Expansion device for a guide rail
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorMarc Nogret
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Abstract
An expansion device for a rail suitable for guiding a wheel of a vehicle along a track, and a method for installing the expansion device. Specifically, the rail has a portion of track formed of a series of elements in the form of transverse track plates whose cross section is the same as that of the rail. The track plates are arranged in longitudinal succession along the portion with compressible modules inserted between them.
Claims14
An expansion device for a rail configured for guidance of a vehicle wheel on a track, the expansion device comprising:
- a plurality of components in the form of transverse strips to be installed on a portion of track in a spaced-apart relationship;
- said transverse strips having a cross-section defined by a foot, a head, and a web extending between said foot and said head, said web being narrower than said foot and said head, and said cross-section being substantially identical with a cross-section of the rail to which said strips are to be mounted;
- a plurality of compressible modules having a cross-section defined by a foot, a head, and a web extending between said foot and said head, said web being narrower than said foot and said head, and said compressible modules interspersed between said transverse strips for spacing said transverse strips in the spaced-apart relationship;
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- a plurality of shafts each extending through the transverse strips and the compressible modules.
An expansion device for a rail configured for guidance of a vehicle wheel on a track, the expansion device comprising:
- a plurality of components in the form of transverse strips to be installed on a portion of track;
- said transverse strips having a constant cross-section defined by a foot, a head, and a web extending between said foot and said head, said web being narrower than said foot and said head, and said cross-section being substantially identical with a cross-section of the rail to which said strips are to be mounted;
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- a plurality of compressible modules having a cross-section defined by a foot, a head, and a web extending between said foot and said head, said web being narrower than said foot and said head, and said compressible modules interspersed between said transverse strips;
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- a plurality of shafts each extending through the transverse strips and the compressible modules.
An expansion device for a rail configured for guidance of a vehicle wheel on a track, the expansion device comprising:
- a plurality of components in the form of transverse strips to be installed on a portion of track;
- said transverse strips having a substantially uniform thickness and a cross-section defined by a foot, a head, and a web extending between said foot and said head, said web being narrower than said foot and said head, and said cross-section being substantially identical with a cross-section of the rail to which said strips are to be mounted;
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- a plurality of compressible modules having a cross section defined by a foot, a head, and a web extending between said foot and said head, said web being narrower than said foot and said head, and said compressible modules interspersed between said transverse strips;
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- a plurality of shafts each extending through the transverse strips and the compressible modules.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.