EP3765670C0 - Rail grinding machine for grinding rails of a track - Google Patents

Rail grinding machine for grinding rails of a track

Info

Publication number: EP3765670C0
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: grinding; track; rails; rail; grinding machine
Prior art date: 2018-06-15
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Active

Application number

EP18742708.3A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP3765670A1 (en

EP3765670B1 (en

Inventor

Clemens Kühnel

Otto Widlroither

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Robel Bahnbaumaschinen GmbH

Original Assignee

Robel Bahnbaumaschinen GmbH

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2018-06-15

Filing date

2018-06-15

Publication date

2023-06-07

2018-06-15 Application filed by Robel Bahnbaumaschinen GmbH filed Critical Robel Bahnbaumaschinen GmbH

2018-06-15 Priority to PL18742708.3T priority Critical patent/PL3765670T3/en

2021-01-20 Publication of EP3765670A1 publication Critical patent/EP3765670A1/en

2023-06-07 Application granted granted Critical

2023-06-07 Publication of EP3765670C0 publication Critical patent/EP3765670C0/en

2023-06-07 Publication of EP3765670B1 publication Critical patent/EP3765670B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2038-06-15 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
- B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
- B24B19/00—Single-purpose machines or devices for particular grinding operations not covered by any other main group
- B24B19/004—Single-purpose machines or devices for particular grinding operations not covered by any other main group for grinding rails, T, I, H or other similar profiles
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
- E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
- E01B31/00—Working rails, sleepers, baseplates, or the like, in or on the line; Machines, tools, or auxiliary devices specially designed therefor
- E01B31/02—Working rail or other metal track components on the spot
- E01B31/12—Removing metal from rails, rail joints, or baseplates, e.g. for deburring welds, reconditioning worn rails
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
- B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
- B24B23/00—Portable grinding machines, e.g. hand-guided; Accessories therefor
- B24B23/08—Portable grinding machines designed for fastening on workpieces or other parts of particular section, e.g. for grinding commutators
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
- E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
- E01B31/00—Working rails, sleepers, baseplates, or the like, in or on the line; Machines, tools, or auxiliary devices specially designed therefor
- E01B31/02—Working rail or other metal track components on the spot
- E01B31/12—Removing metal from rails, rail joints, or baseplates, e.g. for deburring welds, reconditioning worn rails
- E01B31/17—Removing metal from rails, rail joints, or baseplates, e.g. for deburring welds, reconditioning worn rails by grinding

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Architecture (AREA)
Civil Engineering (AREA)
Structural Engineering (AREA)
Finish Polishing, Edge Sharpening, And Grinding By Specific Grinding Devices (AREA)
Grinding Of Cylindrical And Plane Surfaces (AREA)
Machines For Laying And Maintaining Railways (AREA)
Machine Tool Units (AREA)

EP18742708.3A 2018-06-15 2018-06-15 Rail grinding machine for grinding rails of a track Active EP3765670B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
PL18742708.3T PL3765670T3 (en)	2018-06-15	2018-06-15	Rail grinding machine for grinding rails of a track

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
PCT/EP2018/066001 WO2019238247A1 (en)	2018-06-15	2018-06-15	Rail grinding machine for grinding rails of a track

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP3765670A1 EP3765670A1 (en)	2021-01-20
EP3765670C0 true EP3765670C0 (en)	2023-06-07
EP3765670B1 EP3765670B1 (en)	2023-06-07

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP18742708.3A Active EP3765670B1 (en)	2018-06-15	2018-06-15	Rail grinding machine for grinding rails of a track

Country Status (8)

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US (1)	US20210237222A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP3765670B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP7275170B2 (en)
CN (2)	CN113463454A (en)
AU (1)	AU2018427985A1 (en)
EA (1)	EA202092167A1 (en)
PL (1)	PL3765670T3 (en)
WO (1)	WO2019238247A1 (en)

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- 2018-06-15 CN CN201880092355.4A patent/CN111971434B/en active Active
- 2018-06-15 EP EP18742708.3A patent/EP3765670B1/en active Active
- 2018-06-15 AU AU2018427985A patent/AU2018427985A1/en active Pending
- 2018-06-15 EA EA202092167A patent/EA202092167A1/en unknown
- 2018-06-15 WO PCT/EP2018/066001 patent/WO2019238247A1/en unknown
- 2018-06-15 PL PL18742708.3T patent/PL3765670T3/en unknown

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
PL3765670T3 (en)	2023-10-09
CN113463454A (en)	2021-10-01
CN111971434B (en)	2021-10-29
WO2019238247A1 (en)	2019-12-19
CN111971434A (en)	2020-11-20
JP2021531983A (en)	2021-11-25
AU2018427985A1 (en)	2020-11-19
US20210237222A1 (en)	2021-08-05
EA202092167A1 (en)	2021-02-26
EP3765670A1 (en)	2021-01-20
EP3765670B1 (en)	2023-06-07
JP7275170B2 (en)	2023-05-17

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