US3169489A - Monorail tracks - Google Patents

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US3169489A
US3169489A US255464A US25546463A US3169489A US 3169489 A US3169489 A US 3169489A US 255464 A US255464 A US 255464A US 25546463 A US25546463 A US 25546463A US 3169489 A US3169489 A US 3169489A
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Ruston Leonard Edgar
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
    • E01B25/00—Tracks for special kinds of railways
    • E01B25/08—Tracks for mono-rails with centre of gravity of vehicle above the load-bearing rail
    • E01B25/10—Mono-rails; Auxiliary balancing rails; Supports or connections for rails

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  • Monorail track units normally comprise a solid rail head welded to supporting members which are lixed to a rail foot. All the parts of the track unit in such a construction are Welded together and the strength of the track units and the load which they can carry depends on the strength of the Welded joints, as Well as that of the components of the unit.
  • lt is a main object of the present invention to provide a monorail track unit which is simpler and cheape to manufacture than the previous designs of track units, and is also lighter in weight and stronger than previous units.
  • a monorail track unit comprises a longitudinally extending base, and a rail of inverted V-section whose sides are secured to the base and whose apex is shaped to provide a rail head for engagement by the Wheels of monorail vehicles.
  • the rail is formed of sheet steel which is bent to form said V-section in such a Way that the apex of the V-section forming the rail head is of arcuate section.
  • the longitudinally extending base is an in- Verted channel section and the bottoms of th-e sides of the V-section rail are welded to the sides oi the channel section.
  • two rail stileners of triangular shape may be respectively xed inside the V-section rail at the ends of the track unit.
  • Connecting means may be provided at each end of the track unit for connecting the track unit to a supporting stand, whereby a series of track units are interconnected and supported.
  • the invention also comprehends a monorail system including a number of track units of the kind referred to above interconnected end-to-end and supported to form ⁇ a continuous track.
  • FTGURE l is a side elevation, partly in section, of a monorail track unit according to the invention.
  • FIGURE 2 is a section on line II-ll of FIGURE l.
  • a monorail .track unit comprises a longitudinally extentng base formed by an inverted steel channel section l which has a licor 2 and sides 3.
  • a rail 4 of inverted V-section Secured to the base channel section 1 by Welding is a rail 4 of inverted V-section, which rail is formed of steel sheet which is bent to form the V-section in such a way that the apex 5 of the V-section is shaped to provide a rail head for engagement by the Wheels of monorail vehicles.
  • One such Wheel is indicated in dotted lines ⁇ at 6.
  • the bottom of the sides 7 of the V-section rail are welded to the sides 3 of the channel section 1, as indicated at S.
  • two rail stiieners 9 of substantially triangular shape are respectively fixed inside the V-section rail 4 at the ends of the track unit.
  • Each ⁇ of these sitesners is :of T-section including an integral central web l@ which extends inwardly lengthwise of the rail.
  • Connecting means are provided at each end of the track unit for use in connecting the unit to a supporting stand, whereby a series of track units are interconnected in series ⁇ to ⁇ form a continuous supported track.
  • the connecting means at each end comprises a dependent pin lll which is welded to one end of a cylindrical shaft 12.
  • the other end i3 of the shaft l2 is of lesser diameter and fits into the apex of the V-section rail as shown in FIG- URE 2.
  • the outer end of the shaft i2 forms a continuous rail head surface with the head 5 of .the rail and the inner end i3 of the shaft tits into a corresponding cut-out recess in the top of the rail stiiiener 9.
  • a plate i4 is welded to the floor 2 of the channel section ⁇ base l.
  • the plate i4 extends outwardly from the end of the track unit and is formed with a socket i5 in which a peg, not shown, is iitted when the track unit is lixed to a supporting stand.
  • the invention thus provides a monorail Ytrack unit which is simple to construct, is of relatively light weight, ⁇ and because of its unitary construction is capable of carrying much heavier loads than previous rails.
  • a monorail track unit comprising a longitudinally extending base, and a sheet metal rail :of inverted V- section, whose sides are secured to the base and Whose apex is shaped to provide a rail head for engagement by the wheels of monorail vehicles.
  • a monorail track unit wherein the longitudinally extending base is an inverted channel section and the bottoms of the sides of the V-section rail are welded to the sides of the channel section.
  • a monorail track unit according to claim 2 including two rail stiieners of triangular shape respectively fixed inside the V-section rail at the ends of the track unit.
  • a monorail track unit comprising a longitudinally extending base, and a sheet metal rail of inverted V-section Whose sides are secured to the base, the apex of the V- section forming the rail head and being of arcuate section for engagement by the Wheels of monorail Vehicles.
  • a monorail track unit comprising a longitudinally extending base, a sheet metal rail of inverted V-section whose sides are secured to therbase, the apex of the V-section forming the rail head and being of arcuate section for engagement by the wheels of monorail vehicles, and means at each end of the track unit for connecting the track unit to a supporting stand, whereby a series of track units are interconnected and supported.

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US3856202A (en) * 1971-12-01 1974-12-24 C Gregorian Track element for linear motor vehicles and a track using such an element

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US2850243A (en) * 1955-11-23 1958-09-02 Road Machines Drayton Ltd Rail sections
US3014434A (en) * 1960-01-26 1961-12-26 Alwac International Inc Vehicle suspension

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DE925652C (de) * 1953-02-28 1955-03-28 Road Machines Drayton Ltd Einschienenbahn-Gleisanlage
DE955689C (de) * 1955-09-25 1957-01-10 Road Machines Drayton Ltd Freitragende Fahrschiene, insbesondere fuer Einschienenbahnen
FR1200967A (fr) * 1957-11-04 1959-12-28 Rail
DE1076723B (de) * 1958-05-14 1960-03-03 Road Machines Drayton Ltd Frei tragende Fahrschiene, insbesondere fuer Einschienenbahnen

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US2850243A (en) * 1955-11-23 1958-09-02 Road Machines Drayton Ltd Rail sections
US3014434A (en) * 1960-01-26 1961-12-26 Alwac International Inc Vehicle suspension

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3856202A (en) * 1971-12-01 1974-12-24 C Gregorian Track element for linear motor vehicles and a track using such an element

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