RAILWAY SNOWPLOUGH Russian patent published in 2025 - IPC E01H8/00 

FIELD: cleaning of permanent ways.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to railway track cleaning devices and concerns the design of snowploughs. Snowplough of railway tracks comprises plough-blade and automatic coupler equipment mounted in central part of said plough-blade. Blade plough is made in the form of a protruding forward two-sided wedge, having a forward-bent visor, containing a forward-bent edge in the upper part, which is made decreasing in direction of said two-sided wedge central rib, edge in the lower part protruding horizontally forward from the main contour of the side faces of the said dihedral wedge. Side faces of said dihedral wedge on inner surface are provided with ribbing. Blade plough comprises a viewing platform mounted on the rear side in the upper part, a shaft with a steering wheel under the viewing platform, made with possibility of rotation and transmission of rotational movement, and symmetrically located cams, made with a multifaceted working profile for the possibility of locking the said plough-blade in the transport position, mounted on the side faces of the said dihedral wedge, adjustable flaps mounted in the lower part said lateral plate-scraper with cutouts for rail head. Scraper plate is made of rubber reinforced with a metal cable.

EFFECT: possibility of creating a snowplough for railway tracks with plough-and-dump equipment, characterized by high operational properties, namely increased efficiency of cleaning and specific output, and high reliability.

2 cl, 14 dwg