CN215758260U - Embedded ballastless track plate for subway - Google Patents

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CN215758260U
CN215758260U CN202122122132.XU CN202122122132U CN215758260U CN 215758260 U CN215758260 U CN 215758260U CN 202122122132 U CN202122122132 U CN 202122122132U CN 215758260 U CN215758260 U CN 215758260U
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朱天喜
陈龙泉
缪财旺
宋雅萍
何欢欢
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The utility model provides an embedded ballastless track plate for a subway, which comprises a track plate main body: the track slab main body is of a T-shaped structure, and connecting devices are fixedly arranged on two sides of the track slab main body; the outer side of the track plate main body is fixedly provided with a limiting device, and the inner part of the track plate main body is fixedly provided with a buffer mechanism; fixing devices are rotatably arranged inside two sides of the track plate main body, and four groups of hoisting rings are fixedly arranged on two sides of the track plate main body; the ballastless track plate can be quickly mounted and dismounted by arranging the T-shaped groove in the first connecting piece and the T-shaped structure at the rear side of the second connecting piece; by utilizing the first limiting part, the second limiting part and the I-shaped structure of the limiting hole, the effect of quickly splicing the ballastless track plates is realized, and the effect of ensuring that two groups of ballastless track plates are positioned on the same horizontal plane is achieved; compared with the conventional ballastless track plate, the effect of quickly splicing the ballastless track plate can be more effectively realized.

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Embedded ballastless track plate for subway
Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of embedded ballastless tracks, and particularly relates to an embedded ballastless track plate for a subway.
Background
The traditional track system steel rails are higher than the sleepers at the lower part or the prefabricated integral ballastless track plate, and the structure has the defects that the running of the wheeled vehicle in the tunnel is very inconvenient, particularly when an accident occurs in the tunnel, the entering of a common fire-fighting and rescue vehicle into the tunnel to implement fire-fighting rescue can be seriously influenced, and evacuation rescue can not be carried out in time.
Based on the above, the existing ballastless track slab is mostly of an integrated structure, so that the ballastless track slab is inconvenient to install and disassemble; the conventional ballastless track plate cannot be effectively fixed and can not be simply and quickly spliced, so that the construction difficulty is increased, and the practicability of the ballastless track plate is reduced.
Therefore, in view of the above, research and improvement are performed on the existing structure and defects, and an embedded ballastless track slab for a subway is provided, so as to achieve the purpose of higher practical value.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
In order to solve the technical problems, the utility model provides an embedded ballastless track plate for a subway, which aims to solve the problem that the existing ballastless track plate proposed in the background art is inconvenient to install and disassemble due to the fact that the existing ballastless track plate is mostly of an integrated structure; the conventional ballastless track plate cannot be effectively fixed and can not be simply and quickly spliced, so that the construction difficulty is increased, and the practicability of the ballastless track plate is lowered.
The utility model relates to an embedded ballastless track plate for a subway, which is achieved by the following specific technical means:
the utility model provides an embedded ballastless track board is used to subway, includes the track board main part:
the track slab main body is of a T-shaped structure, and connecting devices are fixedly arranged on two sides of the track slab main body; the outer side of the track plate main body is fixedly provided with a limiting device, and the inner part of the track plate main body is fixedly provided with a buffer mechanism; the inside fixing device that rotates of track board main part both sides is provided with, and track board main part both sides are fixed and are provided with four groups of hoist and mount rings.
Further, the track plate main body includes:
the weight reducing holes are formed in the track plate main body, and the number of the weight reducing holes is three; the weight-reducing hole main body is of a hexagonal structure, and the weight-reducing holes safely penetrate through the track plate main body;
the track grooves are formed in two sides of the top of the track plate main body, and the track groove main body is of a square structure; the number of the track grooves is two, and the track grooves safely penetrate through the track plate main body; and the inner side of the track groove is fixedly provided with a sound-absorbing board device.
Further, the track plate main body further includes:
the limiting holes are formed in the front side and the rear side of the track plate main body, and the limiting hole main body is of a semicircular structure; the middle of the limiting hole extends outwards to form an I-shaped structure;
the fixing holes are formed in the two sides of the track plate main body, and the number of the fixing holes is four; four groups of fixing holes are in a symmetrical structure.
Further, the connecting device includes:
the first connecting pieces are fixedly arranged at the tops of two sides of the front part of the track slab main body, and the number of the first connecting pieces is two; the first connecting piece body is of a square structure, and a T-shaped groove is formed in the first connecting piece;
the second connecting pieces are fixedly arranged at the tops of two sides of the rear part of the track slab main body, and the rear sides of the second connecting pieces are arranged to be of T-shaped structures; the T-shaped structure at the rear side of the second connecting piece is arranged on the inner side of the T-shaped groove in the first connecting piece in a sliding manner.
Further, stop device includes:
the first limiting piece is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the inner side of the limiting hole, and the main body of the first limiting piece is arranged into a T-shaped structure; a threaded hole is formed in the top side of the first limiting piece;
the second limiting piece is fixedly arranged on the inner side of the threaded hole at the top of the first limiting piece through threaded connection; the second locating part main body is set to be of a T-shaped structure, and a hexagonal hole is formed in the inner side of the top of the second locating part.
Further, the buffer mechanism includes:
the buffer parts are arranged in the front side of the track plate main body in a sliding manner, and the number of the buffer parts is two; a spring part is arranged between the rear end of the buffer part and the interior of the track plate main body, and the front side of the buffer part is of a hexagonal structure;
the buffer holes are formed in the rear side of the track plate main body, and the number of the buffer holes is two; the buffer hole main part sets up to the hexagon structure, and the inside slip of buffer hole is provided with the bolster.
Further, the fixing device includes:
the outer side of the bottom of the connecting cylinder is provided with a bearing in a matching way, and the outer side of the bearing is arranged on the inner side of the fixing hole in a matching way; the number of the connecting cylinders is four, and the inner side of each connecting cylinder is provided with threads; the top of the connecting cylinder is arranged to be in a hexagonal structure;
the vertical rod is rotatably arranged inside the connecting cylinder through threaded connection, and the bottom of the vertical rod is provided with a bevel edge structure;
the synchronous wheels are fixedly arranged on the outer side of the connecting cylinder, and the number of the synchronous wheels is four; two groups of synchronous wheels are connected through a synchronous belt device.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:
the ballastless track plate can be quickly mounted and dismounted by arranging the T-shaped groove in the first connecting piece and the T-shaped structure at the rear side of the second connecting piece; by utilizing the first limiting part, the second limiting part and the I-shaped structure of the limiting hole, the effect of quickly splicing the ballastless track plates is realized, and the effect of ensuring that two groups of ballastless track plates are positioned on the same horizontal plane is achieved; compared with the existing ballastless track plate, the effect of quickly splicing the ballastless track plate can be more effectively realized, and the ballastless track plate can be conveniently detached and replaced.
By arranging the connecting cylinder and the bevel edge structure at the bottom of the vertical rod, the ballastless track plate can be quickly and conveniently effectively fixed, and the ballastless track plate can be prevented from being misplaced and swayed during use; the buffering effect on the ballastless track plate is realized by using the buffering piece and the buffering hole, and the effect of avoiding damaging the ballastless track plate to a certain extent in use is achieved; compared with the conventional ballastless track plate, the stability enhancing effect can be realized more simply and conveniently, the ballastless track plate is prevented from being damaged, and the practicability of the ballastless track plate is enhanced.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic front view of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a rear view structural diagram of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a front view of the track slab main body according to the present invention.
Fig. 4 is an exploded view of the spacing device of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of part a of the present invention.
In the drawings, the corresponding relationship between the component names and the reference numbers is as follows:
1. a track plate main body; 101. lightening holes; 102. a track groove; 103. a limiting hole; 104. a fixing hole;
2. a connecting device; 201. a first connecting member; 202. a second connecting member;
3. a limiting device; 301. a first limit piece; 302. a second limiting member;
4. a buffer mechanism; 401. a buffer member; 402. a buffer hole;
5. a fixing device; 501. a connecting cylinder; 502. a vertical rod; 503. and a synchronizing wheel.
Detailed Description
The embodiments of the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the drawings and examples. The following examples are intended to illustrate the utility model but are not intended to limit the scope of the utility model.
In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified; the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "inner", "outer", "front", "rear", "head", "tail", and the like, indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are only for convenience in describing and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the utility model. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "connected" and "connected" are to be interpreted broadly, e.g., as being fixed or detachable or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.
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as shown in figures 1 to 5:
the utility model provides an embedded ballastless track plate for a subway, which comprises a track plate main body 1: the track plate body 1 includes: the weight reducing holes 101 are formed in the track plate main body 1, and the number of the weight reducing holes 101 is three; the body of the lightening hole 101 is of a hexagonal structure, and the lightening hole 101 safely penetrates through the track slab body 1; the track grooves 102 are formed in two sides of the top of the track plate main body 1, and the track groove 102 main body is of a square structure; the number of the track grooves 102 is two, and the track grooves 102 safely penetrate through the track slab main body 1; the inner side of the track groove 102 is fixedly provided with a sound absorption plate device; the limiting holes 103 are formed in the front side and the rear side of the track plate main body 1, and the main body of each limiting hole 103 is of a semicircular structure; the middle of the limiting hole 103 extends outwards to form an I-shaped structure; the fixing holes 104 are formed in the two sides of the track slab main body 1, and the number of the fixing holes 104 is four; four groups of the fixing holes 104 are in a symmetrical structure; the main body of the track slab main body 1 is of a T-shaped structure, and two sides of the track slab main body 1 are fixedly provided with connecting devices 2; the limiting device 3 is fixedly arranged on the outer side of the track slab main body 1, and the buffer mechanism 4 is fixedly arranged in the track slab main body 1; the stopper 3 includes: the first limiting piece 301, the first limiting piece 301 is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the inner side of the limiting hole 103, and the main body of the first limiting piece 301 is arranged to be a T-shaped structure; a threaded hole is formed in the top side of the first limiting piece 301; the second limiting piece 302 is fixedly arranged on the inner side of the threaded hole at the top of the first limiting piece 301 through threaded connection; the main body of the second limiting member 302 is a T-shaped structure, and a hexagonal hole is formed in the inner side of the top of the second limiting member 302; the fixing devices 5 are rotatably arranged in the two sides of the track plate main body 1, and four groups of hoisting rings are fixedly arranged on the two sides of the track plate main body 1.
As shown in fig. 2, the connecting device 2 includes: the first connecting pieces 201 are fixedly arranged at the tops of two sides of the front part of the track slab main body 1, and the number of the first connecting pieces 201 is two; the main body of the first connecting piece 201 is a square structure, and a T-shaped groove is formed in the first connecting piece 201; the second connecting pieces 202 are fixedly arranged at the tops of two sides of the rear part of the track slab main body 1, and the rear sides of the second connecting pieces 202 are arranged to be T-shaped structures; the T-shaped structure at the rear side of the second connecting piece 202 is arranged inside the T-shaped groove in the first connecting piece 201 in a sliding manner; through being provided with the inside T-arrangement groove of first connecting piece 201 and the T-shaped structure of second connecting piece 202 rear side, realized the effect of quick installation and dismantlement ballastless track board.
As shown in fig. 1, the damper mechanism 4 includes: the buffer members 401 are arranged inside the front side of the track slab main body 1 in a sliding manner, and the number of the buffer members 401 is two; a spring piece is arranged between the rear end of the buffer member 401 and the interior of the track plate main body 1, and the front side of the buffer member 401 is of a hexagonal structure; the buffer holes 402 are formed in the rear side of the track plate main body 1, and the number of the buffer holes 402 is two; the main body of the buffer hole 402 is a hexagonal structure, and a buffer part 401 is arranged inside the buffer hole 402 in a sliding manner; by means of the buffer part 401 and the buffer hole 402, the effect of buffering the ballastless track plate is achieved, and the effect of avoiding damage to the ballastless track plate to a certain extent when the buffer part is used is achieved.
As shown in fig. 5, the fixing device 5 includes: the outer side of the bottom of the connecting cylinder 501 is provided with a bearing in a matching way, and the outer side of the bearing is arranged on the inner side of the fixing hole 104 in a matching way; the connecting cylinders 501 are arranged in four groups, and the inner sides of the connecting cylinders 501 are provided with threads; the top of the connecting cylinder 501 is arranged to be a hexagonal structure; the vertical rod 502 is rotatably arranged inside the connecting cylinder 501 through threaded connection, and the bottom of the vertical rod 502 is of a bevel edge structure; the synchronizing wheels 503 are fixedly arranged on the outer side of the connecting cylinder 501, and the number of the synchronizing wheels 503 is four; two groups of synchronous wheels 503 are connected through a synchronous belt device; through being provided with connecting cylinder 501 and montant 502 bottom hypotenuse structure, realized quick convenient effect of effectively fixing to the ballastless track board, played the effect of avoiding the ballastless track board to appear misplacing and rocking when using.
In another embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, an elastic rubber member is arranged between the rear end of the buffer member 401 and the inside of the track slab main body 1, and under the action of the elastic rubber member, the buffer member 401 is matched with the buffer hole 402 to buffer and protect the ballastless track slab, so that the ballastless track slab is prevented from being damaged.
The specific use mode and function of the embodiment are as follows:
in the utility model, when in use, the track slab main body 1 is placed at a designated position, the connecting cylinders 501 are rotated to drive the synchronizing wheels 503 to rotate, the synchronizing wheels 503 simultaneously drive the two groups of connecting cylinders 501 to rotate through the synchronizing belt devices, and the connecting cylinders 501 drive the vertical rods 502 to slide downwards, so that the vertical rods 502 are inserted underground; by arranging the bevel edge structures at the bottoms of the connecting cylinders 501 and the vertical rods 502, the ballastless track plate can be quickly and conveniently and effectively fixed, and the ballastless track plate can be prevented from being misplaced and swayed during use; sliding the T-shaped structure at the rear side of the second connecting piece 202 into the inner side of the T-shaped groove in the first connecting piece 201 to connect the two sets of track slab main bodies 1; the ballastless track plate can be quickly mounted and dismounted by arranging the T-shaped groove in the first connecting piece 201 and the T-shaped structure at the rear side of the second connecting piece 202; fixing the second limiting member 302 on the top of the first limiting member 301 through a threaded connection, so that the first limiting member 301 and the second limiting member 302 form an I-shaped structure; the first limiting piece 301, the second limiting piece 302 and the limiting hole 103 are of an I-shaped structure, so that the effect of quickly splicing the ballastless track plates is realized, and the effect of ensuring that two groups of ballastless track plates are positioned on the same horizontal plane is achieved; the buffer member 401 slides into the buffer hole 402, and when the track slab main body 1 is pressed, the spring member drives the buffer member 401 to buffer the track slab main body 1; the buffer 401 and the buffer hole 402 are utilized to realize the effect of buffering the ballastless track plate, and the effect of avoiding the ballastless track plate from being damaged to a certain extent in use is achieved; fixing the track inside the track groove 102, reducing noise through the sound absorption plate inside the track groove 102, and reducing weight of the track plate main body 1 through the weight reduction hole 101; the practicability of the ballastless track plate is enhanced.
The embodiments of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration and description, and are not intended to be exhaustive or limited to the utility model in the form disclosed. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art. The embodiment was chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the utility model and the practical application, and to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the utility model for various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.

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1. The utility model provides an embedded ballastless track board is used to subway which characterized in that includes: track plate main body (1):
the track slab main body (1) is of a T-shaped structure, and connecting devices (2) are fixedly arranged on two sides of the track slab main body (1); a limiting device (3) is fixedly arranged on the outer side of the track slab main body (1), and a buffer mechanism (4) is fixedly arranged in the track slab main body (1); the track plate is characterized in that fixing devices (5) are rotatably arranged in two sides of the track plate main body (1), and four groups of hoisting rings are fixedly arranged on two sides of the track plate main body (1).
2. The embedded ballastless track slab for the subway of claim 1, wherein: the track plate main body (1) includes:
the weight reducing holes (101) are formed in the track plate main body (1), and the number of the weight reducing holes (101) is three; the body of the lightening hole (101) is arranged to be a hexagonal structure, and the lightening hole (101) safely penetrates through the track plate body (1);
the track groove (102), the track groove (102) is arranged on two sides of the top of the track plate main body (1), and the track groove (102) main body is of a square structure; the number of the track grooves (102) is two, and the track grooves (102) safely penetrate through the track plate main body (1); and the sound absorption plate device is fixedly arranged on the inner side of the track groove (102).
3. The embedded ballastless track slab for the subway as claimed in claim 2, wherein: the track plate main body (1) further comprises:
the limiting holes (103) are formed in the front side and the rear side of the track plate main body (1), and the main body of each limiting hole (103) is of a semicircular structure; the middle of the limiting hole (103) extends outwards to form an I-shaped structure;
the fixing holes (104) are formed in the two sides of the track slab main body (1), and the number of the fixing holes (104) is four; four groups of the fixing holes (104) are in a symmetrical structure.
4. The embedded ballastless track slab for the subway of claim 1, wherein: the connection device (2) comprises:
the first connecting pieces (201) are fixedly arranged at the tops of two sides of the front part of the track slab main body (1), and the number of the first connecting pieces (201) is two; the main body of the first connecting piece (201) is of a square structure, and a T-shaped groove is formed in the first connecting piece (201);
the second connecting piece (202), the second connecting piece (202) is fixedly arranged on the tops of two sides of the rear part of the track slab main body (1), and the rear side of the second connecting piece (202) is arranged to be of a T-shaped structure; the T-shaped structure at the rear side of the second connecting piece (202) is arranged inside the T-shaped groove in the first connecting piece (201) in a sliding mode.
5. The embedded ballastless track slab for the subway of claim 1, wherein: the limiting device (3) comprises:
the first limiting piece (301), the first limiting piece (301) is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the inner side of the limiting hole (103), and the main body of the first limiting piece (301) is arranged to be a T-shaped structure; a threaded hole is formed in the top side of the first limiting piece (301);
the second limiting piece (302), the second limiting piece (302) is fixedly arranged on the inner side of the threaded hole at the top of the first limiting piece (301) through threaded connection; the main body of the second limiting piece (302) is arranged to be a T-shaped structure, and a hexagonal hole is formed in the inner side of the top of the second limiting piece (302).
6. The embedded ballastless track slab for the subway of claim 1, wherein: the buffer mechanism (4) includes:
the buffer parts (401) are arranged inside the front side of the track plate main body (1) in a sliding mode, and the number of the buffer parts (401) is two; a spring piece is arranged between the rear end of the buffer piece (401) and the interior of the track plate main body (1), and the front side of the buffer piece (401) is of a hexagonal structure;
the buffer holes (402) are formed in the rear side of the track plate main body (1), and the number of the buffer holes (402) is two; the main body of the buffer hole (402) is arranged to be of a hexagonal structure, and a buffer piece (401) is arranged inside the buffer hole (402) in a sliding mode.
7. The embedded ballastless track slab for the subway of claim 1, wherein: the fixing device (5) comprises:
the outer side of the bottom of the connecting cylinder (501) is provided with a bearing in a matching way, and the outer side of the bearing is arranged on the inner side of the fixing hole (104) in a matching way; the number of the connecting cylinders (501) is four, and the inner sides of the connecting cylinders (501) are provided with threads; the top of the connecting cylinder (501) is arranged to be a hexagonal structure;
the vertical rod (502) is rotatably arranged inside the connecting cylinder (501) through threaded connection, and the bottom of the vertical rod (502) is of a bevel edge structure;
the synchronous wheels (503) are fixedly arranged on the outer side of the connecting cylinder (501), and the number of the synchronous wheels (503) is four; two groups of synchronous wheels (503) are connected through a synchronous belt device.
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