TRACK INSTRUMENT Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: maintenance of rail tracks, in particular, on the railway transport. SUBSTANCE: track instrument has a reference element, connecting and gripping members, hydraulic pump that is connected to the power-generating set via a flexible hose. The track instrument has also a leverage provided with a handle and kinematically linked with the hydraulic pump, and a reserve vessel. The reserve vessel, leverage and the hydraulic pump are rigidly interconnected. The power-generating set is made in the form of a hydraulic cylinder with a piston, on one end it is provided with a connecting member in the form of a hemispherical thrust bearing, and on the other - with a connecting member in the form of a cylindrical end- piece. The reference element is made in the form of a three-link chain, the extreme links of it are provided with connecting members-hemispherical and cylindrical, respectively, and their length exceeds the length of the intermediate link and is comparable with the length of the power-generating set. One of the extreme links has a gripping member in the middle part for engagement with the rail base, the other extreme link is made in the form of a flat frame with a connecting member installed in its middle part, on one side this link is connected to a pair of other links. The power-generating set is installed between the connecting members as an end hinge link. EFFECT: guaranteed quick mounting and dismounting for elimination of several combined faults. 7 cl, 2 dwg