Abstract: An apparatus for removing a tamping tool from a tool holder comprises a mechanism for moving the tamping tool out of the tamping tool holder bore wherein it is frictionally held, the mechanism including a frame attachable to the tamping head, a pair of jacks mounted on the frame and the frame arranged to hold the tamping tool shaft substantially centered therebetween, and a power source for operating the jacks.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 13, 1976
Date of Patent:
May 2, 1978
Assignee:
Franz Plasser Bahnbaumaschinen-Industriegesellschaft G.m.b.H.