Rail Barrier Track-Securing Device With Sliding Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing track-securing devices for rail barriers face challenges in maintaining stability and ease of installation, especially when increasing the distance from the rail, due to varying ground levels and surface materials, which complicates positioning and requires significant effort.
Innovation Solution
A track-securing device with a slide mechanism mounted on the retaining limb, featuring a support element that protrudes to stabilize the device on the railway sleeper, allowing for adjustable positioning and easy installation by sliding along the retaining limb, thereby maintaining stability and ease of use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the distance of the bar holder from the rail is increased to improve safeguarding, then the safety of the rail section is improved, but the positioning stability of the bar holder becomes worse
Solution Approach 1:
The slide acts as an intermediary component between the retaining limb and the railway sleeper. It provides a stable support interface that mediates the connection, allowing the bar holder to be positioned at a greater distance from the rail while maintaining stability through the slide's contact with the sleeper.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the ground level and ground surface material near the rail vary considerably, then the adaptability to different terrains is improved, but the ease of installation and positioning of the track-securing device becomes worse
Solution Approach 1:
The slide is designed to be displaceable along the retaining limb, providing dynamic adjustability. This allows the track-securing device to be easily positioned on varying ground levels and surface materials without requiring complex adjustment mechanisms, maintaining ease of installation while adapting to different terrains.
3Stability of the object's composition
If a support element is added to the retaining limb to improve positioning stability, then the positioning stability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support element is merged with the slide component rather than being a separate addition to the retaining limb. This integration combines the support function with the existing sliding mechanism, improving positioning stability while minimizing increases in device complexity.
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AI summary
A track-securing device (1) is provided for a track barrier for safeguarding or delimiting a section of a rail (20), in particular of a railway line. The track-securing device has a bar holder (10) for at least one barrier bar (15) of the track barrier, a fastening assembly (20) arranged for fastening the track-securing device (1) in a releasable manner onto a part of the rail (2), such as a foot (4) of the rail (2), wherein said part is to be fixed with at least one clamp (6) mechanism to an underlying railway sleeper (8), and has a retaining limb (30) arranged to connect the bar holder (10) to the fastening assembly (20), wherein a slide (36) is provided, said slide (36) being mounted on the retaining limb (30), wherein the slide (36) is displaceable longitudinally on the retaining limb (30) and has a support element (38), wherein the support element (38) protrudes from the retaining limb (30) and is arranged for supporting the retaining limb (30) on the railway sleeper (8).