EP1555347B1 - Eisenbahnweiche mit flexibler Zunge - Google Patents

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EP1555347B1
EP1555347B1 EP04380012A EP04380012A EP1555347B1 EP 1555347 B1 EP1555347 B1 EP 1555347B1 EP 04380012 A EP04380012 A EP 04380012A EP 04380012 A EP04380012 A EP 04380012A EP 1555347 B1 EP1555347 B1 EP 1555347B1
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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
    • E01B7/10—Frogs
    • E01B7/14—Frogs with movable parts
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to an acute swing nose crossing with improved elements on the rolling surface, of application to both assembled swing nose crossings and in swing nose crossings with monoblock elements, based on the construction of all or part of the elements with rolling surface in austenitic manganese steel.
  • the improvements relate in particular to acute crossings in which the moving element consists of a main nose and a counter-nose joined to the main nose and moving with it in its sideways motion.
  • the crossing is the part of the railway where two tracks cross each other, and it must allow traffic to pass on both lines of the track without any restriction.
  • Crossings can be divided into those with fixed noses and those with swing noses, the latter having the advantage of eliminating the gap or interruption on the rolling surface required in fixed-nose crossings to allow the railway wheel flanges to pass.
  • the acute swing nose crossing comprises a fixed part and a moving part, the moving part being alternately coupled to either side of the fixed part to allow the railway wheel to pass on one or the other rail, constituting a continuous rolling surface. In this way check rails to guide the railway axles through the fixed-nose crossing gap are no longer necessary.
  • the elements with rolling surfaces of the crossing both of the fixed and moving element, have been made of steel of natural hardness or of steel, hardened by a heat treatment, the latter case providing a better wear resistance as the hardness of the rolling area is above 300 HBN.
  • austenitic manganese steel is also known, as these show an excellent compromise between the impact and wear resistance.
  • Austenitic manganese steel shows a marked phenomenon of surface hardening by cold plastic deformation as the train wheels pass, so that an extremely hard surface layer develops on its surface, suitable to resist the wear yet maintaining great ductility of its core so that it can withstand impact loads and resist crack propagation.
  • this swing nose crossing consists of a fixed and a moving element, with the property that the front triangular area of the moving element is made of cast manganese steel, having behind it two prolongations made of rails. The triangle and the rail prolongations are joined to each other by flash butt welding. This welding process is described for example in European Patent n° 0 467 881 and others.
  • the fixed part consists of a part made of cast manganese steel and a part made of rails that act as anchoring for several accessories, and as a coupling means for the moving element on either side of the fixed element.
  • the elements made of manganese steel are hardened by explosive hardening to an approximate hardness of 350 HBN.
  • the acute swing crossing object of the invention consists of a main point and a counterpoint, with the property that the main point is formed by two parts, a front part and a rear part, the front part, which is alternately coupled to either side of the fixed element, being made of austenitic manganese steel, while the rear part being made of machined rail.
  • the rear part made of a machined rail and the front part made of manganese steel are joined to each other by the aforementioned flash butt welding technique, reinforcing the joint of the parts by safety fishplates so that the main point will mainly bend at the rear part.
  • the counterpoint is made of rail and is integrally joined to the main point by bolted unions, so that the counterpoint follows the sideways motion of the main point when the moving element is in operation.
  • the object is to make all or part of the elements with rolling surfaces of the acute swing nose crossing of austenitic manganese steel, which provides a number of advantages over those made of carbon steel, low alloyed carbon steels of natural hardness or carbon steels with surface hardening by a heat treatment:
  • a pre-hardening by explosion or an analogous plastic deformation can be performed on the rolling surfaces of the elements made of austenitic manganese steel, conferring an initial hardness to the material between 320 and 350 HBN, limiting the initial plastic deformation induced by the contact of railway wheels.
  • This pre-hardening increases the life of the component and contributes to maintain the geometry of the rolling area throughout the service life of the component.
  • the acute swing nose crossing object of the invention comprises a fixed element (1) and a moving element (2), the moving element (2) being composed of a main point (2A) and a counterpoint (2B).
  • the front part of the main point (2A) is alternatively coupled to the two parts made of rail (1A) and (1B) of the fixed element (1), this displacement being performed by electromechanical elements, not shown in the figures, alternately giving passage by the main line, as shown in figure 1, or to the branch line, as shown in figure 2, closing the crossing gap and constituting a continuous rolling surface.
  • the main point (2A) consists of two parts (2A') and (2A"), with the property that the front part (2A') is made of austenitic manganese steel and it is the part that is alternately coupled to the two parts of the rail of the fixed element (1A) and (1B) in order to constitute with them a continuous rolling surface.
  • the rear part (2A) is made of machined rail that is joined to the fixed part (1) by heel blocks (1C).
  • the front part (2A') of the main point (2A) is welded by flash butt welding to the rear part (2A") of the main point (2A), made of machined rail, which is meant to establish continuity of the rolling surface of the main track, to absorb the elastic deformations during the sideways movement of the main point and to join this main point to the fixed element (1A), by means of heel blocks (1C). So that the elastic deformations are not transmitted to the welding between the front part (2A') and the rear part (2A") of the main point (2A) the welding is reinforced with two fishplates (2C) and (2C') on either side of it.
  • the counterpoint (2B) is made of machined rail and is integrally joined to the main point (2A), accompanying it in its sideways motion, so that it is perfectly coupled at the side of the main point, forming with it a continuous rolling surface to allow, when required and according to the crossing geometry, a longitudinal sliding of the main point (2A) and the counterpoint (2B), by making elongated holes in one of the two parts (2A) or (2B) of the moving element and using an elastic bolted union between them to prevent the moving element (2) from forming a non-deformable triangle in its transverse motion.
  • the purpose of the counterpoint is to provide continuity to the rolling surface in the branch line, to absorb elastic deformation during the sideways motion of the main point and to serve as a union element between the main point and the fixed element rail part (1B) by means of the corresponding heel blocks (1 C).
  • the moving element is completed by inner distance blocks (2F) that are alternately bolted to the main point (2A) and to the counterpoint (2B) so that the two maintain relative separations determined by the crossing geometry.
  • the acute swing nose crossing object of the Patent can be incorporated to a continuous welded track.
  • the fixed element consists of two rail sections (1A) and (1B), the contact with the railway wheel occurring on its front part, while its rear part acts as a support for heel blocks (1 C), distance blocks (1D) and base plates (1 E), together forming a unit joined by brackets, bolted unions and elastic clips.
  • the two rail parts (1A) and (1B) are made of austenitic manganese steel, so that in the area where rolling contact occurs the wheel always rests on austenitic manganese steel.
  • the parts (1A) and (1B) are welded to two rails of carbon steel or of low alloyed steels (1A') and (1B'), by a special flash butt welding technique, these rails (1A') and (1B') joining it to the track with a continuous welded rail.
  • the fixed element (1) consists of a monoblock case (1F), moulded in austenitic manganese steel, and of two rail parts (1A) and (1B) that act as anchoring for accessories such as distance blocks (1D), heel blocks (1 C) or sliding plates (1E), the moulded case (1 F) being joined by its front part to two rails of carbon steel or low alloyed steels (1A') and (1B') by a flash butt welding technique that allow their union by thermit welding to the rails of the railway turnout intermediate panel.
  • Both the rails of the rear part (1A) and (1 B) and those of the front part (1A') and (1B') are welded to the moulded case (1F) by a flash butt welding technique.
  • the upper surfaces of the moulded case (1 F) of the fixed element are moulded analogously to the rail profiles (1A) and (1B), thereby allowing the train wheels to pass and the alternate coupling of the moving element to give way to the main or branch line.
  • All of the described embodiments improve the performance of the elements or parts made of austenitic manganese steel subjecting them, in the areas in contact with the wheels, to a surface hardening process by explosion or analogous plastic deformation, conferring to the surface an initial hardness of 320 to 350 HBN, thereby limiting the initial plastic deformation of the rolling surface and thus increasing the lifetime of the component.

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  1. Spitzwinkliges Herzstück mit beweglicher Herzstückspitze für Eisenbahnen, zusammengesetzt aus einem feststehenden Element (1), das zwei Schienen (1A und 1B) enthält, und aus einem beweglichen Element (2), das eine Hauptzunge (2A) aufweist, die abwechselnd mit einer der beiden Seiten des feststehenden Elements gekoppelt wird, um eine durchgehende Laufschiene zu bilden, und eine Gegenzunge (2B), wobei die Hauptzunge (2A) aus zwei Teilen besteht, einem vorderen Teil (2A'), der aus Manganstahl hergestellt ist, und einem hinteren Teil (2A"), der aus einer spanend bearbeiteten Schiene hergestellt ist, welche beiden Teile (2A' und 2A") durch Abbrennstumpfschweißen miteinander verbunden sind, wobei die Schweißung zwischen den beiden Teilen (2A') und (2A") durch Sicherheitslaschen (2C und 2C') verstärkt ist, so dass die Hauptzunge (2A) sich hauptsächlich an dem hinteren Teil (2A") biegt, und wobei die Gegenzunge (2B) aus spanend bearbeiteter Schiene hergestellt ist und mit der Hauptzunge (2A) einstückig verbunden ist, so dass die Gegenzunge (2B) der Seitwärtsbewegung der Hauptzunge (2A) folgt, wenn das Manöver des beweglichen Elements (2) durchgeführt wird, wobei die beiden Teile des beweglichen Elements (2A und 2B) an den Schienen (1A und 1B) des feststehenden Elements durch Wurzelblöcke (1C) angebracht sind, die eine gelenklose Verbindung bilden, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der vordere Teil (2A') der Hauptzunge (2A) aus austenitischem Manganstahl hergestellt ist und die Gegenzunge (2B) mit der Hauptzunge (2A) durch verschraubte Verbindungen verbunden ist.
  2. Spitzwinkliges Herzstück mit beweglicher Herzstückspitze für Eisenbahnen nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das feststehende Element aus zwei Schienenteilen oder -elementen (1A) und (1B) besteht, wobei das Eisenbahnrad mit dem vorderen Teil derselben in Kontakt kommt, wobei beide Teile (1A) und (1B) als ein Verankerungsträger für die Wurzelblöcke (1C) und Abstandsblöcke (1D) wirken und beide mit einer Grundplatte (1E) durch verschraubte Verbindungen, Klammern und Federklammern verbunden sind und zusammen eine montierte Einheit bilden.
  3. Spitzwinkliges Herzstück mit beweglicher Herzstückspitze für Eisenbahnen nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Schienenteile (1A) und (1B) des feststehenden Elements aus austenitischem Manganstahl hergestellt sind und mit ihren vorderen Teilen mit zwei aus Kohlenstoffstahl oder aus niedrig legiertem Stahl hergestellten Schienen (1A'), (1B') durch eine Abbrennstumpfschweißtechnik verbunden sind, so dass sie in ein Gleis mit einer durchgehend geschweißten Schiene durch Thermitschweißung integriert werden können.
  4. Spitzwinkliges Herzstück mit beweglicher Herzstückspitze für Eisenbahnen nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das feststehende Element (1) aus einem ersten Teil besteht, der aus einem in austenitischem Manganstahl gegossenen Monoblock-Gehäuse (1F) gebildet ist, und aus einem zweiten Teil, der aus Schienen (1A) und (1B) hergestellt ist, die als Verankerung für Zubehörteile, wie zum Beispiel Abstandsblöcke (1D), Wurzelblöcke (1C) oder Gleitplatten (1E) wirken, wobei das Monoblock-Gehäuse (1F) mit zwei vorderen Schienen (1A') und (1B') verbunden ist, die die Verbindung mit einem Gleis mit einer durchgehenden geschweißten Schiene durch Thermitschweißung erlauben, welche die Schienen des hinteren Teils (1A) und (1B) sind, und diejenigen des vorderen Teiles (1A') und (1B') mit dem Monoblock-Gehäuse (1F) durch eine Abbrennstumpfschweißtechnik verschweißt sind, wobei das bewegliche Element (2) abwechselnd mit einer der beiden Seiten des Monoblock-Gehäuses (1F) gekoppelt wird, um das Befahren des Hauptgleises oder des abzweigenden Gleises zu ermöglichen.
  5. Spitzwinkliges Herzstück mit beweglicher Herzstückspitze für Eisenbahnen nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Berührungsfläche des aus austenitischem Manganstahl hergestellten vorderen Teiles (2A') der Hauptzunge (2A) mit den Eisenbahnrädern durch Explosion oder analoge plastische Verformung auf eine Härte zwischen annähernd 320 und 350 HBN vorgehärtet wird, um ihre Betriebslebensdauer zu erhöhen.
  6. Spitzwinkliges Herzstück mit beweglicher Herzstückspitze für Eisenbahnen nach Anspruch 1 oder 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Berührungsfläche des aus austenitischem Manganstahl hergestellten vorderen Teiles (2A') der Hauptzunge (2A) und der aus austenitischem Manganstahl hergestellten Schienenteile (1A) und (1B) des feststehenden Elements (1) mit den Eisenbahnrädern durch Explosion oder analoge plastische Verformung auf eine Härte zwischen annähernd 320 und 350 HBN vorgehärtet wird, um ihre Betriebslebensdauer zu erhöhen.
  7. Spitzwinkliges Herzstück mit beweglicher Herzstückspitze für Eisenbahnen nach Anspruch 1 oder 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Berührungsfläche des aus austenitischem Manganstahl hergestellten vorderen Teiles (2A') der Hauptzunge (2A) und des aus austenitischem Manganstahl hergestellten Monoblock-Gehäuses (1F) des feststehenden Elements (1) mit den Eisenbahnrädern durch Explosion oder analoge plastische Verformung auf eine Härte zwischen annähernd 320 und 350 HBN vorgehärtet wird, um ihre Betriebslebensdauer zu erhöhen.
  8. Spitzwinkliges Herzstück mit beweglicher Herzstückspitze für Eisenbahnen nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, bei welcher die verschraubten Verbindungen, durch welche die Gegenzunge (2B) mit der Hauptzunge (2A) einstückig verbunden wird, so angeordnet sind, dass sie eine Längsverschiebung zwischen der Hauptzunge (2A) und der Gegenzunge (2B) erlauben.
  9. Spitzwinkliges Herzstück mit beweglicher Herzstückspitze für Eisenbahnen nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, bei welcher die verschraubten Verbindungen, durch welche die Gegenzunge (2B) mit der Hauptzunge (2A) einstückig verbunden wird, elastische verschraubte Verbindungen sind, die Langlöcher in entweder der Gegenzunge (2B) oder der Hauptzunge (2A) umfassen, um so zu verhindern, dass das bewegliche Element (2) in seiner Querbewegung ein nicht verformbares Dreieck bildet.
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AT04380012T ATE360723T1 (de) 2004-01-16 2004-01-16 Eisenbahnweiche mit flexibler zunge
DE602004006072T DE602004006072D1 (de) 2004-01-16 2004-01-16 Eisenbahnweiche mit flexibler Zunge
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