US3871299A - Method and apparatus for lining and leveling track - Google Patents

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US3871299A
US3871299A US410292A US41029273A US3871299A US 3871299 A US3871299 A US 3871299A US 410292 A US410292 A US 410292A US 41029273 A US41029273 A US 41029273A US 3871299 A US3871299 A US 3871299A
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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
    • 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
    • E01B27/16—Sleeper-tamping machines
    • E01B27/17—Sleeper-tamping machines combined with means for lifting, levelling or slewing the track
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
    • E01B29/00—Laying, rebuilding, or taking-up tracks; Tools or machines therefor
    • E01B29/16—Transporting, laying, removing, or replacing rails; Moving rails placed on sleepers in the track
    • E01B29/20—Moving rails placed on installed sleepers in the plane track
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    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
    • E01B2203/00—Devices for working the railway-superstructure
    • E01B2203/10—Track-lifting or-lining devices or methods

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  • the track gage correction is effectuated by rneans of two pairs of clamping rollers which grip the rails.
  • a tension linkage interconnects the outer rollers of the two pairs and presses them against the outer lateral faces of the rails
  • a pressure linkage interconnects the inner rollers of the two pairs and pres'ses'them against the inner rail faces
  • turnbuckle or like means is provided for adjusting the length of the linkages
  • a hydraulic piston-andcylinder drive is mounted in each linkage.
  • the present invention relates to improvements in a method and apparatus for lining and leveling a track.
  • a railroad track comprises two rails fastened to support means resting on ballast, the support means consisting of conventional wooden ties ,or a concrete suping an outer roller for rolling engagement with an outer lateral face of a respective one of the rails and an inner roller for rolling engagement with an inner lateral face of the respective rail.
  • the rollers of each pair are arranged for clamping the respective rail.
  • the rollers of each pair are arranged for clamping the respective rail therebetween in the manner of pliers, and a hydraulically operable lever system acutates the rollers into and v out of clamping engagement with the rails.
  • the fastening of the rails to the support means is loosened, preferably before the track is raised, the track gage is corrected simultaneousely with the lining and tamping, the fastening is tightened, and the track is lowered to the tamped ballast.
  • This method is carried out according to the present invention with a conventional apparatus of the abovedescribed type wherein a tension linkage interconnects the outer rollers of the two pairs and presses them against the outer lateral faces of the rails, a pressure linkage interconnects the inner rollers of the two pairs and presses them against the inner lateral faces of the rails, means is provided for adjusting the length of each linkage, and a hydraulic piston-and-cylinder drive is mounted in each of the linkages.
  • the length of the linkages is adjustable, for instance by a turnbuckle or like element, so that the track gage correction device may be used with different gage norms.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic front elevational view of the track gage correction apparatus of the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a top view of the essential structural elements of the apparatus of FIG. 1, the carrier frame having been omitted for the sake of clarity;
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic side elevational view of a conventional lining, leveling and tamping machine incor porating the apparatus of FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • FIG. 3 a generally conventional track lining, leveling and tamping machine is shown to comprise frame 1 mounted for mobility on a track which, as is seen in FIG. 1, comprises two rails 17, 17 fastened to ties 18, which are rail support means resting on ballast (now shown), by means of rail fastening means 19.
  • Frame 1 carries at the front thereof a track leveling and lining unit including pairs of rail gripping rollers 8, 9 and 10, 11, the unit being mounted on the frame for vertical and lateral movement for leveling and lining the track in a manner well known per se.
  • a pair of carrier elements 2, 3 are pivotally mounted on frame 1, carrier element 2 pivotally supporting a pair of levers 4, 5 and carrier element 3 pivotally sup? porting a pair of levers 6, 7.
  • Each pair of levers consists of simple lever 4, 7 and a bell crank lever 5, 6, rollers 8 to 10 being mounted at the free ends of the levers.
  • each pair of rollers includes an outer roller 8, 11 for rolling engagement with an outer lateral face of a respective one of rails 17 and an inner roller 9, 10 for rolling engagement with an inner lateral face of the respective rail, the rollers of each pair being arranged for clamping the respective rails therebetween like pliers.
  • Tension linkage 14 interconnects bell crank levers 5, 6 which carry outer rollers 8, 11, thus pressing the outer rollers against the outer lateral faces of the rails.
  • Turnbuckle 13 is mounted in the linkage to enable its length to be adjusted according to different gage norms.
  • hydraulic piston-and-cylinder drive 12 is mounted in linkage 14.
  • pressure linkage 14 interconnects simple levers 4, 7 which carry inner rollers 9, 10, thus pressing the inner rollers against the inner faces of the rails.
  • Turnbuckle 16 is mounted in the linkage to enable its length to be similarly adjusted, and hydraulicn pistonand-cylinder drive 15 is mounted in linkage 14. For the sake of clarity, part of pressure linkage 14 is omitted from FIG. 1.
  • pressure fluid is supplied to drive 15 to spread the rails apart when the track gage is less than that desired.
  • the track gage may also be corrected during the continuous advance of the mobile apparatus during the lining and leveling operation by simply blocking the pistons in a position corresponding to the desired gage.
  • sufficient hydraulic fluid is supplied to each drive to hold the pistons in a lateral position corresponding to the desired track gage.
  • the laterally stationary clamping rollers, which grip the two rails, will then force the same against the resistance of the loosened fastening means 19 to assume the desired track gage during the advance of the machine over the track.
  • a signaling device 18 is connected to the hydraulic drives so that signals are produced which indicate changes in the piston position in the cylinder which correspond to larger gage deviations and thus may automatically produce gage corrections.
  • the signaling device is preferably connected to a recording device 19 which receives the signals therefrom and records the track gage continuously during advance of the machine.
  • An implement for loosening the rail fastening means may be mounted on an advance bogie so that the fastening means may be loosened before the track is raised, lined and leveled. Since the fastening means are not removed but only loosened, minor deviations from the desired gage will be automatically corrected during the continuous lining and leveling of the track when hydraulic drives 12, are blocked in position to establish the desired gage. The rails, which are gripped by the clamping rollers, will thus be moved laterally to assume the desired track gage.
  • FIG. 3 shows a lining, leveling and tamping maching advancing on the track in the direction of machine 20. Equipped with the track gage correction apparatus of the present invention, this machine will automatically correct the gage during or shortly after lifting the track and particularly during the lining and leveling thereof. After the track has been corrected, the rail fastening means are tightened again so that the rails remain in 4 their adjusted position.
  • Track gage correction is particularly required on modern rapid speed tracks requiring gage accuracies down to a range of 10 mm.
  • a method of lining and leveling a track comprising two rails fastened to support means resting on ballast, wherein the track is raised and lined, and the ballast is tamped under the support means to establish a desired level
  • the improvement of loosening the fastening of the rails to the support means correcting the track gage simultaneously with the lining and tamping, tightening the fastening of the rails to the support means, and lowering the track to the tamped ballast.
  • a mobile apparatus for lining and leveling a track which comprises a frame mounted for mobility on the track, two pairs of rollers mounted on the frame, each pair of the rollers including an outer roller for rolling engagement with an outer lateral face of a respective one of the rails and an inner roller for rolling engagement with an inner lateral face of the respective rail, the rollers of each pair being arranged for clam ping the respective rail therebetween, and hydraulically operable lever system for actuating the rollers into and out of clamping engagement with the rails, the improvement of l. a tension linkage interconnecting the outer rollers of the two pairs and pressing them against the outer lateral faces of the rails,
  • a signaling device producing signals indicating changes of the piston position in the cylinder of the hydraulic drive.
  • a recording device receiving the signals.

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