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US9546453B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9546453-B2 |
| Application number | US-201314431185-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 1, 2013 |
| Priority date | Oct 24, 2012 |
| Publication date | Jan 17, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2017 |
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For tamping two adjacent sleepers ( 9 ) of a track ( 3 ), the joint lowering of two adjoining tamping units ( 2 ) takes place with a time delay. As a result, the immersion in particular of immediately adjacent inner tamping tines ( 20 ) plunging into a common sleeper crib ( 18 ) is facilitated.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of tamping at least adjacent first and second sleepers of a track by at least first and second adjoining tamping units arranged one following the other in a longitudinal machine direction or working direction and designed to be lowered independently of one another, wherein an inner sleeper crib is disposed between the first and second sleepers and first and second outer sleeper cribs are disposed outside the first and second sleepers, respectively, wherein the first tamping unit has a first inner tamping tine and a first outer tamping tine and the second tamping unit has a second inner tamping tine and a second outer tamping tine and the first and second inner tamping tines are provided for immersion into the inner sleeper crib and the second outer tamping tines are provided for immersion into the first and second outer sleeper crib respectively, wherein the method comprises: joint lowering of the first and second adjoining tamping units for tamping the first and second sleepers adjacent in the longitudinal direction of the machine; and wherein the joint lowering takes place with a time delay between lowering of the first tamping unit and lowering of the second tamping unit, during the joint lowering. 2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the time delay takes place within the range of about 100 to about 300 milliseconds. 3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a first squeezing motion causing a tamping of the first sleeper for the first inner tamping tine and the first outer tamping tine associated with the first tamping unit preceding the second tamping unit takes place earlier than a second squeezing motion for the second inner tamping tine and the second outer tamping tine of the second tamping unit.
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Sleeper-tamping machines · CPC title
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- What does patent US9546453B2 cover?
- For tamping two adjacent sleepers ( 9 ) of a track ( 3 ), the joint lowering of two adjoining tamping units ( 2 ) takes place with a time delay. As a result, the immersion in particular of immediately adjacent inner tamping tines ( 20 ) plunging into a common sleeper crib ( 18 ) is facilitated.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Plasser & Theurer Export Von Bahnbaumaschinen Gmbh
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification E01B27/16. Mapped technology areas include Fixed Constructions.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jan 17 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).