Global Patent Index - EP 2677079 B1

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

EP 2677079 B1 20160427 (EN)

Application

EP 12461526 A 20120620

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