EP0770732B1 - Elastische Schienenklammern - Google Patents

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EP0770732B1
EP0770732B1 EP95307509A EP95307509A EP0770732B1 EP 0770732 B1 EP0770732 B1 EP 0770732B1 EP 95307509 A EP95307509 A EP 95307509A EP 95307509 A EP95307509 A EP 95307509A EP 0770732 B1 EP0770732 B1 EP 0770732B1
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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
    • E01B9/306—Fastening on wooden or concrete sleepers or on masonry with clamp members by resilient steel clips the clip being a shaped plate
    • 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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  • This invention relates to elastic rail clamps, used in rail fastening systems, of the kind which are applied at right angles to the rail.
  • GB-A-2269198 shows an elastic rail clamp for fastening a rail to an underlying rail plate or rail tie, which clamp comprises a toe portion which is adapted to lie on a flange of the rail and a base portion which is adapted to seat in a slot in a rail plate or in a shoulder secured to a rail tie.
  • Elastic rail clamps of this kind are also described in U.S. Patents 3,067,947 (Deenik) and 4,313,563 (Young). Generally these clamps are designed for use with a custom made shoulder into which the base of the elastic clamp fits. Both rail clamps have toe portions which lie on the rail flange and the outer edges of these abut the support shoulder to prevent them sliding off the rail flange.
  • the "Young" clip is used with a shoulder as described in U.S. Patent 4,688,719 which has a shoulder with a tapered slot leading to the gate which acts to compress the arms together as the clamp is driven into place with the toe portion on the rail flange.
  • a common rail plate used in Europe is called a K plate which includes a pair of parallel ribs adjacent and parallel to the rail flange and slots in the ribs at right angles to the rail flange. These slots are not tapered and thus the toes of the rail clamps need to be compressed to pass through the slot if the toes are to be prevented from sliding off the rail flange.
  • the Deenik clip can only be applied to the K plate with a tool which compresses the arms of the toe portion to pass through the gate in the shoulder. With older rail tracks the variation in height between rail plate slot and rail flange can vary greatly in stationary and dynamic modes and thus maximum clamp deflection between the base of the toe portions is needed.
  • an elastic rail clamp for fastening a rail to an underlying rail plate or rail tie, which clamp comprises a toe portion which is adapted to lie on a flange of the rail and a base portion which is adapted to seat in a slot in a rail plate or in a shoulder secured to a rail tie, characterised in that the said clamp comprises a pair of substantially parallel members bent into a D configuration such that one end of said pair of members forms the toe portion of the clamp and the other end forms the base portion of said clamp, the pair of members being joined together at a curved rear portion of the members adjacent the base portion of the clamp.
  • the base comprises two free arms extending toward the rail.
  • the advantage which arises from the provision of free ends for the base is greater deflection for the clamp which means it can fit into a wider range of rail track environments.
  • the provision of the junction between the members at a position at the rear of the clamp just above the base means that there is a large non-critical area as a target for hitting the clamp with a sledge hammer to drive the clamp into position.
  • this is the portion of the clamp most likely to receive high sideward forces from ballast pressure during ballast regulation and the fact that the two members of the clamp are joined at this position minimises the possibility of clamp damage.
  • joining the members together at the rear of the clamp provides a means to maximize clamp deflection for a given toe load while retaining sufficient strength to minimise damage during application of the clamp and during track working processes such as ballast regulation.
  • the legs of the base are tapered toward their ends.
  • the clamps may be formed from rod or bar steel.
  • the clamps are formed from 40mm wide bar stock in a forging and shaping operation.
  • the base needs to be of a wider dimension than the width of the stock bar.
  • a "K plate” type of rail plate 1 is shaped to hold a rail (not shown) between the ribs 3 which abut the rail flange.
  • Slots 4 shown in cross section in Figure 1c are located on opposite sides of the rail in ribs 3 and are of constant cross section perpendicular to the rail.
  • the rail clamp 10 shown in Figures 2A, 2B, 2C comprises base legs 11, a rear web 13, legs 14, toe portion 16 and free ends 18 of toe portion 16.
  • the elastic rail clamp 10 is formed from bar stock by hot blanking the bar stock into the form shown in Figure 3A.
  • the blanking forms a pair of substantially parallel members or arms 19 forming the base legs 11 and legs 14 in tapered form extending from the web 13.
  • the hot blank is then coined along edges 12 of the web and legs 11 and edges 15 of the web 13 and legs 14.
  • the outer edges 17 of the clamps are also coined. Coining reduces the likelihood of stress fractures.
  • the next step in forming the rail clamp is as shown in Figure 3B to form the legs 14 into a curved form in the two dimensional blank which will produce the tapered toe portion of the final three dimensional form as shown in Figure 2A.
  • the narrowest width across the legs 14 in the Figure 3B blank corresponds to the frontmost portion of the toe portion 16 of the clamp 10.
  • the second step also widens the base legs 11 to a size which will fit and secure the rail clamp 10 in the slot of the rail plate 1.
  • the rail clamp 10 has the web 13 joining the two arms 19 of the clamp at the rear web 13 of the clamp 10 which can function to receive the force to push the clamp 10 onto the rail flange.
  • the toe portion 16 is narrow enough to seat within the upper portion of the slot 4 and pass between the edges 5 and onto the rail flange.
  • the free ends 18 of the legs 14 snap apart and prevent removal of the clamp 10 and keep the toe portion 16 on the rail flange.
  • the long tapered legs 11, 14, of the toe and base portions of the clamp 10 mean that the deflection range of the clamp 10 is greater than possible in prior art constructions.
  • the present rail clamp is able to be used in a wider range of track situations without a custom made shoulder clamp or a special applicator tool.

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Claims (4)

  1. Elastische Schienenklemme (10) zum Befestigen einer Schiene auf einer Schienenunterlagsplatte oder Eisenbahnschwelle (1), wobei die Klemme (10) einen Spitzenabschnitt umfasst, der dazu eingerichtet ist, dass er auf einem Flansch der Schiene liegt, und einen Grundabschnitt (11), der dafür eingerichtet ist, in einem Schlitz (4) in einer Schienenplatte zu liegen oder in einer Schulter, die an einer Eisenbahnschwelle (1) befestigt ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Klemme (10) ein Paar im Wesentlichen parallele Glieder (19) enthält, die D-förmig gebogen sind, so dass ein Ende des Gliederpaars (19) den Spitzenabschnitt der Klemme (10) bildet und das andere Ende den Grundabschnitt (11) der Klemme (10), und dass das Gliederpaar (19) an einem gekrümmten rückwärtigen Abschnitt (13) der Glieder (19) nahe am Grundabschnitt (11) der Klemme miteinander verbunden ist.
  2. Klemme nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Gliederpaar (19) durch einen Steg verbunden ist, der eine rückwärtige Fläche der Schienenklemme (10) bildet und so eingerichtet ist, dass er parallel zur Schiene verläuft, wenn der Grundabschnitt (11) im Schlitz (4) in der Schienenplatte sitzt oder in der Schulter, die an der Eisenbahnschwelle (1) befestigt ist, und zwei Schenkel, die so ausgebildet sind, dass sie von dem Steg auf die Schiene zulaufen, den Grundabschnitt (11) der Klemme (10) bilden.
  3. Schienenklemme nach Anspruch 2, wobei sich die Schenkel des Grundabschnitts (11) jeweils auf ihre freien Enden zu verjüngen.
  4. Schienenklemme nach Anspruch 3, wobei die Klemme (10) aus einer Stahlstange hergestellt wird, deren Breite geringer ist als die Breite des Schlitzes (4) in der Schienenplatte oder der an der Eisenbahnschwelle (1) befestigten Schulter, und die Schenkel des Grundabschnitts (11) annähernd auf die Breite des Schlitzes (4) verbreitert werden.
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AT95307509T ATE203787T1 (de) 1995-10-23 1995-10-23 Elastische schienenklammern
EP95307509A EP0770732B1 (de) 1995-10-23 1995-10-23 Elastische Schienenklammern
DE69521999T DE69521999T2 (de) 1995-10-23 1995-10-23 Elastische Schienenklammern

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