Abstract
An angled guide plate, in particular for rail fastening systems, includes a basic body that has an upper side and an underside, wherein the underside is designed for arranging on a further element, in particular a railway sleeper, whereas the upper side describes an opposite plane substantially transversely to the railway sleeper and wherein the angled guide plate consists of a guide region and a supporting region, wherein the guide region and the supporting region extend substantially parallel and adjacent to one another in a direction transverse to a track direction, and wherein the upper side and the underside are spaced apart from one another so that a thickness of the supporting region, as measured substantially perpendicularly to the underside, is larger, at least in part, than a thickness of the guide region.
Claims
1. An angled guide plate for rail fastening systems, comprising: a basic body having an upper side and an underside; wherein the underside is configured to be arranged on a sleeper, wherein the upper side includes an opposite plane substantially transversely to the sleeper, and wherein the angled guide plate includes a guide region and a supporting region; and wherein the guide region and the supporting region extend substantially parallel and adjacent to one another in a direction transverse to a track direction; wherein the upper side and the underside are spaced apart from one another so that a thickness of the supporting region, as measured substantially perpendicularly to the underside, is larger than a thickness of the guide region; wherein the basic body includes a wedge-shaped portion that is substantially wedge-shaped from the supporting region to the guide region substantially perpendicular to the track direction; wherein a minimal thickness of the guide region is smaller than 10 mm; and wherein the wedge-shaped portion of the basic body is configured to continue a general shape of a rail base in a direction substantially perpendicular to the track direction such that substantial upper surfaces of the supporting and guide regions lie on an angled plane containing a substantial upper surface of the rail base.
2. The angled guide plate according to claim 1, wherein the underside is substantially planar and wherein the upper side is at least one of arcuate and inclined toward the underside.
3. The angled guide plate according to claim 1, wherein the angled guide plate is substantially trapezoidal-shaped as seen in top view, wherein a length of the supporting region is longer than a length of the guide region.
4. The angled guide plate according to claim 1, wherein the underside includes at least one engaging portion in the guide region, and wherein the underside merges in the engaging portion in a first radius.
5. The angled guide plate according to claim 4, wherein the at least one engaging portion includes at least one of protrusions and recesses on a surface of the engaging portion that run substantially transversely to the track direction.
6. The angled guide plate according to claim 5, wherein the recesses of the engaging portion are located in the underside, and wherein the underside merges in a second radius in the engaging portion that is bigger than the first radius.
7. The angled guide plate according to claim 4, wherein the engaging portion ends in front of an end of the angled guide plate at a distance along the track direction.
8. The angled guide plate according to claim 1, wherein the supporting region includes a heel that increases the thickness of the angled guide plate in sections at least in part so that a stop surface for a rail is increased.
9. The angled guide plate according to claim 1, wherein the upper side includes at least one force introduction portion, and wherein the at least one force introduction portion includes at least one of a material thickening and a material thinning with respect to the basic body.
10. The angled guide plate according to claim 9, wherein the at least one force introduction portion is configured as a recess in the guide region that extends substantially along the track direction and that reduces the thickness of the angled guide plate.
11. The angled guide plate according to claim 10, wherein the underside includes at least one engaging portion, wherein the at least one force introduction portion in the guide region and the at least one engaging portion are arranged one above the other.
12. The angled guide plate according to claim 10, wherein at least one of a material thinning and a material recess is located between at least one of two recesses and two engaging portions along the track direction.
13. The angled guide plate according to claim 1, wherein the angled guide plate includes a bulge on an outside on the guide region along the track direction.
14. The angled guide plate according to claim 1, wherein at least one force introduction portion extends substantially away from the upper side and supports a fastener in the supporting region.
15. A track arrangement with an angled guide plate according to claim 1.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
(1) FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of an upper side of an angled guide plate.
(2) FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of an underside of the angled guide plate known from FIG. 1.
(3) FIG. 3a shows a lateral view of a schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of an angled guide plate.
(4) FIG. 3b shows a schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of an angled guide plate in an assembly situation.
(5) FIG. 4 shows a sketched illustration of a track arrangement.
(6) FIG. 5 shows a view of a preferred embodiment of an angled guide plate transversely to a track direction with a direction of view from a guide region to a supporting region.
(7) FIG. 6 shows a lateral view of a further preferred embodiment of an angled guide plate.
(8) FIG. 7 shows a schematic top view of an upper side of an angled guide plate.
(9) FIG. 8 shows a lateral view of a further preferred embodiment of an angled guide plate.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
(10) FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of an upper side 20 of an angled guide plate 10. The angled guide plate 10 has a basic body 12 and extends along a track direction G. A (imaginary) separation line between a guide region 40 and a supporting region 50 is represented as a dotted line along the track direction G. It can be clearly seen that a thickness d.sub.50 (selected as an example) of the supporting region 50 is bigger than a thickness d.sub.40 (selected as an example) of the guide region 40. The supporting region 50 has a force introduction area 22 configured by two protrusions 26. The protrusions 26 are connected with each other along the track direction G by a web 27. Furthermore, the supporting region 50 has a heel 52 towards the rail (that is not represented here) that increases a stop surface 54 of the basic body 12 that extends substantially perpendicularly to an underside 30. The guide region 40 has two force introduction areas 22 configured as recesses 24 that are placed at a distance along the track direction G the one behind the other. A material thinning or a material recess 70 shaped as a hole is configured between the two recesses 24. The recesses 24 are placed at a distance a24 along the track direction G. The recesses are limited on the upper side 20 towards the supporting region 50 by a transition section 25 that is configured for its part as an elevation with an approximately triangular cross-section.
(11) FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of an underside 30 of the angled guide plate 10 known from FIG. 1 with the basic body 12. The guide region 40 has two bulged engaging portions 32 along the track direction G, these engaging portions having protrusions and/or recesses or grooves 34 on their surface. A recess 24 can be seen in outlines on the front side of the angled guide plate 10 opposite the engaging portions 32. The angled guide plate 10 has corresponding bulges 42 on the outside adjacent to the recess 24. The transition section 25 is configured opposite the bulges. The two engaging portions 32 are placed at a distance a32 along the track direction G. The engaging portions 32 are placed offset to the edge of the angled guide plate 10 by a distance a. For the preferred embodiment represented in FIG. 2, the underside 30 is not configured entirely even but has pockets 31 that make possible an additional saving of material. Force transmission areas 33 that serve as contact surfaces for a not represented (railway) sleeper correspond to the pockets 31.
(12) FIG. 3a shows a lateral view of a schematic diagram of an angled guide plate 10. The wedge shape of the basic body 12 that comprises an upper side 20 and an underside 30 can be clearly seen. It is suggested by the dotted lines that the basic body 12 is essential for determining the thickness d.sub.40 and d.sub.50 of the angled guide plate and that local elevations or recesses or the like are not to be considered for calculating or determining the thickness. The wedge shape is advantageously optimally adapted to the rail 90 or to the rail base. The angled guide plate continues so to speak the shape of the rail base and thus makes an optimal derivation of the forces occurring when a train passes. The imaginary extension of the wedge shape of the angled guide merges almost without a transition into the rail base so that a maximal thickness d50 of the supporting region is adapted to a height of the rail base. The angled guide plate 10 schematically represented in FIG. 3a has a protrusion 26 on its upper side as well as a force introduction area 22 configured as a recess 24. A bulge 42 is adjacent to the recess 24. An engaging portion 32 that extends away from the upper side 30 is formed below the recess 24. A supporting region 50 has a stop surface 54 on its end orientated towards a rail (that is not represented here). The vertical dotted line indicates a supporting region 50 and a guide region 40.
(13) FIG. 3b shows the schematic diagram known from FIG. 3a in a mounting situation. A (tension) clamp 80 is placed on the angled guide plate 10 in a recess 60 by a (sleeper) screw 82. The (tension) clamp 80 bears on the protrusions 26 and the recess 24. A rail 90, in particular a rail base, that is locked from above by the tension clamp is placed on the stop surface 54.
(14) FIG. 4 shows a schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of a track arrangement. An angled guide plate 10 is represented in a section so that a recess 60 for arrangement, for example, of a corresponding fastening means (that is not represented here) is possible. The angled guide plate 10 is placed with an underside 30 on a (railway) sleeper 92 that is represented crosshatched here. An engaging portion 32 of a guide region 40 of the angled guide plate 10 engages into a corresponding form of the (railway) sleeper 92. The angled guide plate 10 shows on an upper side 20 thereof a bulge 42 for arranging on the (railway) sleeper 92. The angled guide plate 10 is placed over a stop surface 54 on a rail 90 that extends along a track direction G. The rail 90 stands on an intermediate layer 93.
(15) FIG. 5 shows a view of a preferred embodiment of an angled guide plate 10 transversely to a track direction G with view from a guide region to a supporting region (here without reference numerals). Two engaging portions 32 that have respectively three grooves 34 are clearly to be seen. The grooves 34 are placed at an equal distance from each other, wherein they are however offset inwards with respect to the respective engaging portion 32. Furthermore, a force introduction area 22 that is configured by two recesses 26 and comprises two bearing surfaces 26 is shown. The engaging portions 32 merge directly into bulges 42 attached thereto.
(16) FIG. 6 shows a lateral view of a further preferred embodiment of an angled guide plate 10. Again the wedge shape of a basic body 12 that has an upper side 20 and an underside 30 and that tapers from the supporting region 50 to the guide region 40 can be recognized. A force introduction area 22 configured as a recess 26 extends away from the upper side 20. The supporting region 50 is limited towards a rail (that is not represented here) by a heel 52 with a stop surface 54. A pocket 31 is also placed in this area on the underside 31. An engaging portion 32 is configured opposite a recess 24. The guide region 40 ends in a bulge 42 that in its part seamlessly merges into the recess 24. The recess 24 is limited towards the upper side 20 by an approximately triangular transition section 25.
(17) FIG. 7 shows a schematic top view of an upper side 20 of a trapezoid configured angled guide plate 10. The different lengths of the supporting region L50 and of the guide region L40 that contribute to the wear reduction of the angled guide plate are clearly to be recognized. A basic body 12 comprises a recess 60 as well as a material recess 70 with the shape of a hole. The representation of further characteristics has not been added in this illustration.
(18) FIG. 8 substantially shows the embodiment known from FIG. 7, wherein an engaging portion 32 is formed in that an underside 30 merges in a first radius therein. One or several recesses are formed in that the underside merges in a second radius R2 into the engaging portion, wherein the second radius is bigger than the first radius.
LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS
(19) 10 Angled guide plate 12 Basic body 20 Upper side 22 Force introduction area 24 Recess 25 Transition section 26 Protrusion 26 Bearing surface 27 Web 30 Underside 31 Pocket 32 Engaging portion 33 Force transmission area 34 Protrusions and/or recesses, grooves 40 Guide region 42 Bulge 50 Supporting region 52 Heel 54 Stop surface 60 Recess 70 Material thinning and/or material recess 80 Fastening means, (tension) clamp 82 Fastening means, (sleeper) screw 90 Rail 92 (Railway) sleeper 93 Intermediate layer a24, a32 Distance L40, L50 Length d.sub.40 Thick guide region d.sub.50 Thick supporting region G Track direction R1 First radius R2 Second radius
