arranged in parallel and define a space therebetween. The apparatus further comprises a motor (6) providing drive to at least one drive unit (4), and a lifting mechanism adapted to receive a load and move the load between the ground and a lifted position. The lifting mechanism comprises first and second guide bars (28), each guide bar having a first end attached to a drive unit (4) and a second end attached to the chassis (2). First and second lifting carriages (30) are slidingly mounted on a respective guide bar (28) and adapted to receive a portion of the load. First and second hydraulic rams (38) each have a first end attached to the chassis (2) and a second end attached to a respective lifting carriage (30).
There is provided a transporter apparatus comprising a chassis (2) mounted upon at least two drive units (4). The drive units are arranged in parallel and define a space therebetween. The apparatus further comprises a motor (6) providing drive to at least one drive unit (4), and a lifting mechanism adapted to receive a load and move the load between the ground and a lifted position. The lifting mechanism comprises first and second guide bars (28), each guide bar having a first end attached to a drive unit (4) and a second end attached to the chassis (2). First and second lifting carriages (30) are slidingly mounted on a respective guide bar (28) and adapted to receive a portion of the load. First and second hydraulic rams (38) each have a first end attached to the chassis (2) and a second end attached to a respective lifting carriage (30).
B66F 9/12 - Plates-formesFourchesAutres organes soutenant ou saisissant la charge
B66F 9/06 - Dispositifs pour lever ou descendre des marchandises volumineuses ou lourdes aux fins de chargement ou de déchargement se déplaçant, avec leurs charges, sur des roues ou sur un dispositif analogue, p. ex. chariots élévateurs à fourche
A ramp system for a railway transporter vehicle is provided. The ramp system includes a fixed body (2) which is securable to a bed of the railway transporter vehicle (1). A moveable body (8) is engaged with the fixed body such that the moveable body may move longitudinally relative to the fixed body and railway transporter vehicle. The system has at least one ramp (10) which has a first ramp end (12) pivotably connected to a first end (7) of the moveable body at a pivot axis, and a second ramp end (14) engageable with the ground. Sliding movement of the moveable body in a first longitudinal direction will deploy the at least one ramp towards the ground, and sliding movement of the moveable body in a second, opposite longitudinal direction will retract the at least one ramp towards the railway transporter vehicle. A railway transporter vehicle having the ramp system is also provided.
B60P 1/43 - Véhicules destinés principalement au transport des charges et modifiés pour faciliter le chargement, la fixation de la charge ou son déchargement utilisant une rampe de chargement montée sur le véhicule
B65G 69/30 - Rampes de chargement installées de façon non permanente p. ex. transportables
A rail lifting head (10) comprises a head gate member (20) defining a gate aperture (22), a rail support member (24) removably secured to the gate member (20) and adapted to support a rail vertically within the gate aperture (22), and a head cartridge (100) which is removably secured to the head gate member (20). The head cartridge (100) includes two opposed vertical rollers (128) which support a rail laterally within the gate aperture and a fixing (112) which secures the head cartridge (100) to the head gate member (20). The rail support member (24) is removable from the head gate member (20).
E01B 29/17 - Transport, pose, enlèvement, ou remplacement des railsDéplacement des rails placés sur traverses dans la voie de longueurs de rails assemblées bout à bout, p. ex. soudées
E01B 33/00 - Machines ou appareils à riper les voies, avec ou sans levage, p. ex. pour rectifier le tracé de la voie, pour faire riper une voie d'excavateur
E01B 29/22 - Levage des rails au-dessus des traverses, p. ex. pour introduire des patins
B66C 1/64 - Éléments ou dispositifs de prise de la charge adjoints aux mécanismes de levage, de descente ou de halage, ou adaptés pour être utilisés avec ces mécanismes et transmettant les efforts à des articles ou à des groupes d'articles par moyens mécaniques comportant des organes de saisie ayant une forme complémentaire de celle des objets à manipuler pour poutres à section en T ou en I
E01B 29/02 - Transport, pose, dépose ou remplacement, par tronçons assemblés de la voie, d'aiguillages ou de croisements non démontés
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
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
12 - Véhicules; appareils de locomotion par terre, par air ou par eau; parties de véhicules
37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
39 - Services de transport, emballage et entreposage; organisation de voyages
41 - Éducation, divertissements, activités sportives et culturelles
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
(1) Building and construction materials and elements of metal; railway materials; rails; railway rack; railway sleepers; railway turntables; railway points; rail switches; rail crossings; rail crossovers; rail junctions; structures and transportable buildings of metal; metal hardware; nuts, bolts and fasteners; parts and fittings for all of the aforementioned goods.
(2) Machines, plant and machine tools for construction and engineering; machines, plant and machine tools for building and maintaining railways; rail transport machines; rail handling machines; rail cutting machines; rail bending machines; rail straightening machines; rail handling machines; rail lifting machines; rail laying machines; rail placing machines; rail lining machines; rail spacing machines; rail clipping machines; rail cutting machines; sleeper handling machines; sleeper lifting machines; sleeper laying machines; sleeper placing machines; sleeper lining machines; sleeper spacing machines; sleeper clipping machines; sleeper cutting machines; panel handling machines; panel lifting machines; panel laying machines; panel spacing machines; panel cutting machines; drilling machines; drilling rigs; grinding machines; cleaning and descaling machines; soldering apparatus; parts and fittings for all of the aforementioned goods.
(3) Hand-operated tools and implements for treatment of materials, and for construction, repair and maintenance; hand-operated tools and implements for building and maintaining railways; cutting, drilling, grinding, sharpening and surface treatment hand tools; parts and fittings for all of the aforementioned goods.
(4) Computer software; computer programs; computer hardware; mobile application software and programs; electronic downloadable publications.
(5) Vehicles; land vehicles and conveyances; multi-purpose vehicles; motor vehicles; rail vehicles; railway vehicles; continuous track vehicles; tracked vehicles; railway cars; railway handcars; railway bogies; trolleys; rail trolleys; rail trolleys with adjustable beams; vehicles for transporting rails; tracked vehicles for transporting rails; trolleys for transporting rails; vehicles for scrap removal; trolleys; rail trolleys; wagons for transportation of equipment; railway trailers for transportation of equipment; trains for laying and renewing railways; railway couplings; railway coaches; railway carriages; railway freight cars; railway rolling stock; railway wagons; bodies for railway wagons; railway wheel tyres; tarpaulins adapted for use with railway wagons; wheels, tyres and continuous track; parts and fittings for all of the aforementioned goods. (1) Construction, building, installation, maintenance, repair and refurbishment of rails, rail tracks, rail infrastructure, railways and track-side apparatus; installation, maintenance, and refurbishment of materials, machines, tools, apparatus and vehicles for use in all of the aforesaid services; civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, rail engineering, engineering and rail contracting services all relating to construction; hire of machines and apparatus for use in the construction, building, installation, maintenance, repair and refurbishment of rails, rail tracks, rail infrastructure, railways and track-side apparatus; information, consultancy and advisory services relating to all of the aforementioned services.
(2) Transport; removal, transportation and delivery of goods; scrap metal removal, transportation and delivery services; information, consultancy and advisory services relating to all of the aforementioned services.
(3) Education; providing of training; publishing services; publication of books, texts, manuals and periodicals; arranging and conducting conferences, workshops, lectures and seminars; education, instruction and training provided on-line from a computer database or from the Internet; information, advisory and consultancy services relating to all of the aforesaid services.
(4) Civil engineering; mechanical engineering; electrical engineering; rail engineering; engineering and rail contracting services; information, consultancy and advisory services relating to all of the aforesaid services.
12 - Véhicules; appareils de locomotion par terre, par air ou par eau; parties de véhicules
Produits et services
(1) Vehicles; land vehicles and conveyances; multi-purpose vehicles; motor vehicles; rail vehicles; railway vehicles; continuous track vehicles; tracked vehicles; railway cars; railway handcars; railway bogies; trolleys; rail trolleys; rail trolleys with adjustable beams; vehicles for transporting rails; tracked vehicles for transporting rails; trolleys for transporting rails; vehicles for scrap removal; trolleys; rail trolleys; wagons for transportation of equipment; railway trailers for transportation of equipment; trains for laying and renewing railways; railway couplings; railway coaches; railway carriages; railway freight cars; railway rolling stock; railway wagons; bodies for railway wagons; railway wheel tyres; tarpaulins adapted for use with railway wagons; wheels, tyres and continuous track; parts and fittings for all of the aforementioned goods.
12 - Véhicules; appareils de locomotion par terre, par air ou par eau; parties de véhicules
Produits et services
(1) Vehicles; land vehicles and conveyances; multi-purpose vehicles; motor vehicles; rail vehicles; railway vehicles; continuous track vehicles; tracked vehicles; railway cars; railway handcars; railway bogies; trolleys; rail trolleys; rail trolleys with adjustable beams; vehicles for transporting rails; tracked vehicles for transporting rails; trolleys for transporting rails; vehicles for scrap removal; trolleys; rail trolleys; wagons for transportation of equipment; railway trailers for transportation of equipment; trains for laying and renewing railways; railway couplings; railway coaches; railway carriages; railway freight cars; railway rolling stock; railway wagons; bodies for railway wagons; railway wheel tyres; tarpaulins adapted for use with railway wagons; wheels, tyres and continuous track; parts and fittings for all of the aforementioned goods.
A railway maintenance apparatus (10) configured for track side operation comprises an apparatus body (14, 16, 18) supported by first and second ground engaging means comprising chain treads (28) arranged at first and second opposite sides of the apparatus body, each chain tread (28) extending in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the apparatus,a rail lifting head (48) arranged below at least part of the apparatus body between the first and second ground engaging means(28), a lifting means (40) adapted to raise or lower the rail lifting head(48), anda plough (106) arranged at the first side of the apparatus body, the plough including a blade (104) arranged to sweep ballast and a plough support structure (150) connecting the blade to the apparatus body. The spacing between the first and second ground engaging means (28) is between 0.7 and 1.5 m so that in operation the apparatus (10) can be used on single track railways, with one ground engaging means between the rails of the single track railway and the other ground engaging means to one side of the rails of the single track railway, on the ballast or area close to the track. The apparatus allows automated ballast removal in areas of restricted access.
A rail lifting head (100) comprises a post member (104) having a lifting point (102) at its upper end adapted to be lifted by a lifting means (12) of a rail moving apparatus (10); two transverse beam portions (106A, 106B) extending on opposite sides of the post member (104) and cantilevered from the lower end of the post member; a rail bearing surface (110) provided on the transverse beam; and a number of rail retention pins (116) and rail retention blocks (114) which are removably mounted on the rail bearing surface. The rail lifting head (100) can be used with a railway rail handling apparatus (10) configured for track side operation comprising first and second ground engaging means (28) arranged on opposite sides of the apparatus and a support frame (14, 16, 18) spanning between the first and second ground engaging means (28). The rail lifting head (100) can be arranged on the support frame between the first and second ground engaging means (28).
A rail lifting head (10) comprises a head gate member (20) defining a gate aperture (22), a rail support member (24) removably secured to the gate member (20) and adapted to support a rail vertically within the gate aperture (22), and a head cartridge (100) which is removably secured to the head gate member (20). The head cartridge (100) includes two opposed vertical rollers (128) which support a rail laterally within the gate aperture and a fixing (112) which secures the head cartridge (100) to the head gate member (20). The rail support member (24) is removable from the head gate member (20).
E01B 29/17 - Transport, pose, enlèvement, ou remplacement des railsDéplacement des rails placés sur traverses dans la voie de longueurs de rails assemblées bout à bout, p. ex. soudées
A rail lifting head (10) comprises a head gate member (20) defining a gate aperture (22), a rail support member (24) removably secured to the gate member (20) and adapted to support a rail vertically within the gate aperture (22), and a head cartridge (100) which is removably secured to the head gate member (20). The head cartridge (100) includes two opposed vertical rollers (128) which support a rail laterally within the gate aperture and a fixing (112) which secures the head cartridge (100) to the head gate member (20). The rail support member (24) is removable from the head gate member (20).
E01B 29/17 - Transport, pose, enlèvement, ou remplacement des railsDéplacement des rails placés sur traverses dans la voie de longueurs de rails assemblées bout à bout, p. ex. soudées
The invention relates to a self-propelled vehicle (10) provided only with rail-engaging rolling means (18) comprising: a chassis (14); a working surface (16) connected thereto for supporting equipment, materials (20) and personnel; and positioning means (22, 24) connected to the chassis for lifting the vehicle and moving it laterally with respect to a direction of rail travel between a trackside location and an on-track location (12). A lifting apparatus (28) is mountable on the chassis and moveable along the length of the working surface (16). By providing only rail-engaging rolling means (18), the height of the vehicle's overlying working surface (16) above the track (12) and surrounding ground is significantly reduced as compared to existing dual purpose road-rail vehicles. The vehicle is capable of working safely below live overhead lines and alongside tracks open to traffic thus avoiding the need to for full closure of tracks during maintenance and inspection works.
The invention relates to a self-propelled vehicle (10) provided only with rail-engaging rolling means (18) comprising: a chassis (14); a working surface (16) connected thereto for supporting equipment, materials (20) and personnel; and positioning means (22, 24) connected to the chassis for lifting the vehicle and moving it laterally with respect to a direction of rail travel between a trackside location and an on-track location (12). A lifting apparatus (28) is mountable on the chassis and moveable along the length of the working surface (16). By providing only rail-engaging rolling means (18), the height of the vehicle's overlying working surface (16) above the track (12) and surrounding ground is significantly reduced as compared to existing dual purpose road-rail vehicles. The vehicle is capable of working safely below live overhead lines and alongside tracks open to traffic thus avoiding the need to for full closure of tracks during maintenance and inspection works.
The invention relates to a self-propelled vehicle (10) provided only with rail-engaging rolling means (18) comprising: a chassis (14); a working surface (16) connected thereto for supporting equipment, materials (20) and personnel; and positioning means (22, 24) connected to the chassis for lifting the vehicle and moving it laterally with respect to a direction of rail travel between a trackside location and an on-track location (12). A lifting apparatus (28) is mountable on the chassis and moveable along the length of the working surface (16). By providing only rail-engaging rolling means (18), the height of the vehicle's overlying working surface (16) above the track (12) and surrounding ground is significantly reduced as compared to existing dual purpose road-rail vehicles. The vehicle is capable of working safely below live overhead lines and alongside tracks open to traffic thus avoiding the need to for full closure of tracks during maintenance and inspection works.
12 - Véhicules; appareils de locomotion par terre, par air ou par eau; parties de véhicules
Produits et services
Vehicles; land vehicles and conveyances; multi-purpose vehicles; motor vehicles; rail vehicles; railway vehicles; continuous track vehicles; tracked vehicles; railway cars; railway handcars; railway bogies; trolleys; rail trolleys; rail trolleys with adjustable beams; vehicles for transporting rails; tracked vehicles for transporting rails; trolleys for transporting rails; vehicles for scrap removal; trolleys; rail trolleys; wagons for transportation of equipment; railway trailers for transportation of equipment; trains for laying and renewing railways; railway couplings; railway coaches; railway carriages; railway freight cars; railway rolling stock; railway wagons; bodies for railway wagons; railway wheel tyres; tarpaulins adapted for use with railway wagons; wheels, tyres and continuous track; parts and fittings for all of the aforementioned goods.
12 - Véhicules; appareils de locomotion par terre, par air ou par eau; parties de véhicules
Produits et services
Vehicles; land vehicles and conveyances; multi-purpose vehicles; motor vehicles; rail vehicles; railway vehicles; continuous track vehicles; tracked vehicles; railway cars; railway handcars; railway bogies; trolleys; rail trolleys; rail trolleys with adjustable beams; vehicles for transporting rails; tracked vehicles for transporting rails; trolleys for transporting rails; vehicles for scrap removal; trolleys; rail trolleys; wagons for transportation of equipment; railway trailers for transportation of equipment; trains for laying and renewing railways; railway couplings; railway coaches; railway carriages; railway freight cars; railway rolling stock; railway wagons; bodies for railway wagons; railway wheel tyres; tarpaulins adapted for use with railway wagons; wheels, tyres and continuous track; parts and fittings for all of the aforementioned goods.
12 - Véhicules; appareils de locomotion par terre, par air ou par eau; parties de véhicules
37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
39 - Services de transport, emballage et entreposage; organisation de voyages
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
Building and construction materials and elements of metal; railway materials; rails; railway rack; railway sleepers; railway turntables; railway points; rail switches; rail crossings; rail crossovers; rail junctions; structures and transportable buildings of metal; metal hardware; nuts, bolts and fasteners; parts and fittings for all of the aforementioned goods. Machines, plant and machine tools for construction and engineering; machines, plant and machine tools for building and maintaining railways; rail transport machines; rail handling machines; rail cutting machines; rail bending machines; rail straightening machines; rail handling machines; rail lifting machines; rail laying machines; rail placing machines; rail lining machines; rail spacing machines; rail clipping machines; rail cutting machines; sleeper handling machines; sleeper lifting machines; sleeper laying machines; sleeper placing machines; sleeper lining machines; sleeper spacing machines; sleeper clipping machines; sleeper cutting machines; panel handling machines; panel lifting machines; panel laying machines; panel spacing machines; panel cutting machines; drilling machines; drilling rigs; grinding machines; cleaning and descaling machines; soldering apparatus; parts and fittings for all of the aforementioned goods. Hand-operated tools and implements for treatment of materials, and for construction, repair and maintenance; hand-operated tools and implements for building and maintaining railways; cutting, drilling, grinding, sharpening and surface treatment hand tools; parts and fittings for all of the aforementioned goods. Vehicles; land vehicles and conveyances; multi-purpose vehicles; motor vehicles; rail vehicles; railway vehicles; continuous track vehicles; tracked vehicles; railway cars; railway handcars; railway bogies; trolleys; rail trolleys; rail trolleys with adjustable beams; vehicles for transporting rails; tracked vehicles for transporting rails; trolleys for transporting rails; vehicles for scrap removal; trolleys; rail trolleys; wagons for transportation of equipment; railway trailers for transportation of equipment; trains for laying and renewing railways; railway couplings; railway coaches; railway carriages; railway freight cars; railway rolling stock; railway wagons; bodies for railway wagons; railway wheel tyres; tarpaulins adapted for use with railway wagons; wheels, tyres and continuous track; parts and fittings for all of the aforementioned goods. Construction, building, installation, maintenance, repair and refurbishment of rails, rail tracks, rail infrastructure, railways and track-side apparatus; installation, maintenance, and refurbishment of materials, machines, tools, apparatus and vehicles for use in all of the aforesaid services; civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, rail engineering, engineering and rail contracting services all relating to construction; hire of machines and apparatus for use in the construction, building, installation, maintenance, repair and refurbishment of rails, rail tracks, rail infrastructure, railways and track-side apparatus; information, consultancy and advisory services relating to all of the aforementioned services. Transport; removal, transportation and delivery of goods; scrap metal removal, transportation and delivery services; information, consultancy and advisory services relating to all of the aforementioned services. Civil engineering; mechanical engineering; electrical engineering; rail engineering; engineering and rail contracting services; information, consultancy and advisory services relating to all of the aforesaid services.
The invention relates to apparatus for joining railway rail and comprises a self- propelled vehicle (502) having ground-engaging rolling means (702, 704) spaced either side of a working space (730). The working space can be brought to a location where two rail ends (10a, 10b) are to be joined where a rail welding head (731) supported within said working space is adapted to hold together the two rail ends and, by application of electric current, weld them together to form a welded joint. A connection (740) is provided for receiving the electric current from a power source located off the vehicle (see Figs 6 and 7). The invention also relates to a method of joining railway rails using the above apparatus.
E01B 29/42 - Assemblage ou fixation de façon définitive des composants de la voie dans ou sur la voie, p. ex. par soudage, collageAssemblage préalable des composants de la voie par collageScellement des joints avec des composants de remplissage
22.
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE HANDLING OF RAILWAY SLEEPERS
An apparatus (100, 700) is disclosed for handling railway sleepers and placing them with a desired spacing. A mobile chassis is supported at either end by a suitable tractor (102, 104). On the chassis (112) there is carried an elongate support (114) long enough to span several sleepers, with a number of flexible tethers (126) depending from respective points spaced along the support. The tethers are adapted to suspend a batch of sleepers simultaneously. An alignment template extends beneath the elongate support and is formed so as to engage the suspended batch of sleepers simultaneously and fix their positions. A mechanism is provided whereby the alignment template and suspended sleepers are made moveable so as to permit an efficient sequence of lifting, aligning and depositing batches of sleepers, without the need for fine manual adjustment. In one embodiment, the alignment template (122) is formed on the underside of the chassis structure (112), while the elongate support is a beam extending above the chassis. Various methods of deployment are described, and the apparatus may be adapted for laying fourteen or even twenty-eight sleepers in one batch.
E01B 29/10 - Transport, pose, enlèvement, ou remplacement des traverses en procédant par dessous les rails en place pour introduire ou enlever les traverses
E01B 29/13 - Transport, pose, enlèvement, ou remplacement des traverses en procédant par dessous les rails en place pour déplacer les traverses dans une direction parallèle aux rails, p. ex. pour les espacer ou les aligner
23.
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE HANDLING OF RAILWAY SLEEPERS
An apparatus (100, 700) is disclosed for handling railway sleepers and placing them with a desired spacing. A mobile chassis is supported at either end by a suitable tractor (102, 104). On the chassis (112) there is carried an elongate support (114) long enough to span several sleepers, with a number of flexible tethers (126) depending from respective points spaced along the support. The tethers are adapted to suspend a batch of sleepers simultaneously. An alignment template extends beneath the elongate support and is formed so as to engage the suspended batch of sleepers simultaneously and fix their positions. A mechanism is provided whereby the alignment template and suspended sleepers are made moveable so as to permit an efficient sequence of lifting, aligning and depositing batches of sleepers, without the need for fine manual adjustment. In one embodiment, the alignment template (122) is formed on the underside of the chassis structure (112), while the elongate support is a beam extending above the chassis. Various methods of deployment are described, and the apparatus may be adapted for laying fourteen or even twenty-eight sleepers in one batch.
E01B 29/10 - Transport, pose, enlèvement, ou remplacement des traverses en procédant par dessous les rails en place pour introduire ou enlever les traverses
E01B 29/13 - Transport, pose, enlèvement, ou remplacement des traverses en procédant par dessous les rails en place pour déplacer les traverses dans une direction parallèle aux rails, p. ex. pour les espacer ou les aligner
The present invention relates to railway rail handling apparatus (10) and a method of handling railway rails using such apparatus. The railway rail handling apparatus (10) is configured for track side operation and comprises ground engaging wheel means (28) and rail moving means (12). The rail moving means (12) is configured to engage a railway rail (80) along part of its length and for its progressive movement longitudinally along the rail as the railway rail handling apparatus (10) moves on the ground engaging wheel means (28). As the rail moving means (12) moves in this fashion the rail moving means is configured to progressively bend the rail (80) laterally of an unbent part of the rail, thereby moving the rail from a first position to a second position. The railway rail handling apparatus (10) defines a footprint over the ground and the rail moving means is, in use, operative within the footprint.
E01B 29/17 - Transport, pose, enlèvement, ou remplacement des railsDéplacement des rails placés sur traverses dans la voie de longueurs de rails assemblées bout à bout, p. ex. soudées
