Patent ID: 9683332
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: B21D,E01B

Claim:
1. A superstructure device as a switching device for a set of points, said superstructure device comprising: a tongue bed 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 a length of the tongue bed runs in a longitudinal direction of the tongue blade; wherein the slide plate, the stock rail, and the guide or side rail are parts of a single-piece block made from high-tensile steel; wherein the single-piece 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 single-piece block extends along the length of the tongue bed and beyond at least one side of the tongue bed; wherein the single-piece block is a monoblock over the length of the tongue bed, and beyond the at least one side of the tongue bed; wherein the lower part is an elevated support of the single-piece block in the form of at least two spaced apart supports; and wherein the superstructure device and the tongue bed have a bifurcating exit side, and the single-piece block extends along the length of the tongue bed and beyond the exit side of the tongue bed.