Trackway and method for manufacturing a trackway
AssigneeMax Bogl Bauunternehmung GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsDieter Reichel, Stefan Bogl
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Abstract
A trackway for guiding rail-bound vehicles is disclosed that includes a plurality of pre-fabricated concrete slabs firmly attached to one another, wherein each of the concrete slabs includes positioning and connecting elements. At least one groove is formed in each of the concrete slabs and at least one elastic sleeve is configured to fit within the groove(s) of several of the concrete slabs. A plurality of rails are configured to fit within the elastic sleeve(s), wherein the length of one of the rails is longer than the length of one of the concrete slabs.
Claims27
A trackway for guiding rail-bound vehicles, comprising:
- a plurality of pre-fabricated concrete slabs firmly attached to one another, wherein each of said concrete slabs comprises positioning elements and connecting elements, the positioning elements being formed integrally with each of said concrete slabs and including at least one cam extending from an end of each of said concrete slabs and at least one pocket defined in an opposing end of each of said concrete slabs;
- at least one groove formed in each of said concrete slabs;
- at least one prefabricated elastic sleeve configured to fit within said at least one groove of several of said concrete slabs;
- and
- a plurality of rails configured to be pressed within said at least one elastic sleeve, each of said rails including a rail head and a rail foot, said rail head having a larger width than said rail foot, wherein the length of one of said rails is longer than the length of one of said concrete slabs.
A method for making a trackway for guiding rail-bound vehicles, the method comprising:
- manufacturing a plurality of concrete slabs, wherein each of said plurality of concrete slabs includes at least one cam extending from an end of said concrete slab and at least one pocket defined in an opposing end of said concrete slab;
- forming at least one groove in each of said plurality of concrete slabs;
- locating at least one prefabricated elastic sleeve within several of said plurality of concrete slabs;
- placing said plurality of concrete slabs adjacent to one another to form a trackway;
- aligning said plurality of concrete slabs relative to one another such that said at least one cam of each concrete slab is received within said at least one pocket of an adjacent concrete slab;
- and
- pressing a plurality of rails into said at least one elastic sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.