Holding Down Device
During the train passage, the wing rail respectively the crossing block deflects elastically.
During the train passage, the wing rail respectively the crossing block deflects elastically.
A hydraulic-mechanical holding down device is used to achieve an uniform deflection of the wing rail and the swing nose of the crossing during the train passage, thus avoiding relative movements and high dynamic loads in the transition area.
In the respective end position this holding down device presses the swing nose onto the sliding plates of the crossing via a cross beam. The contact force (approx. 70 kN) is generated mechanically via a disc spring package. Prior to the switching process, a hydraulic cylinder arranged in the holding-down device presses the disc spring package together to such an extent that the cross beam is released and the swing nose can be moved. During this process the swing nose is not lifted up.
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