Claims
- 1. In a machine for removing ties in one piece from under railroad track so as to disturb the level of the track the least, a frame adapted to be moved along the track, a wood-removing device on the frame constructed to remove the wood from the tops of the ties in areas between the rails and on one end thereof down to a level below the bottoms of the rails and above the bottoms of the tie plates, and power means on the frame for moving the tie laterally in a direction toward the other end so as to remove it from under the rails.
- 2. The structure of claim 1 further characterized by and including means for receiving the removed wood and transporting it to a location spaced from the point of tie removal.
- 3. The structure of claim 1 further characterized in that the wood-removing device includes jaw clamps movable longitudinally of the rails and constructed and arranged to apply wood-removing pressure to the sides of the tie to remove the high wood down to a level below the bottom of the rails and above the bottom of the tie plates.
- 4. The structure of claim 3 further characterized in that the jaw clamps include one jaw clamp movable longitudinally from a position on one side of the tie toward a backup member constructed and arranged to engage the opposite side of the tie so that the wood will be removed, all in one direction, by movement of the jaw clamp toward the backup member.
- 5. The structure of claim 4 further characterized by and including a notch channel in the backup member aligned with and constructed to receive the jaw clamp when it has fully penetrated the tie.
- 6. The structure of claim 1 further characterized in that the wood-removing device is constructed to be raised and lowered on the frame between a lower position where it removes wood from the tops of the ties and a raised position where it holds the thus removed wood in vertical spaced relation to the tie, and a conveyor arrangement on the frame constructed and arranged to receive the thus removed wood from the jaw clamp and to transport it away from the ties.
- 7. The structure of claim 6 further characterized in that the conveyor arrangement includes two longitudinally disposed conveyors, one between the rails and the other over the said one end of the tie, at least one of which extends a sufficient longitudinal distance from the wood-removing device such that the removed wood can be transported by the conveyor arrangement away from the frame of the machine to a point of disposal.
- 8. The structure of claim 6 further characterized in that the conveyor arrangement includes a pan mechanism mounted for movement on the frame and adapted to be inserted between the tie and the raised wood-removal device so that the wood carried by the wood-removal device may be deposited thereon with the pan being constructed to be moved to a somewhat distant position with the thus removed wood thereon for disposal of the removed wood.
- 9. The structure of claim 8 further characterized in that the pan is tiltably mounted so that in the distant position it may be tilted to dump the thus removed wood.
- 10. The structure of claim 1 further characterized in that the wood-removing device is constructed to be raised and lowered on the frame between a lower position where it removes wood from the tops of the ties and a raised position where it takes the thus removed wood in vertically spaced relation to the tie, and means on the frame for receiving the thus removed wood from the clamp mechanism and for transporting it away from the tie.
- 11. In a machine for removing high wood from the tops of ties and tie plates from the ties of a railroad track, a frame movable along the track, a wood-removing device on the frame constructed and arranged to remove wood from the tops of the ties, and means for removing the tie plates from between the rails and ties at the same time that the wood is being removed.
- 12. The structure of claim 11 further characterized in that the wood-removing device is constructed and arranged to remove the wood down to a level below the bottoms of the rails and above the bottoms of the tie plates.
- 13. The structure of claim 11 further characterized by and including grasping means for grasping one end of the tie and for drawing it laterally out from under the rails.
- 14. The structure of claim 11 further characterized by and including means for transporting the thus removed wood away from the area of wood removal.
- 15. In a machine for removing high wood from the tops of ties and tie plates from the ties of a railroad track, a frame movable along the track, and means on the frame for simultaneously removing wood from the tops of the ties and the tie plates from between the rails and ties.
- 16. The structure of claim 15 further characterized in that said last mentioned means is constructed and arranged to remove the wood down to a level below the bottoms of the rails and above the bottoms of the tie plates.
- 17. The structure of claim 15 further characterized by and including means for grasping one end of the tie and for drawing it laterally out from under the rails.
- 18. The structure of claim 17 further characterized in that the simultaneous means and the grasping means are constructed and arranged to operate so that the wood is removed at the same time that the end of the tie is grasped.
- 19. The structure of claim 15 further characterized by and including means for transporting the thus removed wood away from the area of wood removal.
- 20. The structure of claim 15 further characterized in that the wood-removing means is constructed to be raised and lowered on the frame between a lower position where it removes wood from the tops of the ties and a raised position where it holds the thus removed wood in vertical spaced relation to the tie, and means on the frame for receiving the thus removed wood from the wood-removing means when in its raised position and for transporting it away from the area of wood removal.
- 21. In a machine for removing ties in one piece from under railroad track, a frame movable along the track, means on the frame for simultaneously removing wood from the tops of the ties between the rails and on one end and for grasping the tie by its other end while the tie is in its original position, means for removing the tie plates from between the rails and ties at the same time the wood is being removed, and means for drawing the tie laterally out from under the rails in a direction toward its other end.
- 22. The structure of claim 21 further characterized in that the wood-removing means removes wood from between the rails and the said one end only.
- 23. The structure of claim 21 further characterized in that the wood-removing means is constructed and arranged to remove wood down to a level below the bottoms of the rails and above the bottoms of the tie plates.
- 24. The structure of claim 21 further characterized by and including means for transporting the thus removed wood away from the area of wood removal.
- 25. The structure of claim 21 further characterized in that the wood-removing means is constructed to be raised and lowered on the frame between a lower position where it removes wood from the tops of the ties and a raised position where it holds the thus removed wood in vertically spaced relation to the tie, and further including means for receiving the thus separated wood from the wood-removing means while in its raised position and transporting the thus removed wood away from the area of wood removal.
- 26. In a machine for removing ties from under railroad track, a frame movable along the track, means on the frame for removing wood from the tops of the ties between the rails and on one end only, means for removing the tie plates from between the rails and ties at the same time the wood is being removed, and means for grasping the tie by its other end while the tie is in its original position and for drawing it laterally out from under the rails in that direction.
- 27. The structure of claim 26 further characterized in that the wood-removing means and the tie-grasping means operate simultaneously.
- 28. The structure of claim 26 further characterized in that the wood-removing means is contructed and arranged to remove wood down to a level below the bottoms of the rails and above the bottoms of the tie plates.
- 29. The structure of claim 26 further characterized by and including means for transporting the thus removed wood away from the area of wood removal.
- 30. The structure of claim 26 further characterized in that the wood-removing means is constructed to be raised and lowered on the frame between a lower position where it removes wood from the tops of the ties and a raised position where it holds the thus removed wood in vertically spaced relation to the tie, and means for transporting the thus removed wood away from the area of wood removal.
- 31. In a machine for removing high wood from the tops of rail-supporting ties in railroad track, a frame movable along the track, means on the frame for removing wood from the tops of the ties between the rails and at least on one end, means for raising the thus removed wood above the tops of the rails, and means for transporting the thus removed wood away from the area of wood removal.
- 32. The structure of claim 31 further characterized in that the wood-removing means is constructed and arranged to remove the wood down to a level below the bottoms of the rails and above the bottoms of the tie plates.
- 33. The structure of claim 31 further characterized in that the wood-removing means is constructed and arranged to remove the wood from the ties in between the rails and on one end only.
- 34. The structure of claim 33 further characterized by and including means for grasping the tie by its other end and for drawing the tie laterally out from under the rails in a direction toward the other end.
- 35. The structure of claim 31 wherein the transporting means includes a wood receiver pivotally mounted on the frame and movable between a generally horizontal position where it is disposed generally above the area of wood removal and a generally vertical position where it disposes of the thus removed wood.
- 36. The structure of claim 35 in which the generally vertical position of the wood receiver is adjacent the area of wood removal.
- 37. The structure of claim 35 in which the generally vertical position of the wood receiver is substantially spaced from the area of wood removal.
- 38. In a wood-removing mechanism usable for removing high wood from the tops of rail-supporting ties in railroad track, a cutter mechanism adapted to be disposed adjacent the tops of the ties so as to engage and remove a certain amount of wood therefrom, the cutter mechanism including a jaw clamp member arranged to engage one side of the tie and a backup member arranged to engage the other side of the tie, and power means for moving at least one of the members back and forth in a closing action between an open position in which the members are separated by a distance greater than a tie width and a closed position in which the said certain amount of the high wood has been severed from the tie, one of the members being positioned longitudinally to overlap the tie plates so that during the closing action the tie plates will be pushed into the crib.
- 39. The structure of claim 38 further characterized by and including power means for raising and lowering the cutter mechanism between an operative lower position and a raised upper position where the thus removed wood may be disposed of.
- 40. The structure of claim 38 further characterized in that the jaw clamp member is in the form of a cutter blade, the cutting edge of which is laterally inclined with the backup member being correspondingly inclined.
- 41. The structure of claim 40 in which the backup member is in the form of laterally spaced teeth.
- 42. The structure of claim 40 further characterized by and including a groove in the backup member to receive the cutting edge of the jaw clamp member when the cutter mechanism is in its closed position.
- 43. The structure of claim 38 further characterized in that the backup member does not overlap the tie plates and only the jaw clamp member is movable.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of Ser. No. 711,804, filed Aug. 5, 1976, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,047,280, issued Sept. 13, 1977, which was a continuation of Ser. No. 452,007, filed Mar. 18, 1974, now abandoned.
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