Abstract: A turnout includes a fixed beam, and a first and a second movable beams respectively on two opposite sides of the fixed beam. The fixed beam is arranged on a turnout platform. The first movable beam is movably arranged on the turnout platform between a first and a second positions. The second movable beam is movably arranged on the turnout platform between a third and a fourth positions. When the first movable beam is at the first position, the second movable beam is at the third position, the first movable beam is separated from the fixed beam, and the second movable beam and the fixed beam form a first passage; when the first movable beam is at the second position, the second movable beam is at the fourth position, the second movable beam is separated from the fixed beam, and the first movable beam and the fixed beam form a second passage.

Abstract: A mechanism for coupling a switch point to a point detector box having a point detector bar includes a first portion structured to be slidably coupled to the point detector bar and a second portion structured to be slidably coupled to the switch point.

Abstract: A point rail is shiftable transversely on an upper face of a rail base plate between an engaged position bearing on a longitudinally extending and fixed stock rail and a disengaged position spaced transversely of the stock rail. A roller assembly has a mounting plate securable to the rail base plate, a roller support pivotal about a support axis on the rail base plate, a roller carried on the roller support, and a spring biasing the roller upward with a predetermined spring force into a lift position with the roller projecting upward past the upper face for supporting the point rail on the roller. Thus this assembly supports the point rail and, in the engaged position, presses it against the support cleats and the stock rail and it is an integral part of one of the rail base plates.

Abstract: A roller assembly for facilitating movement of a switch rail between two positions. In one embodiment, the roller assembly includes a frame adapted for attachment to the switch rail and having a pocket formed therein, and an elastomer assembly, at least a portion of which is slidably disposed within the pocket. The elastomer assembly includes a roller wheel and an elastomeric block. The roller wheel travels along the surface of a tie plate when the switch rail is moved between positions. The elastomeric block is adapted to compress under a load applied to the switch rail in the direction of the tie plate, causing the roller wheel to retract in the direction of the pocket. When the weight of a train is exerted on the roller assembly, the compression of the elastomeric block causes the train to ride fully on the rails, just as if the roller assembly were not present. When no weight is exerted on the roller assembly, the roller assembly assists the switch to move freely between positions.

Abstract: This invention relates to a switch lock for switch tongues (2, 3) having at least one locking piece (6, 7) for attaching to a stock rail (4, 5), having at least one switch tongue attachment (8, 9) for attaching to a switch tongue (2, 3) and having a slide rod (10), wherein the adjustment distance of the slide rod (10) is greater than the switch tongue impact (Z) of the switch tongues (2, 3), and in its end position, the switch tongue (2, 3) is locked on the stock rail (4, 5), wherein at least one bearing roller (17, 18) is provided on the locking piece, and wherein the slide rod (10) can be moved relative to the locking piece (6, 7) by means of the bearing rollers (17, 18) to adjust the switch tongue (2, 3).

Abstract: With a device for switching switch tongues the tongue tip of which lies on a roller plane of a slide chair, the switch tongue can be switched more easily when the front roller (7a) of a roller pair (6) is positioned lower than the rear roller (7b).

Abstract: A hollow tie assembly for rodding associated with moveable trackwork (such as in a switch or a moveable point frog) serves the function of a tie, houses and protects throw rods, lock rods and detector rods, is adapted to accommodate North American switch machines, and does not interfere with mechanical tampers. The rodding is housed within two elongated and spaced channels which are held in predetermined spaced relationship. Switch plates straddle the flanges of each channel and the moveable rails or points are mounted on the switch plates. Rod adapters and switch clip provide a sliding connection to the moveable rails or points. The rods are made of insulating material and the switch plates and associated components include insulation to avoid cross conduction between the rails.

Abstract: A device for setting railway switches includes a plurality of interlinked hydraulic switching devices (6) connected to a separate reversible hydraulic drive unit in a manner offset in the longitudinal direction of the rails, wherein the working volumes of the hydraulic cylinder piston aggregates (6) are connected to driving movement in same direction. The pistons (20) or plungers (11) include push-open valves (18) for travel limitation.

Abstract: A switch blade rolling device has a suspended rolling support on which the switch blade is moved, a body provided with a hook, side parts, a transverse end wall with an end opening and a bottom transverse wall with a bottom opening. The clamping claw is anchored in the end opening and the elastic support is screwed into the bottom opening. The free end of an oscillating lever is supported at the top on the elastic support and is mounted in the longitudinal direction with an oscillating lever bolt between side parts. The oscillating lever carries two rollers on roll bolts. The first roller is arranged above the elastic support and is mounted in the longitudinal direction with an oscillating lever bolt between side parts. The oscillating lever carries two rollers on roll bolts. The first roller is arranged above the elastic support and the second roller is arranged between the oscillating lever bolt and the first roller.

Abstract: This apparatus relates to a safety mechanism for a rail system having tracks adapted to be moved in an out of alignment for the transfer of an object from one track to the other. More specifically, the apparatus relates to a mechanism which prevents the accidental movement of an object off the end of one track unless the tracks are in substantial alignment.

Abstract: The antifriction insert (1) for slide surfaces of switching devices is fixed to a base member (5) in that the base member includes a recess with grooves at both sides. At least one of the grooves has upwardly open hollows (9). The antifriction insert has projections associated with these hollows (9) so that the antifriction insert can be introduced from above into the base member (5) and then only needs to be displaced by the length of the projections in order to obtain safe securing.

Abstract: A railway structure for a sliding chair (2), a sliding plate and a ribbed plate (1), respectively, for railway switches or railway crossings. The structure includes friction-reducing sliding members (4, 5) of synthetic plastic material being releasably mounted within recesses (3) in the sliding chair (2) and the plates, respectively. There are accommodated within each recess (3) at least two sliding members (4, 5) having their side surfaces engaged over the major part of the periphery by inwardly protruding walls or profiles of the edge of the recess, so that there results a safe mounting in position of the sliding members (4, 5). The structure makes the interchange of the sliding members a simple procedure.

Abstract: A switch is employed in a conveyorized transport system which has a first actuator capable of imparting a first linear movement and a second actuator capable of imparting a second linear movement, which actuators being oriented parallel with one another and are slidably mounted on two guide rods secured to a switch base plate. A bracket carrying a transfer rail section is also supported for movement on the guide rods and is moved between a gap in a first rail and in the entrance end of a subsidiary loop or loops oppositely disposed relative to one another by combined or individual movement of the first and second actuators.

Abstract: The switch arrangement allocates first and second connections in groups to each other. A carriage is used which supports a number of connection elements corresponding to the number of second connections per each group. The carriage is movable along the first and the second connections in such fashion that each of the second connections of the group can be connected to the first connection allocated to that group. The switch arrangement is particularly suited for a suspension conveyor system for the feeding of flyer bobbins to ring spinners.

Abstract: A slow motion actuating device has a housing with a first opening therein through which an output pin extends. The output pin is connected to a swing arm which is pivotally mounted in the housing and driven by a set of reduction gears. Stops are provided in the housing for limiting movement of the swing arm. An electric motor is mounted in driving relation with the gear set. The motor has a stall current which is low enough to allow the motor to be continuously stalled without damaging it. A printed circuit board is mounted in the housing with a tail portion extending through a second opening in the housing. The circuit board provides electrical connections to the motor and auxiliary contacts which can be opened and closed by a wiper mounted on the swing arm.

Abstract: A grooved rail switch with a tongue rail device includes a tongue rail displaceably supported on a torsion-stiff support box for movement between a stock rail and a switch rail. The support box is made up of an upper slide plate, a lower bottom plate and flat bars extending between and welded to the slide plate and bottom plate. High strength bolts secure the stock rail to one side of the support box and the switch rail to the other side.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improvement in a point switch in which the switch blades or tongues are composed of rail sections of the trunk or main track and are displaceably positioned on slide chairs in the transverse rail direction, the improvement comprising a shaft on which each slide chair is slidingly mounted between two bearing blocks, one of the bearing blocks being inside the track and the other of the bearing blocks being outside of the track, welds rigidly connecting the bearing blocks with a joint base plate, and two rods on each chair parallel to the shaft, a first one of the rods being adapted to contact a stop in a recess in the outside bearing block, and a second one of the rods being adapted to contact a lock in a recess in the outside bearing block, whereby in an unlocked condition the first one of the rods contacts the stop, and in a locked condition the second one of the rods contacts the lock.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improvement in an apparatus and method for moving a railway switch composed of travel rail sections of a main track which are pivoted by positioning elements to rail sections of a branch-off track and locked by closing elements in a particular position with respect to a switch plate extending across the switch, the improvement comprising two positioning sleds, a profiled guide rail supporting each of said sleds, one of said guide rails being outside of and parallel to said travel rail sections of said main track, and the other of said guide rails being outside of and parallel to said rail sections of said branch-off track, and a cross-piece on each positioning sled, each of said cross-pieces having a compression roller mounted thereon and adapted to engage the inside of a rail head of an adjacent travel rail.

Abstract: A rail switch in which two wing rails are engageable with a frog in alternation, characterized in that guide members are provided, which are held in position relative to the wing rails and extend under and are engageable with the frog or parts rigidly connected to the frog to prevent an upward movement of said guide members.

Abstract: Railway switch for Vignoles rails, comprising a frog tip and a pair of wing rails arranged for swivelling movement, one of said wing rails engaging the frog tip in its end position and being supported in this position in direction of engaging the frog tip by means of movable supporting members resting against the railway sleepers, noting that the movement of the supporting members and of the wing rails is being effected in mutual dependence, that the supporting members are guided on the railway sleepers in longitudinal direction of the corresponding wing rails and are cooperating with abutments protruding from the wing rails and preferably being fixed to the web of the wing rails, and that the supporting members are formed of one supporting rod for each associated wing rail, said supporting rod comprising, in addition to the supporting surfaces serving for supporting the abutments, recesses giving free the wing rails, characterized in that the push-rod serving the purpose of switching over the railway switch

Abstract: In a rail switch arrangement in which an elongated rail is fixedly mounted on supporting structure and an elongated rail blade is moved on the supporting structure toward and away from a position contiguously adjacent the fixedly mounted rail, a sheet member of synthetic resin composition is fixedly secured to a bottom face of the rail blade and slidingly engages the approximately horizontal top face of the supporting structure during the movement of the rail blade.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for a switching point of a railway track, said switching point comprising two movable tongue-rails controlled in such a manner that their ends may be brought in contact with line-rails, or be separated therefrom, by a sliding movement over bearings carried by sleepers, said device being placed in the space between two bearings and comprising a sliding part or piece supporting at least one tongue-rail on a self-lubricating sliding surface, said part or piece being influenced by elastic springs or the like to lift the tongue-rail or rails which it supports with respect to said bearings, in such a manner that said tongue-rail or rails are not in contact with said bearings during the sliding movement of the tongue-rail or rails, but come directly into contact with the bearings under the influence of the load of a railway vehicle passing over said tongue-rail or rails.

Abstract: This machine consists primarily of a low R.P.M., motor driven cam and follower, the follower being pivotally secured to the top of a table, upon which the railroad tracks are secured. The machine includes an adjustable push rod, secured to one leg of the follower, which will intermittently connect and disconnect a section of track with another track.