JP6259733B2 - snowblower - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a snow remover that removes snow on a track, and more particularly, to a snow remover that is detachably attached to a rail car that runs on a rail.

  In a rotary snowplow that has a rotary snow removal device provided at the front and left and right scraping blades that guide the snow to the rotary snow removal device obliquely in the traveling direction. Rotary wing body, a snow scraping surface portion provided obliquely so that the lower edge is located on the front side, and a vertical snow scraping edge portion provided inside the snow scraping surface portion. A snowplow has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2013-174090 A

  However, since the snowplow described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 is a rotary snowplow equipped with a rotary snowplow device itself, the size of the device is increased, and the snowplow cannot be used except during a snowy season such as summertime. There was a problem in terms of storage location.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and it is possible to remove snow without increasing the size of the device, and other than the snowy season such as summer, the parts of the railcar other than the snowplow are other. The purpose is to provide a snowplow that can be used for track maintenance.

In order to solve the above-described problems, a snow remover according to the present invention is a snow remover that removes snow on a track by detachably connecting to a front of a rail car traveling on a rail , and rotates to remove the snow on the track. The scraper side connection part rotates with respect to the snowplow body provided with wheels that run on the rails and the snowplow side connection part provided at the base end of the snowplow body. And a snow removal machine support carriage provided with wheels that run on rails and support the snow removal machine body so that it can rotate in the vertical direction. The snow removal machine support carriage travels on a track. A fixed bolt hole for fixing the snowplow main body to the cart side connecting part is connected to the snowplow side connecting part of the snowplow main body. On the other hand, the trolley side connecting portion of the snowplow support trolley has a front A snow removal position bolt hole for fixing the snow remover body at a height when the snow remover body removes snow on the track, and lifting the snow remover body to a height at which the snow on the track is not removed. A non-snow removal position bolt hole for fixing the machine main body is provided, and the snow removal machine main body is provided with a hooked portion to which a hook of an elevator is hooked .
Here, the track car is a track backhoe capable of driving the bucket at the tip of the operating arm by hydraulic pressure, and the snow remover further includes a side snow scraping blade for scraping side snow on both sides of the track, An attachment attachment for attaching the snow scraping blade to the lower end of the bucket at the tip of the working arm of the track backhoe, and the snow remover body has a side on which the snow on the track and the side snow scraping blade scraped It is even better to remove snow .
The track car is a maintenance vehicle with a unic provided with a hook that can be raised and lowered at the tip of the telescopic arm, and the snow remover further rakes side snow for scraping side snow on both sides of the track. A blade and a blade mounting frame for attaching the side snow scraping blade to the head portion of the snowplow support carriage, and the snowplow body has a hook at the tip of the telescopic arm of the maintenance vehicle with a unic. It is more preferable that the snow can be moved up and down by hooking on the hooked portion, and the snow on the track and the side snow scraped by the side snow scraping blade are removed .

Since the snow remover of the present invention is detachably connected to the front of a railcar traveling on a rail to remove snow on the track, it can remove snow without increasing the size of the device, and in addition to a snowy season such as summer Other than that, the part of the railcar other than the snowplow can be separated from the snowplow and used for other track maintenance work.
In particular, in the snowplow of the present invention, the snowplow-side connecting portion of the snowplow main body is provided with a fixing bolt hole for fixing the snowplow main body to the cart-side connecting portion. The trolley side connection part has a snow removal position bolt hole for fixing the snow remover body at the height when the snow remover body removes snow on the track, and a height at which the snow remover body does not remove snow on the track. And a non-snow removal position bolt hole for fixing the snowplow main body by lifting it up, and the snowplow main body is provided with a hooked part to which the hook of the elevator provided at the railcar connection part is hooked. Therefore, the snow remover body can be easily fixed at the snow removal position and the non-snow removal position.

It is a front view which shows the state which connected the snow remover of Embodiment 1 which concerns on this invention to a track and land backhoe. It is a top view which shows the state which connected the snow remover of Embodiment 1 which concerns on this invention to a track and land backhoe. It is a front view which expands and shows the part of the snow removal machine in the state which connected the snow removal machine of Embodiment 1 which concerns on this invention to a track and land backhoe. It is a top view which expands and shows the part of the snow removal machine in the state which connected the snow removal machine of Embodiment 1 which concerns on this invention to a track and land backhoe. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS (a)-(c) It is a top view, a front view, and a right view which show the structure of the snowplow side connection part which comprises the snowplow of Embodiment 1 which concerns on this invention, respectively. It is the top view, front view, and right view which show the structure of the trolley | bogie machine side connection part which comprises the snow removal machine of Embodiment 1 which respectively concerns on (a)-(c) this invention. It is a front view which shows the state which lifted the snow remover of Embodiment 1 which concerns on this invention. It is a front view which shows the state which connected the snow remover of Embodiment 2 which concerns on this invention to the maintenance vehicle with a unic. It is a top view which shows the state which connected the snow remover of Embodiment 1 which concerns on this invention to the maintenance vehicle with a unic. It is a front view which expands and shows the part of the snow removal machine in the state which connected the snow removal machine of Embodiment 1 which concerns on this invention to the maintenance vehicle with a unic. It is a top view which expands and shows the part of the snow removal machine in the state which connected the snow removal machine of Embodiment 1 which concerns on this invention to the maintenance vehicle with a unic. It is a front view which shows the state which lifted the snow remover of Embodiment 1 which concerns on this invention.

  Hereinafter, Embodiments 1 and 2 of a snowplow according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiment described below is merely an example of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the following embodiment, and can be appropriately changed within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIGS. 1 and 2 are a front view and a plan view showing a state in which the snowplow 1 according to the first embodiment is connected to a track backhoe 2 that is a railcar, and FIGS. 10 and 11 are enlarged views of the snowplow 1 portion. FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the snow blower 1 of Embodiment 1 is used by being detachably connected to a track-and-rail backhoe 2 that is a railcar traveling on a track. As shown, a snowplow body 11, a snowplow support carriage 12, a generator 13, a side snow scraping blade 14 and the like are provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the snowplow main body 11 is provided with wheels 11 a that run on the rails R, and the motor 11 b is rotated by the power generated by the generator 13 to cause snow on the track. Is collected in the center by the rotary blade 11c and discharged from the shooter 11d to the outside of the track, which is a known configuration. In the figure, M is sleeper.

  Further, on the side of the snowplow support carriage 12 in the snowplow main body 11, a snowplow side connection part 11e that is rotatably connected to a later-described carriage side connection part 12b of the snowplow support carriage 12 via a rotation center bolt 12c. Is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 (a) to 5 (c), the snowplow-side connecting portion 11e is composed of both side surfaces 11e1, 11e1, a bottom surface 11e2, and a rear side surface 11e3 in a U shape in plan view, and both side surfaces 11e1, 11e1. Each has a rotation center bolt hole 11e11 into which the rotation center bolt 12c is inserted, and a height adjustment pin 15 is inserted to fix the snowplow main body 11 to the carriage side connecting portion 12b. Bolt holes 11e12 are provided. In addition, a motor 11b, a reduction gear, and the like are mounted on the bottom surface 11e2 of the snowplow-side connecting portion 11e.

  Further, when there is no crane in the snowplow main body 11 such as the first hooked portion 11f on which the hook of the crane provided on the railcar is hooked, and the railroad backhoe 2 of the first embodiment, it will be described later. As shown in FIG. 7, a second hooked portion 11g to which the hook 41 of the chain block 4 is hooked is provided. Note that it is not necessary to provide both the first hooked portion 11f and the second hooked portion 11g, and only one of them may be provided. In Embodiment 1, a hook (not shown) is provided at the tip of the operating arm 2a of the track backhoe 2 without using the chain block 4, and the hook is hooked on the first hooked portion 11f. Of course, it is possible to stop and lift the snowplow main body 11.

  The snowplow support carriage 12 runs on the rail R with the generator 13 mounted thereon, and is provided with wheels 12a. On the side of the railcar, the railcar is connected to the railroad backhoe 2 that is a railcar. A connecting portion 12f is provided.

  Here, the railcar coupling portion 12f is configured to swing its head using a rotating pin or the like (not shown) at both ends thereof. Therefore, it is possible to easily cope with a difference in connection height between both ends at the time of connection with the railroad backhoe 2, at the time of transport, and at the time of work.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the snowplow support cart 12 is a hydraulic type that brakes the wheels 12a in conjunction with the supply of hydraulic pressure from the track backhoe 2 through a hydraulic hose (not shown). A disc brake 12e is provided. In other words, when the railroad backhoe 2 is not braked, the disc brake 12e of the snowplow support cart 12 is also interlocked and is not braked and can travel together. On the other hand, when the brake is applied while the roadside backhoe 2 is traveling, the snow brake support carriage 12 is also braked by the disc brake 12e due to the supply of hydraulic pressure from the roadway backhoe 2.

  Here, as a result, even if the snowplow support carriage 12 is connected to the track-and-rail backhoe 2 via the railcar connection portion 12f, braking is stabilized and the braking distance is shortened. The disc brake 12e of the snowplow support carriage 12 is configured to be interlocked with the brake of the track backhoe 2 by supplying hydraulic pressure from the track backhoe 2, but is not linked to hydraulic pressure but by air supply, wires, or the like. Of course, you may comprise. Further, in the case of a single vehicle that is not connected to the track and land backhoe 2, the disc brake 12e of the snowplow support carriage 12 is in a braking state by a spring, a spring or the like so as to prevent escape and can be released manually. It is composed. In order to prevent runaway, a manual brake may be provided separately.

  On the other hand, on the side of the snowplow body 11 of the snowplow support carriage 12, there is provided a truck side connection part 12b that supports the snowplow side connection part 11e so that the snowplow side connection part 11e can be turned up and down (up and down). It is supported so as to be capable of rotating (raising and lowering) in the direction via a rotation center bolt 12c.

  As shown in FIGS. 6A to 6C, the cart-side connecting portion 12b is composed of both side surfaces 12b1 and 12b1 and a bottom surface 12b2, and the both side surfaces 12b1 and 12b1 are respectively shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5B, the rotation center bolt hole 12b11 into which the rotation center bolt 12c is inserted in alignment with the rotation center bolt holes 11e11 on both side surfaces 11e1 and 11e1 of the snowplow-side connection portion 11e shown in FIG. A snow removal position bolt hole 12b12 for fixing the snow remover main body 11 at a height when the snow remover main body 11 removes snow on the track, and the snow remover main body 11 is lifted to a height at which the snow on the track is not removed. A non-snow removal position bolt hole 12b13 for fixing the snow removal machine main body 11 is provided.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, the fixing bolt hole 11 of the snowplow-side connecting part 11e and the snow-removal position bolt hole 12b1 of the truck-side connecting part 12b are aligned, the lock pin 12d is inserted, and the snowplow main body 11 is attached. It can be fixed at a low position to remove snow on the orbit.

  On the other hand, when the snow remover 1 moves without performing snow removal, the snow remover 1 is raised as shown in FIG. That is, in the case of this Embodiment 1, since it connects with the track backhoe 2 which does not have a crane as a rail car, as shown in FIG. 7, the 2nd latching part 11g of the snowplow main body 11 with the generator 13 and With the chain block 4 or the like interposed therebetween, the snow remover body 11 is raised to a height that does not interfere with snow on the track by the chain block 41 or the like, and the fixing bolt hole 11 of the snow remover side connecting portion 11e and the cart side connecting portion The non-snow removal position bolt hole 12b2 of 12b is aligned, and a lock pin 12d is inserted, and the snow removal machine body 11 is fixed by lifting the snow removal machine body 11 to a height that does not remove snow on the track.

  Further, in the snowplow 1 of the first embodiment, since the track car to be connected is the track backhoe 2, the side snow scraping blade 14 is attached to the tip of the operating arm 2a of the track backhoe 2 via the attachment 2b (see FIG. 1). Wearing.

  Therefore, when removing snow on the track, the snow remover 1 according to the first embodiment is mounted on the tip of the working arm 2a by extending / lowering or turning the working arm 2a of the track backhoe 2. The height and position of the snow scraping blade 14 can be freely set to collect snow that has accumulated on both sides of the track on the track, and can be discharged out of the track through the shooter 11d by the rotation of the rotary blade 11c.

  Therefore, in the snowplow 1 of the first embodiment, the cart-side connecting portion 12b is rotatably connected to the snowplow main body 11 and the snowplow-side connecting portion 11e provided at the base end of the snowplow main body 11. A snowplow support carriage 12 that supports the snowplow main body 11 so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction. The snowplow support carriage 12 includes a railcar connected to a track backhoe 2 that is a railcar traveling on the track. Since the connecting portion 12f is provided, it is possible to remove snow without increasing the size of the apparatus, and the track backhoe 2 can be separated from the snow remover 1 and used for other track maintenance work, except during the snowy season such as summer. .

  In particular, in the snowplow 1 according to the first embodiment, since the tracked vehicle to be connected is the track backhoe 2, the side snow scraping blade 14 is attached to the tip of the working arm 2a of the track backhoe 2 to extend and contract the working arm 2a. It is possible to freely set the position and height of the side snow scraping blade 14 by lifting, raising and lowering, or turning, and snow removal can be executed more efficiently.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
The snowplow 1 according to the first embodiment is detachably connected to the railroad backhoe 2 that is a rail car traveling on the track, but the snowplow 1 according to the second embodiment is used instead of the roadside backhoe 2. It is used by being detachably connected to a maintenance vehicle 3 with a UNIC (truck-mounted crane).

  FIGS. 8 and 9 are a front view and a plan view showing a state in which the snowplow 1 according to the second embodiment is connected to the maintenance vehicle 3 with a unic, and FIGS. 10 and 11 are enlarged views of the snowplow 1 portion. It is.

  As shown in FIG. 8 and the like, the snowplow 1 according to the second embodiment is used by being connected to a maintenance vehicle 3 with a unic provided with a hook 3b that can be raised and lowered at the tip of an extendable arm 3a. 11, a snowplow support carriage 12, a generator 13, a side snow scraping blade 14 ′, and the like.

  Here, the snowplow main body 11, the snowplow support carriage 12, and the generator 13 are the same as those of the snowplow 1 of the first embodiment, and the snowplow 1 of the second embodiment and the maintenance vehicle 3 with a unic are provided. Similarly to the rail car connection part 12f of the snowplow 1 of the first embodiment, the rail car connection part 12f to be connected adopts a swinging type connecting rod. In addition, the brake of the snowplow support carriage 12 is configured to be interlocked with the disc brake 12e of the maintenance vehicle 3 with a unic by hydraulic pressure or air as in the snowplow 1 of the first embodiment.

  However, in the snow removal machine 1 according to the second embodiment, the side snow scraping blade 14 'is not attached to the tip of the telescopic arm 3a in order to connect to the maintenance vehicle 3 with a unic, and as shown in FIGS. The machine body 11 is attached to, for example, a snowplow support carriage 12.

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 11, the side snow scraping blade 14 ′ is blade mounting frame 14 a so as to narrow from the front to the rear so as to collect snow at the rotary blade 11 c of the snow remover body 11. The opening angle of the side snow scraping blade 14 ′ can be changed by rotating the turnbuckle 14b ′.

In the case of the snow removal machine 1 according to the second embodiment, since the snow removal machine 1 is connected to the maintenance vehicle 3 with a unic, when the snow removal machine body 11 is lifted to a height at which the snow on the track is not removed during movement or the like. The snow remover body 11 can be lifted as shown in FIG. 12 by hooking the hook 3b at the tip of the telescopic arm 3a of the maintenance vehicle 3 with a unic on the first hooked portion 11f provided in the snow remover body 11. .

  In FIG. 12, since the side snow scraping blade 14 ′ is attached to the snowplow support carriage 12 via the blade attachment frame 14a ′, the telescopic arm of the maintenance vehicle 3 with a unic is attached to the first hooked portion 11f. Even if the hook 3b at the tip of 3a is hooked and lifted, it is configured not to be lifted together with the snowplow main body 11. However, the side snow scraping blade 14 'is attached to the snowplow main body 11 and lifted together with the snowplow main body 11. You may do it.

  Therefore, according to the snow removal machine 1 of Embodiment 2, similarly to the snow removal machine 1 of Embodiment 1, the snow removal machine main body 11 and the snow removal machine support carriage 12 are provided, and the snow removal machine support carriage 12 has a unit. Since the railcar connecting portion 12f connected to the maintenance vehicle 3 is provided, it is possible to remove snow without increasing the size of the device, and the maintenance vehicle 3 with a unic is used in the snow removal machine 1 except during a snowy season such as summer. Can be used for other track maintenance work.

  In particular, in the snowplow 1 according to the second embodiment, since the railcar to be connected is the maintenance vehicle 3 with a unic, the snowplow body 11 and the like are moved up and down by the hook 3b at the tip of the operating arm 3a of the maintenance vehicle 3 with a unic. In this respect, as shown in FIG. 7, the snow remover is easier than the snow remover 1 of the first embodiment in which the operator manually lifts and lowers the snow machine body 11 etc. using the chain block 4 etc. The main body 11 can be moved up and down.

  Further, in the snow remover 1 of the second embodiment, the side snow scraping blade 14 'is attached to the snow remover support carriage 12 via the blade mounting frame 14a', and the side snow scraping blade is rotated by rotating the turnbuckle 14b '. Since the opening angle of 14 'can be changed, snow removal work can be performed efficiently.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Snow remover 11 Snow remover main body 11a Wheel 11b Motor 11c Rotary blade 11d Shooter 11e Snow remover side connection part 11e1, 11e1 Both sides 11f 1st hook part 11g Second hook part 11e2 Bottom face 11e3 Rear side face 12 Snow remover support Bogie 12a Wheel 12b Bogie side connecting part 12b1, 12b1 Both side surfaces 12b11 Rotation center bolt hole 12b12 Snow removal position bolt hole 12b13 Non-snow removal position bolt hole 12b2 Bottom surface 12c Rotating shaft 12d Lock pin 12e Disk brake 13 Generator 14, 14 'side Snow scraping Blade 15 Height adjustment pin 2 Track backhoe (Railway car)
2a Actuating arm 3 Maintenance car with unic (railway car)
3a Telescopic arm 3b Hook 4 Chain block 41 Hook

Claims (3)

A snowplow that removes snow on the track by detachably connecting to the front of the railcar traveling on the rail ,
A snowplow body provided with wheels that rotate, scrape and collect the snow on the track and release it out of the track, and run on the rail,
The trolley-side connecting portion is pivotally connected to the snowplow-side connecting portion provided at the base end portion of the snowplow body, and supports the snowplow body so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction and travels on the rail. With a snowplow support carriage provided with wheels,
The snowplow support cart is connected to a railcar traveling on the track via a swinging railcar connection part,
In the snowplow side connection part of the snowplow body,
While a fixing bolt hole is provided for fixing the snowplow main body to the trolley side connecting portion,
In the truck side connecting portion of the snowplow support carriage,
A snow removal position bolt hole for fixing the snow remover main body at a height when the snow remover main body removes snow on an orbit,
A non-snow removal position bolt hole for lifting the snow remover body to a height that does not remove snow on the track and fixing the snow remover body is provided,
The snowplow main body is provided with a hooked portion on which a hook of an elevator is hooked . The snowplow according to claim 1,
The rail car is
It is a track backhoe that can drive the bucket at the tip of the operating arm by hydraulic pressure,
The snowplow further includes:
A side snow scraping blade for scraping side snow on both sides of the track;
An attachment attachment for attaching the side snow scraping blade at the tip of the working arm of the orbit backhoe and below the bucket;
The snow remover body removes snow on a track and side snow scraped by the side snow scraping blade . The snowplow according to claim 1 ,
The rail car is
It is a maintenance car with a UNIC provided with a hook that can be raised and lowered at the tip of the telescopic arm.
The snowplow further includes:
A side snow scraping blade for scraping side snow on both sides of the track;
A blade mounting frame for mounting the side snow scraping blade to the head of the snowplow support carriage,
The snowplow main body can be moved up and down by hooking the hook at the tip of the telescopic arm of the maintenance vehicle with a unic on the hooked portion, and the side snow raked by the snow on the track and the side snow rake blade. A snow remover characterized by removing snow.

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