Patent SG-11201900386T-A (SG)
Title: Railway rail induction-welding device
Inventor: BIRKS KEVIN
IPC: E01B29/46
Filed: 2017-05-19
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property :::` , 1111111111111111111011111110111111111111111111111111110111101111111111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number 03 (43) International Publication Date ......\"' WO 2017/216515 Al 21 December 2017 (21.12.2017) WIP0 I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (72) Inventors: BIRKS, Kevin; 3 Hardwick Close, Trentham, E01B 29/42 (2006.01) E01B 29/46 (2006.01) Stoke On Trent ST4 8TU (GB). FINNEMORE, Mark B23K 13/01 (2006.01) Ross; 35 Summerhill Drive, Newcastle Staffordshire ST5 (21) International Application Number: 7SP (GB). MOUNTFORD, Nicholas John; Quarry House PCT/GB2017/051399 Farm, Moss Hill, Stockton Brook ST9 9NW (GB). (22) International Filing Date: (74) Agent: HOCKING, Adrian et al.; County House, Bayshill 19 May 2017 (19.05.2017) Road, Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3BA (GB). (25) Filing Language: English (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (26) Publication Language: English AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, (30) Priority Data: CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, 1610650.2 17 June 2016 (17.06.2016) GB HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, (71) Applicant: MIRAGE LTD [GB/GB]; Block C, Unit 3 KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, Trentham Trade Park, Stanley Matthews Way, Trentham MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, Lakes, Stoke On Trent ST4 8GA (GB). PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, (54) Title: RAILWAY RAIL INDUCTION = = Figure = = = = = 18 = = = 11 (57) : A railway rail induction Ln alignment means for aligning opposing 1-1 in supported by the device support (12). to horizontally and longitudinally align N (16), with at least one of the first and second railway -rail clamping elements (16) being ---, and a vertical lifting means for moving I N device 10 further comprises an urging 1-1 C element (16) to bring aligned opposing N 10 1 The 4 41I the opposing railway l ' % -welding device railway means for railway 16 C7,..-r. liP A i's , V I railway each '...,..4r 1 ••:,,, , *,/ 1, :... ti I rails towards -WELDING DEVICE I ‘\k\". rails in three railway : 24 r 41*. rail alignment means comprises first and second moving at least /' ' -rail clamping 26 O '' )1 . . 0 (10) ... c. -4 rails each il) i s NI +, 14b is 24 mutually 34 11 11 \" I i. provided when one railway-rail clamping element other, ,... \"--- . 1r .., , l4- , .•\" ,is .„ 4 ,. t'* Ac.' 4 \" !,c1 28 which perpendicular directions, the railway rail alignment means being gripped by element (16) vertically and an induction 32 20 the comprises device ... first and movably heating a to ‘ 22 14a second railway-rail clamping elements align railway supported by the device support (12), device 36 0 support (12) and a railway rail -rail clamping elements (16) the opposing railway rails. The (16) towards the other clamping (24) on the device support and O [Continued on next page] WO 2017/216515 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIRMEM00110HIMOHOMEHOIMIE SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) interposed or interposable between the first and second railway-rail clamping elements (16) to inductively weld the opposing railway rails together. A railway rail clamping and lifting module (14a, 14b), a vehicle comprising a railway rail induction-welding device (10), and a method of inductively welding opposing railway rails together are also provided.