Title (en)

Railway turnouts.

Title (de)

Weichen.

Title (fr)

Aiguillages.

Publication

EP 0040533 A2 19811125 (EN)

Application

EP 81302188 A 19810518

Priority

• ZA 802969 A 19800519
• ZA 802971 A 19800519

Abstract (en)

The invention provides a railway turnout including, singly or in combination, a crossing with wing rail inserts to raise the running surfaces of the wing rails in the region of the nose in the crossing, and a guard rail adjacent a shortened standard switch blade, the point of the curved switch blade being positioned opposite the guard rail so that the wheel flanges of car wheels traversing the turnout, are drawn away from the point by the guard rail.

IPC 1-7

E01B 7/00; E01B 7/10; E01B 7/20

IPC 8 full level

E01B 7/00 (2006.01); E01B 7/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E01B 7/00 (2013.01); E01B 7/20 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0040533 A2 19811125; EP 0040533 A3 19811216; EP 0040533 B1 19850417; AU 3594584 A 19850404; AU 542565 B2 19850228; AU 557958 B2 19870115; AU 7066681 A 19811126; DE 3169946 D1 19850523

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 81302188 A 19810518; AU 3594584 A 19841127; AU 7066681 A 19810518; DE 3169946 T 19810518