CA1214760A - Rail fastening system - Google Patents
Rail fastening systemInfo
- Publication number
- CA1214760A CA1214760A CA000384236A CA384236A CA1214760A CA 1214760 A CA1214760 A CA 1214760A CA 000384236 A CA000384236 A CA 000384236A CA 384236 A CA384236 A CA 384236A CA 1214760 A CA1214760 A CA 1214760A
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- Prior art keywords
- rail
- attachment means
- pair
- tie
- plate
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
- E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
- E01B9/00—Fastening rails on sleepers, or the like
- E01B9/38—Indirect fastening of rails by using tie-plates or chairs; Fastening of rails on the tie-plates or in the chairs
- E01B9/44—Fastening the rail on the tie-plate
- E01B9/46—Fastening the rail on the tie-plate by clamps
- E01B9/48—Fastening the rail on the tie-plate by clamps by resilient steel clips
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
- E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
- E01B9/00—Fastening rails on sleepers, or the like
- E01B9/02—Fastening rails, tie-plates, or chairs directly on sleepers or foundations; Means therefor
- E01B9/28—Fastening on wooden or concrete sleepers or on masonry with clamp members
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
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- Civil Engineering (AREA)
- Structural Engineering (AREA)
- Railway Tracks (AREA)
- Clamps And Clips (AREA)
Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A rail fastening system for use with wooden rail ties which includes a rail (4), a wooden tie (7), a rail plate (6) that lies between the rail (4) and tie (7). An attachment means (10) holds the support plate (6) in position and a pair of attachments (10) also hold the elastic rail fastener (15) in position relative to the rail (4). The base (16) of the fastener (15) seats in a recess (11) of shoulders (12) of two attachment pegs (10).
A rail fastening system for use with wooden rail ties which includes a rail (4), a wooden tie (7), a rail plate (6) that lies between the rail (4) and tie (7). An attachment means (10) holds the support plate (6) in position and a pair of attachments (10) also hold the elastic rail fastener (15) in position relative to the rail (4). The base (16) of the fastener (15) seats in a recess (11) of shoulders (12) of two attachment pegs (10).
Description
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This invention relates to a system oE securing rails to wooden rail tiesO
Conventionally rails have been secured in place to rail -ties by placing a metal plate between the rail tie and the rail and securing the rail to the tie by driviny dog spikes into the tie such that the dog spikes pass through the metal plate and a flange on the spike lies over the rail flange. Usually four spikes are used (two on either side of the rail) for each sleeper and the metal plate incorporates slots in predetermined positions for this purpose. The difficulty encountered with these conventional wooden rail ties are: (1) Due to wood shrinkage the dog spikes gain clearance above the rail flange leading to a loosening of the rail; (2) Due to the constant passing of trains the rails tend to distort resulting in a vertical hammering on the dog spikes and again tending to loosen them; ~3) In curved sections of the track the pressure of passing trains causes the metal plates to cut into the wooden tie on one side of the rail and this results in ~he metal plate becoming inclined and distorting the horizontal support for the rail:
(4) Because of the constant traffic and the inadequate holding force of the dog spikes the wooden ties tend to move and drift apart or together and do not maintain a regular spacing - once again resulting in inadequate rail support;
(5) Once a plate loosens it hammers vertically on to and gradually cuts into the wooden tie.
Attempts to overcome these problems using elastic rail fasteners such as "Pandrol" have proved ineffective.
With elastic fasteners the metal plate is modified to incGrporate means for holding one portion of the fastener ~ ,,r - ~2~6~
while a second portion lies on the rail flange. The metal pla-te is still secured to the tie by dog spikes but the rail is secured on to the metal plate by the elastic fasteners.
These systems have proved ineffective because the problems (1) to (4) above still tend to occur mainly because the metal plate still becomes loose and the fastening of the metal plate to the wooden tie is still by dog spike and this affects the functioning of the elastic fastener.
German Patent 1,253,297 and U.K. Patent 2,022,657 each provide a fastening system comprising a rail plate positioned between a tie and a rail, an elastic rail clip and a clip holding means having spikes adapted to pass through holes in said rail plate to hold said rail plate in position and secure said clip holding means to said rail tie. These two specifications do provide a solution to the problems outlined above~ However, the clip holding means in both these specifications requires expensive manufacturing techniques as each clip holder needs to be cast and then further treated.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a rail fastening system for wooden rail ties that minimizes manufacturing costs.
To this end the present invention provides a rail fastening system comprising a wooden rail tie, a rail, a rail plate positioned betwePn said tie and said rail, a pair of attachment means located on opposite sides of said rail, adapted to secure said plate to said wooden tie, each said attachment means incorporating a recess above said plate and a spike extending in-to said tie and an elastic rail clamp associated with each pair of attachment means said clamp 6~
being oE the kind ln which one portion lies on the rail flange and the other portion is held within opposed recesses of said pair of attachment means.
By using pairs of attachment means rail clips of the kind shown in German Patent l,253,297 and U.K. Patent
This invention relates to a system oE securing rails to wooden rail tiesO
Conventionally rails have been secured in place to rail -ties by placing a metal plate between the rail tie and the rail and securing the rail to the tie by driviny dog spikes into the tie such that the dog spikes pass through the metal plate and a flange on the spike lies over the rail flange. Usually four spikes are used (two on either side of the rail) for each sleeper and the metal plate incorporates slots in predetermined positions for this purpose. The difficulty encountered with these conventional wooden rail ties are: (1) Due to wood shrinkage the dog spikes gain clearance above the rail flange leading to a loosening of the rail; (2) Due to the constant passing of trains the rails tend to distort resulting in a vertical hammering on the dog spikes and again tending to loosen them; ~3) In curved sections of the track the pressure of passing trains causes the metal plates to cut into the wooden tie on one side of the rail and this results in ~he metal plate becoming inclined and distorting the horizontal support for the rail:
(4) Because of the constant traffic and the inadequate holding force of the dog spikes the wooden ties tend to move and drift apart or together and do not maintain a regular spacing - once again resulting in inadequate rail support;
(5) Once a plate loosens it hammers vertically on to and gradually cuts into the wooden tie.
Attempts to overcome these problems using elastic rail fasteners such as "Pandrol" have proved ineffective.
With elastic fasteners the metal plate is modified to incGrporate means for holding one portion of the fastener ~ ,,r - ~2~6~
while a second portion lies on the rail flange. The metal pla-te is still secured to the tie by dog spikes but the rail is secured on to the metal plate by the elastic fasteners.
These systems have proved ineffective because the problems (1) to (4) above still tend to occur mainly because the metal plate still becomes loose and the fastening of the metal plate to the wooden tie is still by dog spike and this affects the functioning of the elastic fastener.
German Patent 1,253,297 and U.K. Patent 2,022,657 each provide a fastening system comprising a rail plate positioned between a tie and a rail, an elastic rail clip and a clip holding means having spikes adapted to pass through holes in said rail plate to hold said rail plate in position and secure said clip holding means to said rail tie. These two specifications do provide a solution to the problems outlined above~ However, the clip holding means in both these specifications requires expensive manufacturing techniques as each clip holder needs to be cast and then further treated.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a rail fastening system for wooden rail ties that minimizes manufacturing costs.
To this end the present invention provides a rail fastening system comprising a wooden rail tie, a rail, a rail plate positioned betwePn said tie and said rail, a pair of attachment means located on opposite sides of said rail, adapted to secure said plate to said wooden tie, each said attachment means incorporating a recess above said plate and a spike extending in-to said tie and an elastic rail clamp associated with each pair of attachment means said clamp 6~
being oE the kind ln which one portion lies on the rail flange and the other portion is held within opposed recesses of said pair of attachment means.
By using pairs of attachment means rail clips of the kind shown in German Patent l,253,297 and U.K. Patent
2,022,657 can be secured in position wit~out using the rail clipholders of those two specifications.
By using attachment means which function to secure the plate and hold the elastic rail fastener the problems of prior art systems are avoided. Any vertical movement of the attachment means due to wood shrinkage or rail movement due to traffic load is accommodated within the working deflection range of the elastic fastener. Elastic fasteners are designed to provide an adequate hold down force over a range of deflection distances (that is thP vertical distance between portion of fastener on the rail and the portion held in the attachment means). However, in the prior art because the plate i~self was effectively the holder for the fastener when it became loose because of loosening of the dog spikes from the wooden tie the effective hold down force between the tie an1 the rail was lost. In this invention the attachment means ensures that a direct link between the rail and the rail tie is maintained.
Ideally each attachment means includes a spike section for fastening to the wooden rail tie and a recessed shoulder portion for accommodating portion of the fastener.
To further illustrate this inven-tion a preferred embodiment will now be described with reference to the drawings in which:
Figure l is a cross sectional view of a rail fastener of this invention in position;
Figure 2 is a perspective view of a rail seat; and Figure 3 is a sectional view of an attachment means of this invention.
In Figllres 1 and 2 the rail flange 5 of the rail 4 lies on the support plate 6 which in turn is seated on the ~ooden rail tie 7. The attachment means 10 extends into the rail tie and secures the elastic fastener 15 in posi~ion.
The base 16 of the elastic fastener 15 seats within the recess 11 of shoulders 12 of the two attachmen-t pegs 10 as shown in Figure 2. The arms 17 of fastener 15 lie on rail flange 5.
Each attachment peg 10 includes a serrated spike portion 13 which carries at its end an elastic barb 14. The serrations and the barb 14 retain the spike securely within the wooden tie 7. Left and right hand attachment pegs 10 are used with each rail fastener 15 and these pegs pass through preformed slots 9 in the support plate 6.
When correctly positioned the elastic fastener 15 can be deflected within the range of 8 to 17 mm and still maintain a satisfactory hold down force and without subjecting the fastener to undue stress. This deflection range means that any shrinkage of the wooden rail tie or vertical movement of the rail will be accommodated by the fastener. The support plate still functions to spread the load from the rail to the sleeper but plate movement no longer affects the attachment of the rail to the rail tie.
Since the elastic fasteners can be removed without affecting the positioning of the sleeper plate replacement of rails is a simple matter whereas in the prior art the dog spikes holding the rail, must be removed. Once removed the dog spikes of the plate must be repositioned on the tie.
Such re-insertion of the dog spikes can only occur a few times before the tie suffers "spike kill". This problem is avoided in the present invention and rails can be replaced without affecting -the position of the support plate on the tie.
Unlike the clip holders of U.K. Specification 2,022,657 and German Patent 1,253,297 the attachment pegs 10 are much cheaper to manufacture (1) because they require less material and enable a saving in metal to be made; (2) if they are cast in moulds because of their smaller volume a larger number of pairs of legs can be made per moulding box than either of the clip holders of the prior art patents mentioned above: (3) the pegs 10 of this invention need not be cast but can be forged from metal bar by forming and stamping which represents a significantly cheaper means of manufacturi~g because it avoids the energy and time consuming procedures of casting and moulding.
Thus the system of this invention overcomes the problems of the prior art in a simple way and still enables the support plates used with conventional dog spikes to be utilized.
By using attachment means which function to secure the plate and hold the elastic rail fastener the problems of prior art systems are avoided. Any vertical movement of the attachment means due to wood shrinkage or rail movement due to traffic load is accommodated within the working deflection range of the elastic fastener. Elastic fasteners are designed to provide an adequate hold down force over a range of deflection distances (that is thP vertical distance between portion of fastener on the rail and the portion held in the attachment means). However, in the prior art because the plate i~self was effectively the holder for the fastener when it became loose because of loosening of the dog spikes from the wooden tie the effective hold down force between the tie an1 the rail was lost. In this invention the attachment means ensures that a direct link between the rail and the rail tie is maintained.
Ideally each attachment means includes a spike section for fastening to the wooden rail tie and a recessed shoulder portion for accommodating portion of the fastener.
To further illustrate this inven-tion a preferred embodiment will now be described with reference to the drawings in which:
Figure l is a cross sectional view of a rail fastener of this invention in position;
Figure 2 is a perspective view of a rail seat; and Figure 3 is a sectional view of an attachment means of this invention.
In Figllres 1 and 2 the rail flange 5 of the rail 4 lies on the support plate 6 which in turn is seated on the ~ooden rail tie 7. The attachment means 10 extends into the rail tie and secures the elastic fastener 15 in posi~ion.
The base 16 of the elastic fastener 15 seats within the recess 11 of shoulders 12 of the two attachmen-t pegs 10 as shown in Figure 2. The arms 17 of fastener 15 lie on rail flange 5.
Each attachment peg 10 includes a serrated spike portion 13 which carries at its end an elastic barb 14. The serrations and the barb 14 retain the spike securely within the wooden tie 7. Left and right hand attachment pegs 10 are used with each rail fastener 15 and these pegs pass through preformed slots 9 in the support plate 6.
When correctly positioned the elastic fastener 15 can be deflected within the range of 8 to 17 mm and still maintain a satisfactory hold down force and without subjecting the fastener to undue stress. This deflection range means that any shrinkage of the wooden rail tie or vertical movement of the rail will be accommodated by the fastener. The support plate still functions to spread the load from the rail to the sleeper but plate movement no longer affects the attachment of the rail to the rail tie.
Since the elastic fasteners can be removed without affecting the positioning of the sleeper plate replacement of rails is a simple matter whereas in the prior art the dog spikes holding the rail, must be removed. Once removed the dog spikes of the plate must be repositioned on the tie.
Such re-insertion of the dog spikes can only occur a few times before the tie suffers "spike kill". This problem is avoided in the present invention and rails can be replaced without affecting -the position of the support plate on the tie.
Unlike the clip holders of U.K. Specification 2,022,657 and German Patent 1,253,297 the attachment pegs 10 are much cheaper to manufacture (1) because they require less material and enable a saving in metal to be made; (2) if they are cast in moulds because of their smaller volume a larger number of pairs of legs can be made per moulding box than either of the clip holders of the prior art patents mentioned above: (3) the pegs 10 of this invention need not be cast but can be forged from metal bar by forming and stamping which represents a significantly cheaper means of manufacturi~g because it avoids the energy and time consuming procedures of casting and moulding.
Thus the system of this invention overcomes the problems of the prior art in a simple way and still enables the support plates used with conventional dog spikes to be utilized.
Claims (6)
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A rail fastening system comprising a wooden rail tie, a rail having a longitudinal axis, a rail plate positioned between the tie and the rail, a first pair of attachment means located on one side of the rail and securing the plate to the wooden tie, a second pair of attachment means located on the opposite side of the rail and securing the plate to the wooden tie, the attachment means of each pair being separate and located in spaced relation longitudinally along the rail, each attachment means having a portion affording a recess above the plate and a spike portion extending through the plate into the tie, the attachment means of each pair being oriented such that the recesses of said attachment means are in opposed facing relation along the rail, and an elastic rail clamp associated with each pair of attachment means, the clamp having one portion lying on the rail flange and another portion held within opposed facing recesses of the pair of attachment means with which the clamp is associated.
2. A system as claimed in claim 1 in which each rail clamp incorporates two elastic arms which lie on the rail flange, the arms being integral with a base portion the side edges of which are laterally disposed to the rail and interfit with corresponding ones of the opposed facing recesses of the pair of attachment means with which the clamp is associated.
3. A system as claimed in claim 1 in which said attachment means is formed by forging from metal bar.
4. A rail fastening system comprising a wooden rail tie, a rail having a longitudinal axis, a rail plate positioned between the tie and the rail, a first pair of attachment means located on one side of the rail and securing the plate to the wooden tie, a second pair of attachment means located on the opposite side of the rail and securing the plate to the wooden tie, the attachment means of each pair being spaced longitudinally along the rail, each attachment means having a portion defining a recess above the plate and a spike portion extending through said rail plate and into the tie, the recesses of each pair of attachment means being in opposed, facing relation along the rail, and an elastic rail clamp associated with each pair of attachment means, the clamp having one portion lying on the rail flange and another portion held within the opposed recesses of the pair of at-tachment means with which the clamp is associated, each rail clamp incorporating two elastic arms which lie on the rail flange, the arms being integral with a base portion having side edges of which are laterally disposed to the rail and each of which interfit with a corresponding one of the reces-ses of the pair of attachment means with which the clamp is associated.
5. A system as claimed in claim 4 in which the attach-ment means is in the form of a peg and formed by forging from metal bar to have shoulders on one end defining said recess and said spike portion extending between said one end and the opposite end thereof.
6. A system as claimed in claim 1 in which each attach-ment means is in the form of a peg and formed to have shoulders on one end defining said recess and said spike portion extending between said one end and the opposite end thereof.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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CA (1) | CA1214760A (en) |
DE (1) | DE3152271A1 (en) |
GB (1) | GB2092211B (en) |
MY (1) | MY8700208A (en) |
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WO (1) | WO1982000669A1 (en) |
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CA1285254C (en) * | 1985-02-01 | 1991-06-25 | Hartley F. Young | Rail fastening systems |
CA1274497A (en) * | 1985-02-01 | 1990-09-25 | Hartley Frank Young | Fastening rails to wooden sleepers |
GB2170536B (en) * | 1985-02-01 | 1987-12-31 | Mckay Ralph Ltd | Rail fastening systems |
AU584972B2 (en) * | 1985-02-01 | 1989-06-08 | Pandrol Australia Pty Ltd | Fastening rails to wooden sleepers |
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