Long rail vehicle steel rail locking monitoring structure

By installing locking detection devices, signal repeaters, and alarm displays on long rail train sets, the rail status can be monitored in real time and alarms can be triggered, solving the problem of rail movement caused by loose locking bolts, and improving transportation safety and the convenience and reliability of the equipment.

CN223623593UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-02CRRC SHENYANG CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202423158854.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-20
Publication Date
2025-12-02
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-20

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Technical Problem

Long rail trains experience significant vibrations when transporting long rails, which can cause locking bolts and locking weights to loosen, making the rails prone to shifting and potentially colliding with the carriage walls, leading to accidents. Current technology lacks real-time detection and reliable alarm mechanisms.

Method used

Employing a locking detection device, signal repeater, and alarm display, the system monitors the rail status via wireless transmission and sensors, providing real-time alarms and alerts to the operator. The system utilizes components such as the locking detection device, signal repeater, and alarm display, along with sensor bodies, signal transmitters, and fixing clamps, to achieve real-time monitoring and alarm functions.

Benefits of technology

It enables real-time monitoring of rail movement to prevent accidents. It adopts wireless transmission for easy installation, has strong anti-interference capabilities, long transmission distance, accurate readings, and is designed for easy maintenance and long-term use.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of steel rail monitoring, in particular to a long rail vehicle steel rail locking monitoring structure. A long rail vehicle steel rail locking monitoring structure comprises a locking detection device, a signal repeater and an alarm display device, and the locking detection device is responsible for collecting, processing and sending state signals and transmitting the signals to the alarm display device through the signal repeater. According to the utility model, a wireless communication mode and a low-power-consumption design are adopted, the rechargeable lithium ion battery is used for supplying power, the battery can be charged repeatedly, the battery is more environment-friendly, electronic elements are dustproof and waterproof, the service life is long, the technology is mature, the safety is high, and the like, so that various complex environments can be coped, and the problems that rails are easy to move when the long rail train is accelerated and decelerated and the like are solved. And personal safety of people in the vehicle is endangered.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of rail monitoring technology, and more specifically to a rail locking monitoring structure for long rail vehicles. Background Technology

[0002] With the rapid development of railway construction, the demand for long steel rails is increasing. Long steel rail trainsets play a crucial role in the construction and maintenance of seamless railway lines. A long steel rail trainset is a special trainset composed of various special vehicles with different functions and structures for transporting welded long steel rails. The design and use of long steel rail trainsets have become increasingly important. The use of long steel rail trainsets has greatly improved the efficiency and safety of railway construction and maintenance. It can quickly and accurately complete the loading, unloading and transportation of long steel rails, providing strong support for railway construction.

[0003] Currently, long rail train sets experience significant vibrations when transporting long rails, causing locking bolts and ballast to loosen. When the train sets accelerate or decelerate, the rails are prone to shifting, potentially impacting the carriage walls or even crashing into the carriage. This not only damages the train set equipment but can also lead to serious accidents such as derailment or rollover, endangering the safety of passengers. Manual inspection is neither accurate nor timely.

[0004] Therefore, providing a long-rail vehicle rail locking monitoring structure that can detect rail movement in real time, provide timely alarms, is safe, reliable, and has a long service life is a problem that urgently needs to be solved by those skilled in the art. Utility Model Content

[0005] In order to overcome the shortcomings of the existing technology, the purpose of this utility model is to provide a long rail car rail locking monitoring structure that can provide alarm prompts to the onboard operator and prevent subsequent serious accidents.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution, mainly including:

[0007] A rail locking monitoring structure for long rail vehicles includes a locking detection device, a signal repeater, and an alarm display.

[0008] A signal repeater enhances and transmits wireless signals, the signal repeater being connected to both the lock detection device and the alarm display signal.

[0009] The alarm display receives the wireless signal transmitted by the signal repeater and displays the alarm feedback signal on the screen.

[0010] A locking detection device that collects, processes, and transmits signals indicating the status of the rail includes a housing, a locking weight, a connecting rod, a sensor body, a signal transmitter, and a fixing clamp. The locking weight is placed on the rail. One side of the connecting rod is magnetically connected to the locking weight, and the other side of the connecting rod passes through the housing and connects to the sensor body. The fixing clamp holds the housing in place on the rail. A signal transmitter is installed inside the housing, and the sensor body is electrically connected to the signal transmitter.

[0011] The sensor body has a lever and a pulley at its bottom. One side of the lever is installed at the bottom of the sensor body, and the other side of the lever is installed with a pulley. A spring is provided between the lever and the sensor body.

[0012] Preferably, the connecting rod has a groove with beveled ends, and the pulley is installed inside the groove.

[0013] Preferably, the housing has a slider inside, the slider is made of nylon, and the connecting rod passes through the slider and is slidably connected to the pulley.

[0014] Preferably, the connecting rod is provided with scale lines.

[0015] As can be seen from the above technical solution, compared with the prior art, this utility model has the following advantages:

[0016] (1) Real-time: The system monitors the movement status of the rails in real time, avoiding rail slippage accidents caused by loose locking bolts and locking clamps.

[0017] (2) Convenience: The system adopts wireless transmission and the sensors are installed independently, which solves the problems of limited space, inability to wire, and high installation costs in the past.

[0018] (3) Reliability: The system adopts advanced and mature sensing technology and wireless transmission technology, which has strong anti-interference ability, long transmission distance, accurate reading and high reliability.

[0019] (4) Openness: Considering the long-term benefits of user investment, this device adopts an open protocol when transmitting data at the acquisition end, which facilitates access to user systems and system integration, and saves costs.

[0020] (5) Long-term performance: The sensor collects rail sway signals through the lever and pulley of the sensor body, ensuring real-time data acquisition. It has a built-in high-capacity lithium-ion battery and ultra-low power consumption design, allowing for long-term monitoring after a single investment. Attached Figure Description

[0021] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on the provided drawings without creative effort.

[0022] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model.

[0023] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the main structure of the sensor of this utility model.

[0024] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the connecting rod structure of this utility model.

[0025] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the fixed clamp structure of this utility model.

[0026] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the signal repeater of this utility model.

[0027] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the alarm display of this utility model.

[0028] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the connection state of this utility model.

[0029] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached diagram: 1-Locking clamp, 2-Connecting rod, 3-Sensor body, 4-Fixing clamp, 5-Signal transmitter, 6-Alarm display, 7-Toggle lever, 8-Pulley, 9-Slider, 10-Slide groove, 11-Scale line, 12-Housing, 13-Signal repeater. Detailed Implementation

[0030] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0031] Example: A rail locking monitoring structure for long-rail vehicles

[0032] This embodiment provides a rail locking monitoring structure for long rail vehicles, including a locking detection device, a signal repeater 13, and an alarm display 6. This structure is used to monitor the locking status of the rails in real time and issue alarm prompts in abnormal situations, facilitating timely handling by operators. Figures 1 to 4 As shown.

[0033] Lock detection device:

[0034] Housing 12: Protects the internal sensor body 3 and signal transmitter 5, extends the service life of the locking detection device. The housing is firmly engaged with the rail by the fixing clamp 4, ensuring the stability of the equipment installation.

[0035] Locking weight 1: Locking weight 1 is placed on the rail and is magnetically connected to one end of the connecting rod 2 to monitor the locking status of the rail.

[0036] Link 2: One end of link 2 is connected to the locking pressure iron 1 by magnetism, and the other end passes through the housing 12 and is connected to the sensor body 3. Link 2 is provided with a sliding groove 10. The two ends of the sliding groove 10 are designed with bevels to effectively trigger the pulley 8 and lever 7 and other structures.

[0037] Pulley 8 and groove 10: Pulley 8 is installed inside the groove 10 on the connecting rod 2. The relative sliding between the pulley and the connecting rod is used to reflect the movement state of the rail. The sliding of pulley 8 enables the displacement signal to be collected in real time.

[0038] Toggle lever 7: Installed at the bottom of sensor body 3. A spring is provided between the toggle lever 7 and sensor body 3. When the pulley 8 slides in the slide groove 10 and exceeds a predetermined value, the toggle lever 7 rebounds upward and compresses the spring, squeezing the switch of sensor body 3 and triggering sensor body 3 to send a signal. After the pulley 8 slides into the slide groove 10, the spring relaxes and triggers the toggle lever 7 downward, turning off the switch of sensor body 3 and returning to the initial state.

[0039] Slider 9: Installed inside housing 12, made of nylon, with connecting rod 2 passing through slider 9 and slidably connected to pulley 8 to reduce sliding friction and improve structural durability.

[0040] Scale line 11: Set on the connecting rod 2, so that the operator can observe and record the movement distance of the connecting rod 2, thereby judging the locking status of the rail.

[0041] Signal transmitter 5

[0042] The signal processing section of the signal transmitter 5 adopts a waterproof potting process to ensure that the protection level reaches IP65 or above, which greatly improves the waterproof performance and service life of the equipment.

[0043] Signal repeater 13:

[0044] Inside the housing 12, the rail status signal sent by the sensor body 3 is enhanced and transmitted. Due to the power consumption and size limitations of the locking detection device, the design of the signal repeater 13 ensures stable signal transmission and avoids data loss or false alarms caused by signal instability.

[0045] The signal repeater 13 is equipped with a separate power supply and energy storage system, which can continue to operate normally when the generator is not turned on, fuel is insufficient or the vehicle loses power due to an accident, ensuring that the signal can be transmitted in a timely manner when there is an abnormality in the movement of the rails.

[0046] Alarm display 6:

[0047] The system receives and processes the rail status signal transmitted by the signal repeater 13; the alarm display 6 displays the detected information on the screen, and if an abnormal rail locking status is detected, it will immediately issue an audible and visual alarm to remind the operator to take appropriate safety measures.

[0048] The locking detection device of this invention adopts a modular design, which facilitates maintenance and replacement. The movement of the rail is determined through the cooperation of a mechanical structure and a limit switch.

[0049] The device features a low-power design and a built-in high-capacity lithium-ion battery, which can ensure continuous operation for one year on a single charge, meeting the needs of long-term use.

[0050] Signal processing section encapsulation and waterproof design: The signal processing and transmission sections of the sensor body 3 are encapsulated in a separate container and potting process is used to ensure that the device has a waterproof performance of IP65 or higher, effectively improving the service life of the equipment in harsh environments.

[0051] Working principle:

[0052] Fixing and initial installation:

[0053] The housing 12 of the locking detection device is securely fastened to the rail by the fixing clamp 4, so that the equipment is installed stably.

[0054] Locking weight 1 is placed on the rail and connected to connecting rod 2 by magnetism.

[0055] Rail movement detection:

[0056] When the rail moves due to external force, one end of the connecting rod 2 is magnetically mounted on the locking pressure iron 1, and the locking detection device is firmly clamped on the rail by the fixing clamp 4. When the rail shakes, the locking pressure iron 1 and the rail are relatively displaced, causing the other end of the connecting rod 2 to be relatively displaced with the pulley 8.

[0057] The pulley 8 is relatively displaced with the connecting rod 2 in the slide groove 10. When the displacement exceeds the predetermined threshold, the inclined openings at both ends of the slide groove 10 will lift the pulley 8, thereby triggering the switch of the lever 7 to activate the switch of the sensor body 3 and sending a status signal of rail movement.

[0058] Signal transmission and alarm:

[0059] The sensor body 3 transmits the collected rail offset signal to the signal transmitter 5 through the circuit. The signal repeater 13 is responsible for amplifying the signal and ensuring its stable transmission to the alarm display 6.

[0060] After receiving an abnormal signal from the rail condition, the alarm display 6 processes the signal and displays the abnormal information on the screen. At the same time, it issues an audible and visual alarm to remind operators to check and handle the situation in a timely manner to ensure the safety of railway transportation.

[0061] Optimization results:

[0062] High-efficiency signal transmission: Since the equipment may experience power outages during operation, the independent power supply system of the signal repeater 13 ensures that the signal transmission remains stable even under extreme conditions.

[0063] High-precision detection and recording: By setting scale lines 11 on the connecting rod 2, operators can directly observe and record the movement distance of the connecting rod to better assess the locking status of the rail.

[0064] Extended equipment lifespan: The signal processing section of signal transmitter 5 adopts a waterproof potting process to ensure that the protection level reaches IP65 or above, which greatly improves the waterproof performance and service life of the equipment.

[0065] The various embodiments in this specification are described in a progressive manner, with each embodiment focusing on its differences from other embodiments. Similar or identical parts between embodiments can be referred to interchangeably. For the apparatus disclosed in the embodiments, since they correspond to the methods disclosed in the embodiments, the description is relatively simple; relevant parts can be referred to the method section.

[0066] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not to be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A long rail vehicle rail locking monitoring structure, comprising a locking detection device, a signal repeater (13) and an alarm display (6): the signal repeater (13) enhances and transmits wireless signals, the signal repeater (13) being connected to the locking detection device and the alarm display (6) respectively; the alarm display (6) receives the wireless signals transmitted by the signal repeater (13) and displays alarm feedback signals on the display screen; Its features are, The locking detection device collects, processes, and sends rail status signals, including a housing (12), a locking weight (1), a connecting rod (2), a sensor body (3), a signal transmitter (5), and a fixing clamp (4). The locking weight (1) is placed on the rail. One side of the connecting rod (2) is magnetically connected to the locking weight (1), and the other side of the connecting rod (2) passes through the housing (12) and is connected to the sensor body (3). The fixing clamp (4) clamps the housing (12) onto the rail. The signal transmitter (5) is installed inside the housing (12), and the sensor body (3) is electrically connected to the signal transmitter (5). The sensor body (3) is provided with a lever (7) and a pulley (8) at the bottom. One side of the lever (7) is installed at the bottom of the sensor body (3), and the other side of the lever (7) is installed with a pulley (8). A spring is provided between the lever (7) and the sensor body (3).

2. The long-rail vehicle rail locking monitoring structure according to claim 1, characterized in that, The connecting rod (2) has a groove (10) with beveled ends, and the pulley (8) is installed inside the groove (10).

3. The long-rail vehicle rail locking monitoring structure according to claim 2, characterized in that, The housing (12) is equipped with a slider (9) inside. The slider (9) is made of nylon material. The connecting rod (2) passes through the slider (9) and is slidably connected to the pulley (8).

4. The long-rail vehicle rail locking monitoring structure according to claim 3, characterized in that, The connecting rod (2) is provided with scale lines (11).