Patent ID: 9243370
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: B21D,E01B

Claim Text:
1. A superstructure device as a switching device for a set of points comprising a switch support with a slide plate for supporting a tongue blade in a movable manner, a stock rail, and a guide or side rail, spaced apart and delimiting said slide plate, wherein the switch support, the stock rail, and the guide or side rail are parts of a block made from high-tensile steel, wherein the block is connected with a metallurgical bond, to a lower part of the same material, or of a material different than a high-tensile steel, wherein the block extends along the length of the switch support and at least beyond one side of the switch support, wherein the lower part is an elevated support of the block in the form of at least two spaced apart supports, and wherein said superstructure device comprises a box-like body which delimits an interior space, and is delimited on the head side by the slide plate supporting the tongue blade of the set of points, and is delimited on the bottom side by the base or mounting plate, and in which a heater is arranged, which heater extends at a distance to the base or mounting plate, wherein the interior space is thermally insulated, at least towards the base or mounting plate, by insulation introduced into the interior space, wherein the heater is arranged between the insulation and the lower side of the slide plate.