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US 2023/0381899 A1Published application
Apparatus and Methods for Deployment of Welding Repair Systems for Railroad Trackwork
AssigneeHolland Company
InventorsRaymond Nadeau, Douglas Rozendal, Michael Weaver
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Abstract
Apparatuses configured to be deployed from mobile welding repair vehicles for the repair of railroad trackwork allow a welding system to be stored and deployed from the mobile welding repair vehicles. The apparatuses deploy from the vehicles on a slide system and are supported by one or more legs, the system having 180-degree or greater rotation for full reach of railroad trackwork for welding repair thereof. Methods of using the same are further provided.
Claims19
A deployable mobile welding system comprising:
- a vehicle;
- a slidable base unit disposed on a track within the vehicle;
- a boom extending from the slidable base unit;
- a mounting platform attached to an end of the boom;
- and
- a welding unit extending from the mounting platform.
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A method of using a deployable mobile welding system, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a vehicle comprising a slidable base unit disposed on a track within the vehicle, a boom extending from the slidable base unit, a mounting platform attached to an end of the boom, and a welding unit extending from the mounting platform;
- placing the vehicle near a railroad track requiring welding;
- moving the slidable base unit along the track to deploy the boom from the vehicle;
- positioning the boom near the railroad track requiring welding;
- and
- manipulating the welding unit to weld the railroad track.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.