US3731409A - Ballast compacting and leveling apparatus - Google Patents

Ballast compacting and leveling apparatus Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US3731409A
US3731409A US00166493A US3731409DA US3731409A US 3731409 A US3731409 A US 3731409A US 00166493 A US00166493 A US 00166493A US 3731409D A US3731409D A US 3731409DA US 3731409 A US3731409 A US 3731409A
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
ballast
track
compacting
leveling
plate
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
US00166493A
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
L Schenkir
J Dultinger
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Franz Plasser Bahnbaumaschinen Industrie GmbH
Original Assignee
Franz Plasser Bahnbaumaschinen Industrie GmbH
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Franz Plasser Bahnbaumaschinen Industrie GmbH filed Critical Franz Plasser Bahnbaumaschinen Industrie GmbH
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of US3731409A publication Critical patent/US3731409A/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
    • E01B27/00—Placing, renewing, working, cleaning, or taking-up the ballast, with or without concurrent work on the track; Devices therefor; Packing sleepers
    • E01B27/02—Placing the ballast; Making ballastway; Redistributing ballasting material; Machines or devices therefor; Levelling means
    • E01B27/023—Spreading, levelling or redistributing ballast already placed
    • E01B27/026—Spreading, levelling or redistributing ballast already placed by means of driven tools, e.g. rotating brooms or digging devices
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
    • E01B27/00—Placing, renewing, working, cleaning, or taking-up the ballast, with or without concurrent work on the track; Devices therefor; Packing sleepers
    • E01B27/12—Packing sleepers, with or without concurrent work on the track; Compacting track-carrying ballast
    • E01B27/13—Packing sleepers, with or without concurrent work on the track

Definitions

  • ABSTRACT Forlenza Assistant ExaminerRichard A. Bertsch AttorneyKurt Kelman [57] ABSTRACT A pair of ballast compactors arranged for compacting the two outer lateral portions of a ballast bed and a ballast leveler arranged to level the central ballast bed portion are carried by a common vibratory cross beam. The vibrator for the beam is arranged centrally thereof.
  • the ballast bed of a railroad track consists of two lateral portions outwardly adjacent the track and a central portion therebetween underneath the track, the track consisting of two rails fastened to ties supported on the central ballast portion.
  • a pair of ballast compacting means arranged for compacting the lateral ballast portions separately and longitudinally spaced from a ballast leveling means arranged to level the central ballast portion. Since the compacting and leveling means are spaced in the direction of track elongation, the ballast is first compacted and then leveled, i.e.
  • any ballast resting on the ties is swept back into the cribs between the ties or placed there by a ballast plow.
  • Considerable power is required to move such an apparatus along the track to overcome the resistance of the ballast to be leveled which is encountered by the leveling means.
  • the leveling effect is often unsatisfactory.
  • ballast compactors and the ballast levelers are vibrated. This has the advantage that the ballast immediately ahead of the ballast leveling means is vibrated and thus fluidized so that relatively little force is required to move it off the ties.
  • the beam is mounted on a frame running on the track for vibratory motion .in respect thereto, the frame being preferably freely suspended on the frame, and tension springs biased in the direction of vibration of the beam interconnect the beam and the frame.
  • each ballast compacting means comprises a ballast tamping plate extending transversely to the beam and immersible in a respective lateral ballast portion, each ballast tamping plate being preferably adjustable to extend obliquely in respect of the track.
  • the direction of the vibration being horizontal and transverse to the track, the immersed ballast tamping plates will effectively compact the ballast in the respective lateral ballast portions, which tamping effect is increased by the slightly oblique adjustment of the plates whereby the obliquely extending plates tend to press the ballast inwardly as the apparatus advances on the track, the plates enclosing an acute angle with the track in the operating direction of the apparatus.
  • ballast compacting plate for each ballast compacting means to engage the surface of the ballast.
  • the ballast compacting plate is vertically adjustably mounted on the beam. Spring means between the beam and the ballast compacting plate is biased to press the ballast compacting plate against the ballast surface, and the ballast tamping plate extends downwardly from the ballast compacting plate. This will largely prevent the tamped ballast from escaping upwardly and this increases the compaction of the ballast.
  • FIG. 1 is a front view, partially in section, along line II of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 2 is a top view of the apparatus
  • FIG. 3 shows a modified detail of the apparatus.
  • ballast bed 1 which supports a track consisting of ties 2 and rails 3, 3 fastened to the ties.
  • a chassis or frame 5 is mounted on the track for mobility thereon, flanged wheels 4 of the frame running on the track rails.
  • Support rods 6 freely suspend transversely extending beam 7 on the frame for vibratory motion in respect thereto in a horizontal direction transverse of the track, as indicated by double-headed arrow B.
  • a vibrator 8 for instance a motor with an eccentric shaft, is arranged centrally of beam 7 for vibrating or oscillating the same.
  • Tension springs 9 interconnect the beams 7 and frame 5, the springs being biased in the direction of vibration so as to maintain a tension between the vibrating beam and the frame.
  • the beam carries a pair of ballast compacting means 10 for compacting the lateral ballast portions, and a ballast leveling means 11 is carried by the beam intermediate the ends thereof.
  • the ballast leveling means comprises plow-like plates arranged laterally adjacent each track rail on both sides thereof, the lower edges of the ballast leveling plates being arranged for engagement with the ties to sweep ballast therefrom into the cribs.
  • each compacting means comprises a ballast tamping plate 10a extending transversely to the beam, and thus to the direction of vibration thereof, and immersible in a respective one of the lateral ballast portions during operation of the apparatus.
  • each ballast tamping plate may be adjusted to extend slightly obliquely in respect of the track, enclosing an acute angle with the track in the direction of advancement of the apparatus along the track, as indicated by arrow A.
  • the ballast compacting means 10 further comprises a horizontally extending ballast compacting plate 10b whence the ballast tamping plate 10a extends downwardly into the ballast, the compacting plate 10b engaging the surface of the ballast in a respective lateral ballast portion adjacent the track.
  • the ballast compacting plate 10b is vertically adjustably mounted on beam 7 and compression springs 12 are arranged between the beam and the plate 10b so biased as to press the ballast compacting plate 10b against the ballast surface.
  • a pair of hydraulic motors 7b, 7b are connected between the vibratory carrier beam 7 and the ballast compacting means 10 to enable the same to be moved into a desired oblique position in respect of the beam.
  • the ballast leveling means comprises a plurality of ballast plow plates 1 1 extending in substantially vertical planes and each having a lower edge for engaging the track ties so as to sweep ballast off the ties as the apparatus advances in the direction of arrow A.
  • Four plow plates are illustrated, two laterally adjacent each rail, so as to extend over the entire length of the ties.
  • the plates are vertically adjustably mounted on the vibratory beam 7 and their lower edges are preferably elastically deformable, for instance by mounting rubber strips 11b thereon. This provides a yielding engagement with ballast on the ties.
  • the plow plates 11 will sweep ballast off the ties.
  • the position of the plow plates 11 is adjustable so as to extend obliquely to the direction of the track, and in the adjusted position shown in full lines in FIG. 2, the plow plates will sweep the ballast towards the rails 3 into the cribs during advancement of the apparatus.
  • the compacting means 16 will simultaneously tamp and compact the ballast in the lateral portions adjacent the track, effective operation being assured by the vibration as well as the oblique positioning of tamping plates 10a.
  • the plow plates 11 may be brought into any desired position, for instance they may be so adjusted that they will sweep the ballast towards the center of the track, rather than in the direction of the rails.
  • two sets of plow plates may be provided, a second set of plates 110 being shown in FIG. 2 in broken lines, with the first set being adjusted to sweep the ballast towards the rails and the succeeding set being adjusted to sweep the ballast towards the center so that uniform distribution of the ballast is assured.
  • a rotary broom or like sweeping means (not shown) may be additionally carried by the vibratory beam 7.
  • the apparatus may be constructed as a light-weight v self-propelled vehicle or it may be mounted on the frame of any conventional railroad track maintenance machine, for instance a combined track lining, leveling and tamping machine.
  • An apparatus for compacting and leveling the ballast of a railroad track the ballast consisting of two lateral portions outwardly adjacent the track and a central portion therebetween underneath the track, the apparatus comprising l a pair of bal ast compacting means arranged for compacting the lateral ballast portions;
  • ballast leveling means arranged to level the central ballast portion
  • a vibrating means arranged centrally of the beam for vibrating the beam
  • tension springs interconnecting the beam and the frame, the tension springs being biased in the direction of vibration of the beam.
  • each of the ballast compacting means comprises a ballast tamping plate extending transversely to the beam and immersible in a respective one of the lateral ballast portions.
  • ballast tamping plate is adjustable to extend obliquely in respect of the track.
  • each of the ballast compacting means further comprises a ballast compacting plate arranged to engage the'surface of the ballast in a respective one of the lateral ballast portions, the ballast compacting plate being vertically adjustably mounted on the beam, and spring means between the beam and the ballast compacting plate biased to press the ballast compacting plate against the ballast surface, and the ballast tamping plate extending downwardly from the ballast compacting plate 6.
  • the ballast leveling means comprises a plurality of ballast leveling plates vertically adjustably mounted on the beam, the ballast leveling plates being arranged laterally adjacent each track rail, and the lower edge of each ballast leveling plate being elastically deformable.
  • ballast leveling plates are adjustable to extend obliquely to the direction of the track.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Architecture (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Machines For Laying And Maintaining Railways (AREA)
US00166493A 1970-08-20 1971-07-27 Ballast compacting and leveling apparatus Expired - Lifetime US3731409A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AT755070A AT302397B (de) 1970-08-20 1970-08-20 Vorrichtung zum Verdichten und Planieren der Schotterbettung eines Gleises

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US3731409A true US3731409A (en) 1973-05-08

Family

ID=3597167

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US00166493A Expired - Lifetime US3731409A (en) 1970-08-20 1971-07-27 Ballast compacting and leveling apparatus

Country Status (9)

Country Link
US (1) US3731409A (de)
JP (1) JPS5523961B1 (de)
AT (1) AT302397B (de)
AU (1) AU465481B2 (de)
CA (1) CA938500A (de)
CH (1) CH522083A (de)
DE (1) DE2133124C3 (de)
FR (1) FR2104190A5 (de)
GB (1) GB1370311A (de)

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3877160A (en) * 1971-05-24 1975-04-15 Plasser Bahnbaumasch Franz Mobile apparatus for distributing and shaping the ballast of a railroad bed
US3926123A (en) * 1972-10-13 1975-12-16 Plasser Bahnbaumasch Franz Track surfacing apparatus
US4064807A (en) * 1975-08-18 1977-12-27 Franz Plasser Bahnbaumaschinen Industriegesellschaft M.B.H. Mobile apparatus for non-stop track leveling and ballast tamping
US4125075A (en) * 1977-03-18 1978-11-14 Canron, Inc. High speed production tamper compactor
US4319416A (en) * 1979-11-08 1982-03-16 Les Fils D'auguste Scheuchzer, S.A. Method for draining a railway track and a railway train for use in said method
US4400897A (en) * 1979-11-08 1983-08-30 Les Fils D'auguste Scheuchzer S.A. Method and railway train for draining a railway track

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
ATE20923T1 (de) * 1982-04-23 1986-08-15 Matisa Materiel Ind Sa Auf dem gleis verfahrbare maschine zum planieren und profilieren des schotters.
AT518024B1 (de) * 2015-11-18 2018-04-15 Hp3 Real Gmbh Gleisfahrbare Gleisverdichtmaschine

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1874559A (en) * 1930-07-25 1932-08-30 Electric Tamper & Equipment Co Concrete tamper
US3034236A (en) * 1960-04-01 1962-05-15 Pyke Albert Edward Snow clearing apparatus for railroad switchyards
US3610157A (en) * 1969-06-11 1971-10-05 Mikhail Antonovich Plokhotsky Machine for constructing and repairing railway tracks
US3624936A (en) * 1969-08-27 1971-12-07 Aresco Trak Chief Ltd Ballast regulator

Family Cites Families (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1155461B (de) * 1959-12-23 1963-10-10 Royce G Kershaw Auf dem Gleis fahrbare Vorrichtung zum Einebnen des vor den Schwellenkoepfen liegenden Bettungsschotters
AT309502B (de) * 1967-11-23 1973-08-27 Plasser Bahnbaumasch Franz Fahrbare Gleisbearbeitungsmaschine, insbesondere Gleisrichtmaschine

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1874559A (en) * 1930-07-25 1932-08-30 Electric Tamper & Equipment Co Concrete tamper
US3034236A (en) * 1960-04-01 1962-05-15 Pyke Albert Edward Snow clearing apparatus for railroad switchyards
US3610157A (en) * 1969-06-11 1971-10-05 Mikhail Antonovich Plokhotsky Machine for constructing and repairing railway tracks
US3624936A (en) * 1969-08-27 1971-12-07 Aresco Trak Chief Ltd Ballast regulator

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3877160A (en) * 1971-05-24 1975-04-15 Plasser Bahnbaumasch Franz Mobile apparatus for distributing and shaping the ballast of a railroad bed
US3926123A (en) * 1972-10-13 1975-12-16 Plasser Bahnbaumasch Franz Track surfacing apparatus
US4064807A (en) * 1975-08-18 1977-12-27 Franz Plasser Bahnbaumaschinen Industriegesellschaft M.B.H. Mobile apparatus for non-stop track leveling and ballast tamping
US4125075A (en) * 1977-03-18 1978-11-14 Canron, Inc. High speed production tamper compactor
US4319416A (en) * 1979-11-08 1982-03-16 Les Fils D'auguste Scheuchzer, S.A. Method for draining a railway track and a railway train for use in said method
US4400897A (en) * 1979-11-08 1983-08-30 Les Fils D'auguste Scheuchzer S.A. Method and railway train for draining a railway track

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
FR2104190A5 (de) 1972-04-14
AT302397B (de) 1972-10-10
DE2133124C3 (de) 1981-05-14
DE2133124B2 (de) 1980-06-26
GB1370311A (en) 1974-10-16
DE2133124A1 (de) 1972-02-24
CA938500A (en) 1973-12-18
JPS5523961B1 (de) 1980-06-26
CH522083A (de) 1972-04-30
AU3254971A (en) 1973-02-22
AU465481B2 (en) 1975-10-02

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US4355687A (en) Ballast leveling apparatus and method
US4257331A (en) Track surfacing machine
US4064807A (en) Mobile apparatus for non-stop track leveling and ballast tamping
US4046079A (en) Track surfacing apparatus
RU2048630C1 (ru) Способ уплотнения щебня железнодорожного пути и шпалоподбивочная машина для его осуществления
US4094250A (en) Mobile track tamping machine
US4046078A (en) Track surfacing apparatus
US3731409A (en) Ballast compacting and leveling apparatus
US5231929A (en) Ballast cleaning machine with vibrator attached to track lifting unit for vibrating the unit transversely when replacing track on the ballast
US4881467A (en) Continuously advancing track maintenance or rehabilitation machine
US5172635A (en) Track working machine for the controlled lowering of a track
US4094251A (en) Mobile track tamping machine
US4953467A (en) Track surfacing machine with track stabilization
CA1039113A (en) Track surfacing apparatus
UA35544C2 (uk) Колієукладальна машина, яка безперервно переміщується, для ущільнення щебеневого баластного шару колії і спосіб безперервного опускання колії в задане положення
EA015919B1 (ru) Метод и машина для уплотнения щебеночного балласта рельсового пути
US3608496A (en) Ballast tamping apparatus
RU2131955C1 (ru) Машина для уплотнения и профилирования щебеночного балластного слоя рельсового пути
US2969749A (en) Mobile track tamping machine
US3120194A (en) Ballast tamping machine
US3589298A (en) Surface ballast temper
US3651762A (en) Mobile track surfacing machine
US3797397A (en) Tool for ballast tamping machine
US2971472A (en) Mobile track tamping machine
CA1295188C (en) Ballast cleaning machine with compacting device