Railroad switch device
OwnerDilson dos Santos Rodriguesinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed are a railroad switch device for moving railroad switch points. The railroad switch device comprises a switch housing having a first switch operation unit coupled to a first spring unit and a second switch operation unit coupled to a second spring unit to move the first switch operation unit and the second switch operation unit independently; two sensing units, each connected with each of the first switch operation unit and the second switch operation unit to detect a connection status of the first switch operation unit and the second switch operation unit; and a hydraulic manifold to control the movement of the first switch operation unit and the second switch operation unit.
Claims18
A railroad switch device for moving railroad switch points, the railroad switch device comprising:
- a switch machine housing comprising:
- a first switch operation unit coupled to a first spring unit and a second switch operation unit coupled to a second spring unit to move the first switch operation unit and the second switch operation unit respectively, the first switch operation unit and the second switch operation unit are placed side by side to reciprocate independently,
- the first switch operation unit comprises a first front rod and a first rear rod connected inside a first cylinder and the second switch operation unit comprises a second front rod and a second rear rod connected inside a second cylinder,
- the first spring unit formed by a first spring and a first spring pivot bar and the second spring unit formed by a second spring and a second spring pivot bar to provide holding force for the railroad switch points;
- the first spring coupled to a first spring pivot bracket from a first end and coupled to the first spring pivot bar from a second end and the second spring coupled to a second spring pivot bracket from a first end and coupled to the second spring pivot bar from a second end, wherein a clevis end of the first spring pivot bracket is coupled to a first top cylinder bar of the first switch operation unit and a clevis end of the second spring pivot bracket is coupled to a second top cylinder bar of the second switch operation unit such that the clevis end of the first spring pivot bracket and the clevis end of the second spring pivot bracket are placed side by side;
- two sensing units, a first sensing unit connected with the first switch operation unit and a second sensing unit connected with the second switch operation unit to detect a connection status of the first switch operation unit and the second switch operation unit;
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- a hydraulic manifold to control the movement of the first switch operation unit and the second switch operation unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.