Movable Plough Snow Clearing Device for Railway Tracks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing snow clearing technologies for trackbound vehicles, such as railways, are inefficient in clearing snow from multiple tracks simultaneously without causing snow to accumulate on adjacent tracks, and lack flexibility in navigating obstacles and changing directions without the need for turntables.
Innovation Solution
A snow clearing device mounted on a trackbound vehicle with a movable plough system that can adjust its position and settings to clear snow efficiently to one side, allowing for sequential clearing of tracks, navigating obstacles, and retraction for transport, with the option of dual installations for bidirectional clearing without turntables.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If snow is cleared from multiple tracks simultaneously using traditional methods, then clearing speed is improved, but snow accumulates on adjacent tracks causing problems
Solution Approach 1:
The clearing process is segmented into sequential operations for each track rather than simultaneous clearing. The plough device clears one track at a time, moving snow to one side before proceeding to the next track, preventing snow accumulation on adjacent tracks while maintaining efficient clearing speed.
Solution Approach 2:
The plough device is made dynamically adjustable with variable blade settings and positioning capabilities. This allows the plough to adapt its configuration for each specific track clearing operation, optimizing snow directional control and preventing harmful snow accumulation on neighboring tracks.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the plough device is fixed in position for stable operation, then operational stability is improved, but flexibility to navigate obstacles and adjust settings is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The plough device incorporates multiple degrees of freedom with adjustable blades and positioning mechanisms. These dynamic elements allow the plough to navigate obstacles and adjust to different track conditions while maintaining stable operation during the actual clearing process through controlled positioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The plough device allows changes in operational parameters such as blade angle, blade height, and lateral position. These parameter adjustments enable the device to adapt to various obstacles and track conditions while maintaining operational stability through controlled modification of these parameters.
3Ease of operation
If the snow clearing device is permanently installed on the trackbound vehicle, then ease of operation is improved, but transportability between locations is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The snow clearing device is designed as a separable, modular system that can be detached from the trackbound vehicle. This segmentation allows the clearing device to be easily transported to different locations while maintaining ease of operation when installed, resolving the contradiction between permanent installation and transportability.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a snow clearing device (2) for clearing of snow from tracks (100) and track areas (102) and is designed to be carried by a trackbound vehicle (1), where the snow clearing device (2) comprises a frame part (4) that can be fixed on the trackbound vehicle (1) and a on the frame part (4) displaceably arranged plough device (6), where the plough device (6) is movable between an inactive elevated parking position and an active lowered clearing position in which clearing position different plough settings are possible. The invention also relates to a movable snow clearing system (52) for clearing of snow from tracks (100) and track areas (102).