Track Support Slab Transfer With Rotary-to-Translatory Actuation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing devices for transferring infrastructure components, such as track support slabs, into target arrangements are time-consuming and complex due to the separate actuating means required for horizontal and vertical movements, making the process inefficient and costly.

Innovation Solution

A device that converts rotary movements about a vertical axis into translatory movements perpendicular to the axis, allowing flexible and simultaneous horizontal and vertical transfers of infrastructure components using a single actuating mechanism, with ground contact means for stable support and a transmission device for converting rotary movements into translatory movements.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If separate actuating means are used for horizontal and vertical movements, then the transferring capability is complete, but the device complexity and operation time increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetransferring capabilityVSAvoiddevice complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines horizontal and vertical transferring movements into a single actuating mechanism. The actuating device absorbs one drive movement and converts it into both horizontal and vertical components through the transmission device, eliminating the need for separate actuating means for each direction while maintaining complete transferring capability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The single actuating device serves multiple functions by generating both horizontal and vertical transferring movements from one drive movement. The transmission device acts as a universal converter that transforms the input movement into multiple useful output movements, making the actuating device multi-functional and reducing overall system complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If separate actuating means are used for horizontal and vertical movements, then the transferring capability is complete, but the operation time increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetransferring capabilityVSAvoidoperation time

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges horizontal and vertical transferring operations into a single actuation cycle. By combining both transferring movements into one drive movement that is simultaneously converted into horizontal and vertical components, the operation time is reduced compared to sequentially operating separate actuating means.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The transmission device enables continuous conversion of the drive movement into both horizontal and vertical transferring movements simultaneously. This continuous action eliminates idle time between horizontal and vertical transfers, making the operation more efficient and reducing total operation time.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #20Continuity of useful action

3Adaptability or versatility

If separate actuating means are used for horizontal and vertical movements, then the transferring capability is complete, but the handling efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetransferring capabilityVSAvoidhandling efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple transferring functions into a single actuating mechanism, improving handling efficiency by reducing the number of operations required. The single actuating device with transmission device achieves complete transferring capability while streamlining the handling process and increasing productivity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Enables efficient, economical, and flexible handling of infrastructure components by simplifying the transfer process, allowing precise alignment and stable support on the ground, with the ability to reuse the device after casting with filler.

Implementation Method 1

a transmission device (34) for converting the first rotary movement into a first transferring movement of the ground contact means (32) relative to the infrastructure component (4) with a translatory movement component orientated perpendicular to the first axis of rotation (37)

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectEccentric mechanism: Eccentric

Data Source

PatentUS20250230613A1Device for transferring an infrastructure component pre-positioned on a ground, particularly a track support slab, into a target arrangement, combination, system, and method

Publication Date: 2025.07.17 PLASSER & THEURER EXPORT VON BAHNBAUMASCHINEN GMBH

AI summary

A device for transferring an infrastructure component pre-positioned on a ground, particularly a track support plate, into a target arrangement, comprises a connecting means for fastening the device to a mating connecting means of the infrastructure component, a ground contact means for support on the ground, an actuating device for absorbing a first rotational movement about a first axis of rotation, and a transmission device for converting the first rotational movement into a first transferring movement of the ground contact means relative to the infrastructure component with a translatory movement component orientated perpendicular to a first axis of rotation. A combination and a system comprising at least one such device. A method for transferring an infrastructure component.