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Granted Patent B2
US 11,913,177 · App. 16/960,919 · Granted Feb 27, 2024

Rail fastening system

Inventors: Stefan Lienhard (Constance, DE); Frank Meyer (Stockach, DE)
Assignee: SHIWIHAG AG
E01B9/38E01B9/18E01B9/28E01B2204/09F16B2/065
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Patent No.
US 11,913,177
App. No.
16/960,919
Granted
Feb 27, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Rail fastening system ( 1 ) for fastening a rail ( 2 ) to a rail subsurface, preferably for a ballastless track, comprising a base plate ( 10 ), preferably made of a plastic, and at least one dowel ( 20 ), wherein the base plate ( 10 ) has at least one opening ( 15 ), which completely penetrates the base plate ( 10 ) in the thickness direction, and the dowel ( 20 ) is introduced into the opening ( 15 ), is held therein by means of a retaining contour and projects in the thickness direction at least on one side beyond the base plate ( 10 ).

Claims (43)

1. A rail fastening system ( 1 ) for fastening a rail ( 2 ) to a rail subsurface, comprising:

a base plate ( 10 ); and

at least one dowel ( 20 ),

wherein the base plate ( 10 ) has at least one opening ( 15 ) which completely penetrates the base plate ( 10 ) in a thickness direction,

wherein the at least one dowel ( 20 ) is introduced into the opening ( 15 ), is held in the opening ( 15 ) by a retaining contour, and projects in a thickness direction at least on one side beyond the base plate ( 10 ),

wherein the base plate ( 10 ) has

a mounting surface ( 11 ) for connecting one or more components for rail fastening and

a bearing surface ( 14 ) opposite the mounting surface ( 11 ) in the thickness direction,

wherein the opening ( 15 ) penetrates the mounting surface ( 11 ) and the bearing surface ( 14 ) and the dowel ( 20 ) projects beyond the base plate ( 10 ) on the side of the bearing surface ( 14 ),

wherein, in order to realize the retaining contour, the opening ( 15 ) has an internal thread ( 16 ) and/or the dowel ( 20 ) has an external thread ( 23 ), which is configured in such a manner that the dowel ( 20 ) can be screwed into the opening ( 15 ) from a side of the mounting surface ( 11 ).

2. The rail fastening system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the rail subsurface is a ballastless track.

3. The rail fastening system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the base plate ( 10 ) is made of a plastic.

4. The rail fastening system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the dowel ( 20 ) is introduced into the opening ( 15 ) from the side of the mounting surface ( 11 ).

5. The rail fastening system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting surface ( 11 ) comprises

a rail support section ( 12 ) which is configured to support the rail ( 2 ) and/or

one or more receptacles ( 13 ), which are configured to accommodate angle guide plates ( 4 ).

6. The rail fastening system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting surface ( 11 ) comprises an inclined rail support section ( 12 )

which is configured to support the rail ( 2 ) via a damping and/or springing intermediate layer ( 3 ).

7. The rail fastening system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the bearing surface ( 14 ) has a ribbed structure.

8. The rail fastening system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 ,

wherein the dowel has the external thread, and

wherein the external thread ( 23 ) has two sections of different thread characteristics.

9. The rail fastening system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the dowel ( 20 ) has a dowel head ( 21 ), a diameter of which exceeds a smallest diameter of the opening ( 15 ).

10. The rail fastening system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein a tensioning screw ( 6 ) is screwed into the dowel ( 20 ).

11. The rail fastening system ( 1 ) according to claim 10 , wherein a tensioning clamp ( 5 ) is screwed by the tensioning screw ( 6 ) in such a manner that a retaining section of the tensioning clamp ( 5 ) presses on a rail foot ( 2 a ) of the rail ( 2 ) in a springing elastic manner.

12. The rail fastening system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the base plate ( 10 ) and the dowel ( 20 ) are at least partially anchored in a concrete bed ( 7 ) or are at least partially overmolded by concrete.

13. The rail fastening system ( 1 ) according to claim 12 ,

wherein the base plate ( 10 ) is seated in the concrete bed ( 7 ) 8 to 15 mm deep in the thickness direction, and/or

wherein the dowel ( 20 ) extends 120 mm deep or deeper into the concrete bed ( 7 ).

14. The rail fastening system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 ,

wherein the base plate ( 10 ) has two openings ( 15 ) which completely penetrate the base plate ( 10 ) in the thickness direction, and

wherein the rail fastening system ( 1 ) has two dowels ( 20 ) which are correspondingly introduced into the two openings ( 15 ), are held therein in each case by a retaining contour and project beyond the base plate ( 10 ) in the thickness direction.

15. A method for producing a rail fastening system, comprising:

providing the rail fastening system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the dowel ( 20 ) is introduced into the opening ( 15 ) in such a manner that it is held therein by the retaining contour and projects in the thickness direction of the base plate ( 10 ) at least on one side beyond the base plate ( 10 ).

16. The method according to claim 15 ,

wherein the base plate ( 10 ) has a mounting surface ( 11 ) for connecting one or more components for rail fastening and a bearing surface ( 14 ) opposite the mounting surface ( 11 ) in the thickness direction, and

wherein the dowel ( 20 ) is introduced into the opening ( 15 ) from the side of the mounting surface ( 11 ) in such a manner that it projects beyond the base plate ( 10 ) on the side of the bearing surface ( 14 ).

17. The method according to claim 15 ,

wherein the dowel ( 20 ) and/or the base plate ( 10 ) are not deformed when the dowel ( 20 ) is introduced into the opening ( 15 ).

18. The method according to claim 15 ,

wherein no deformation of the retaining contour does not take place when the dowel ( 20 ) is introduced and held in the opening ( 15 ), and

wherein the dowel is embedded in concrete and can be removed or replaced without damaging the concrete.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2020
From: LIENHARD, STEFAN; MEYER, FRANK
To: SCHWIHAG AG
Reel/Frame 053160/0049 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2018 100 554.7 · Jan 11, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200332474A1 · Oct 22, 2020