Patent ID: 8418932

Claim:
A wheel guard apparatus comprising: a fixed portion fixed to a base member located between main line rails; a movable portion supported by a rotating shaft provided on the fixed portion and extending in a horizontal direction and configured to be rotatable around the rotating shaft toward a track center side; a guard rail located at a position separated from the rotating shaft of the movable portion and held to extend in parallel with the main line rail; and a holding portion having a bolt hole and fastened to the movable portion by a bolt and a nut with the guard rail sandwiched between the holding portion and the movable portion; wherein the guard rail includes an outer stopper portion configured to prevent the wheel from derailing toward an inner side of the main line rail and an inner stopper portion configured to prevent a derailed vehicle from deviating to an outer side of a track and the holding portion includes an upper end supporting surface contacting the guard rail and having a circular-arc shape, the circular-arc shape being concentric with an axis of the bolt.