Machine for clearing grooves including railroad flangeways

Details Machine for clearing grooves including railroad flangeways Machine for clearing grooves including railroad flangeways

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E01H 8/12 (2006.01) E01H 5/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2450827

A machine is provided for clearing a subsurface groove, e.g. a rail flangeway, of debris or ice, the machine comprising: a frame; mounting means for mounting the frame on a vehicle, the vehicle for moving the machine across the surface in a direction of travel generally parallel to the length of the subsurface groove; at least one rotating member mounted on the frame for rotation about an axis generally perpendicular to the direction of travel; drive means in communication with the rotating member to provide rotation; and at least one elongate clearing member mounted on the rotating member, the elongate clearing member being configured to fit inside the subsurface groove; such that, as the vehicle moves the machine across the surface, rotation of the rotating member causes the elongate clearing member to intermittently enter the subsurface groove to clear the subsurface groove.

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