US1842670A

US1842670A - Track aligning machine

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Publication number: US1842670A
Application number: US525266A
Authority: US
Inventors: Hickey John Edward
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1931-03-25
Filing date: 1931-03-25
Publication date: 1932-01-26
Anticipated expiration: 1949-01-26

Description

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Inventor JOHN El) WHRD HKKEY A iloney Jan.. 26, 1932.. .1. E. HlcKl-:Y

TRACK ALIGNING MACHINE Filed March 25, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 A Homey Patented Jan., 25, 1932 relatie JOHN EDWARD I-IICKEY, OF FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS TRACK ALIGNING MACHINE Application ledMarch 25, 1931. Serial No. 525,286.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in machines for operating upon railway tracks, and more particularly it pertains to a machine for use in 5 aligning the rails of a railway track.

lt is one oi the objects oi the invention, to provide a machine which will replace'or supplant the ordinary track aligning bar, and which will eliminate the laborious oplu eration attendant the use ot said aligning har.

lt is a further object of the invention so to construct a machine of the aforementioned character that it may be effectively operated le by a comparatively small number of men.

It is a still further object of the invention to provide a machine of the aforementioned character which is readily portable Y from place to place, and which may be quickly and easily removed from its operative position upon a section olI railway track upon which it is operated.

lt is a still further object of the invention to provide a machine of this character which 25 will in no wise damage the rail upon which it is operating during the process of aligningI the track.

lt is a still further object of the invention so to construct a machine ot the aforementioned character to successfully operate the ballasts or perform other operations necessary to the successful operation o1 an aligning har, and thus facilitate the aligning operation.

lt is still a Yfurther object of the invention so to construct a machine of this character that the section ot therail being operated upon will not he ohscured and may he sighted by the person or persons performing the operation.

lt is a still further object oi the invention so to construct the machine that in `its nuavement over a section ci track to he operated upon, the supporting wheels of the machine will 'follow the rails of the track even though said rails may he out of alignment.

Other objects of the invention will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, and for this purpose reference will be had to the accompanying drawings, wherein;

Figure l is a top plan view illustrating diagrammatically a section of railway roadbed, illustrating a machine constructed in accordance with the present invention in place upon the rails of the roadbed, n 1 Figure 2 is a view illustrating the machine in end elevation,

Figure 8 is a view illustrating the machine in side elevation,

Figure l is a detail sectional view illu@- trating the manner in which the supporting wheels of the machine are mounted,

Figure 5 is a detail elevational view showing a portion ot' the machine,

Figure 6 is a view illustrating the manner in which the machine may be removed from the rails of a railway roadbed, and;

Figure 7 is a detail perspective view illustrating one of a plurality of detachable wheels adapted to be removably secured to the machine tor the purpose of removing it from the railway roadbed in a lateral direction. t

Referring speciically to the drawings, the ballast oit the roadbed is designated B, and the rails of the roadbcd are designated the cross ties being designated C. The rails A; are secured in position upon the cross ties C by spikes or the like D, or in any other conventional manner. y

l machine for aligning the rails A and which is constructed in accordance with the present invention, is designated generally in the drawings by the reference characterl and this machine includes side frames lO which have an oi'lset portion ll the purpose of which will be hereinafter more specilically described, The side frames l() are supported by axles or the like 12 which extend through the side frames, at the ends thereof and upon which supporting wheels such as 13 are mounted. These supporting wheels have relatively narrow flanges'and are flanged as indicated at 14 in Figure 4 and have a tread portion 15 which is adapted for engagement with the tread portion of the ball of the rails A. By reference to Figure 4 it will be noted that these supporting wheels 14 are loosely mounted upon the axles 12v and have both .rotary `and `sliding movement on said axles. The wheels 14 are forced longitudinally of the axles in one direction by means of a coil spring or the like 1G which is mounted between its respective wheel 13 and the point where its respective axle passes through the side frames 11 of the mach-me and movement of the wheels toward thefree end of the axles 12 is prevented by means of their .respective wheels in engagement with the rails upon which the wheels are travelling, and that this construction operates to cause the `wheels to follow the .rails at all times. f

,Supporti-ng bars such as extend transversely of thema-chine, 'and in the resent illustration of the invention three of these barsare shown. iMovable upon the bars, there is a weight or the like 21..-an-'d the bars 20 npass through openings ,in the weight .21 .and thereby provide means for supporting the weight. -The weight 'is 4adapted for movement longitudinally of the bars 20 -or transversely of the machine, .and for the purpose of moving the weight 21, it is provi-ded `with adjustable handles such as 'designated .22 in the drawings.

Means is provided to receive the impact of the blow ofthe weight 21 and :transmit said impact tothe rail, `and in the present `.embodiment of the invention, this means consists of plates .30 fslidably mounted upon the bars 20. These plates are cut .away Aas lat 31 throughout their upper portion, and are provided with a projection 32 which when the plates vare in operative position, engage the iside of the ball. of the rail Vas best illustrated in Figure 2. y

By this construction itwill be apparent that as the 'weight is moved upon the rods or bars .20, the impact of .the .blow incident to the weight contacting with the plates will be transmit-ted through the plates 30 to the rails, and will cause the entire track structure to .be moved7 .and this operation is to herepeated from time to time until the proper alignment of the .track .structure being loperated upon is obtained.

As best illustrated in Figures 1 and 3, the side frames are provided with pockets or the like 35, and these pockets are-preferably rectangular in shape. In Figure 7 there is shown a supporting wheel of the caster type which consists of a wheel member 36 mounted within a suitable yoke 37 having a curved upwardly extending stem 38 which in turn has a `squared end 39 for engagement in the pocket in order that the wheels V36 may be mounted on one side or the other of the machine as illustrated in Figure 6.

The wheels 36 just mentioned are employed to support the machine when the same is not in position upon the rails of the roadbed, and also for removing the machine from the rails when it is in position thereon.

In operation-ofthe machine, the weight 21 is moved from side to side thereof in order to 'impart its force in the desired direction it being Vunderstood that this force is transmitted to 'the rails through the plates 30 as heretofore described. 4

,When it .isfdesired to move the machine ,along the track from one location to another, the weight 21 .and the plates 30 .are moved to elevated-position, and `to accomplish this, the rods or bars 20 heretofore mentioned vare moved upwardly 'and positioned in recesses in the upper `edge of the sideframes 'of the machine whichrecesses are best illustrated in Figure Band this willV support both theu the several parts are in the proper position for operation upon a rail. The raising and lowering of the'parts may be accomplished by moving the weight 21 to one end of the rods 20 after which the opposite end of the rods to tha-t upon which the weight is carried are lowered or raised as the case may be into the dcsired position after which theweight is moved to the opposite ends of therods 2O and those ends from which the weight was ust removed are manipulated in a similar manner.

When it is-d'esir'ed to remove the machine from a roadway. the weight 21 is shifted to Vone side of the machine, and theV opposite side of :the machine is lifted .and the wheels 36 inserted intc'tlheir sockets as-heretofore described after which the weight is then moved to the opposite side of the machine and that side from which the weight was moved last is elevated and -after which the device may be rolled from position upon the roadbed, or it may be turned directly over end for end in case it is 'necessary to hurriedly remove the machinefrom the track roadway.

Vhilethe invention has been herein illustrated in what may be termed a preferred form, it is to be understood that the invention is not to belimited to the Vspecific cont no struction herein shown, but that it may be carried out in other forms without departing from the spirit thereof.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed. as new, and what is desired to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

l. n track aligning` machine comprising means movable over the track to be aligned, track enga-ging means carried thereby, and means for subjecting said track engaging means to one or more intermittent sudden blows, the impact of which is transmitted to the track.

ik track aligning machine comprising means movable over the track to be aligned, track engaging means carried thereby, and a slidably mounted weight adapted to be moved intermittently into engagement with said a@ track engaging means.

A track aligning machine comprising means movable over the track to be aligned, means for subjecting said track to one or more intermittent sudden blows, and means interposed between said last mentioned means and the track for transmitting the torce of the blows to the track.

a. A track aligning machine comprising a car, means for supporting said car upon the track to be aligned, track engaging means carried by said car and adjustable into en ,f1/agement with the track to be aligned and impact producing means movable transversely of the track to be aligned, and into engagement with said track engaging means.

5. A track aligning machine comprising a car movable over a track to be aligned, said car including rotating, and slidably mounted wheels, impact producing means carried by the car, means for transmitting the impact of said impact producing means to the track to be aligned, and means having engagement with said slidably mounted wheels to cause 'the wheels to follow changes in the track to be aligned simultaneously with the aligning operation.

6. A track aligning machine comprising a car ttor support and movement upon the track to be aligned, a plurality of supporting` rods extending transversely of said car, track engaging means carried by said supporting rods, and means carried by said supporting rods and movable intermittently into engagement with the track engaging means.

7. A. track aligning machine comprising a car i'or support and movement upon the track to be aligned, side trames for the car, trans rersely extending rods supported from said side frames. track engaging means carried by said rods, means carried by said supporting rods for imparting intermittent blows to said track engaging means, and means whereby the track engaging means may be supported out of track engaging position.

8. d track aligning machine comprising a