EP 2677079 B1 20160427 - A railroad switch and a method of melting snow and ice in railroad switches
Title (en)
A railroad switch and a method of melting snow and ice in railroad switches
Title (de)
Weiche und Verfahren zum Schmelzen von Schnee und Eis in Eisenbahnweichen
Title (fr)
Aiguille de chemin de fer et méthode de fondre la neige et la glace des aiguilles de chemin de fer
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 12461526 A 20120620
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP2677079A1] A railroad switch comprising a stock-rail (1), a switch blade (2), slide chairs (3) and a heater (4) designed to melt snow fixed nearby the stock-rail (1) between the slide chairs (3), wherein the heater (4) is not in contact with the stock-rail (1) in the area between the slide chairs (3). In a method of melting snow and ice in railroad switches a heater (4) is fixed nearby the stock-rail (1) between the slide chairs (3), wherein the heater (4) is not in contact with the stock-rail (1) in the area between the slide chairs (3).
IPC 8 full level
E01B 7/24 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
E01B 7/24 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2677079 A1 20131225; EP 2677079 B1 20160427; PL 2677079 T3 20170331
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 12461526 A 20120620; PL 12461526 T 20120620