DEVICE FOR RAILS HANDLING AT RAIL LENGTH ASSEMBLY-DISASSEMBLY LINES Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC E01B29/05 E01B29/24 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: proposed device comprises two bridges with bogies running along their girders, crosspiece secured to every bogie, L-shape hooks to grip rail head turning along and across rail head. Every bogie is equipped with hydraulic motor, crosspiece rope-and-pulley suspension driven by said hydraulic motor, crosspiece crosswise vibration damper, and pump unit with hydraulic system. Bogie drive is made up of reduction gear output shafts aligned with shafts of bogie wheels, reduction gear high-speed shaft being coupled with hydraulic motor shaft. One end of suspension system inhaul rope is secured to crosspiece plied via bogie and hydraulic cylinder pulleys and second end fastened on bogie. Crosspiece crosswise vibration damper is made up of two articulated pairs of levers with their ends articulated with bogie and crosspiece. Every hydraulic motor of bogie hydraulic system is connected with four-way three-position hydraulic control valve and flow control valves.

EFFECT: automated, efficient and reliable operation.

5 cl, 11 dwg