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Rail fastening arrangement and shim for such a rail fastening arrangement

US10174460B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Vossloh-Werke GmbH · DE

Inventors

André Hunold · Iserlohn, DE
Winfried Bösterling · Neuenrade, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 3, 2014
Grant date	Jan 8, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 11, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE01B9/68
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A rail fastening arrangement in which a rail for a rail vehicle is fastened to a base, and to a shim. The rail fastening arrangement includes two guide plates, of which one guide plate respectively is associated with one of the longitudinal sides of the rail, and a shim which is arranged between the base and the rail. The shim, at its top, has a contact area on which the rail is supported, and, at its bottom, has a supporting surface by way of which the shim is supported on the base. The contact area and the supporting surface of the shim, viewed in a section located transversely to the longitudinal extension of the rail, enclose an acute angle. The edge at which the shim is thinner is arranged beneath the rail, fastening of rails oriented at a cant relative to the vertical in the region of points.

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