Apparatus and method for applying single-component or multi-component adhesive to a ballast bed and use

An apparatus for discharging single- or multi-component adhesive onto a ballast bed of a rail track of a rail line, said apparatus comprising:

• a container for a single or multi-component adhesive from which said single- or multi-component adhesive is discharged;
• a supply vehicle for supporting said container;
• and,
• a rail wagon or a trolley for moving along a railway that is able to be supplied with the single- or multi-component adhesive from said supply vehicle via a hose line having at least one spray nozzle and being mounted on said rail wagon or said trolley for providing a defined penetration depth of the single- or multi-component adhesive into a ballast bed able to be maintained via a uniform travel speed of said rail wagon or said trolley or via uniform movement of said at least one spray nozzle mounted on said rail wagon or said trolley by defined flow rates of the single- or multi-component adhesive by said supply vehicle, as dependent upon the ballast bed and a desired spray pattern.

A method for discharging a single- or multi-component adhesive onto a ballast bed of a rail track of a rail line utilizing an apparatus comprising:

• a container for a single or multi-component adhesive from which said single- or multi-component adhesive is discharged;
• a supply vehicle for supporting said container;
• and,
• a rail wagon or a trolley for moving along a railway that is able to be supplied with the single- or multi-component adhesive from said supply vehicle via a hose line having at least one spray nozzle and being mounted on said rail wagon or said trolley for providing a defined penetration depth of the single- or multi-component adhesive into a ballast bed able to be maintained via a uniform travel speed of said rail wagon or said trolley or via uniform movement of said at least one spray nozzle mounted on said rail wagon or said trolley by defined flow rates of the single- or multi-component adhesive by said supply vehicle, as dependent upon the ballast bed and a desired spray pattern,
• said method comprising the steps of:
• arranging said supply vehicle adjacent the railway;
• placing said trolley or said rail wagon on a parallel running rail;
• applying adhesive to the ballast bed, wherein said supply vehicle travels alongside the railway within reach of the hose line, so that said at least one spray nozzle is supplied with said single- or multi-component adhesive from said supply vehicle the hose line with the defined penetration depth of the single- or multi-component adhesive being maintained via the uniform travel speed of said trolley or said rail wagon, or by uniform movement of said at least one spray nozzle when said trolley or said rail wagon is either moving or stationary, the defined flow rates depending on the condition of the ballast bed and the desired spray pattern.