Railway ballast line sleeper taking trolley

By designing a trolley for retrieving sleepers on ballast tracks, and using components such as winches and winding motors to directly remove sleepers, the problem of needing to dismantle the track in existing technologies has been solved, improving work efficiency and reducing the impact on railway operation.

CN224213053UActive Publication Date: 2026-05-08CHINA RAILWAY FIRST GROUP CO LTD +2
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
CHINA RAILWAY FIRST GROUP CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-05-22
Publication Date
2026-05-08

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Technical Problem

Existing technology cannot directly remove sleeper components from under the track; track sections must be dismantled for replacement, resulting in low work efficiency and impacting railway operation.

Method used

Design a trolley for removing sleepers on ballast railway lines. It uses components such as a winch winding motor, main installation pipe, extension main pipe, movable wheels, pull rod, connecting main block, telescopic block, rotating plate, connecting clamp plate, and limit pin. Through the cooperation of these components, sleepers can be directly removed from the track.

Benefits of technology

This enabled the rapid removal of sleepers, reduced track dismantling time, improved work efficiency, and avoided impacting railway operations.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of track engineering, in particular to a railway ballast line sleeper taking trolley which comprises a railway sleeper and a track body, a trolley body is movably installed at the top of the track body, a parking brake assembly is fixedly installed at the bottom of the trolley body, and guide wheels are installed on the two sides of the top of the railway sleeper in a penetrating mode. An electrical control cabinet is fixedly installed on the right side of the top of the railway sleeper, and a winch winding motor is fixedly installed on the top of the railway sleeper. The sleeper component can be directly taken out from a track, during use, a user firstly sleeves the connecting support plate on a sleeper, then rotates the rotating plate to enable the connecting clamping plate to be attached to the connecting clamping block, and then limits and fixes the connecting clamping plate and the connecting clamping block through the limiting bolt, and after the process is completed, the sleeper component is taken out from the track. And the user controls a winch winding motor to pull the fixing mechanism, so that the sleeper can be directly pulled out from the bottom of the rail, and the time for dismantling the rail is shortened.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of track engineering technology, specifically a trolley for taking sleepers on ballast railway lines. Background Technology

[0002] Railway tracks, also known as rails, are mainly used on railways and work in conjunction with switches to allow trains to travel without turning. Railway tracks typically consist of two parallel steel rails, which are fixed on sleepers, with ballast underneath the sleepers.

[0003] A search revealed that the announcement number is CN221739736U, and the name is "A sleeper replacement trolley, including a bottom support frame." Research and analysis showed that this device solves the technical problems of the single moving mode of cranes in the prior art and the increased maintenance and management costs caused by the need to use additional equipment to tie sleepers. However, it still has the following disadvantages to some extent.

[0004] For example, when using this equipment, it is not possible to directly remove the sleeper components from under the track. A section of track needs to be dismantled before the sleeper components can be replaced. Due to factors such as short track maintenance window time and narrow working space, large sleeper replacement machinery is difficult to enter the site for operation. This not only results in low work efficiency but also takes a long time, which can easily affect the operation of the railway. In order to solve the above technical problems, we have designed a sleeper removal trolley for ballast railway lines. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of this utility model is to provide a trolley for removing sleepers on ballast tracks, which has the advantage of being able to quickly remove sleeper components. This solves the problem that it is impossible to directly remove sleeper components from under the track, and a section of track needs to be dismantled before the sleeper components can be replaced. This not only results in low work efficiency but also takes a long time and can easily affect the operation of the railway.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a trolley for retrieving sleepers on a ballast railway line, comprising railway sleepers and a track body. A car body is movably mounted on the top of the track body, and a parking brake assembly is fixedly mounted on the bottom of the car body. Guide wheels are installed through both sides of the top of the railway sleepers. An electrical control cabinet is fixedly mounted on the right side of the top of the railway sleepers, and an installation frame is fixedly mounted on the left side of the top of the railway sleepers. A battery pack is movably installed inside the installation frame. A winch winding motor is fixedly mounted on the top of the railway sleepers. An installation mechanism is provided at the bottom of the railway sleepers. The installation mechanism includes an installation frame, which is fixedly mounted on the bottom of the railway sleepers. An installation main tube is movably mounted inside the installation frame, and an extension main tube is installed through the inner cavity of the installation main tube. A fixing mechanism is provided at the bottom of the extension main tube, and the fixing mechanism includes a connecting main block.

[0007] Preferably, track wheels are fixedly installed at the four corners of the bottom of the vehicle body, a pull rod is fixedly installed at the rear of the vehicle body, positioning sliders are fixedly connected to both sides of the inner cavity of the mounting frame, and a movable wheel is fixedly installed on the right side of the extension tube via a rotating shaft.

[0008] Preferably, a limiting screw is installed through the rear side of the mounting frame, and a limiting nut is threaded onto the surface of the limiting screw.

[0009] Preferably, the connecting main block is fixedly connected to the output end of the winch winding motor via a steel wire rope, and a telescopic block is installed through the inner cavity of the connecting main block. Connecting support plates are fixedly installed on the left side of both the connecting main block and the telescopic block via a rotating shaft.

[0010] Preferably, a rotating plate is fixedly installed on the left side of the connecting support plate via a rotating shaft, and a connecting block and a connecting plate are fixedly installed on the left side of the rotating plate, with a limit pin installed through the top of the connecting block.

[0011] Preferably, a fixing pin is installed through the front side of the main mounting tube, and a positioning hole is provided on the surface of the extension tube.

[0012] Preferably, the battery pack uses a portable lithium battery, and the electrical control cabinet is bidirectionally connected to a remote control.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:

[0014] This utility model, through the cooperation of a winch winding motor, installation main pipe, extension main pipe, movable wheel, pull rod, connecting main block, telescopic block, connecting support plate, rotating plate, connecting clamp plate, connecting clamp block, limit pin, mounting frame, limit screw and limit nut, allows the sleeper component to be directly removed from the track. In use, the user first puts the connecting support plate onto the sleeper, and then rotates the rotating plate so that the connecting clamp plate can fit with the connecting clamp block. Then, the limit pin is used to limit and fix it. After completion, the user operates the winch winding motor to pull the fixing mechanism, so that the sleeper can be directly pulled out from the bottom of the track, thereby reducing the time for track dismantling. Attached Figure Description

[0015] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 This is a left-side view of the structure of this utility model;

[0017] Figure 3 This is a top view of the structure of this utility model;

[0018] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of a partial structural fixing mechanism of this utility model;

[0019] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of a partial structural installation mechanism of this utility model.

[0020] In the diagram: 1. Railway sleeper; 2. Main track; 3. Car body; 4. Parking brake assembly; 5. Guide wheel; 6. Electrical control cabinet; 7. Winch winding motor; 8. Battery pack; 9. Main mounting pipe; 10. Extension main pipe; 11. Fixed pin; 12. Movable wheel; 13. Fixing mechanism; 14. Mounting mechanism; 15. Track wheel; 16. Pull rod; 17. Mounting frame; 18. Positioning slider; 19. Connecting main block; 20. Telescopic block; 21. Connecting support plate; 22. Rotating plate; 23. Connecting clamp plate; 24. Connecting clamp block; 25. Limit pin; 26. Mounting frame; 27. Limit screw; 28. Limit nut. Detailed Implementation

[0021] Please see Figures 1-5A trolley for retrieving sleepers on a ballast track includes railway sleepers 1 and a track body 2. A car body 3 is movably mounted on the top of the track body 2, and a parking brake assembly 4 is fixedly mounted on the bottom of the car body 3. Guide wheels 5 are installed through the top of both sides of the railway sleeper 1. An electrical control cabinet 6 is fixedly mounted on the right side of the top of the railway sleeper 1, and an installation frame 17 is fixedly mounted on the left side of the top of the railway sleeper 1. A battery pack 8 is movably installed inside the cavity of the installation frame 17. A winch winding motor 7 is fixedly mounted on the top of the railway sleeper 1. An installation mechanism 14 is provided at the bottom of the railway sleeper 1. The installation mechanism 14 includes an installation frame 26, which is fixedly mounted at the bottom of the railway sleeper 1. An installation main tube 9 is movably mounted inside the cavity of the installation frame 26. An extension main tube 10 is installed through the cavity of the installation main tube 9. A fixing mechanism 13 is provided at the bottom of the extension main tube 10. The fixing mechanism 13 includes a connecting block 19. By setting the guide wheels 5, the wire rope can be guided to prevent the wire rope from deviating.

[0022] Please see Figure 1 and Figure 2 Track wheels 15 are fixedly installed at the four corners of the bottom of the vehicle body 3. A pull rod 16 is fixedly installed at the rear of the vehicle body 3. Positioning sliders 18 are fixedly connected to both sides of the inner cavity of the mounting frame 17. A movable wheel 12 is fixedly installed on the right side of the extension main tube 10 through a rotating shaft. With the cooperation of the mounting frame 17 and the positioning slider 18, it is easy to install the battery pack 8 onto the equipment and also easy to remove the battery pack 8. By setting the movable wheel 12, the steel wire rope can be supported and guided so that the steel wire rope can pull the fixing mechanism 13.

[0023] Please see Figure 2 and Figure 5 A limiting screw 27 is installed through the rear side of the mounting frame 26. A limiting nut 28 is threaded on the surface of the limiting screw 27. Through the cooperation of the limiting screw 27 and the limiting nut 28, the main mounting pipe 9 can be limited and fixed, thereby increasing the stability of the installation of the main mounting pipe 9.

[0024] Please see Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 The main connecting block 19 is fixedly connected to the output end of the winch winding motor 7 via a steel wire rope. A telescopic block 20 is installed through the inner cavity of the main connecting block 19. A connecting support plate 21 is fixedly installed on the left side of both the main connecting block 19 and the telescopic block 20 via a rotating shaft. By setting the telescopic block 20, the distance between the two connecting support plates 21 can be adjusted so as to clamp different types of sleepers.

[0025] Please see Figure 1 and Figure 5A rotating plate 22 is fixedly installed on the left side of the connecting support plate 21 via a rotating shaft. A connecting block 24 and a connecting plate 23 are fixedly installed on the left side of the rotating plate 22. A limit pin 25 is installed through the top of the connecting block 24.

[0026] Please see Figure 1 A fixing pin 11 is installed through the front side of the main installation pipe 9. A positioning hole is opened on the surface of the extension pipe 10. The extension pipe 10 can be fixed and limited by the cooperation of the fixing pin 11 and the positioning hole to prevent the extension pipe 10 from sliding.

[0027] Please see Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 The battery pack 8 uses a portable lithium battery, the electrical control cabinet 6 has a two-way electrical connection to a remote control, and the parking brake assembly 4 consists of a release cable, a brake spring, a retaining wheel and a locking rail structure. The locking rail structure consists of double-sided disc wheels. During positioning operations, the double-sided disc wheels are engaged by gears to ensure that the two disc wheels are released and clamped simultaneously.

[0028] When using the equipment for track maintenance in subway tunnels or confined workspaces, the user lifts the device to move the track wheel 15 onto the track body 2. The user then pulls the device using the pull rod 16 to move it to the sleeper clamping position. The user adjusts the length of the extension main tube 10 according to the surrounding clamping conditions, and then limits its movement using the fixing pin 11. Finally, the user moves the connecting support plate 21 via the telescopic block 20, allowing the connecting support plate 21 to rotate. 22 covers the sleeper, and at the same time, the rotating plate 22 will drive the connecting block 24 and the connecting plate 23 to move. When the connecting block 24 and the connecting plate 23 are in contact, the user inserts the limiting pin 25 into the connecting block 24 and the connecting plate 23 to limit and fix the rotating plate 22. Then the user starts the winch winding motor 7, and the winch winding motor 7 winds up the wire rope. Then the wire rope pulls the fixing mechanism 13, thereby pulling the railway sleeper 1 out from the bottom of the track body 2 so that the sleeper that needs to be replaced can be taken out.

[0029] In summary, this trolley for removing sleepers on ballasted railway lines, through the coordination of railway sleepers 1, track body 2, car body 3, parking brake assembly 4, guide wheels 5, electrical control cabinet 6, winch winding motor 7, battery pack 8, installation main pipe 9, and extension main pipe 10, solves the problem that it is impossible to directly remove sleeper components from under the track, and that it is necessary to dismantle a section of track to replace the sleeper components. This not only results in low work efficiency but also takes a long time and can easily affect railway operation.

Claims

1. A trolley for taking sleepers on a ballast track, comprising railway sleepers (1) and a track body (2), characterized in that: A car body (3) is movably mounted on the top of the track body (2), and a parking brake assembly (4) is fixedly mounted on the bottom of the car body (3). Guide wheels (5) are installed through both sides of the top of the railway sleeper (1). An electrical control cabinet (6) is fixedly mounted on the right side of the top of the railway sleeper (1). An installation frame (17) is fixedly mounted on the left side of the top of the railway sleeper (1). A battery pack (8) is movably mounted inside the installation frame (17). A roll is fixedly mounted on the top of the railway sleeper (1). The winch and rewind motor (7) is provided. The bottom of the railway sleeper (1) is provided with an installation mechanism (14). The installation mechanism (14) includes an installation frame (26). The installation frame (26) is fixedly installed on the bottom of the railway sleeper (1). An installation main tube (9) is movably installed in the inner cavity of the installation frame (26). An extension main tube (10) is installed through the inner cavity of the installation main tube (9). A fixing mechanism (13) is provided at the bottom of the extension main tube (10). The fixing mechanism (13) includes a connecting main block (19).

2. The sleeper-collecting trolley for ballasted railway lines according to claim 1, characterized in that: Track wheels (15) are fixedly installed at the four corners of the bottom of the vehicle body (3), a pull rod (16) is fixedly installed on the rear side of the vehicle body (3), positioning sliders (18) are fixedly connected to both sides of the inner cavity of the mounting frame (17), and a movable wheel (12) is fixedly installed on the right side of the extension tube (10) through a rotating shaft.

3. The sleeper-collecting trolley for ballasted railway lines according to claim 1, characterized in that: A limiting screw (27) is installed through the rear side of the mounting frame (26), and a limiting nut (28) is threaded onto the surface of the limiting screw (27).

4. A trolley for taking sleepers on a ballast track according to claim 1, characterized in that: The connecting main block (19) is fixedly connected to the output end of the winch winding motor (7) by a steel wire rope. A telescopic block (20) is installed through the inner cavity of the connecting main block (19). A connecting support plate (21) is fixedly installed on the left side of both the connecting main block (19) and the telescopic block (20) by a rotating shaft.

5. A trolley for taking sleepers on a ballast track according to claim 4, characterized in that: A rotating plate (22) is fixedly installed on the left side of the connecting support plate (21) via a rotating shaft. A connecting block (24) and a connecting plate (23) are fixedly installed on the left side of the rotating plate (22). A limit pin (25) is installed through the top of the connecting block (24).

6. A sleeper-collecting trolley for ballasted railway lines according to claim 1, characterized in that: A fixing pin (11) is installed through the front side of the main installation tube (9), and a positioning hole is provided on the surface of the extension tube (10).

7. A sleeper-collecting trolley for ballasted railway lines according to claim 1, characterized in that: The battery pack (8) uses a portable lithium battery, and the electrical control cabinet (6) is bidirectionally connected to a remote control.

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