RAIL FASTENER DRIVER WITH ENHANCED FASTENER POSITIONING

A rail fastener driver apparatus for driving fasteners into ties of a railro ad track includes a fastener driving mechanism with a reciprocating element for engaging a fastener and driving it into a tie, a fastener magazine configure d for accommodating a plurality of rail fasteners and feeding them...

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Main Authors HOSKING, JACK K, CLAAS, ROBERT C, FUERST, JAMES W
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 20.04.2005
Edition7
Subjects
CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
PERMANENT WAY
PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS
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Summary:A rail fastener driver apparatus for driving fasteners into ties of a railro ad track includes a fastener driving mechanism with a reciprocating element for engaging a fastener and driving it into a tie, a fastener magazine configure d for accommodating a plurality of rail fasteners and feeding them sequentially fo r driving by the element, a fastener feeder mechanism including a fastener holder configured for movement between a first position sequentially receiving one fastener from the magazine and a second position placing the fastener in a driving position for engagement by the driving element and the fastener feed er mechanism configured for lowering and axially rotating the fastener from the first position to the second position. An obstacle accommodation device, and a method of driving rail fasteners are also provided.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA20032445683