Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B61—RAILWAYS
  • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
  • B61L5/00—Local operating mechanisms for points or track-mounted scotch-blocks; Visible or audible signals; Local operating mechanisms for visible or audible signals
  • B61L5/10—Locking mechanisms for points; Means for indicating the setting of points
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
  • E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
  • E01B7/00—Switches; Crossings
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
  • E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
  • E01B7/00—Switches; Crossings
  • E01B7/02—Tongues; Associated constructions

Definitions

• the invention relates to an actuating device for a track section to be adjusted, in particular a switch actuating device, with a connecting element emanating from the actuating device, for example for B. a slide rod, the actuating device comprising a guideway defining a travel path, a slide and a slidable along the guideway, lockable in predetermined positions by this rocker,
• actuating devices can be arranged along the track section, directly or indirectly from which slide rods originate, which interact, for example, with clamp closures, via which turnout tongues are locked or unlocked.
• the actuating device specifies the travel path of the slide rod, the end positions of the track section possibly being checked by a monitoring device provided in the actuating device.
• An actuating device of the type mentioned at the outset can be found in DE 31 06 708 C1.
• the present invention is based on the problem of developing an adjusting device of the type described above in such a way that an adjustment should be possible in a structurally simple manner with a compact structure, but at the same time it must be ensured that an uncontrolled adjustment is excluded if one of the end positions ⁇ nen is present.
• the problem is essentially solved according to the invention in that the slide, from which the connecting element originates, interacts with the rocker in such a way that when a force acts on the rocker in one of its locked positions from the slide, the rocker cannot be displaced with the slide and with one alone force acting on the rocker can be moved together with the slide.
• the rocker preferably has at its ends locking elements engaging in recesses in the guideway, between which a driver acting on it runs, via which the rocker can be displaced along the guideway.
• the driver can preferably be driven via a spindle running parallel to the guideway.
• the rocker itself preferably comprises two parallel and spaced-apart arms, between which, on the one hand, the rollers are supported on the guideway and, on the other hand, they engage in the recesses of these rollers as the locking elements, which are in turn mounted on axles penetrating the arms of the rocker on the outside have additional roles on the arms, on which the driver acts to move the rocker.
• the driver itself is preferably fork-shaped with legs running along the outer sides of the arms of the rocker. Above the seesaw, the legs can be connected via an upper cross leg. The side legs can then extend with an extension above each of the locking elements or the further rollers if these are located in one of the cutouts. This provides additional protection against uncontrolled movement of the rocker.
• each leg itself can run parallel to one another and widen in the direction of the carriage, each leg preferably having a constriction between the rollers and the area remote from the carriage, that is to say has a geometry which consists of two merging into one another and at their tips lapping triangles.
• the driver and the rocker form an adjustment carriage which can be moved along the guideway and which is preferably surrounded at least at the end and head sides by the carriage, side sections running parallel to the guideway interacting with end regions of the arms of the seesaw or the outer rollers, so that when the slide acts on the rocker force of the carriage can be taken from the seesaw or on the slide acting on the rocker force acting as locking elements rollers are pressed into or fall into the associated recesses of the guideway, so that a displacement of the Carriage and thus the slide rod which is directly or indirectly emanating from this is excluded.
• This is done on a structurally simple Way a mechanical lock that ensures the functionality of the actuator.
• the connecting element leading to the slide rod itself starts from the upper side of the slide, so that there is a simple fastening with an accompanying compactness.
• the guideway is preferably a flat iron which runs vertically with its flat side, in the upper edge of which the recesses are provided, the spacing of which from one another in the actual sense predetermine the adjustment path.
• the guideway can be exchangeable, so that with one and the same slide and one and the same adjusting carriage actuating devices can be made available which can be designed for different actuating paths. For this it is only necessary that guideways corresponding to the travel path are used.
• the actuating device can comprise a housing, which consists of a base plate and side walls, in the longitudinal direction of which web-like projections extend which engage in the longitudinal grooves of the slide.
• a housing which consists of a base plate and side walls, in the longitudinal direction of which web-like projections extend which engage in the longitudinal grooves of the slide.
• longitudinal slides extend from the slide and engage in correspondingly adapted grooves in the side walls. In this way, secure guidance of the carriage is ensured
• the spindle which passes through a base section of the fork-shaped driver, which together with the rocker, as mentioned, forms the adjusting carriage acting on the slide preferably runs above the base plate.
• the spindle can also be arranged elsewhere.
• FIG. 1 shows a longitudinal section through a first embodiment of an actuating device
• FIG. 2 shows a section of an actuating device which basically corresponds to that of FIG. 1,
• FIG. 3 shows a top view of a rocker that can be moved in the adjusting device according to FIGS. 1 and 2,
• Fig. 4 shows a detail of the actuating device according to Fig. 1, in the different
• Fig. 5 is a section along the line A-A in Fig. 2 and
• Fig. 6 shows a detail of a second embodiment of an actuating device.
• an actuating device such as a switch actuating device (10) is shown, which as essential elements on the one hand a slide (12) and on the other hand a rocker (14) and a driver (16 ) which form an adjustable carriage.
• the adjusting carriage can be displaced along a guideway (18).
• the driver (16) is passed through in its base section (20) by a spindle (22) which is set in rotation by a motor, not shown, so that the driver (16) can be moved in the longitudinal direction of the guide track (18) .
• the spindle (22) is supported in end walls (24) and (26) which start from a base plate (28).
• the end walls (24) and (26) and the Bottom plate (28) together with side walls (30) and (32) virtually form a housing in which, along the guideway (18), which is arranged interchangeably, the carriage (12) and the driver (16) and the rocker (14 ) comprehensive adjusting carriage can be moved along the guideway (18).
• the rocker (14) has two arms (34) and (36), which run parallel to one another at a distance. Between the arms (34) and (36), rollers (38) and (40) are to be referred to as locking elements on axles (42) and (44) which pass through the arms (34) and (36) on which on the outside on the arms (34), (36), in turn, rollers (46), (48) and (50), (52) are mounted.
• the driver (16) is fork-shaped and of the base section (20), which is penetrated by the spindle (22), two parallel to each other and along the outer sides of the arms (34) and (36) extending legs (54) and (56), which interact in the manner described below with the pair of rollers (46), (48) or (50), (52), so that from the adjusting carriage, which includes the rocker (14) and the driver (16), the carriage (12) can be moved and locked in end positions along the guideway (18), the recesses (58), (60) adapted by the rollers (46), (48) or (50), (52) be specified in the guideway (18).
• the distance between the recesses (58) and (60) corresponds to the travel of a slide rod, via which a movable track section, such as a switch tongue, is adjusted in a controlled manner.
• the carriage (12) is a connecting element, not shown, such as a rod, which is connected to the carriage (12) via an eye (64) extending from the top or top surface (62).
• the connecting element itself leads to a slide rod or, if appropriate, this can be itself.
• the rocker (14) acts via its rollers (46), (48) and (50) mounted on the ends of the arms (34), (36) ), (52) with the carriage (12) or the guide tion path (18) and the recesses (58), (60) recessed in it in such a way that the carriage (12) is only moved when the adjusting carriage is mechanically locked in one of the recesses (58) and (60) can when a force acts on the rocker (14) via the driver (16). If, on the other hand, this is transferred via the slide (12) to the rocker (14) and sr > it to the roller pairs (46), (48) and (50), (52), adjustment is not possible. Rather, the pairs of rollers (46), (48) or (50), (52) are pressed into the associated recesses (58) or (60), thereby ensuring that the slide (12) and thus the slide rod emanating therefrom cannot be adjusted is.
• rollers (38) and (40) mounted between the arms (34) and (36) of the rocker (14) are on the upper edge (66) of the guide track (18), which are preferably designed as flat irons and are interchangeable e.g. in the walls (24) and (26) of the housing of the actuating device (10) are supported, whereas the arms (34) and (36) and thus also the outside roller pairs (46) and (48) and (50) and (52) extend laterally along the guideway (18).
• the driver (16) is moved along the guide path (18) - to the left or right - whereby the legs (54) and (56) with one of the pairs of rollers (46), ( 48) or (50), (52) interact with the result that the rocker (14) by rolling the rollers (38) and (40) on the upper edge (66) of the guide track (18) in the direction of the movement of the Carrier (16) are moved, whereby the carriage (12) is simultaneously dragged.
• the carriage (12) has side legs (68), (70), (72) which run parallel to the guide path (18) and which have the respective end regions of the arms (34) and (36) and (36), respectively, which are not designated in any more detail Outer roller pairs (46), (48) or (50), (52) change depending on the direction of movement.
• the left roller (40) (left illustration of FIG. 4) or the right roller (38) (right illustration of FIG. 4) are in the left or right recess (58) or (60) of the guideway ( 18), the rocker (14) can only then track (18) are moved when the pairs of rollers (50), (52) or (46), (48) are carried along or raised over the legs (54), (56) of the driver (16) and along the guideway ( 58) are shifted, provided that a force acts on the driver (16) via the spindle (22).
• the legs (54) and (56) have run-on bevels (74) and (76) which are connected to the roller pairs (46), (48) and (50), (52) interact.
• each leg (54), (56) has a taper or constriction (78) that is approximately the height of the axis (80) or (82) of the pair of rollers (50) , (52) or (46), (48) then runs when it is lowered in the corresponding recess (60) or (58) of the guideway (18).
• web-like projections (80) extending from the side walls (30), (32) parallel to the guideway (18) proceed, as shown in FIG. 5. (82) which engage in corresponding longitudinal grooves (84), (86) of the slide (12).
• FIG. 6 shows a section of a further embodiment of an actuating device which is to be emphasized and which essentially corresponds to that of FIGS. 1 and 5 in terms of its structure and in particular its mode of operation.
• the side legs ( 54), (56) (only the side leg (54) is shown in FIG. 6) have an extension (90) running along the guideway (18) such that they are above the roller pairs (46), (48) or (50), (52) when the locking rollers (40) or (38 ) rest in one of the recesses (58) or (60).
• the lateral extensions (90) of the side legs (54), (56) are of course matched to the dimensions of the roller diameters (46), (48), (50), (52).

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