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US 11,473,247 B2Granted
Switch device
AssigneesVoestalpine Bwg GmbH & Co. KG, Voestalpine Vae GmbH
InventorsThomas Bergk, Thomas Christ, Jürgen Hellbach, Torsten Nolte
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Abstract
A grooved rail switch device (10) having a switch rail (12), the switch device having a monobloc design and comprising at least one stock rail (14), a junction rail (18) and a switch rail support (23), and the switch rail (12) and the junction rail (18) being mechanically interconnected. The switch rail (12) and the junction rail (18) merge into each other by means of a joint (20) that is S-shaped in the horizontal section.
Claims8
A grooved rail switch device, comprising:
- a stock rail, a connecting rail, and a switch rail support manufactured in one part as a monobloc;
- and
- a switch rail;
- wherein the switch rail and the connecting rail are connected to one another by a friction-lock connection;
- wherein the switch rail and the connecting rail merge into one another via a joint that is S-shaped along a horizontal section;
- wherein the switch rail is secured against movement in the longitudinal direction by a rail anchor that extends sectionally in the switch rail support and in the switch rail;
- and
- wherein the rail anchor extends adjacent to the S-shaped joint.
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