Tie plate placer

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1996-05-31

1997-08-12

Morano, S. Joseph

Railways

Track layers

Tie platers

E01B 2932

Patent

active

056554559

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for placing tie plates between a rail and selected crossties along a railroad track. The apparatus includes a mobile frame which travels on the rails along a railroad track and carries a magnetic wheel for retrieving loose tie plates, a magazine for holding and positioning the loose tie plates over a selected rail lie, a rail jack for lifting the rail away from the tie to allow insertion of the tie plate, and an insertion arm and plate which urge the tie plate into position between the tie and the rail. The magazine holds a number of tie plates and has an elongated guide plate, dimensioned to fit the rail receiving area of the tie plates. A series of biased linkages, arranged vertically along the guide plate, urge the tie plates against the guide plate to hold them in place. The lowermost tie plate is supported by a plate stop at the lower end of the guide plate, and a biased retaining lever, which urges the tie plate against the guide plate, until an operator actuates an ejection arm to push the tie plate off of the stop and onto the cross tie below. After the rail is lifted, an insertion arm, having an insertion plate connected to its lower end, is actuated to urge the tie plate between the rail and the tie.

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