EP0178301B1 - Means for fastening a rail to a sleeper - Google Patents
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- EP0178301B1 EP0178301B1 EP84902011A EP84902011A EP0178301B1 EP 0178301 B1 EP0178301 B1 EP 0178301B1 EP 84902011 A EP84902011 A EP 84902011A EP 84902011 A EP84902011 A EP 84902011A EP 0178301 B1 EP0178301 B1 EP 0178301B1
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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
- E01B9/30—Fastening on wooden or concrete sleepers or on masonry with clamp members by resilient steel clips
- E01B9/303—Fastening on wooden or concrete sleepers or on masonry with clamp members by resilient steel clips the clip being a shaped bar
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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
- E01B9/04—Fastening on wooden or concrete sleepers or on masonry without clamp members
- E01B9/14—Plugs, sleeves, thread linings, or other inserts for holes in sleepers
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- the present invention relates to means for fastening a rail to a sleeper, comprising a spring having the general shape of the letter M, the central part of which is arranged to abut a support anchored in the sleeper and the branches of which are arranged to extend onto the foot of the rail, each spring branch acting on the rail foot and having a shoulder limiting the lateral movement of the rail.
- a rail fastening means of this kind is disclosed in the DE-A-17 08 640.
- the side-engaging support is formed by bending down the end of the down-pressing arm, i.e. the branch.
- the torque arm of this fastening means must be long and the material of the branch must be of sufficient thickness.
- the known fastening means is comparatively expensive because in the manufacture of rail clamps the material costs constitute the overwhelming part of the total costs.
- the fastening means as described above is characterised in that the spring is substantially planar in the relaxed state and the shoulder which projects below the branch is provided between the body of the branch and an extension which is of reduced depth and whose lower surface acts on the rail foot.
- Figures 1 and 2 show the rail fastener as mounted on one side of a rail, seen from above and as a partial cross section, respectively.
- Figures 3 and 4 show the spring seen from the side and from above.
- the rail to be fastened of which a part only is visible in Figures 1 and 2, is denoted by reference numeral 1 and its foot or base by numeral 2.
- 3 denotes a sleeper made of e.g. concrete
- 4 denotes a resilient sheet layer between the rail foot and the sleeper.
- a screw 5 which by means of a shoulder or flange 6 tensions a resilient spring member 7 against the rail foot 2.
- the spring is preferably formed of a steel bar bent to the general shape of the letter M (or W).
- the central part 8 of the spring 7 runs between the rail foot 2 and the screw 5 whereas the screw provides a stop for the spring in the direction away from the rail, and the ends of the spring branches extend onto the rail foot 2 and press the latter against the sheet layer 4 and sleeper 3.
- the spring 7 In addition to pressing the rail foot against the sleeper, the spring 7 also limits the lateral movement of the rail by means of a shoulder 14 formed in the surface 13 pressing against the rail foot, in each of the M-branches 10 and 11. Since there is one shoulder 14 on each side of the central part 8 of the spring held by the screw 5, the spring 7 will not turn and the screw prevents the spring from yielding laterally more than what is permitted by the resiliency of the areas between the branches 9 and 10.
- the rail fastening arrangement here suggested has the major advantage of being very simple in structure and thus of being cheap, and this is accomplished by using the resiliency of the spring 7 both for pressing the rail foot against the sleeper and for supporting the rail laterally.
- the shoulders 14 of the two spring branches 9 and 10 provide the necessary lateral support.
- the screw 5 may loosen or the spring 7 may be deformed, due e.g. to a difficult climate with severe winters, whereupon either of or both shoulders 14 may slip or yield too much.
- the central part 8 of the spring 7 provides an efficient reserve lateral support for the rail.
- the spring 7 may as well be of circular cross-section, which saves some material over a rectangular cross section, but on the other hand a spring of rectangular cross section is easier to manufacture and provides a more efficient secondary lateral support.
- a packing 15 may be placed under the central part 8 of the spring 7, and a further resilient intermediate packing, e.g. in one piece with the sheet layer 4, may still be positioned underneath the packing 15.
- the invention is not restricted to the embodiment of the drawing only.
- the spring 7 need not be planar as seen from the side, and the branches of the spring may extend longer onto the rail foot.
- Another rail fastener is of course arranged at the other side of the rail.
Abstract
Description
- The present invention relates to means for fastening a rail to a sleeper, comprising a spring having the general shape of the letter M, the central part of which is arranged to abut a support anchored in the sleeper and the branches of which are arranged to extend onto the foot of the rail, each spring branch acting on the rail foot and having a shoulder limiting the lateral movement of the rail.
- A rail fastening means of this kind is disclosed in the DE-A-17 08 640. In the fastening means known from the prior art the side-engaging support is formed by bending down the end of the down-pressing arm, i.e. the branch. However, in order to obtain a sufficient spring force the torque arm of this fastening means must be long and the material of the branch must be of sufficient thickness. Thus-due to the great consumption of material-the known fastening means is comparatively expensive because in the manufacture of rail clamps the material costs constitute the overwhelming part of the total costs.
- It is therefore the object of the invention to provide a means for fastening a rail to a sleeper as described above the material consumption of which is considerably reduced.
- Therefore the fastening means as described above is characterised in that the spring is substantially planar in the relaxed state and the shoulder which projects below the branch is provided between the body of the branch and an extension which is of reduced depth and whose lower surface acts on the rail foot.
- In the fastening means of the present invention, material is saved by virtue of the novel shaping of the ends of the spring. The sideward support of the spring is thereby provided by forming a shoulder having a shape corresponding to the rail foot in the material instead of bending the ends of the spring as known from the prior art. By virtue of the novel shaping of the cross-sectional area of the spring the consumption of material can be decreased without affecting the stiffness of the spring because the resilient portion is shorter. The invention will in the following be described in more detail, with reference to the accompanying drawing.
- Figures 1 and 2 show the rail fastener as mounted on one side of a rail, seen from above and as a partial cross section, respectively.
- Figures 3 and 4 show the spring seen from the side and from above.
- The rail to be fastened, of which a part only is visible in Figures 1 and 2, is denoted by
reference numeral 1 and its foot or base bynumeral 2. 3 denotes a sleeper made of e.g. concrete, and 4 denotes a resilient sheet layer between the rail foot and the sleeper. - In the sleeper is rigidly anchored a
screw 5 which by means of a shoulder or flange 6 tensions aresilient spring member 7 against therail foot 2. The spring is preferably formed of a steel bar bent to the general shape of the letter M (or W). The central part 8 of thespring 7 runs between therail foot 2 and thescrew 5 whereas the screw provides a stop for the spring in the direction away from the rail, and the ends of the spring branches extend onto therail foot 2 and press the latter against thesheet layer 4 and sleeper 3. - In addition to pressing the rail foot against the sleeper, the
spring 7 also limits the lateral movement of the rail by means of ashoulder 14 formed in thesurface 13 pressing against the rail foot, in each of the M-branches shoulder 14 on each side of the central part 8 of the spring held by thescrew 5, thespring 7 will not turn and the screw prevents the spring from yielding laterally more than what is permitted by the resiliency of the areas between thebranches - The rail fastening arrangement here suggested has the major advantage of being very simple in structure and thus of being cheap, and this is accomplished by using the resiliency of the
spring 7 both for pressing the rail foot against the sleeper and for supporting the rail laterally. - Under so-called normal conditions the
shoulders 14 of the twospring branches screw 5 may loosen or thespring 7 may be deformed, due e.g. to a difficult climate with severe winters, whereupon either of or bothshoulders 14 may slip or yield too much. To encounter this it is preferable to have a spring of rectangular cross-section and to have the central part 8 of the spring to run at a close distance, e.g. 2 to 3 mm, to the edge of the rail foot. Thus the central part 8 of thespring 7 provides an efficient reserve lateral support for the rail. For so-called normal conditions, thespring 7 may as well be of circular cross-section, which saves some material over a rectangular cross section, but on the other hand a spring of rectangular cross section is easier to manufacture and provides a more efficient secondary lateral support. - As shown in Figures 1 and 2, a
packing 15 may be placed under the central part 8 of thespring 7, and a further resilient intermediate packing, e.g. in one piece with thesheet layer 4, may still be positioned underneath thepacking 15. - The invention is not restricted to the embodiment of the drawing only. The
spring 7 need not be planar as seen from the side, and the branches of the spring may extend longer onto the rail foot. - Another rail fastener is of course arranged at the other side of the rail.
Claims (4)
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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AT84902011T ATE39142T1 (en) | 1983-05-30 | 1984-05-29 | MEANS OF ATTACHING A RAIL TO A SLEEPER. |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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FI831935A FI72776C (en) | 1983-05-30 | 1983-05-30 | Device for attaching a rail to a screen. |
FI831935 | 1983-05-30 |
Publications (2)
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EP0178301A1 EP0178301A1 (en) | 1986-04-23 |
EP0178301B1 true EP0178301B1 (en) | 1988-12-07 |
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EP84902011A Expired EP0178301B1 (en) | 1983-05-30 | 1984-05-29 | Means for fastening a rail to a sleeper |
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EP (1) | EP0178301B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JPS60501464A (en) |
KR (1) | KR850001347A (en) |
AT (1) | AT384635B (en) |
AU (1) | AU562566B2 (en) |
BR (1) | BR8407145A (en) |
DE (1) | DE3475541D1 (en) |
DK (1) | DK39285D0 (en) |
ES (1) | ES288818Y (en) |
FI (1) | FI72776C (en) |
GB (1) | GB2158859B (en) |
IT (1) | IT1174562B (en) |
SE (1) | SE8505619L (en) |
SU (1) | SU1421262A3 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1984004766A1 (en) |
ZA (1) | ZA844059B (en) |
Families Citing this family (3)
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GB2230810A (en) * | 1989-04-28 | 1990-10-31 | Pandrol Ltd | Rail fastening clip |
IN185922B (en) * | 1991-12-18 | 2001-05-19 | Pandrol Ltd | |
US5735458A (en) * | 1991-12-18 | 1998-04-07 | Pandrol Limited | Fastening railway rails |
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GB1217531A (en) * | 1967-01-05 | 1970-12-31 | Johan Frederik Deenik | An arrangement for fixing a rail to a steel, concrete or wooden sleeper |
JPS5617525Y2 (en) * | 1977-01-31 | 1981-04-23 |
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1983
- 1983-05-30 FI FI831935A patent/FI72776C/en not_active IP Right Cessation
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1984
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- 1984-05-29 EP EP84902011A patent/EP0178301B1/en not_active Expired
- 1984-05-29 ES ES1984288818U patent/ES288818Y/en not_active Expired
- 1984-05-29 DE DE8484902011T patent/DE3475541D1/en not_active Expired
- 1984-05-29 AT AT0906784A patent/AT384635B/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1984-05-29 WO PCT/FI1984/000041 patent/WO1984004766A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1984-05-29 JP JP59502178A patent/JPS60501464A/en active Pending
- 1984-05-29 IT IT21144/84A patent/IT1174562B/en active
- 1984-05-29 ZA ZA844059A patent/ZA844059B/en unknown
- 1984-05-29 BR BR8407145A patent/BR8407145A/en unknown
- 1984-05-29 GB GB08515422A patent/GB2158859B/en not_active Expired
- 1984-05-30 KR KR1019840003000A patent/KR850001347A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
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1985
- 1985-01-29 DK DK39285A patent/DK39285D0/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1985-01-29 SU SU853853849A patent/SU1421262A3/en active
- 1985-11-28 SE SE8505619A patent/SE8505619L/en not_active Application Discontinuation
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FI72776C (en) | 1987-07-10 |
DK39285A (en) | 1985-01-29 |
AT384635B (en) | 1987-12-10 |
SU1421262A3 (en) | 1988-08-30 |
GB2158859B (en) | 1986-11-19 |
FI831935A0 (en) | 1983-05-30 |
SE8505619D0 (en) | 1985-11-28 |
DE3475541D1 (en) | 1989-01-12 |
GB8515422D0 (en) | 1985-07-17 |
ES288818U (en) | 1986-01-16 |
FI831935L (en) | 1984-12-01 |
ZA844059B (en) | 1985-01-30 |
IT8421144A1 (en) | 1985-11-29 |
ATA906784A (en) | 1987-05-15 |
ES288818Y (en) | 1986-10-01 |
KR850001347A (en) | 1985-03-18 |
DK39285D0 (en) | 1985-01-29 |
GB2158859A (en) | 1985-11-20 |
EP0178301A1 (en) | 1986-04-23 |
BR8407145A (en) | 1985-10-08 |
AU562566B2 (en) | 1987-06-11 |
FI72776B (en) | 1987-03-31 |
IT8421144A0 (en) | 1984-05-29 |
AU2965984A (en) | 1984-12-18 |
JPS60501464A (en) | 1985-09-05 |
SE8505619L (en) | 1985-11-28 |
IT1174562B (en) | 1987-07-01 |
WO1984004766A1 (en) | 1984-12-06 |
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