JP2003171902A - Switch connector - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily, swiftly and positively carry out compacting work of ballast without hindrance. <P>SOLUTION: A switch rod 2 and a front rod 3 connecting a pair of rails 1 and 1 to be shifted such as a tongue rail or a movable rail, a switch adjuster 5 connecting the switch rod 2 and a switch 4, and a coupling rod 6 connecting the front rod 3 and the switch 4 are arranged on one sleeper 7. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a connecting device for a turning machine in a rail to be converted such as a tongue rail or a movable rail used in a railroad.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a branching device, as shown in FIG. 9, a rolling rod 2 and a front rod 3 connecting a pair of tongue rails 1 and 1, a rolling rod 2 and a rolling machine 4 are provided. A switch adjuster 5 for connecting the front rod 3 and the rolling rod 4 and a connecting rod 6 for connecting the front rod 3 and the rolling machine 4 are arranged between the plurality of sleepers 7, and outside the sleeper 7. Therefore, there is a problem in compacting the ballast, which makes the work difficult.

Conventionally, the tipping rod 2 is straight, and if the switch adjuster 5 is connected to this, there is a disadvantage that a load is applied to the switch adjuster 5 side.

Further, conventionally, the rolling rod 2 and the front rod 3 are not each one rod, but a pair of left and right rods are sandwiched with an insulating member and screwed together to provide gauge insulation. Low rigidity due to the connecting rod.

Further, conventionally, an adjustment screw 9 is provided in the rod direction of the front rod 3 in order to adjust the distance between the pair of tongue rails 1 and 1, and the adjustment screw 9 is adjusted by moving it left and right. Depending on the situation, an excessive load is applied in the rod direction of the front rod, for example, in the bending direction, or an excessive load is applied to each component.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to make it possible to perform the work easily, quickly and surely without causing any trouble in compacting the ballast.

Another object of the present invention is to optimize the positions of the centers of gravity of the connected rolling rod and switch adjuster.

A further object of the present invention is to increase the rigidity by unifying the rolling rod and the front rod.

Another object of the present invention is to prevent a load from being applied to the rod direction of the front rod or each component when adjusting the interval between the tongue rails by the front rod.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention comprises a rolling rod and a front rod connecting a pair of rails to be converted,
A switch adjuster for connecting the rolling rod and the rolling machine, and a connecting rod for connecting the front rod and the rolling machine are arranged above one sleeper. Is. The rail to be converted here includes not only the tongue rail but also the movable rail used in the movable crossing.

By the above-mentioned means, there is no obstacle between the plurality of sleepers and outside the sleepers, and the ballast compaction work can be performed in the same manner as the other sleepers.

Also, preferably, the rolling rod is curved in a direction away from the switch adjuster, and the bending portion and the switch adjuster are connected.

According to the above means, the center of gravity of the rolling rod and the switch adjuster in the connecting portion can be optimized, and a smooth conversion can be achieved.

More preferably, both ends of the rolling rod and the front rod are connected to a pair of rails which are respectively transformed via insulating members.

According to the above means, each of the rolling rod and the front rod can be a single rod, and the rigidity can be increased.

Also preferably, each end of the front rod is connected to a pair of diverted rails via an eccentric collar orthogonal to said front rod.

With this arrangement, unlike the conventional example, an excessive load is not applied to the front rod in the rod direction,
It is possible to satisfactorily hold each component and the connecting portion of each component.

[0018]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In the embodiments of the present invention, the case of a tongue rail as the rail 1 to be converted will be described below as an example, but the case of a movable rail also has the same structure, and repeated description will be omitted.

An electric rolling machine is installed as one rolling machine 4 on one sleeper 7, and a pair of basic rails 10 and 10 and a rail to be converted are mounted on a floor board 70 fixed on the sleeper 7. Tongue rails 1 and 1 are placed at intervals. The rails 1 and 1 are connected by a rolling rod 2 (see FIG. 1).
reference). Specifically, the rolling rod 2 is formed of an elongated flat plate, and its central portion is curved so as to be separated from the switch adjuster 5 (see FIG. 2), and each end 22 of the rolling rod 2 has a play. The insertion hole 23 is bored (see FIG. 5). The curved portion 20 is formed at the same height as the both ends 22, 22 of the rolling rod 2 (see FIG. 3). Each end 22 of the rolling rod 2 is connected to the connecting fitting 12 fixed to the L-shaped inward surface 11 of each rail 1 with the electric insulating member 8 interposed therebetween (see FIG. 5).

More specifically, each end 22 of the rolling rod 2 is inserted into the space 12a of the connecting fitting 12, and the round shaft 14 having a through hole 14b in the lower horizontal direction is inserted into the inserting hole of the connecting fitting 12. The bolt 18 is passed through the holes 12c and 12d and the loose insertion hole 23, and the bolt 18 is horizontally screwed into the screw hole 12b of the connecting fitting 12 and is inserted into the insertion hole 14b (see FIG. 5). Each connecting fitting 12 is screwed to the rail 1 via the electric insulating member 8 (see FIGS. 1 and 2).

One end of the rod portion 50 of the switch adjuster 5 is connected to the rolling machine 4 and the basic rail 1 is inserted midway.
0 extends obliquely upward from below, and the vicinity of the other end of the rod portion 50 is passed through a round pipe 51 integrated with the V-shaped metal fitting 52a of the switch adjuster 5, and the V-shaped metal fitting 52a, the horizontal plate 52b, and the rolling rod are rolled. The second curved portion 20 is connected by tightening bolts and nuts (see FIG. 4). A round shaft 52 is integrally projectingly provided at the end of the horizontal plate 52b, a rotation stopper 52c and a ring 52d are externally fitted to the round shaft 52, and a split pin 52e is passed through the round shaft 52, as shown in FIG. The other end of the rod portion 50 is threaded and fixed to the round tube 51 by tightening a nut or the like. The connecting means itself for connecting the round shaft 52 and the round tube 51 is publicly known.

As shown in FIG. 2, since the switch adjuster 5 and the rolling rod 2 are separated from each other by the curved portion 20, it is possible to optimize the position of the center of gravity in the connected state, and to rotate like the conventional example. The lever 2 is not inclined to the switch adjuster 5 side so that the loose insertion hole 23 and the round shaft 14 come into contact with each other, so that unnecessary load is not applied to each component. The rolling rod 2 is arranged on the floor plate 70, and the switch adjuster 5 is arranged on the sleeper 7 so as to be separated from each other.

The front ends of the rails 1 and 1 are connected by a front rod 3. Specifically, the front rod 3 is formed of a plate material, a downward bracket 30 is fixed to the center of the front rod 3 (see FIG. 6), and L in the vicinity of the front ends of the rails 1 and 1 is fixed.
A connecting member 15 (see FIG. 8) having a U-shaped cross section is attached to the inwardly facing portion 11 having a U-shape by screwing (see FIG. 1).

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, each end portion of the front rod 3 having the bearing 3a attached thereto is loosely inserted into the space 15 'of the connecting member 15 to connect the connecting member 15 to the side plate 1 of the connecting member 15.
The eccentric collar 9 is inserted between the bearing 3a in the space 15 'through the insertion hole 15b formed in 5a. The eccentric collar 9 is provided with a small-diameter pipe portion 9b integrally at an eccentric position b of the large-diameter pipe portion 9a, and the protruding end of the large-diameter pipe portion 9a is formed into a hexagonal portion 9a 'so that a spanner can be hung. Reference numeral a is the center of the large diameter tube portion 9a. As shown in FIG. 7, the hexagonal portion 9a 'shown by the solid line, the large-diameter pipe portion 9a, and the small-diameter pipe portion 9b shown by the dotted line are normally positioned, and the step formed on the side plate 15a' of the connecting member 15 as shown in FIG. The bolt 19a is passed through the hole 15c into the eccentric collar 9, and the nut 19b is tightened. Reference numeral 19c is a key groove formed in the bolt 19a and the hexagonal portion 9a ', and a rotation stopper 19d is fitted in the key groove 19c. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, one end of the connecting rod 6 is pivotally attached to the machine 4 and halfway extends below the basic rail 10 to extend obliquely upward, and the other end of the connecting rod 6 is attached to the downward bracket 30. To wear. The front rod 3 and the connecting rod 6 are arranged on the sleeper 7 so as to be separated from each other.

When the nut 19b and the detent 19d are removed and a wrench is applied to the hexagonal portion 9a 'to rotate the eccentric collar 9, one rail 1 is in contact with the basic rail 10, so that the front rod 3 is opened. The side rail 1 moves to the right as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. This will be described with reference to FIG. 7. When the hexagonal portion 9a ′ in the solid line position is rotated, the small diameter pipe portion 9b in the dotted line which is integral with the hexagonal portion 9a ′ and is in the eccentric position is in the chain line position and the front rod 3 is lowered. While distance L
The rail 1 on the floor board 70 moves to the right side by a minute.
Reference sign c is the eccentric position after the movement of the front rod 3, that is, the center of the small diameter tube portion 9b.

[0026]

According to the present invention, there are no obstacles between a plurality of sleepers or outside the sleepers, and as with other sleepers, the ballast compaction work can be performed easily, quickly and surely. it can. Further, the positions of the centers of gravity of the rolling rod and the switch adjuster in the connecting portion can be optimized, and unnecessary load is not applied to each component. Furthermore, the rolling rod and the front rod can be made into one rod, and the rigidity can be increased. Further, since the position of the front rod can be adjusted in the direction orthogonal to the front rod, it is not necessary to apply unnecessary load to the rod direction of the front rod or each component.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view showing the rolling bar side of the above.

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the above.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line AA.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line BB.

FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory view of the front rod of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory view of the front rod and the eccentric collar of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line C-C with a part cut away.

FIG. 9 is a schematic plan view of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols] 1 rail 2 Rolling stick 3 front rod 4 rolling machines 5 switch adjuster 6 connection rod 7 sleepers 8 Insulation member 9 eccentric collar

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Kiyohiko Ono             2-2-2 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Tohnichi             Inside the passenger railway (72) Hirotatsu Yamazaki, the inventor             2-2-2 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Tohnichi             Inside the passenger railway (72) Inventor Kazue Yasuoka             2-2-2 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Tohnichi             Inside the passenger railway (72) Inventor Akihisa Harada             2-2-2 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Tohnichi             Inside the passenger railway (72) Inventor Yuichiro Hori             2-2-2 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Tohnichi             Inside the passenger railway (72) Inventor Katsunori Sakakibara             2-45-4 Minami-Otsuka, Toshima-ku, Tokyo Yoshiwara             Railway Industry Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kenzo Fujisawa             2-3-6 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Railway             Equipment Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Akira Yoshida             2-3-6 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Railway             Equipment Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Naoki Yokota             1151 Shimogane, Fukuoka-cho, Nishitonami-gun, Toyama Prefecture Railway             Equipment Co., Ltd. Toyama Factory

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A rolling rod and a front rod connecting a pair of rails to be converted, a switch adjuster connecting the rolling rod and a rolling machine, the front rod and the rolling machine. A connecting device for a rolling machine, wherein a connecting rod for connecting and is arranged above one sleeper. 2. A roll adjuster for a switch adjuster,
The turning device connecting device according to claim 1, wherein the turning device connecting device is curved in a direction in which it is separated from each other, and connects the bending portion and the switch adjuster. 3. The rolling machine connecting device according to claim 1, wherein both ends of the rolling rod and the front rod are connected to a pair of rails which are respectively converted through insulating members. 4. The rolling machine connecting device according to claim 1, wherein each end of the front rod is connected to a pair of converted rails via an eccentric collar orthogonal to the front rod.