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Rail web damping to reduce sound on rail lines

US8763924B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Vossloh-Werke GmbH · DE

Inventors

Winfried Bösterling · Neuenrade, DE
Michael Harraß · Wuppertal, DE
Jörg Happe · Meschede, DE
Dirk Vorderbrück · Werdohl, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 22, 2010
Grant date	Jul 1, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 22, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE01B19/003
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A profiled element for damping sound vibrations on rail lines including a first main surface, which is designed and dimensioned such that it can be attached as a support surface to sections of the rail web without having to provide an adhesive layer, wherein the profiled element further has at least one recess on a front surface located opposite of the support surface, wherein the at least one recess in the front surface is designed for the positive engagement of an elastic fixing element for fixing the profiled element against the rail web, and at least one widened region of the profiled element in the region of the front surface, said widened region present in the lower region of the front surface in an installed position.

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