US20070022898A1 - Machine and method for transporting track switches - Google Patents

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US20070022898A1
US20070022898A1 US11/544,494 US54449406A US2007022898A1 US 20070022898 A1 US20070022898 A1 US 20070022898A1 US 54449406 A US54449406 A US 54449406A US 2007022898 A1 US2007022898 A1 US 2007022898A1
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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
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    • E01B29/02—Transporting, laying, removing, or renewing lengths of assembled track, assembled switches, or assembled crossings

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  • the invention relates to a machine for transporting and laying track switches on a ballast bed.
  • the machine has a switch carrier with cable winches and fastening devices for connection to the track switch, and the switch carrier is supportable at each end by way of a respective on-track undercarriage and crawler track on a track or a ballast bed.
  • the invention also pertains to a related method.
  • a machine for the transport of track switches and the laying thereof upon a ballast bed is known from the commonly assigned U.S. Pat. No. 4,249,467.
  • a switch carrier supporting the track switch two on-track undercarriages and a crawler track are connected to the switch beam.
  • a machine for the transport of track switches and the laying thereof upon a ballast bed comprising:
  • a switch carrier having cable winches and fastening devices for connection to the track switch
  • an on-track undercarriage and a crawler track disposed to support the switch carrier on a track and on a ballast bed, respectively;
  • the switch carrier having a carrier mid-section, connected with the cable winches, and two carrier end-sections each articulated at one end of the carrier mid-section by way of a respective carrier joint each defining a carrier axis;
  • each of the two carrier end-sections being pivotable relative to the undercarriage frame about an undercarriage axis, extending parallel to and spaced from the carrier axis defined by the carrier joint, by way of a rotation drive.
  • a machine for the transport of track switches and the laying thereof upon a ballast bed wherein the machine comprises:
  • a switch carrier having fastening devices for connection to the track switch
  • an on-track undercarriage and a crawler track disposed to support each end of the switch carrier on a track and on a ballast bed, respectively;
  • the switch carrier having a carrier mid-section, connected with the track switch, and two carrier end-sections each articulated at one end of the carrier mid-section by way of a respective carrier joint each defining a carrier axis;
  • each of the two carrier end-sections for common pivoting with the carrier mid-section and the track switch, being mounted on the undercarriage frame for pivoting about a pivot axis extending in a longitudinal direction of the carrier and connected to a pivot drive.
  • a configuration of this kind enables both a transporting of the switch from the manufacturing plant to the construction site and the laying of the switch upon the ballast bed, without requiring the use of special gantry cranes or the like.
  • each the carrier end-section, for pivoting relative to the undercarriage frame about a pivot axis extending in a longitudinal direction of the carrier is connected to a pivot drive.
  • the pivot axis is disposed centrally with respect to an undercarriage axis of the on-track undercarriage.
  • each carrier end-section is mounted on a pivot support connected to the undercarriage frame for rotation about the undercarriage axis, and the pivot drive is fastened, on the one hand, to the carrier section and, on the other hand, to the pivot support.
  • the carrier end-section is pivotable about the pivot axis by a pivot angle ⁇ of substantially 60°.
  • a telescopic drive is mounted in the carrier end-section and configured to distance the carrier joint relative to the undercarriage axis in the longitudinal direction of the carrier.
  • a distance between the carrier axis and the undercarriage axis of the carrier end-section is greater than a distance between the undercarriage axis and a bogie pivot axis of the on-track undercarriage.
  • a counterweight section elongating the carrier end-section in a direction from the carrier axis and beyond the undercarriage axis.
  • a drive disposed to distance the counterweight section from the undercarriage axis.
  • a plurality of fastening devices are each connected to a pair of cable winches.
  • the cable winches are thereby in each case formed with an opening for receiving a centering pin projecting from the carrier mid-section.
  • each fastening device is provided with fixing clamps, mounted for displacement in a transverse direction extending perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the carrier and including a hook configured to be pushed under a rail of the track switch.
  • the crawler track is disposed between two on-track undercarriages.
  • a drive for vertically adjusting the on-track undercarriage relative to the undercarriage frame.
  • a vertically adjustable lifting ram for fixing a distance between the carrier end-section and the undercarriage frame.
  • a method of transporting and laying a track switch comprises the following steps:
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 are side elevational views of a respective half of a machine for transporting and laying a track switch
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-section taken along the section line III-III in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-section taken along the section line IV-IV in FIG. 2 ;
  • FIG. 5 is a top view showing a part of the machine.
  • FIG. 6 is a side view of a further variant of the invention.
  • a machine 1 comprises a longitudinally extending beam-like switch carrier 3 for transporting a track switch 2 .
  • the switch carrier 3 is composed of a carrier mid-section 4 , supporting the track switch 2 , and two carrier end-sections 6 , each of the latter being connected to the carrier mid-section 4 by means of a carrier joint 5 .
  • Each of the carrier end-sections 6 is mounted on an undercarriage frame 9 which is connected to two on-track undercarriages 7 and a crawler track 8 positioned centrally between these.
  • the crawler track 8 is rotatable by means of a rotation drive 10 about an undercarriage axis 11 and equipped with a motive drive 13 actuatable by a motor 12 .
  • Each on-track undercarriage 7 is vertically adjustable relative to the undercarriage frame 9 along a bogie pivot axis 15 by means of drive 14 .
  • a respective vertically adjustable lifting ram 36 is fastened to the undercarriage frame 9 in each case between the on-track undercarriage 7 and the crawler track 8 .
  • cable winches 16 are arranged—one following the other in a longitudinal direction of the carrier or longitudinal axis 20 —on the carrier mid-section 4 , the cable winches 16 being connected in pairs by means of a cable 19 to a fastening device 17 having the shape of a crossbeam 18 .
  • Each crossbeam 18 has a centrally arranged opening 21 (see FIG. 4 ) for receiving a centering pin 22 which is connected to and projects from the carrier mid-section 4 .
  • Fixing clamps 23 connected to the crossbeam 18 have a hook 25 which can be pushed under a rail 24 of the track switch 2 in a transverse direction extending perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction 20 of the carrier.
  • the carrier end-section 6 is mounted for pivoting about a pivot axis 26 , extending in the longitudinal direction of the carrier end-section, on a pivot support 27 connected to the undercarriage frame 9 .
  • a pivot drive 28 is provided with the carrier section 6 and the pivot support 27 .
  • the pivot axis 26 is positioned centrally with respect to an undercarriage axis 29 of the crawler track 8 .
  • a pivoting angle ⁇ (see FIG. 4 ) is delimited, on the one hand, by the transport position—indicated in dash-and-dot lines—and, on the other hand, by the laying position of the carrier end-section 6 .
  • the carrier joint 5 (in the laying position) has a carrier axis 30 extending parallel to the undercarriage axis 11 ( FIGS. 1, 2 ).
  • the distance between the carrier axis 30 and the undercarriage axis 11 is greater than the distance of the latter from the bogie pivot axis 15 .
  • the carrier joint 5 may alternatively be distanced relative to the undercarriage axis 11 in the longitudinal direction 20 of the carrier by means of a telescopic drive 31 mounted in the carrier end-section 6 .
  • a counterweight section 32 By means of a counterweight section 32 , the carrier end-section 6 is extended in the direction from the carrier axis 30 to the undercarriage axis 11 beyond the latter.
  • the counterweight section 32 can be distanced from the pivot axis 26 by means of a drive 33 .
  • the machine 1 For picking up the track switch 2 lying adjacent to the track 34 in the manufacturing plant, the machine 1 is moved in the transverse direction of the track with the aid of the crawler tracks 8 , rotated by 90° while the on-track undercarriages 7 are raised, until the switch carrier 3 comes to lie above the track switch 2 .
  • Parallel thereto, with the aid of the rotation drives 10 —and the pivoting of the carrier end-sections 6 , induced thereby—changes in position of the carrier mid-section 4 are always possible for the precise centering of the same above the track switch 2 .
  • the fastening devices 17 or crossbeams 18 are lowered, and the hooks 25 are pushed under the rails 24 and anchored down.
  • the track switch 2 is raised with the aid of the cable winches 16 until the centering pins 22 automatically enter into the openings 21 of each crossbeam 18 , and the latter are pressed to an underside of the carrier mid-section 4 .
  • the track switch 2 having thus been braced form-fittingly against the switch carrier 3 in a very simple manner and without any auxiliary operations, is subsequently moved in the transverse direction of the track onto the track 34 by means of the crawler tracks 8 (with the help of suitable ramps).
  • the on-track undercarriages 7 are set upon the track 34 while the crawler tracks 8 are raised.
  • the track switch 2 is pivoted, together with the switch carrier 3 , into a transport position inclined by 60° to the horizontal (see FIG. 3 ). With this, even the very long sleepers of the track switch 2 are still positioned within the clearance gauge.
  • a transverse displaceability between undercarriage frame 9 and carrier end-section 6 by means of a drive 37 makes an adaptation to tight spots possible.
  • the track switch 2 together with the switch carrier 3 is pivoted back into the horizontal laying position ( FIG. 4 ). If the track switch 2 is to be deposited directly adjacent to the track 34 , the carrier end-sections 6 are swiveled about the undercarriage axis 11 with actuation of the rotation drives 10 . As a consequence, the carrier mid-section 4 is also shifted in the transverse direction of the track together with the track switch 2 , until the track switch 2 is positioned in its entirety adjacent to the track 34 ( FIG. 5 ).
  • the track switch 2 With actuation of the cable winches 16 , the track switch 2 is deposited upon a ballast bed 35 , wherein it is still possible at any time to carry out precise position adjustments by means of the rotation drives 10 . As soon as the track switch 2 is lying on the ballast bed 35 , the hooks 25 are released, displaced transversely on the crossbeam 18 and lifted for insertion of the centering pins 22 .
  • the machine 1 can be set down upon the two crawler tracks 8 , rotated by 90° while the on-track undercarriages 7 are lifted, and moved in the transverse direction of the track by means of the motive drives 13 until the unloading position has been reached. Parallel thereto, the correct positioning of the track switch 2 , particularly in constrained tunnel conditions, can be made significantly easier by suitable actuation of the rotation drives 10 .
  • the lifting rams 36 are pressed against the carrier end-section 6 ( FIG. 2 ).
  • the on-track undercarriage 7 preceding in the direction of travel—can be set on the track 34 without problems and without the use of ramps.
  • the on-track undercarriage 7 is lowered and, as a result, the crawler track 8 is raised.
  • the carrier joint 5 may also be configured as a cross joint for universal mobility and movability of the carrier sections 4 , 6 connected to one another.

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