CN106283994A - A kind of device for gapless line transportation loading and unloading and construction method - Google Patents
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A kind of device for gapless line transportation loading and unloading and construction method.Device includes multiple fortune rail dolly and multiple hanger rail frame;The most each fortune rail dolly includes rail support groove, axletree and two wheels;Multiple fortune rail dollies interval is supported on the bottom of gapless line;Hanger rail frame includes two suspension brackets, connecting clamp, Lever Blocks and steel wire rope.The device for gapless line transportation loading and unloading and construction method that the present invention provides have the advantage that 1, apparatus structure is simple, low cost, action required personnel quantity few, therefore, it is possible to reduce cost, reduction of erection time;2, construction method is convenient, economical and practical, applied widely, application of succeeding in engineering construction.
Description
Technical field
The invention belongs to construction of railways technical field, particularly relate to a kind of device for gapless line transportation loading and unloading and execute
Work method.
Background technology
Along with the fast development of China's track traffic, use the gapless track of gapless line of length 500m in track engineering
Being generally used, in work progress, gapless line dissipates the speed of paving and controls particularly critical to the construction period.Traditional gapless line dissipates
Gapless line, for utilizing tool track to be laid to engineering line, is then filled on long rail train by laying method, and will be long by long rail train
Rail is transported on engineering line carry out dissipating paving or switching tracks, and the shortcoming of the method is that cost is high, the construction period is long.
Summary of the invention
In order to solve the problems referred to above, it is an object of the invention to provide a kind of device for gapless line transportation loading and unloading and execute
Work method.
In order to achieve the above object, the device for gapless line transportation loading and unloading that the present invention provides includes multiple fortune rail dolly
With multiple hanger rail framves;The most each fortune rail dolly includes rail support groove, axletree and two wheels;Described rail support groove by base, two
Root screw spike and two screw-thread steel compositions, wherein base is made up of top board and biside plate;The lower end of two screw spikes is respectively
It is fixed on the surface, both ends of base upper plate;Two screw-thread steels are held within two screw spikes along the transverse horizontal of base
The top board surface in outside;Axletree is horizontally fixed in the middle part of the bottom surface of top board along base length direction, and two ends are positioned at the outside of base
And it is respectively mounted a wheel;Multiple fortune rail dollies interval is supported on the bottom of gapless line;Hanger rail frame includes two suspension brackets, connections
Clamp, Lever Blocks and steel wire rope;Wherein suspension bracket is by the rectangular frame structure of steel-pipe welding, and two suspension brackets set relatively
Putting, one of them suspension bracket is as fixing end, and lower end is fixed at slag blocking wall or in embedment roadbed, another suspension bracket is as activity
End;Connecting clamp is connected to the top of two suspension brackets, hence in so that the bottom of two suspension brackets can free deciliter;Lever Blocks
Upper end is fixed on connecting clamp;Steel wire loop is on gapless line, and upper end hangs on the suspension hook of Lever Blocks lower end;Multiple
Steel wire rope spacer sleeve on hanger rail frame is at the different parts of gapless line.
The a length of 400mm of described base, the distance between two screw spikes is 214mm, adjacent screw spike with
Distance between screw-thread steel is 45.5mm.
A diameter of 42mm of described axletree, length 700mm.
The external diameter of described wheel is 370mm, wide 110mm.
The construction method utilizing said apparatus to carry out gapless line transportation loading and unloading that the present invention provides includes carrying out in order
The following step:
1) utilize press from the traction end of gapless line by gapless line pressure, and set multiple little at the flange of rail separation pad of gapless line
Pulley, thus paves gapless line, and the spacing between adjacent truckle is 30m;
2) afterbody at loader utilizes steel wire rope and rail clamp to be connected with the traction end of gapless line, then by gapless line
Pulling out from depositing rail field, in the process, the flange of rail at distance rail front end 5m arranges first fortune rail dolly profit
Both being fixed with rail fastening, the most often pull-out 20m arranges a fortune rail dolly and fixes with rail fastening;
3) gapless line is transported the roadbed laid or sets up on complete bridge, by several staff during transport
Crowbar is utilized to rectify a deviation in time;
4) above-mentioned rail fastening is unclamped after putting in place by gapless line transport, then using on hanger rail frame as under the fixing suspension bracket held
End be fixed at slag blocking wall or in embedment roadbed 20cm deep, every 20m arranges a hanger rail frame, afterwards by steel wire loop at gapless line
On, and upper end hangs on the suspension hook of Lever Blocks lower end;Then multiple Lever Blocks is utilized to be sling by gapless line together, will fortune
Rail dolly is withdrawn from, and is landed by gapless line, deposits to curb position, it is simple to next procedure is constructed;
5) gapless line transport starts to lay on roadbed the end tiny fragments of stone, coal, etc. after putting in place, and the end tiny fragments of stone, coal, etc. is pressed 20cm thickness and laid, smashes after laying
Gu, it is ensured that the end tiny fragments of stone, coal, etc. end face discrepancy in elevation is less than 3cm;The end tiny fragments of stone, coal, etc. lays railway sleepers by design pitch after laying;
6) sleeper utilizes the cooperation of multiple hanger rail frame manually to be sling by gapless line after laying, and the most manually moves hanger rail frame
On movable end, until stopping after the rail support groove on gapless line alignment sleeper, manually stabilize the movable end of hanger rail frame, with the most at present
Put Lever Blocks, until gapless line is put into rail support groove, so far complete the transportation loading and unloading process of whole gapless line.
In step 2) in, described is by length utilizing rail fastening by concrete grammar fixing to gapless line and fortune rail dolly
The flange of rail of rail is placed in the middle part of the susceptor surface of fortune rail dolly, then the hole on two blocks of buckles is respectively fitted over a screw spike
Outside, now the two ends of buckle contact respectively on the flange of rail outer ledge and screw-thread steel of gapless line, afterwards at screw spike
Outer end utilizes plain washer and nut to fix.
The device for gapless line transportation loading and unloading and construction method that the present invention provides have the advantage that
1, apparatus structure is simple, low cost, action required personnel quantity few, therefore, it is possible to reduce cost, reduction of erection time;
2, construction method is convenient, economical and practical, applied widely, application of succeeding in engineering construction.
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The rail support groove portion structure longitudinal sectional view in the device of gapless line transportation loading and unloading that Fig. 1 provides for the present invention.
The rail support groove portion structure side view in the device of gapless line transportation loading and unloading that Fig. 2 provides for the present invention.
Rail support groove in the device of gapless line transportation loading and unloading that Fig. 3 provides for the present invention and axle construction side view.
Rail support groove in the device of gapless line transportation loading and unloading that Fig. 4 provides for the present invention and axle construction side view.
Fig. 5 transports rail vehicle structure front view for what the present invention provided in the device of gapless line transportation loading and unloading.
Fig. 6 transports rail vehicle structure side view for what the present invention provided in the device of gapless line transportation loading and unloading.
The hanger rail shelf structure front view in the device of gapless line transportation loading and unloading that Fig. 7 provides for the present invention.
The hanger rail shelf structure side view in the device of gapless line transportation loading and unloading that Fig. 8 provides for the present invention.
The device that Fig. 9 provides for utilizing the present invention carries out gapless line transportation loading and unloading process schematic.
Detailed description of the invention
The device for gapless line transportation loading and unloading with specific embodiment, the present invention provided below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and construction
Method is described in detail.
As shown in Fig. 1 Fig. 9, the present invention provide the device for gapless line transportation loading and unloading include multiple fortune rail dolly and
Multiple hanger rail framves;The most each fortune rail dolly includes rail support groove 1, axletree 2 and two wheels 3;Described rail support groove 1 by base 4,
Two screw spikes 5 and two screw-thread steels 6 form, and wherein base 4 is made up of top board and biside plate;Two screw spikes 5 times
End is separately fixed at the surface, both ends of base 4 upper plate;Two screw-thread steels 6 are held within two along the transverse horizontal of base 4
Top board surface outside root screw spike 5;Axletree 2 is horizontally fixed in the middle part of the bottom surface of top board along base 4 length direction, position, two ends
In the outside of base 4 and be respectively mounted a wheel 3;Multiple fortune rail dollies interval is supported on the bottom of gapless line 7;Hanger rail frame bag
Include two suspension brackets 8, connecting clamp 9, Lever Blocks 10 and steel wire rope 11;Wherein suspension bracket 8 is by the rectangle frame of steel-pipe welding
Shelf structure, two suspension brackets 8 are oppositely arranged, and one of them suspension bracket 8 is as fixing end, and lower end is fixed at slag blocking wall or embedment roadbed
In, another suspension bracket 8 is as movable end;Connecting clamp 9 is connected to the top of two suspension brackets 8, hence in so that two suspension brackets 8 times
Portion can free deciliter;The upper end of Lever Blocks 10 is fixed on connecting clamp 9;Steel wire rope 11 is enclosed within gapless line 7, and on
End hangs on the suspension hook of Lever Blocks 10 lower end;Steel wire rope 11 spacer sleeve on multiple hanger rail framves is at the different parts of gapless line 7.
The a length of 400mm of described base 4, the distance between two screw spikes 5 is 214mm, adjacent screw spike 5
And the distance between screw-thread steel 6 is 45.5mm.
A diameter of 42mm of described axletree 2, length 700mm.
The external diameter of described wheel 3 is 370mm, wide 110mm.
The device utilizing the invention described above to provide carries out what the construction method of gapless line transportation loading and unloading included carrying out in order
The following step:
1) utilize gapless line 7 pressed from the traction end of gapless line 7 by press, and set many at the flange of rail separation pad of gapless line 7
Individual truckle, thus paves gapless line 7, and the spacing between adjacent truckle is 30m;
2) afterbody at loader 12 utilizes steel wire rope 13 and rail clamp 14 to be connected, then with the traction end of gapless line 7
Being pulled out from depositing rail field by gapless line 7, in the process, the flange of rail at distance rail 7 front end 5m arranges first fortune
Rail dolly also utilizes rail fastening both to be fixed, and the most often pull-out 20m arranges a fortune rail dolly and fixes with rail fastening;
Concrete fixing means is base 4 surface middle part that the flange of rail of gapless line 7 is placed on fortune rail dolly, then by two blocks of buckles 15
It is outside that hole is respectively fitted over screw spike 5, now the two ends of buckle 15 contact respectively gapless line 7 flange of rail outer ledge with
And on screw-thread steel 6, utilize plain washer 16 and nut 17 to fix afterwards in screw spike 5 outer end;
3) gapless line 7 transported the roadbed laid or sets up on complete bridge, during transport, clearing up both sides in advance
Obstacle, straightway ensures at the 1.7m of line midline both sides accessible, in the range of curved section ensures by the inner side of curve to outside 4.5m
Without walking disorder, prevent that transportation occurs damage gapless line 7 and fortune rail dolly rollover problem;During it addition, gapless line 7 transports
Ensureing that the speed of travel is less than 5km/h, in the range of track route, both sides stop other operations simultaneously, and are utilized by several staff
Crowbar is rectified a deviation in time;
4) above-mentioned rail fastening is unclamped after putting in place by gapless line 7 transport, then using on hanger rail frame as the fixing suspension bracket 8 held
Lower end be fixed at slag blocking wall or in embedment roadbed 20cm deep, every 20m arranges a hanger rail frame, afterwards steel wire rope 11 is enclosed within length
On rail 7, and upper end hangs on the suspension hook of Lever Blocks 10 lower end;Then utilize multiple Lever Blocks 10 together by gapless line
7 sling, and are withdrawn from by fortune rail dolly, are landed by gapless line 7, deposit to curb position, it is simple to next procedure is constructed;
5) gapless line 7 transport starts to lay on roadbed 18 end tiny fragments of stone, coal, etc. 19 after putting in place, and the end tiny fragments of stone, coal, etc. 19 is pressed 20cm thickness and laid, after laying
Make firm by ramming, it is ensured that the end tiny fragments of stone, coal, etc. 19 end face discrepancy in elevation is less than 3cm;The end tiny fragments of stone, coal, etc. 19 lays railway sleepers 20 by design pitch after laying;
6) sleeper 20 utilizes the cooperation of multiple hanger rail frame manually to be sling by gapless line 7 after laying, and then artificial movement is hung
Movable end in rail gantry, until gapless line 7 stops after being directed at the rail support groove on sleeper 20, manually stabilizes the activity of hanger rail frame
End, transfers Lever Blocks 9 simultaneously, until gapless line 7 is put into rail support groove, so far completes the transportation loading and unloading mistake of whole gapless line 7
Journey.
Claims (6)
1. the device for gapless line transportation loading and unloading, it is characterised in that: the described device for gapless line transportation loading and unloading
Including multiple fortune rail dollies and multiple hanger rail frame;The most each fortune rail dolly includes rail support groove (1), axletree (2) and two wheels
(3);Described rail support groove (1) is made up of base (4), two screw spikes (5) and two screw-thread steels (6), wherein base (4) by
Top board and biside plate are constituted;The lower end of two screw spikes (5) is separately fixed at the surface, both ends of base (4) upper plate;Two
Root screw-thread steel (6) is held within the top board surface outside two screw spikes (5) along the transverse horizontal of base (4);Axletree (2)
Being horizontally fixed in the middle part of the bottom surface of top board along base (4) length direction, two ends are positioned at the outside of base (4) and are respectively mounted one
Wheel (3);Multiple fortune rail dollies interval is supported on the bottom of gapless line (7);Hanger rail frame includes two suspension brackets (8), connecting clamps
(9), Lever Blocks (10) and steel wire rope (11);Wherein suspension bracket (8) is by the rectangular frame structure of steel-pipe welding, and two are hung
Frame (8) is oppositely arranged, and one of them suspension bracket (8) is as fixing end, and lower end is fixed at slag blocking wall or in embedment roadbed, another
Suspension bracket (8) is as movable end;Connecting clamp (9) is connected to the top of two suspension brackets (8), hence in so that under two suspension brackets (8)
Portion can free deciliter;The upper end of Lever Blocks (10) is fixed on connecting clamp (9);Steel wire rope (11) is enclosed within gapless line (7)
On, and upper end hangs on the suspension hook of Lever Blocks (10) lower end;Steel wire rope (11) spacer sleeve on multiple hanger rail framves is at long steel
The different parts of rail (7).
Device for gapless line transportation loading and unloading the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: described base (4)
A length of 400mm, the distance between two screw spikes (5) is 214mm, between adjacent screw spike (5) and screw-thread steel (6) away from
From for 45.5mm.
Device for gapless line transportation loading and unloading the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: described axletree (2)
A diameter of 42mm, length 700mm.
Device for gapless line transportation loading and unloading the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: described wheel (3)
External diameter is 370mm, wide 110mm.
5. the device utilized described in claim 1 carries out the construction method of gapless line transportation loading and unloading, it is characterised in that: described
Construction method include the following step of carrying out in order:
1) utilize gapless line (7) pressed from the traction end of gapless line (7) by press, and set at the flange of rail separation pad of gapless line (7)
Multiple truckles, thus pave gapless line (7), and the spacing between adjacent truckle is 30m;
2) afterbody at loader (12) utilizes steel wire rope (13) and rail clamp (14) to be connected with the traction end of gapless line (7),
Then being pulled out from depositing rail field by gapless line (7), in the process, the flange of rail at distance rail (7) front end 5m is arranged
First fortune rail dolly also utilizes rail fastening both to be fixed, and the most often pull-out 20m arranges a fortune rail dolly and uses rail
Fastener is fixed;
3) gapless line (7) transport to the roadbed laid or is set up on complete bridge, by several staff during transport
Crowbar is utilized to rectify a deviation in time;
4) above-mentioned rail fastening is unclamped after putting in place by gapless line (7) transport, then using on hanger rail frame as the fixing suspension bracket (8) held
Lower end be fixed at slag blocking wall or in embedment roadbed 20cm deep, every 20m arranges a hanger rail frame, is enclosed within by steel wire rope (11) afterwards
On gapless line (7), and upper end hangs on the suspension hook of Lever Blocks (10) lower end;Then multiple Lever Blocks (10) is utilized together
Gapless line (7) is sling, fortune rail dolly is withdrawn from, gapless line (7) is landed, deposits to curb position, it is simple to next procedure is executed
Work;
5) gapless line (7) transport starts at roadbed (18) the upper laying end tiny fragments of stone, coal, etc. (19) after putting in place, and the end tiny fragments of stone, coal, etc. (19) is pressed 20cm thickness and laid, paving
Make firm by ramming after if, it is ensured that the end tiny fragments of stone, coal, etc. (19) the end face discrepancy in elevation is less than 3cm;The end tiny fragments of stone, coal, etc. (19) lays railway sleepers by design pitch after laying
(20);
6) sleeper (20) utilizes the cooperation of multiple hanger rail frame manually to be sling by gapless line (7) after laying, and then artificial movement is hung
Movable end in rail gantry, until stopping after the rail support groove on gapless line (7) alignment sleeper (20), manually stabilizes the work of hanger rail frame
Moved end, transfers Lever Blocks (9) simultaneously, until gapless line (7) is put into rail support groove, so far completes the fortune of whole gapless line (7)
Defeated cargo handling process.
Construction method the most according to claim 5, it is characterised in that: in step 2) in, described is utilizing rail fastening
It is base (4) table that the flange of rail of gapless line (7) is placed on fortune rail dolly by concrete grammar fixing to gapless line (7) and fortune rail dolly
Middle face, is then respectively fitted over a screw spike (5) outside, the now two ends of buckle (15) by the hole on two pieces of buckles (15)
Contact respectively on the flange of rail outer ledge and screw-thread steel (6) of gapless line (7), utilize in screw spike (5) outer end flat afterwards
Packing ring (16) and nut (17) are fixed.
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