Railway plate inserter

A railway vehicle for inserting plates on rail ties that engage with rails includes a frame configured for movement relative to the track and a plate inserter workhead mounted to the frame. The plate inserter workhead is configured for pivoting the tie plate about a leading edge of the plate so that...

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Main Authors FUERST JAMES W, WEBER ROBERT M, TREZIAK, JR. DONALD M, BLAZEK BRUCE
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 03.03.2009
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 railway vehicle for inserting plates on rail ties that engage with rails includes a frame configured for movement relative to the track and a plate inserter workhead mounted to the frame. The plate inserter workhead is configured for pivoting the tie plate about a leading edge of the plate so that the trailing edge of the tie plate is lifted off the tie. The plate inserter workhead is configured to subsequently release the plate.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20060363381