Method and device for cleaning railtrack grooves

A groove cleaning unit with a high pressure jet nozzle from which a cleaning liquid impinges in a high pressure jet stream inclined downwardly onto a cleaning surface and is covered by a covering screen, wherein an exit opening for the dirt liquid mixture is placed in the cover screen, wherein the cover screen (5) covers a piece of a railtrack (17) with a railtrack groove (3), a sealing beam (25) resting on a surface (22) of a railtack (17) and essentially laying on the surface (22), wherein a high pressure jet nozzle (1) is placed in the region of a front wall (8) on the jet stream side, wherein a high pressure liquid jet stream (2) is directed onto an impingement location (4) in the railtrack groove (3) by the high pressure jet nozzle (1), wherein a reflected liquid jet stream (11) of the high pressure liquid jet stream (2) is reflected under an angle, wherein the angle is steeper as compared to the inclination of a lower screen wall (7) disposed inclined relative to a travel advance direction (19) and is rising forwardly and wherein the reflected liquid jet stream (11) passes essentially immediately to an exit opening (18) or that the reflected liquid jet streams (11) are deflected under an angle, wherein the angle is equal to or flatter as compared to the inclination of the forwardly rising disposed lower screen wall (7), wherein the reflected liquid jet streams (11) are captured and pass through the exit opening (18) at the surface of the lower screen wall (7).

A groove cleaning unit with a high pressure jet nozzle from which a cleaning fluid impinges in a high pressure jet stream inclined downwardly onto a cleaning surface and is covered by a covering screen, wherein an exit opening for the dirt fluid mixture is placed in the cover screen, wherein the cover screen (5) covers a piece of a railtrack (17) with a railtrack groove (3), wherein a high pressure jet nozzle (1) is placed in the region of a front wall (8) on the jet stream side, wherein a high pressure fluid jet stream (2) is directed onto an impingement location (4) in the railtrack groove (3) by the high pressure jet nozzle (1), wherein a reflected fluid jet stream (11) of the high pressure fluid jet stream (2) is reflected under an angle, wherein the angle is steeper as compared to the inclination of a lower screen wall (7) disposed inclined relative to a travel advance direction (19) and is rising forwardly and wherein the reflected fluid jet stream (11) passes essentially immediately to an exit opening (18) or that the reflected fluid jet streams (11) are deflected under an angle, wherein the angle is equal to or flatter as compared to the inclination of the forwardly rising disposed lower screen wall (7), wherein the reflected fluid jet streams (11) are captured and pass through the exit opening (18) at the surface of the lower screen wall (7);

• wherein the lower screen wall (7) forms a discharge channel (20) with an upper stream wall (6) and side waits (13) disposed on two sides, wherein the discharge channel (20) ends in the exit opening (18), wherein the discharge channel (20) exhibits at the railtrack surface at least the width of a railtrack groove (3) and exhibits upwardly the same, or an increasing width;
• wherein the side walls (13) reach down up to the surface (24) of the railtrack (17) and to a surface of a leading edge (23) on two sides of the railtrack groove (3) and end with sealing beams (25,26), wherein a sealing beam (25) is the disposed resting on a surface (22) of the railtrack (17) essentially laying on the surface (22) and wherein the sealing beam (26) is disposed resting on the surface (24) of the leading edge (23), in the case the high level distance between the surface (22) of the railtrack (17) and of the surface of the leading edge (23) exhibits the highest tolerance value, wherein the two sealing beams (25, 26) delimit the opening of the cover screen (5) sideways relative to the railtrack groove (3) and protrude in the direction of travel (19), preferably on two sides.

A groove cleaning unit with a high pressure jet nozzle from which a cleaning fluid impinges in a high pressure jet stream inclined downwardly onto a cleaning surface and is covered by a covering screen, wherein an exit opening for the dirt fluid mixture is placed in the cover screen, wherein the cover screen (5) covers a piece of a railtrack (17) with a railtrack groove (3), wherein a high pressure jet nozzle (1) is placed in the region of a front wall (8) on the jet stream side, wherein a high pressure fluid jet stream (2) is directed onto an impingement location (4) in the railtrack groove (3) by the high pressure jet nozzle (1), wherein a reflected fluid jet stream (11) of the high pressure fluid jet stream (2) is reflected under an angle, wherein the angle is steeper as compared to the inclination of a lower screen wall (7) disposed inclined relative to a travel advance direction (19) and is rising forwardly and wherein the reflected fluid jet stream (11) passes essentially immediately to an exit opening (18) or that the reflected fluid jet streams (11) are deflected under an angle, wherein the angle is equal to or flatter as compared to the inclination of the forwardly rising disposed lower screen wall (7), wherein the reflected fluid jet streams (11) are captured and pass through the exit opening (18) at the surface of the lower screen wall (7);

• wherein the lower screen wall (7) forms a discharge channel (20) with an upper stream wall (6) and side walls (13) disposed on two sides, wherein the discharge channel (20) ends in the exit opening (18), wherein the discharge channel (20) exhibits at the railtrack surface at least the width of a railtrack groove (3) and exhibits upwardly the same, or an increasing width;
• wherein at least a sealing beam (25) resting on a surface (22) at the railtrack (17) exhibits a steel plate several mm thick and exhibiting a thickness of from 10 to 50 min exhibits a profile with a planar or bomb shaped lower sealing face (33) and exhibits a rectangular or square cross-section.

A groove cleaning unit with a high pressure jet nozzle from which a cleaning fluid impinges in a high pressure jet stream inclined downwardly onto a cleaning surface and is covered by a covering screen, wherein an exit opening for the dirt fluid mixture is placed in the cover screen, wherein the cover screen (5) covers a piece of a railtrack (17) with a railtrack groove (3), wherein a high pressure jet nozzle (1) is placed in the region of a front wall (8) on the jet stream side, wherein a high pressure fluid jet stream (2) is directed onto an impingement location (4) in the railtrack groove (3) by the high pressure jet nozzle (1), wherein a reflected fluid jet stream (11) of the high pressure fluid jet stream (2) is reflected under an angle, wherein the angle is steeper as compared to the inclination of a lower screen wall (7) disposed inclined relative to a travel advance direction (19) and is rising forwardly and wherein the reflected fluid jet stream (11) passes essentially immediately to an exit opening (18) or that the reflected fluid jet streams (11) are deflected under an angle, wherein the angle is equal to or flatter as compared to the inclination of the forwardly rising disposed lower screen wall (7), wherein the reflected fluid jet streams (11) are captured and pass through the exit opening (18) at the surface of the lower screen wall (7);

• wherein at the sealing beam (26), preferably however the two sealing beams (25, 26) are disposed at the coordinated side wall (13) of the cover screen (5) shiftable in height level.

A groove cleaning unit with a high pressure jet nozzle from which a cleaning fluid impinges in a high pressure jet stream inclined downwardly onto a cleaning surface and is covered by a covering screen, wherein an exit opening for the dirt fluid mixture is placed in the cover screen, wherein the cover screen (5) covers a piece of a railtrack (17) with a railtrack groove (3), wherein a high pressure jet nozzle (1) is placed in the region of a front wall (8) on the jet stream side, wherein a high pressure fluid jet stream (2) is directed onto an impingement location (4) in the railtrack groove (3) by the high pressure jet nozzle (1), wherein a reflected fluid jet stream (11) of the high pressure fluid jet stream (2) is reflected under an angle, wherein the angle is steeper as compared to the inclination of a lower screen wall (7) disposed inclined relative to a travel advance direction (19) and is rising forwardly and wherein the reflected fluid jet stream (11) passes essentially immediately to an exit opening (18) or that the reflected fluid jet streams (11) are deflected under an angle, wherein tie angle is equal to or flatter as compared to the inclination of the forwardly rising disposed lower screen wall (7), wherein the reflected fluid jet streams (11) are captured and pass through the exit opening (18) at the surface of the lower screen wall (7);

• wherein a sealing beam (25) is disposed on a surface (22) of the railtrack (17), is furnished with a longitudinal bore hole (30), wherein the longitudinal bore hole (30) is connected to a feed line for a fluid under pressure and wherein the feed line ends with one or several longitudinal slots (31) aligned in travel direction (19) or a plurality of bore holes, opened downwardly and being in the lower disposed sealing face (33).

A groove cleaning unit with a high pressure jet nozzle from which a cleaning fluid impinges in a high pressure jet stream inclined downwardly onto a cleaning surface and is covered by a covering screen, wherein an exit opening for the dirt fluid mixture is placed in the cover screen, wherein the cover screen (5) covers a piece of a railtrack (17) with a railtrack groove (3), a sealing beam (25) resting on a surface (22) of a railtrack (17) essentially laying on the surface (22), wherein a high pressure jet nozzle (1) is placed in the region of a front wall (8) on the jet stream side, wherein a high pressure fluid jet stream (2) is directed onto an impingement location (4) in the railtrack groove (3) by the high pressure jet nozzle (1), wherein a reflected fluid jet stream (11) of the high pressure fluid jet stream (2) is reflected under an angle, wherein the angle is steeper as compared to the inclination of a lower screen wall (7) disposed inclined relative to a travel advance direction (19) and is rising forwardly and wherein the reflected fluid jet stream (11) passes essentially immediately to an exit opening (18) or that the reflected fluid jet streams (11) are deflected under an angle, wherein the angle is equal to or flutter as compared to the inclination of the forwardly rising disposed lower screen wall (7), wherein the reflected fluid jet streams (11) are captured and pass through the exit opening (18) at the surface of the lower screen wall (7);

• wherein a sealing brush (27) is disposed in a brush support (28), horizontally inserted, is disposed sideways outside of the sealing beam (26), at the side of a leading edge (23), next to a side wall (13) in travel direction or, respectively, working direction (19), wherein the bristles (29) are aligned from top to bottom and scrubbingly end over an outer edge (23) of the leading edge (23) and exhibit a length, which amounts to a multiple, and at least a five fold of the largest allowable distance between the sealing beam (26) and the surface (24) of the leading edge (53), wherein the sealing brush (27) covers the length of the sealing beam (26) in travel direction (19) and preferably surpasses.

A groove cleaning unit with a high pressure jet nozzle from which a cleaning fluid impinges in a high pressure jet stream inclined downwardly onto a cleaning surface and is covered by a covering screen, wherein an exit opening for the dirt fluid mixture is placed in the cover screen, wherein the cover screen (5) covers a piece of a railtrack (17) with a railtrack groove (3), wherein a high pressure jet nozzle (1) is placed in the region of a front wall (8) on the jet stream side, wherein a high pressure fluid jet stream (2) is directed onto an impingement location (4) in the railtrack groove (3) by the high pressure jet nozzle (1), wherein a reflected fluid jet stream (11) of the high pressure fluid jet stream (2) is reflected under an angle, wherein the angle is steeper as compared to the inclination of a lower screen wall (7) disposed inclined relative to a travel advance direction (19) and is rising forwardly and wherein the reflected fluid jet stream (11) passes essentially immediately to an exit opening (18) or that the reflected fluid jet streams (11) are deflected under an angle, wherein the angle is equal to or flatter as compared to the inclination of the forwardly rising disposed lower screen wall (7), wherein the reflected fluid jet streams (11) arc captured and pass through the exit opening (18) at the surface of the lower screen wall (7);

• wherein the lower screen wall (7), which preferably exhibits a planar course, is reaching down to the surface of the processed railtrack (17) and ends in an edge (21) preferably nearly touching at least at a distance from the impingement point (4) of the high-pressure fluid jet streams, wherein the distance corresponds at least approximately to the length of the railtrack groove (3) processed by the high-pressure fluid jet stream;
• wherein a groove seal (9) is disposed operating from the edge (21) downwardly into the railtrack groove (3), which groove seal (9), for example, protrudes into the railtrack groove (3), is made of a rigid material, preferably hinged or of elastic or of material not resisting bending, of a wear resistant material, solidly attached or formed by a sealing liquid jet stream.

A groove cleaning unit with a high pressure jet nozzle from which a cleaning fluid impinges in a high pressure jet stream inclined downwardly onto a cleaning surface and is covered by a covering screen, wherein an exit opening for the dirt fluid mixture is placed in the cover screen, wherein the cover screen (5) covers a piece of a railtrack (17) with a railtrack groove (3), wherein a high pressure jet nozzle (1) is placed in the region of a front wall (8) on the jet stream side, wherein a high pressure fluid jet stream (2) is directed onto an impingement location (4) in the railtrack groove (3) by the high pressure jet nozzle (1), wherein a reflected fluid jet stream (11) of the high pressure fluid jet stream (2) is reflected under an angle, wherein the angle is steeper as compared to the inclination of a lower screen wall (7) disposed inclined relative to a travel advance direction (19) and is rising forwardly and wherein the reflected fluid jet stream (11) passes essentially immediately to an exit opening (18) or that the reflected fluid jet streams (11) are deflected under an angle, wherein the angle is equal to or flatter as compared to the inclination of the forwardly rising disposed lower screen wall (7), wherein the reflected fluid jet streams (11) are captured and pass through the exit opening (18) at the surface of the lower screen wall (7);

• wherein the lower screen wall (7), which preferably exhibits a planar course, is reaching down to the surface of the processed railtrack (17) and ends in an edge (21) preferably nearly touching at least at a distance from the impingement point (4) of the high-pressure fluid jet streams, wherein the distance corresponds at least approximately to the length of the railtrack groove (3) processed by the high-pressure fluid jet stream;
• wherein a groove covering (10) disposed running from the edge (21) forwardly in travel direction (19) and essentially sealingly resting on the surface of the railtrack (17) to be processed, wherein the length of the groove covering (10) corresponds to a multiple of the depth of the railtrack (3), in particular at the holding back of the cleaning fluid by the dirt deposits (12) adapted in the railtrack groove (3).

A groove cleaning unit with a high pressure jet nozzle from which a cleaning fluid impinges in a high pressure jet stream inclined downwardly onto a cleaning surface and is covered by a covering screen, wherein an exit opening for the dirt fluid mixture is placed in the cover screen, wherein the cover screen (5) covers a piece of a railtrack (17) with a railtrack groove (3), wherein a high pressure jet nozzle (1) is placed in the region of a front wall (8) on the jet stream side, wherein a high pressure fluid jet stream (2) is directed onto an impingement location (4) in the railtrack groove (3) by the high pressure jet nozzle (1), wherein a reflected fluid jet stream (11) of the high pressure fluid jet stream (2) is reflected under an angle, wherein the angle is steeper as compared to the inclination of a lower screen wall (7) disposed inclined relative to a travel advance direction (19) and is rising forwardly and wherein the reflected fluid jet stream (11) passes essentially immediately to an exit opening (18) or that the reflected fluid jet streams (11) are deflected under an angle, wherein the angle is equal to or flatter as compared to the inclination of the forwardly rising disposed lower screen wall (7), wherein the reflected fluid jet steams (11) are captured and pass through the exit opening (18) at the surface of the lower screen wall (7);

• wherein a transport device (14) comprises a bucket chain, wherein the buckets of the bucket chain at the lower half of the conveyor belt or chain, perpendicular to the travel direction (19) are attached movable through under the exit opening (18) of each groove cleaning unit.