EP0162038A2 - Aiguillage - Google Patents

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EP0162038A2
EP0162038A2 EP85890081A EP85890081A EP0162038A2 EP 0162038 A2 EP0162038 A2 EP 0162038A2 EP 85890081 A EP85890081 A EP 85890081A EP 85890081 A EP85890081 A EP 85890081A EP 0162038 A2 EP0162038 A2 EP 0162038A2
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tongue
lever
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track switch
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Heinz Kopilovitsch
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Vae Aktiengesellschaft voest-Alpine Eisenbahnsyste
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L5/00—Local operating mechanisms for points or track-mounted scotch-blocks; Visible or audible signals; Local operating mechanisms for visible or audible signals
    • B61L5/10—Locking mechanisms for points; Means for indicating the setting of points

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  • the invention relates to a track switch, in particular to a track switch with a large radius, in which the tongue rails can be adjusted in two end positions by means of an adjusting device, in each of which a tongue tip rests on the associated stock rail.
  • the correct position of the tongue rails in the central area or in the intermediate areas of the turnout cannot be guaranteed due to the length and elasticity of the turnout tongues.
  • There is therefore also the risk that in these areas the clear distance between the remote tongue rail and the stock rail is too small for the free passage of the wheel flanges of the wheels. This results in damage to the wheel flanges, which can still lead to derailment.
  • a switch has become known from DE-AS 27 28 413, in which continuous rails in the switch area are bent into the position of the main track or into the position of the secondary track.
  • the rails are bent by two trolleys, one of which is moved along a track parallel to the main track and the other along a track parallel to the secondary track. With these trolleys, the curved, continuous rails can be clamped in their corresponding bending position on each sleeper.
  • such an arrangement is extremely complex and is also not usable for track switches in which the tongue rails are respectively applied to or lifted from the associated stock rail.
  • the aim of the invention is to ensure the correct position of the switch tongues in the intermediate regions of the switch or in the central region of the switch and thus the required minimum distance between the remote switch tongue and the stock rail.
  • the invention consists in essentially that a position securing device for securing the position of the tongue rails is arranged in at least one intermediate region of the length of the tongue rails, in particular in the middle region thereof, which has at least one lever which is articulated on the tongue rails and can be pivoted about a stationary axis of rotation and is loaded by an energy store, which can be actuated by the tongue rails adjustable by the adjusting device and which holds the tongue bars in the position determined by the stop corresponding to the respective position of the tongue tip.
  • the lever is held in the respective position of the position securing device by the energy store, and the fact that the tongue rails are articulated on the lever keeps the tongue rails in their correct position.
  • the correct position is determined by the stop or stops and it is ensured even with great elasticity of the switch tongues that the switch tongues are in the correct position in the intermediate areas and in the middle area, so that the maintenance of the free passage between the remote tongue rail and the associated one Stock rail is guaranteed.
  • the switch can also be changed by a clamp fastener located in the tip area of the tongue rails and the correct position of the tongue rail is now set in one or more intermediate areas, the position securing device being automatically changed by the tongue rails itself, without the need for a separate actuating device.
  • the design is such that the line of action of the force of the energy store, which is formed in particular by a compression spring, lies in the two end positions of the lever on different sides of the pivot axis thereof.
  • the lever is hereby through the tongue rails overcoming the force of the energy accumulator adjusted via a tipping point, whereupon the energy accumulator acts in the other direction and presses the lever into the other end position, in which it again holds the tongue rails in the correct position.
  • the end position of the lever which determines the distance of the remote tongue rail from the stock rail can be determined by a fixed, optionally adjustable, stop which interacts with the lever.
  • the correct position of the tongue rails is determined by the end positions of the lever.
  • the lever or levers are advantageously articulated to the switch tongues by means of length-adjustable rods.
  • the correct position of the tongue rails in the intermediate regions or in the middle region can be set by the length adjustability of the rods, by means of which the switch tongues are articulated to the lift or the lifts, or by the adjustability of the stops, if necessary.
  • the position securing device can have two two-armed angle levers, one arm of which is articulated to a tongue rail and the other arm of which is supported against the energy accumulator.
  • Each angle lever can be supported against a separate energy accumulator, which in turn is supported against a stationary abutment.
  • Each angle lever can be supported against a separate energy accumulator, which in turn is supported against a stationary abutment.
  • Such a design of angle levers is known from DE-AS 15 30 341.
  • the angle levers are not actuated by the tongue rails, which are adjustable by a separate adjusting device, but these angle levers themselves form the arbitrarily actuable adjusting device for the switch, which acts on the tongue tips of the tongue rails. The tip of the tongue is adjusted by electromagnets that engage these angle levers. This angle lever can therefore not secure the position of the tongue rails in an intermediate or middle area of the switch.
  • the arms of the two angle levers are supported against a single common energy store.
  • both angle levers swivel in different directions.
  • the support points of the energy accumulator thus move in opposite directions.
  • the angles which include the direction of force of the energy accumulator with the arms of the two angle levers acting on the energy accumulator are increased in the end positions thereof, and the two angle levers are therefore held in their end positions with greater certainty.
  • This increased safety is essential if the tongue rails are to be held in their position in an intermediate area exclusively by the angle lever.
  • the angle levers must be arranged between the tracks, since they interact with one another via the spring accumulator. If each angle lever is supported by a separate energy store on a stationary abutment, the angle lever can also be arranged on both sides of the same outside the track.
  • both tongue rails can also be connected to one another in the area of the position securing device by a connecting rod which is articulated and optionally length-adjustable, the stop being formed by the tongue rail respectively resting on the stock rail.
  • a connecting rod which is articulated and optionally length-adjustable, the stop being formed by the tongue rail respectively resting on the stock rail.
  • the position securing device can also have a double-armed angle lever or rectilinear lever, on one arm of which both tongue rails are articulated and on the other arm of which the energy accumulator acts.
  • each tongue rail can be connected to the relevant arm of the angle lever by a connecting rod, the connection of the two tongue rails also being produced.
  • the lever arm in question can also be articulated to a connecting rod connecting the two tongue rails, in which case an elongated hole extending transversely to the connecting rod must be provided for the articulation of the lever.
  • the position securing device can also have a three-armed lever, two arms of which are articulated to a tongue rail and the third arm of which is supported against the energy accumulators.
  • the two connecting rods articulated on the lever arms also provide a connection between the two switch tongues.
  • Fig. 1 shows a plan view of the track switch
  • Fig. 2 to Fig. 6 show different designs of the position securing device on a larger scale in plan view.
  • Fig. 1 the entire switch area is shown in plan view. 1 and 2 are the two stock rails, 3 and 4 are the two tongue rails.
  • tongue area A depending on the position of the switch, either the tongue tip of the tongue rail 3 bears against the stock rail 1 or it lies Tongue tip of the tongue rail 4 on the stock rail 2.
  • the switch is adjusted in the usual way by an adjusting device which forms a clamp closure and is not shown in the drawing and which acts on the tongue rails 3 and 4 in the tongue area A. Due to the elasticity of the switch rails, the position of the switch rails in the intermediate areas of the switch is not secured for switches with a large radius.
  • a position securing device B which determines the position of the tongue rails in this area, is therefore arranged in an intermediate region or in the middle region of the position of the switch or the tongue rails.
  • This position securing device B is shown in Fig. 2 on a larger scale.
  • the stock rails are again labeled 1 and 2 and the tongue rails 3 and 4.
  • a plate 5 is fixed to the sleepers.
  • This plate carries pivot axes 6, on which angle levers 7 and 8 are pivotally attached.
  • the ends of the arms 9 and 10 are articulated on the tongue rails via length-adjustable rods 11.
  • the arms 12 and 13 are supported against each other by an energy accumulator 14 formed by a compression spring.
  • the tongue rail 4 lies away from the stock rail 2, the passage between the stock rail 2 and the tongue rail 4 being designated by 15.
  • the tongue tip of the tongue rail 3 lies against the stock rail 1.
  • the end position of the angle lever 8, which determines the largest passage 15 between the stock rail 2 and the tongue rail 4, is determined by a stop 16.
  • the end position of the angle lever 7 is determined in an analogous manner by a stop 17.
  • the axes 6 and the stops 16 and 17 are fixed in place on the plate 5, which in turn is attached to the sleepers, not shown.
  • the angle lever 7 and 8 in cooperation with the The energy store 14 also limits the narrowest passage 15 between the stock rail 2 and the tongue rail 4 and it is important to ensure this narrowest passage so that the wheel flanges of the edges can pass over the stock rails 1 and 2 without hindrance.
  • the ends or articulation points 18 and 19 of the arms 12 and 13 move in opposite directions.
  • the angle which includes the line of action 20 of the force of the energy accumulator 14 with the arms 12 and 13, is substantially greater than if the energy accumulator 14 were supported in a stationary manner, and it becomes the end position of the angle levers 7 and 8 which define the passage 15 between Stock rail and tongue rail determined, adhered to with the greatest security.
  • 21 is a telescopic tube which prevents the compression spring 14 forming the energy accumulator from buckling.
  • the position of the tongue rails 3 and 4 relative to the stock rails 1 and 2 is again determined by angle levers 7 and 8.
  • the arms 9 and 10 engage on the tongue rails 3 via adjustable rods 22 at 23 and 4 on.
  • Force accumulators 24 engage arms 12 and 13 again.
  • these energy stores 24 are supported here against abutments 27 fixed on plates 25 which are fastened to the sleepers 26.
  • Both tongue rails can be connected to one another by a rod 30, which may be adjustable in length. If one of the tongue rails 3 or 4 abuts a stock rail 1 or 2 in this area, the stops 29 can be replaced by the connecting rod 30.
  • the plates 25 with the angle levers 7 and 8 are arranged outside the track on both sides of the same. These plates 25 with the angle levers 7 and 8 can also be arranged between the tracks.
  • the position securing device has a double-armed lever 31, 32 which can be pivoted about a stationary axis 33.
  • a force accumulator 35 formed by a spring is pivotally supported, against which the lever arm 32 is supported.
  • the lever arm 31 engages on a connecting rod 36 which is articulated on the two tongue rails 3 and 4.
  • the respective position of the tongue rail is determined by the force of the energy store 35 and by the abutment of the respective tongue rails 3 and 4 on the associated stock rails 1, 2. Since the connecting rod 36 is rigid, the articulation point 37 has an elongated hole 38.
  • the position securing device is formed by a three-armed lever which can be pivoted about a stationary abutment 39.
  • a rod 41 articulated on the tongue rail 3 is articulated at 40, at 42 a connecting rod 43 is articulated on the tongue rail 4.
  • a force accumulator 45 is again articulated on the lever arm 44 and is pivotably supported against a stationary abutment 46.
  • the position securing device has a straight-line, double-armed lever 47, 48 which can be pivoted about a fixed axis 49.
  • 50 is a rigid connecting rod which is articulated to the tongue rails 3 and 4 at 51 and 52.
  • the lever arm 47 is articulated to the connecting rod 50 by means of an elongated hole at 53.
  • the lever arm 48 again engages on a rigid abutment 54 pivotally supported energy store 55, which presses the tongue rail 3 or 4 against the associated stock rail 1 or 2 after the tilting position has been exceeded.

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  • Railway Tracks (AREA)
  • Mounting Components In General For Electric Apparatus (AREA)
  • Machines For Laying And Maintaining Railways (AREA)
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  • Control Of Vehicles With Linear Motors And Vehicles That Are Magnetically Levitated (AREA)
EP85890081A 1984-05-17 1985-03-28 Aiguillage Expired - Lifetime EP0162038B1 (fr)

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AT0163384A AT379834B (de) 1984-05-17 1984-05-17 Gleisweiche

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AT (1) AT379834B (fr)
BG (1) BG48456A3 (fr)
DD (1) DD234046A5 (fr)
DE (1) DE3577333D1 (fr)
FI (1) FI81646C (fr)
GR (1) GR851176B (fr)
HR (1) HRP921299B1 (fr)
HU (1) HU190558B (fr)
NO (1) NO161392C (fr)
PL (1) PL252806A1 (fr)
PT (1) PT80268B (fr)
RO (1) RO91982B (fr)
SI (1) SI8510832A (fr)
YU (1) YU46370B (fr)

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US5266162A (en) * 1990-12-13 1993-11-30 Societe Francaise Hoechst Process for coating papers and its use in flexographic printing
WO1994011578A1 (fr) * 1992-11-17 1994-05-26 Railex Oy Aiguillage
WO1997047813A1 (fr) * 1996-06-11 1997-12-18 SCHWIHAG GESELLSCHAFT FüR EISENBAHNOBERBAU MBH Dispositif de commutation de lames d'aiguille
GB2336615A (en) * 1998-04-24 1999-10-27 F H Limited Actuator for a rail switch and crossing system
RU2578004C2 (ru) * 2012-09-06 2016-03-20 Швихаг Аг Пружинный балансир
CN112458801A (zh) * 2020-11-30 2021-03-09 张翔 尖轨位移补偿装置

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US2906477A (en) * 1954-10-22 1959-09-29 Ueda Takuji Tongue rail locking mechanism
CH370427A (de) * 1958-06-26 1963-07-15 Oesterr Alpine Montan Vorrichtung zur Sicherung der Weichenzungen an Weichen mit Mittelverschluss

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US2906477A (en) * 1954-10-22 1959-09-29 Ueda Takuji Tongue rail locking mechanism
CH370427A (de) * 1958-06-26 1963-07-15 Oesterr Alpine Montan Vorrichtung zur Sicherung der Weichenzungen an Weichen mit Mittelverschluss

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US5266162A (en) * 1990-12-13 1993-11-30 Societe Francaise Hoechst Process for coating papers and its use in flexographic printing
WO1994011578A1 (fr) * 1992-11-17 1994-05-26 Railex Oy Aiguillage
WO1997047813A1 (fr) * 1996-06-11 1997-12-18 SCHWIHAG GESELLSCHAFT FüR EISENBAHNOBERBAU MBH Dispositif de commutation de lames d'aiguille
GB2336615A (en) * 1998-04-24 1999-10-27 F H Limited Actuator for a rail switch and crossing system
RU2578004C2 (ru) * 2012-09-06 2016-03-20 Швихаг Аг Пружинный балансир
CN112458801A (zh) * 2020-11-30 2021-03-09 张翔 尖轨位移补偿装置

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YU83285A (en) 1987-10-31
NO161392C (no) 1989-08-09
FI851961L (fi) 1985-11-18
HRP921299B1 (en) 1999-12-31
PT80268B (pt) 1987-05-29
HUT37471A (en) 1985-12-28
AT379834B (de) 1986-03-10
PT80268A (en) 1985-05-01
DE3577333D1 (de) 1990-05-31
SI8510832A (en) 1996-08-31
YU46370B (sh) 1993-10-20
GR851176B (fr) 1985-11-25
NO851987L (no) 1985-11-18
HU190558B (en) 1986-09-29
RO91982A (fr) 1987-06-30
EP0162038A3 (en) 1986-10-08
PL252806A1 (en) 1985-12-03
DD234046A5 (de) 1986-03-19
FI81646B (fi) 1990-07-31
ATA163384A (de) 1985-07-15
BG48456A3 (en) 1991-02-15
FI851961A0 (fi) 1985-05-16
EP0162038B1 (fr) 1990-04-25
HRP921299A2 (en) 1995-12-31
RO91982B (ro) 1987-07-01
FI81646C (fi) 1990-11-12

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