EP0451367B1 - Switch for grooved rails - Google Patents

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EP0451367B1
EP0451367B1 EP90125606A EP90125606A EP0451367B1 EP 0451367 B1 EP0451367 B1 EP 0451367B1 EP 90125606 A EP90125606 A EP 90125606A EP 90125606 A EP90125606 A EP 90125606A EP 0451367 B1 EP0451367 B1 EP 0451367B1
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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
    • E01B7/00—Switches; Crossings
    • E01B7/02—Tongues; Associated constructions
    • E01B7/06—Constructions with flexible tongues or flexible fishplates
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
    • E01B7/00—Switches; Crossings
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  • the present invention relates to a switch for grooved rails or rut constituted by a profiled cradle forming the housing of a movable deflection needle, as well as the rolling and guide surfaces and allowing the installation of the means necessary for the operation of the needle.
  • the invention relates more particularly, without being limited thereto, to switches for urban transport or port facility railways, the rails of which are embedded in the surface of the road network.
  • Patent LU 87.503 proposes a new method for manufacturing switches of the type described above and according to the preamble of the appended single claim, which is entirely carried out by machining exclusively by chip removal. This method of manufacturing switches has many advantages, one of the most important of which is that it can be performed automatically under programmed control.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an improved switch which has all the advantages of the switch obtained according to the aforementioned Luxembourg patent but which, in addition, allows an improvement in the yield and a significant reduction in machining waste.
  • the invention relates to a referral according to the appended single claim.
  • the machining time of such a switch is significantly reduced, which increases the production capacity.
  • the heat treatment before the assembly of the constituent parts is easier.
  • Reconditioning is also easier, in particular by replacing the needle rail after wear.
  • the size of the steel blocks required for machining can also be reduced.
  • Figure 1 shows a pair of rails 10, 12 which are extended by a switch 14 for guiding a convoy, either on the pair of rails 10a, 12a, or on the pair of rails 10b, 12b.
  • the switch works in a conventional manner, only its manufacturing process and, consequently, the profile of the parts used is distinguished from the state of the art. This is illustrated by the different sections according to Figures 2 to 6.
  • Figure 2 shows a cross section of a referral cradle 16 at the point of a needle 18.
  • the cradle is formed by a body 20 and a needle rail 22 , bolted to each other, in several places using bolts 23.
  • the body 20 is produced in accordance with the method proposed by patent LU 87.503, that is to say, by machining, preferably, by automatic milling under programmed control.
  • the needle rail 22 to which the body 20 is bolted may be formed by rail 10, 10a or rail 12, 12b of the existing track or by a rut rail welded to the latter.
  • the needle-guide rail 22 has its rut 24 as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, while in the part of the switch where the needle 18 is movable to exercise its deflection functions, the rail 22 is devoid of its rut as shown in Figures 2 to 4.
  • the head of rail 22 defines with an appropriate profile of the body 20 produced by milling a groove forming the housing of the needle 18.
  • the needle rail 22 is also devoid of the foot adjacent to the body 20 to allow bolting of the latter on the rail 22.
  • the removal of the foot of the rail 22 and its rut 24 can be made by milling or sawing.
  • the invention therefore makes it possible to reduce a non-negligible part of the machining proposed in the aforementioned patent by taking advantage of the existence of the counter-needle rail 22, the operation of removing the rut 24 and the base of the rail being largely offset by the gain in machining.
  • the machined body 20 may have, as in the aforementioned patent, an inner longitudinal groove, not shown, for the passage of the heating pipe.
  • Figures 3 and 4 correspond to the same figures of the aforementioned patent and respectively show a vertical hole 28 through the body 20 for the evacuation of rainwater and rinsing and a horizontal bore 30 intended to receive the maneuvering means of the needle 18.
  • Figure 5 shows a section at the end of the switch in the region where the needle 18 is wider and where it is connected to the rails of the track.
  • Figure 6 shows a section at the junction with the rail 10b which, in order to be bolted to the body 20 and to the needle rail 22 is also devoid of its foot on the side adjacent to the body 20.
  • the raw material for the production of the body 20 is a rolled, forged or molded bloom, the quality of the steel of which can be easily determined by the manufacturer of the switch. These blooms are preferably cut lengthwise and obliquely so as to be able to produce, using a single bloom, two referral bodies 20 in application of the teaching provided by the aforementioned patent. After machining, it is possible to subject the body 20 to a heat treatment, or to localized quenching to achieve surface hardening of the parts most exposed to stresses. It is also possible to perform surface reloading by welding to locally increase the resistance. In the event of wear of the needle rail 22, it is possible to cut the latter, to unbolt it from the body 20 and to replace it without requiring replacement of the body 20.

Abstract

The switch consists of a profiled cradle forming the receptacle of a movable deflecting switch (18) and the rolling and guide surfaces and allowing the installation of the means necessary for operating the switch. To reduce the machining waste, the cradle consists of a profiled body (20) produced by chip-removing machining and bolted to the main rail (22) which, for this purpose, is deprived of its adjacent foot over the entire length of the body (20) and its groove (24) over the length of movability of the switch (18). <IMAGE>

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La présente invention concerne un aiguillage pour rails à gorge ou ornière constitué par un berceau profilé formant le logement d'une aiguille mobile de déviation, ainsi que les surfaces de roulement et de guidage et permettant la mise en place des moyens nécessaires à la manoeuvre de l'aiguille.The present invention relates to a switch for grooved rails or rut constituted by a profiled cradle forming the housing of a movable deflection needle, as well as the rolling and guide surfaces and allowing the installation of the means necessary for the operation of the needle.

L'invention vise plus particulièrement, sans y être limitée, des aiguillages pour les voies ferrées de transports urbains ou d'installations portuaires, dont les rails sont noyés dans le revêtement du réseau routier.The invention relates more particularly, without being limited thereto, to switches for urban transport or port facility railways, the rails of which are embedded in the surface of the road network.

Ces aiguillages étaient, jusqu'à présent, généralement réalisés par un assemblage de divers composants, de qualité et de forme différentes, fabriqués sur mesure, soit par moulage, soit par usinage et assemblés manuellement, le plus souvent par soudure.These switches were, until now, generally produced by an assembly of various components, of different quality and shape, custom-made, either by molding or by machining and assembled manually, most often by welding.

Le brevet LU 87.503 propose un nouveau procédé de fabrication d'aiguillages du type décrit ci-dessus et selon le préambule de la revendication unique annexée, qui est entièrement réalisé par un usinage exclusivement par enlèvement de copeaux. Ce procédé de fabrication d'aiguillages présente de nombreux avantages, dont l'un des plus importants est celui de pouvoir être réalisé automatiquement sous commande programmée.Patent LU 87.503 proposes a new method for manufacturing switches of the type described above and according to the preamble of the appended single claim, which is entirely carried out by machining exclusively by chip removal. This method of manufacturing switches has many advantages, one of the most important of which is that it can be performed automatically under programmed control.

Le but de la présente invention est de prévoir un aiguillage perfectionné qui présente tous les avantages de l'aiguillage obtenus selon le brevet luxembourgeois précité mais qui, en outre, permet une amélioration du rendement et une réduction sensible des déchets d'usinage.The object of the present invention is to provide an improved switch which has all the advantages of the switch obtained according to the aforementioned Luxembourg patent but which, in addition, allows an improvement in the yield and a significant reduction in machining waste.

Pour atteindre cet objectif, l'invention a pour objet un aiguillage selon la revendication unique annexée.To achieve this objective, the invention relates to a referral according to the appended single claim.

Le temps d'usinage d'un tel aiguillage est sensiblement réduit, ce qui augmente la capacité de production. En outre, le traitement thermique avant l'assemblage des pièces constituantes est plus facile. Le reconditionnement est également plus facile, notamment par remplacement du rail contre-aiguille après usure. La taille des blocs d'acier nécessaire a l'usinage peut également être réduit.The machining time of such a switch is significantly reduced, which increases the production capacity. In addition, the heat treatment before the assembly of the constituent parts is easier. Reconditioning is also easier, in particular by replacing the needle rail after wear. The size of the steel blocks required for machining can also be reduced.

D'autres avantages et caractéristiques ressortiront de la description détaillée d'un mode de réalisation avantageux, présenté ci-dessous, à titre d'exemple, en référence aux figures annexées dans lesquelles:

  • la Figure 1 montre une vue schématique en plan d'un aiguillage et
  • les Figures 2 à 6 montrent les sections transversales suivant les plans de coupe sur la Figure 1 définis respectivement par A, B, C, D et E.
Other advantages and characteristics will emerge from the detailed description of an advantageous embodiment, presented below, by way of example, with reference to the appended figures in which:
  • Figure 1 shows a schematic plan view of a switch and
  • Figures 2 to 6 show the cross sections along the section planes in Figure 1 defined respectively by A, B, C, D and E.

La Figure 1 montre une paire de rails 10, 12 qui sont prolongés par un aiguillage 14 destiné à guider un convoi, soit sur la paire de rails 10a, 12a, soit sur la paire de rails 10b, 12b. L'aiguillage fonctionne de manière classique, seul son procédé de fabrication et, par voie de conséquence, le profil des pièces utilisées se distingue de l'état de la technique. Ceci est illustré par les différentes sections selon les Figures 2 à 6.Figure 1 shows a pair of rails 10, 12 which are extended by a switch 14 for guiding a convoy, either on the pair of rails 10a, 12a, or on the pair of rails 10b, 12b. The switch works in a conventional manner, only its manufacturing process and, consequently, the profile of the parts used is distinguished from the state of the art. This is illustrated by the different sections according to Figures 2 to 6.

La Figure 2 montre une coupe transversale d'un berceau 16 d'aiguillage au niveau de la pointe d'une aiguille 18. Comme représenté sur les Figures 2 à 6, le berceau est formé par un corps 20 et un rail contre-aiguille 22, boulonnés l'un à l'autre, à plusieurs endroits à l'aide de boulons 23.Figure 2 shows a cross section of a referral cradle 16 at the point of a needle 18. As shown in Figures 2 to 6, the cradle is formed by a body 20 and a needle rail 22 , bolted to each other, in several places using bolts 23.

Le corps 20 est réalisé conformément au procédé proposé par le brevet LU 87.503, c'est-à-dire, par usinage, de préférence, par fraisage automatique sous commande programmée.The body 20 is produced in accordance with the method proposed by patent LU 87.503, that is to say, by machining, preferably, by automatic milling under programmed control.

Le rail contre-aiguille 22 auquel est boulonné le corps 20 peut être formé par le rail 10, 10a ou le rail 12, 12b de la voie existante ou par un rail à ornière soudé à ces derniers. En fin d'aiguillage, le rail contre-aiguille 22 dispose de son ornière 24 comme représenté sur les Figures 5 et 6, alors que dans la partie de l'aiguillage où l'aiguille 18 est mobile pour exercer ses fonctions de déviation, le rail 22 est dépourvu de son ornière comme représenté sur les Figures 2 à 4. Dans cette partie, la tête du rail 22 définit avec un profil approprié du corps 20 réalisé par un fraisage une gorge formant le logement de l'aiguille 18.The needle rail 22 to which the body 20 is bolted may be formed by rail 10, 10a or rail 12, 12b of the existing track or by a rut rail welded to the latter. At the end of the switch, the needle-guide rail 22 has its rut 24 as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, while in the part of the switch where the needle 18 is movable to exercise its deflection functions, the rail 22 is devoid of its rut as shown in Figures 2 to 4. In this part, the head of rail 22 defines with an appropriate profile of the body 20 produced by milling a groove forming the housing of the needle 18.

Sur toute la longueur de l'aiguillage le rail contre-aiguille 22 est également dépourvu du pied adjacent au corps 20 pour permettre le boulonnage de celui-ci sur le rail 22. L'enlèvement du pied du rail 22 et de son ornière 24 peut être réalisé par fraisage ou sciage.Over the entire length of the switch the needle rail 22 is also devoid of the foot adjacent to the body 20 to allow bolting of the latter on the rail 22. The removal of the foot of the rail 22 and its rut 24 can be made by milling or sawing.

L'invention permet donc de réduire une partie non négligeable de l'usinage proposé dans le brevet précité en profitant de l'existence du rail contre-aiguille 22, l'opération d'enlèvement de l'ornière 24 et du pied du rail étant largement compensée par le gain en usinage.The invention therefore makes it possible to reduce a non-negligible part of the machining proposed in the aforementioned patent by taking advantage of the existence of the counter-needle rail 22, the operation of removing the rut 24 and the base of the rail being largely offset by the gain in machining.

Le corps usiné 20 peut présenter, comme dans le brevet précité une rainure longitudinale intérieure, non représentée, pour le passage de conduite de chauffage.The machined body 20 may have, as in the aforementioned patent, an inner longitudinal groove, not shown, for the passage of the heating pipe.

Les Figures 3 et 4 correspondent aux mêmes figures du brevet précité et montrent respectivement un trou vertical 28 à travers le corps 20 servant à l'évacuation des eaux de pluie et de rinçage et un percement horizontal 30 destiné à recevoir les moyens de manoeuvre de l'aiguille 18.Figures 3 and 4 correspond to the same figures of the aforementioned patent and respectively show a vertical hole 28 through the body 20 for the evacuation of rainwater and rinsing and a horizontal bore 30 intended to receive the maneuvering means of the needle 18.

La Figure 5 représente une coupe en fin d'aiguillage dans la région où l'aiguille 18 est plus large et où elle est raccordée aux rails de la voie de roulement.Figure 5 shows a section at the end of the switch in the region where the needle 18 is wider and where it is connected to the rails of the track.

La Figure 6 représente une section au niveau de la jonction avec le rail 10b qui, pour pouvoir être boulonné au corps 20 et au rail contre-aiguille 22 est également dépourvu de son pied sur le côté adjacent au corps 20.Figure 6 shows a section at the junction with the rail 10b which, in order to be bolted to the body 20 and to the needle rail 22 is also devoid of its foot on the side adjacent to the body 20.

La partie de l'aiguillage prévue entre le rail 12 et ses prolongements 12a, 12b se présente de manière analogue à ce qui a été décrit ci-dessus.The part of the switch provided between the rail 12 and its extensions 12a, 12b is presented in a similar manner to that which has been described above.

Comme pour le brevet précité, la matière première pour la réalisation du corps 20 est un bloom laminé, forgé ou moulé dont la qualité de l'acier peut être facilement déterminée par le fabricant de l'aiguillage. Ces blooms sont, de préférence, coupés dans le sens de leur longueur et obliquement de manière à pouvoir réaliser à l'aide d'un seul bloom deux corps d'aiguillage 20 en application de l'enseignement fourni par le brevet précité. Après l'usinage il est possible de soumettre le corps 20 à un traitement thermique, ou de trempe localisée pour réaliser un durcissement superficiel des parties les plus exposées aux sollicitations. Il est également possible d'effectuer des rechargements superficiels par- soudure pour augmenter localement la résistance. En cas d'usure du rail contre-aiguille 22 il est possible de découper celui-ci, de le déboulonner du corps 20 et de le remplacer sans nécessiter de remplacement du corps 20.As for the aforementioned patent, the raw material for the production of the body 20 is a rolled, forged or molded bloom, the quality of the steel of which can be easily determined by the manufacturer of the switch. These blooms are preferably cut lengthwise and obliquely so as to be able to produce, using a single bloom, two referral bodies 20 in application of the teaching provided by the aforementioned patent. After machining, it is possible to subject the body 20 to a heat treatment, or to localized quenching to achieve surface hardening of the parts most exposed to stresses. It is also possible to perform surface reloading by welding to locally increase the resistance. In the event of wear of the needle rail 22, it is possible to cut the latter, to unbolt it from the body 20 and to replace it without requiring replacement of the body 20.

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  1. Switch for grooved or channelled rails which consists of a profiled cradle forming the receptacle of a movable deflecting tongue (18) and the rolling and guiding surfaces , the cradle comprising a duct (30) allowing the installation of the means necessary for actuating the switch, said cradle comprising a part forming a main rail (22) and a profiled body (20) produced by chip-removing machining characterized in that the main rail (22) consists of a grooved rail (22) which is bolted to profiled body (20) said rail being without its foot adjacent to the profiled body (20), over the entire length of the profiled body in order to allow the bolting and without its groove (24) in the part where the tongue (18) is moveable in order to perform its deflecting functions.
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LU87721A LU87721A1 (en) 1990-04-11 1990-04-11 THREAD RAIL NEEDLE
LU87721 1990-04-11

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