Apparatus for stripping ballast from ties of a track
AssigneeFranz Plasser Bahnbaumaschinen-Industriegesellschaft m.b.H.
InventorsJosef Theurer, Friedrich Peitl
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Abstract
A stripping apparatus is associated with a track maintenance machine having a machine frame mobile on a track comprised of rails fastened to ties. The stripping apparatus is designed for stripping off ballast lying on the ties and includes a supporting beam, which is mounted for vertical adjustment on the machine frame, and a plurality of elastic sweeping elements, which are disposed in a substantially vertical position. The sweeping elements are fastened at their upper ends to the supporting beam and are arranged adjacent to one another in a sweeping plane extending perpendicularly to the direction of longitudinal extension of the track. Two support rollers fastened to the supporting beam are provided for riding on the rails of the track.
Claims19
A stripping apparatus for a track maintenance machine having a machine frame mobile on a track comprised of rails fastened to ties, the stripping apparatus being designed for stripping off ballast lying on the ties and comprising
- (a) a supporting beam mounted for vertical adjustment on the machine frame;
- (b) a plurality of elastic sweeping elements disposed in a substantially vertical position and having an upper end, the sweeping elements being fastened at their upper ends to the supporting beam and being arranged adjacent to one another in a sweeping plane;
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- (c) two support rollers fastened to the supporting beam and intended for riding on the rails of the track.
Apparatus for sweeping ballast from ties of a track, comprising:
- a supporting beam mounted for vertical adjustment and supported on two rollers for travel along the track in an operating direction;
- plural sweeping elements disposed in side-by-side relationship in at least one plane and having an upper end for securement to the supporting beam;
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- a first adjustment device for vertically adjusting the rollers relative to the supporting beam.
A track maintenance machine, comprising:
- a machine frame constructed for mobility on a track and defining a longitude axis;
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- a stripping apparatus for sweeping ballast from ties of the track, wherein the stripping apparatus includes a supporting beam mounted for vertical adjustment and supported on two rollers for travel along the track, plural sweeping elements disposed in side-by-side relationship in at least one plane and having an upper end for securement to the supporting beam, and a first adjustment device for vertically adjusting the rollers relative to the supporting beam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.