Expansion device for a guide rail
US8573506B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 15, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49721
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An expansion device for a rail suitable for guiding a wheel of a vehicle along a track, and a method for installing the expansion device. Specifically, the rail has a portion of track formed of a series of elements in the form of transverse track plates whose cross section is the same as that of the rail. The track plates are arranged in longitudinal succession along the portion with compressible modules inserted between them.
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