Patents by Inventor Heinz Mühlleitner

Heinz Mühlleitner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11717908
    Abstract: A welding unit for welding rails of a track has a unit lower edge forming a lower boundary of the welding unit, with regard to a vertical, and a shearing device provided for removing a weld bead. A rail base section of the shearing device is designed to be lowered, relative to the welding unit, by way of a drive from a rest position situated above the unit lower edge into a shearing position situated below the unit lower edge. Thus, the welding operation can be carried out without lifting the rails from the sleepers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Plasser & Theurer Export von Bahnbaumaschinen Gesellschaft m.b.H.
    Inventor: Heinz Muehlleitner
  • Patent number: 11613853
    Abstract: A device for welding a rail joint of a track, comprising two rail clamping devices spaced from one another in a rail longitudinal direction which are connected to one another via push rods to press rail ends apart prior to welding. In this, it is provided that at least one rail clamping device is coupled to a transverse displacement device for flush-aligning the rail ends after being pressed apart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Plasser & Theurer Export von Bahnbaumaschinen GmbH
    Inventor: Heinz Muehlleitner
  • Patent number: 11235416
    Abstract: A welding assembly (1) for welding two rails (2) of a track includes two rail clamping units (5) movable towards one another in an assembly longitudinal direction (4). A power rail (10) provided for power transmission is configured as an assembly guide (3), extending in an assembly longitudinal direction (4), which is spaced from displacement drives (11) and connects both rail clamping units (5) to one another. The power rail (10) is equipped with a cooling device and displaceable in the assembly longitudinal direction (4) relative to the rail clamping unit (5) equipped with the power rail contacts (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Plasser & Theurer Export von Bahnbaumaschinen Gesellschaft m.b.H.
    Inventor: Heinz Muehlleitner
  • Patent number: 11066787
    Abstract: A welding apparatus for welding rails of a track comprises two welding units which are movable relative to one another and which are each equipped with clamping jaws at a lower end. The clamping jaws are configured for resting on a web of the rail. Each welding unit is connected to a supporting device which can move relative to the welding unit and which is provided for resting on the track during operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Piasser & Theurer Export von Bahnbaumaschinen GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Fletzer, Heinz Muehlleitner
  • Publication number: 20200282487
    Abstract: A welding unit for welding rails of a track has a unit lower edge forming a lower boundary of the welding unit, with regard to a vertical, and a shearing device provided for removing a weld bead. A rail base section of the shearing device is designed to be lowered, relative to the welding unit, by way of a drive from a rest position situated above the unit lower edge into a shearing position situated below the unit lower edge. Thus, the welding operation can be carried out without lifting the rails from the sleepers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventor: HEINZ MUEHLLEITNER
  • Publication number: 20200199825
    Abstract: A device for welding a rail joint of a track, comprising two rail clamping devices spaced from one another in a rail longitudinal direction which are connected to one another via push rods to press rail ends apart prior to welding. In this, it is provided that at least one rail clamping device is coupled to a transverse displacement device for flush-aligning the rail ends after being pressed apart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: Plasser & Theurer Export von Bahnbaumaschinen GmbH
    Inventor: Heinz MUEHLLEITNER
  • Patent number: 10570573
    Abstract: A welding unit for welding together two rails of a track includes two rail clamping assemblies which can be moved towards one another in a longitudinal direction of the rail along unit guides by compression cylinders. Each rail clamping assembly is equipped with clamping jaws which are displaceable in pairs in a pressing plane and each of which has a contact surface provided for application to a rail web. The clamping jaws are each constructed as clamping levers which are pivotable in the pressing plane about a lever pivot axis. The contact surface intended for application to the rail web is disposed at a first lever end spaced apart from the lever pivot axis. The two contact surfaces of each rail clamping assembly are each positioned closer to the oppositely disposed rail clamping assembly than the two lever pivot axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Plasser & Theurer Export von Bahnbaumaschinen Gesellschaft m.b.H.
    Inventor: Heinz Muehlleitner
  • Publication number: 20190054561
    Abstract: A welding assembly (1) for welding two rails (2) of a track includes two rail clamping units (5) movable towards one another in an assembly longitudinal direction (4). A power rail (10) provided for power transmission is configured as an assembly guide (3), extending in an assembly longitudinal direction (4), which is spaced from displacement drives (11) and connects both rail clamping units (5) to one another. The power rail (10) is equipped with a cooling device and displaceable in the assembly longitudinal direction (4) relative to the rail clamping unit (5) equipped with the power rail contacts (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: Plasser & Theurer Export von Bahnbaumaschinen Gesellschaft m.b.H.
    Inventor: Heinz MUEHLLEITNER
  • Publication number: 20190032283
    Abstract: A welding apparatus for welding rails of a track comprises two welding units which are movable relative to one another and which are each equipped with clamping jaws at a lower end. The clamping jaws are configured for resting on a web of the rail. Each welding unit is connected to a supporting device which can move relative to the welding unit and which is provided for resting on the track during operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: ROBERT FLETZER, HEINZ MUEHLLEITNER
  • Publication number: 20170292225
    Abstract: A welding unit for welding together two rails of a track includes two rail clamping assemblies which can be moved towards one another in a longitudinal direction of the rail along unit guides by compression cylinders. Each rail clamping assembly is equipped with clamping jaws which are displaceable in pairs in a pressing plane and each of which has a contact surface provided for application to a rail web. The clamping jaws are each constructed as clamping levers which are pivotable in the pressing plane about a lever pivot axis. The contact surface intended for application to the rail web is disposed at a first lever end spaced apart from the lever pivot axis. The two contact surfaces of each rail clamping assembly are each positioned closer to the oppositely disposed rail clamping assembly than the two lever pivot axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventor: HEINZ MUEHLLEITNER
  • Patent number: 8979083
    Abstract: A welding unit for welding two rails of a track is equipped with clamping jaws intended for lying against a rail web. The clamping jaws each have a sliding surface, which is at a distance from a contact surface in the transverse direction of the rail and is arcuately curved with respect to a cross section extending such that it is normal to a neutral axis of the rails. The jaw mount, intended for fixing the clamping jaw, has a sliding surface, which is curved in a way corresponding to the sliding surface of the clamping jaw, and so the clamping jaw is movable along the sliding surfaces in relation to the jaw mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Franz Plasser Bahnbaumaschinen-Industriegesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Josef Theurer, Bernhard Lichtberger, Heinz Mühlleitner
  • Patent number: 8735761
    Abstract: A welding unit for welding rails of a track includes two unit bodies that can be moved in relation to each other by displacement cylinders along unit guides running parallel to the rails. The displacement cylinders are connected both to pull rods and to a crossbeam. Thus a simple design having high tensile forces is possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Franz Plasser Bahnbaumaschinen- Industriegesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Josef Theurer, Bernhard Lichtberger, Heinz Mühlleitner
  • Publication number: 20120025436
    Abstract: A welding unit for welding two rails of a track is equipped with clamping jaws intended for lying against a rail web. The clamping jaws each have a sliding surface, which is at a distance from a contact surface in the transverse direction of the rail and is arcuately curved with respect to a cross section extending such that it is normal to a neutral axis of the rails. The jaw mount, intended for fixing the clamping jaw, has a sliding surface, which is curved in a way corresponding to the sliding surface of the clamping jaw, and so the clamping jaw is movable along the sliding surfaces in relation to the jaw mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Josef Theurer, Bernhard Lichtberger, Heinz Mühlleitner
  • Publication number: 20110168675
    Abstract: A welding unit for welding rails of a track includes two unit bodies that can be moved in relation to each other by displacement cylinders along unit guides running parallel to the rails. The displacement cylinders are connected both to pull rods and to a crossbeam. Thus a simple design having high tensile forces is possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: FRANZ PLASSER BAHNBAUMASCHINEN-INDUSTRIEGESELLSCHAFT MBH
    Inventors: JOSEF THEURER, BERNHARD LICHTBERGER, HEINZ MÜHLLEITNER
  • Patent number: 6852940
    Abstract: A welding device for welding together two rails of a track and producing a welded joint is composed of two halves. An air nozzle and a temperature sensor are mounted on one of the halves. Via a cooling opening of the air nozzle, a glowing-cooled hot welded joint can be cooled in a controlled manner, immediately after a welding bead has been sheared off, by supplying compressed air to the joint. Thus, optimal welding of head-hardened rails can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Franz Plasser Bahnbaumaschinen-Industriegesellschaft m.b.H.
    Inventor: Heinz Mühlleitner