EP0983400B1 - Superstructure de voies, en particulier, pour des voies ferrees de tramways, de chemins de fer et de metros - Google Patents

Superstructure de voies, en particulier, pour des voies ferrees de tramways, de chemins de fer et de metros Download PDF

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EP0983400B1
EP0983400B1 EP98925578A EP98925578A EP0983400B1 EP 0983400 B1 EP0983400 B1 EP 0983400B1 EP 98925578 A EP98925578 A EP 98925578A EP 98925578 A EP98925578 A EP 98925578A EP 0983400 B1 EP0983400 B1 EP 0983400B1
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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
    • E01B2/00—General structure of permanent way
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
    • E01B1/00—Ballastway; Other means for supporting the sleepers or the track; Drainage of the ballastway
    • E01B1/002—Ballastless track, e.g. concrete slab trackway, or with asphalt layers
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
    • E01B21/00—Track superstructure adapted for tramways in paved streets
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
    • E01B1/00—Ballastway; Other means for supporting the sleepers or the track; Drainage of the ballastway
    • E01B1/002—Ballastless track, e.g. concrete slab trackway, or with asphalt layers
    • E01B1/005—Ballastless track, e.g. concrete slab trackway, or with asphalt layers with sleeper shoes
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
    • E01B2204/00—Characteristics of the track and its foundations
    • E01B2204/01—Elastic layers other than rail-pads, e.g. sleeper-shoes, bituconcrete
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
    • E01B2204/00—Characteristics of the track and its foundations
    • E01B2204/06—Height or lateral adjustment means or positioning means for slabs, sleepers or rails
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
    • E01B2204/00—Characteristics of the track and its foundations
    • E01B2204/09—Ballastless systems
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
    • E01B2204/00—Characteristics of the track and its foundations
    • E01B2204/11—Embedded tracks, using prefab elements or injecting or pouring a curable material

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  • This invention relates to a track superstructure, in particular for tramway, tram-railway and underground railway lines.
  • Track superstructures are well known.
  • a first known type of superstructure uses a plurality of sleepers supported by a bed of ballast and to which the rails are fixed. To the sides of and between said rails there is then cast a covering to the level of the upper surface of the rails.
  • Another known type of superstructure consists of a foundation cast on a seat and on which there rest a plurality of reinforced concrete platforms spaced from said foundation by an anti-vibration blanket.
  • the rails are fixed on said platforms and a filling layer is applied to level the rail surface with the roadway.
  • This type of superstructure also has certain drawbacks, and in particular:
  • An object of the invention is to eliminate the drawbacks jointly or separately present in known types of superstructure by providing a superstructure which is reliable and of lesser cost than such known types.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a superstructure which can be maintained at low cost without requiring the line to be interrupted for long periods.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a superstructure which enables maintenance to be effected in a simple and comfortable manner.
  • the superstructure according to the invention is mounted within a continuous trench 2 formed in the roadway 4, and comprises substantially a modular load-bearing structure 6 consisting of four channel-shaped longitudinal members 8 to which there are welded a plurality of cross-members 10 formed by channel beams coupled together by welding them to an internally threaded bush 12 within there engages a corresponding screw 14 acting as a bearing foot for the cross-members.
  • each cross-member is supported by four screws which in pairs form two channels bounding each rail of the track, each screw being housed in a sleeve 18.
  • the superstructure also comprises a plurality of prefabricated modular reinforced concrete platforms 20 of substantially inverted isosceles trapezium cross-section which are covered on their sides and lower surface with a first layer of elastic material 22 for damping purposes, and an outer layer of glass-reinforced plastic 24.
  • a rail portion 26 of the railway, tramway or tram-railway line is housed in a suitable channel 16 preferably of stainless steel, which is embedded in the platform and is fixed thereto by a plurality of bolts 28 engaged in a threaded bush 32 by way of a previously interposed coil spring 30.
  • the superstructure of the invention is assembled in the following manner:
  • a reinforced concrete bed 34 is cast on the bottom of the trench, after which a plurality of prefabricated concrete panels 36 are positioned along the sides of the trench.
  • the trench is covered with a layer of insulating material 38, after which the structures 6 are placed in position and the cross-members 10 adjusted in height by operating the adjustment screws 14.
  • the prefabricated platforms 20 are then rested on said cross-members, the gauge between the two rails then being adjusted by means of suitable spacers 40.
  • Said spacers 40 consist of a cylindrical sleeve provided with threaded endpieces which engage corresponding rods 42 secured to the platforms 20.
  • Rotation in one direction or the other causes the two platforms and hence the two rails to approach or withdraw from each other.
  • a final level adjustment of the platforms 20 is then made by operating the screws 14.
  • concrete is then cast, interrupted at predetermined distances by transverse sheets of insulating material (not show on the drawings), so as to cover the trench as far as the level of the upper surface of the panels (see Figure 4).
  • the screws 14 are then removed from the containing sleeves 18 and a plurality of prefabricated reinforced concrete panels 46 are then laid to level the roadway.
  • the panels 46 and platforms 20 are firstly removed, after which the screws 14 are inserted into the sleeves 18 to engage the bushes 12 rigid with the cross-members 10 in order to be able to rotate the screws and return the casting 44 to the correct level together with the structure 6 incorporated in it (see Figure 8).
  • a contribution to the renewal work is also obtained by injecting concrete through suitable tubes previously installed during assembly.

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  1. Une superstructure de voie ferrée, en particulier pour lignes de tramway, et lignes de chemin de fer pour véhicules sous terrain, comprenant à l'intérieur d'une tranchée continue réalisée dans le chemin une structure modulaire en métal (6) dont le niveau est ajustable, et des moyens (12, 14) pour ajuster le niveau de ladite structure,
    caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend en outre :
    une pluralité de plateformes (20) modulaires et préfabriquées logeant chacune un canal (16) dans lequel un élément de rails (26) est inséré d'une manière amovible, lesdites plateformes étant adjacentes l'une à l'autre dans la direction longitudinale et étant au moins partiellement recouvertes d'une couverture anti-vibration (22) qui repose sur ladite structure,
    du béton moulé (44) remplissant l'intérieur de la tranchée pour enrober la structure métallique et les surfaces inférieures et latérales desdites plateformes, sensiblement jusqu'au niveau de la surface de la voie ferrée de façon que lesdites plateformes puissent être enlevées de la structure métallique modulaire (6).
  2. Une superstructure telle que revendiquée dans la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que la structure (6) consiste en des éléments longitudinaux (8) en forme de C et des traverses (6).
  3. Une superstructure telle que revendiquée dans la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que les moyens d'ajustement consistent en des vis filetées (14) engagées dans des manchons correspondants (12) solidaires de la structure, les extrémités desdites vis agissant en tant qu'éléments de support lors de l'installation de la superstructure.
  4. Une superstructure telle que revendiquée dans la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce que lesdites vis (14) sont logées dans des fourreaux correspondants (18).
  5. Une superstructure telle que revendiquée dans la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que chaque plateforme (20) a une section transversale sensiblement en forme de trapèze isocèle inversé.
  6. Une superstructure telle que revendiquée dans la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que chaque plateforme est réalisée en béton armé.
  7. Une superstructure telle que revendiquée dans la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que chaque rail (26) est fixé dans le canal au moyen de boulons (28) qui sont engagés dans des manchons filetés (32) au moyen d'un ressort élicoidal (32) préalablement interposé.
  8. Une superstructure telle que revendiquée dans la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que chaque plateforme (20) est recouverte extérieurement d'une couche de matière plastique renforcée de fibres de verre.
  9. Une superstructure telle que revendiquée dans la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend une pluralité de panneaux (36) interposés entre les plateformes et disposés latéralement par rapport à ces dernières pour les mettre au niveau de la voie ferrée.
EP98925578A 1997-05-13 1998-05-12 Superstructure de voies, en particulier, pour des voies ferrees de tramways, de chemins de fer et de metros Expired - Lifetime EP0983400B1 (fr)

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IT97VE000018A IT1294571B1 (it) 1997-05-13 1997-05-13 Armamento di binario, in particolare per linee tranviarie, ferrotranviarie e metropolitane.
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PCT/EP1998/002764 WO1998051863A1 (fr) 1997-05-13 1998-05-12 Superstructure de voies, en particulier, pour des voies ferrees de tramways, de chemins de fer et de metros

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