Device for fixing a switch setting device on stock rails of a rail switch

Abstract

In a device for fixing a switch setting device ( 13 ) on stock rails ( 5 ) of a rail switch that features a Mounting for the switch setting device that can be fixed on the stock rails ( 5 ), the mounting is formed by a rigid frame ( 7 ) that connects the two stock rails ( 5 ) transverse to the longitudinal direction of the rails and is respectively fixed on the web of the stock rails ( 5 ).

1 . A device for fixing a switch setting device on stock rails of a rail switch, comprising a mounting for the switch setting device fixable on the stock rails, wherein:
 the mounting is formed by a rigid frame ( 7 ) that connects the stock rails ( 5 ) transversely to a longitudinal direction of the stock rails and is respectively fixed on rail webs of the stock rails ( 5 ),   the frame ( 7 ) is arranged in a sleeper bay ( 3 ) or freely suspended in a trough sleeper ( 27 ), and   movements of the stock rails are transmitted to the frame ( 7 ) within the sleeper bay or within the trough sleeper.   
     
     
         2 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the frame ( 7 ) is arranged underneath at least one rail flange of at least one of the stock rails ( 5 ) and is connected to a holding element ( 10 ) that encompasses an outside of the rail flange and ore is fixed on the rail web of the stock fails rail ( 5 ). 
     
     
         3 . The device according to  claim 2 , wherein the frame ( 7 ) is connected to the holding element ( 10 ) with a ribbed tie-plate or bed plate ( 18 ) for the stock rail ( 5 ) being interposed between the frame ( 7 ) and the holding element ( 10 ). 
     
     
         4 . The device according to  claim 2 , wherein the frame ( 7 ) comprises a filler piece ( 20 ) connecting the holding element ( 10 ) to the stock rail ( 5 ), wherein said filler piece ( 20 ) is screwed to the rail web and supported on the rail flange. 
     
     
         5 . The device according to  claim 4 , wherein the filler piece ( 20 ) fills out free space between a rail head of the stock rail and the rail flange. 
     
     
         6 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the frame ( 7 ) is comprised of two support plates ( 8 ) that are connected to one another by at least two braces that extend transversely to the longitudinal direction of the stock rails. 
     
     
         7 . The device according to  claim 6 , wherein the support plates ( 8 ) are formed in a U-shape with parallel limbs ( 25 ) that extend transversely to the longitudinal direction of the stock rails. 
     
     
         8 . The device according to  claim 1 , further comprising electrical insulation ( 24 ) is inserted between the frame ( 7 ) and the stock rails ( 5 ). 
     
     
         9 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the frame ( 7 ) is respectively fixed on an outside of and on an inside of at least one of the stock rails ( 5 ). 
     
     
         10 . The device according to  claim 9 , wherein the frame ( 7 ) is fixed on the inside of the stock rail with a clamping element ( 22 ) that is arranged underneath a switch rail ( 6 ) and engages on a rail flange of the stock rail. 
     
     
         11 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the frame ( 7 ) comprises a mounting ( 11 ) for a drive unit of the switch setting device ( 13 ). 
     
     
         12 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the frame ( 7 ) comprises a mounting ( 12 ) for a switch rail end-of-travel monitoring device ( 14 ). 
     
     
         13 . The device according to  claim 6 , wherein the braces are web plates ( 9 ). 
     
     
         14 . The device according to  claim 11 , wherein the drive unit of the switch setting device ( 13 ) is a hydraulic piston-cylinder module. 
     
     
         15 . The device according to  claim 3 , wherein the frame ( 7 ) comprises a filler piece ( 20 ) connecting the holding element ( 10 ) to the stock rail ( 5 ), wherein said filler piece ( 20 ) is screwed to the rail web and supported on the rail flange. 
     
     
         16 . The device according to  claim 2 , wherein the frame ( 7 ) comprises a mounting ( 11 ) for a drive unit of the switch setting device ( 13 ). 
     
     
         17 . The device according to  claim 3 , wherein the frame ( 7 ) comprises a mounting ( 11 ) for a drive unit of the switch setting device ( 13 ). 
     
     
         18 . The device according to  claim 4 , wherein the frame ( 7 ) comprises a mounting ( 11 ) for a drive unit of the switch setting device ( 13 ). 
     
     
         19 . The device according to  claim 5 , wherein the frame ( 7 ) comprises a mounting ( 11 ) for a drive unit of the switch setting device ( 13 ). 
     
     
         20 . A device for fixing a switch setting device on stock rails of a rail switch, comprising a mounting for the switch setting device fixable on the stock rails, wherein:
 the mounting is formed by a rigid frame ( 7 ) that connects the stock rails ( 5 ) transversely to a longitudinal direction of the stock rails and is respectively fixed on rail webs of the stock rails ( 5 );   the frame ( 7 ) is arranged in a sleeper bay ( 3 ) or freely suspended in a trough sleeper ( 27 ), and movements of the stock rails are transmitted to the frame ( 7 ) within the sleeper bay or within the trough sleeper;   the frame ( 7 ) is arranged underneath at least one rail flange of at least one of the stock rails ( 5 ) and is connected to a holding element ( 10 ) that encompasses an outside of the rail flange and is fixed on the rail web of the stock rail ( 5 ), the frame ( 7 ) is connected to the holding element ( 10 ) with a ribbed tie-plate or bed plate ( 18 ) for the stock rail ( 5 ) being interposed between the frame ( 7 ) and the holding element ( 10 ), the frame ( 7 ) comprises a filler piece ( 20 ) connecting the holding element ( 10 ) to the stock rail ( 5 ), the filler piece ( 20 ) is screwed to the rail web and supported on the rail flange, the filler piece ( 20 ) fills out free space between a rail head of the stock rail and the rail flange, and the frame ( 7 ) is fixed on an inside of at least one of the stock rails with a clamping element ( 22 ) that is arranged underneath a switch rail ( 6 ) and engages on the rail flange of the stock rail;   the frame ( 7 ) is comprised of two support plates ( 8 ) that are connected to one another by at least two braces that extend in the longitudinal direction of the stock rails, and the support plates ( 8 ) are formed in a U-shape with parallel limbs ( 25 ) that extend transversely to the longitudinal direction of the stock rails;   electrical insulation ( 24 ) is inserted between the frame ( 7 ) and the stock rails ( 5 );   the frame ( 7 ) comprises a mounting ( 11 ) for a drive unit of the switch setting device ( 13 ); and   the frame ( 7 ) comprises a mounting ( 12 ) for a switch rail end-of-travel monitoring device ( 14 ).