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  4. CPC Subclass E01B
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COOPERATIVE PATENT CLASSIFICATION
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E01B
PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS (derailing or rerailing blocks on track, track brakes or retarders B61K) [2018-08]
WARNING

  • In this subclass non-limiting references (in the sense of paragraph 39 of the Guide to the IPC) may still be displayed in the scheme.
Structure of the permanent way for railways or tramways [2013-01]
E01B 1/00
Ballastway; Other means for supporting the sleepers or the track; Drainage of the ballastway (draining by trenches, culverts, or conduits E01F 5/00) [2013-01]
E01B 1/001
.
{Track with ballast} [2013-01]
E01B 1/002
.
{Ballastless track, e.g. concrete slab trackway, or with asphalt layers} [2013-01]
E01B 1/004
. .
{with prefabricated elements embedded in fresh concrete or asphalt} [2013-01]
E01B 1/005
. .
{with sleeper shoes} [2013-01]
E01B 1/007
. .
{with interlocking means to withstand horizontal forces} [2013-01]
E01B 1/008
.
{Drainage of track} [2013-01]
E01B 2/00
General structure of permanent way (railway networks B61B 1/00; foundations for pavings E01C 3/00; foundations in general E02D) [2013-01]
E01B 2/003
.
{Arrangement of tracks on bridges or in tunnels} [2013-01]
E01B 2/006
.
{Deep foundation of tracks} [2013-01]
E01B 3/00
Transverse or longitudinal sleepers (for switches or crossings E01B 7/22); Other means resting directly on the ballastway for supporting rails [2013-01]
E01B 3/02
.
made from wood (drying or impregnating B27K) [2013-01]
E01B 3/04
. .
Means for preventing cleaving [2013-01]
E01B 3/06
. . .
Anti-cracking dogs [2013-01]
E01B 3/08
. . .
Straps or bands for hooping or encircling sleepers (apparatus for hooping wooden railway sleepers on the spot E01B 31/28) [2013-01]
E01B 3/10
. .
Composite sleepers [2013-01]
E01B 3/12
. .
Longitudinal sleepers; Longitudinal sleepers integral or combined with tie-rods; Combined longitudinal and transverse sleepers [2013-01]
E01B 3/14
. .
Slabs; Blocks; Fastening tie-rods to them [2013-01]
E01B 3/16
.
made from steel [2013-01]
E01B 3/18
. .
Composite sleepers [2013-01]
E01B 3/20
. .
Sleeper construction for special purposes, e.g. with openings for ballast working (sleepers for shiftable track for heavy loads E01B 23/12) [2013-01]
E01B 3/22
. .
Longitudinal sleepers; Longitudinal sleepers integral or combined with tie-rods; Combined longitudinal and transverse sleepers [2013-01]
E01B 3/24
. .
Slabs; Blocks; Pot sleepers; Fastening tie-rods to them [2017-08]
E01B 3/26
. .
combined with inserts of wood artificial stone or other material [2013-01]
E01B 3/28
.
made from concrete or from natural or artificial stone (manufacture B28) [2013-01]
E01B 3/30
. .
Hollow sleepers [2013-01]
E01B 3/32
. .
with armouring or reinforcement (hollow sleepers E01B 3/30) [2013-01]
E01B 3/34
. . .
with pre-tensioned armouring or reinforcement (pre-tensioned armouring or reinforcing elements E04C 5/00) [2013-01]
E01B 3/36
. .
Composite sleepers [2013-01]
E01B 3/38
. .
Longitudinal sleepers; Longitudinal sleepers integral or combined with tie-rods; Combined longitudinal and transverse sleepers; Layers of concrete supporting both rails [2013-01]
E01B 3/40
. .
Slabs; Blocks; Pot sleepers; Fastening tie-rods to them [2013-01]
E01B 3/42
. .
combined with inserts of wood or other material [2013-01]
E01B 3/44
.
made from other materials only if the material is essential [2013-01]
E01B 3/46
.
made from different materials (E01B 3/26, E01B 3/42 take precedence) [2013-01]
E01B 3/48
.
Distance keepers or tie-rods for sleepers [2013-01]
E01B 5/00
Rails; Guard rails (manufacture of rails B21B); Distance-keeping means for them [2013-01]
E01B 5/02
.
Rails [2013-01]
E01B 5/04
. .
Grooved rails [2013-01]
E01B 5/06
. .
Reversible or invertible rails [2013-01]
E01B 5/08
. .
Composite rails; Compound rails with dismountable or non-dismountable parts [2013-01]
E01B 5/10
. . .
Composite grooved rails; Inserts for grooved rails [2013-01]
E01B 5/12
. .
Rails with a foot serving as a sleeper [2013-01]
E01B 5/14
. .
Rails for special parts of the track, e.g. for curves [2013-01]
E01B 5/16
.
Distance keepers [2013-01]
E01B 5/18
.
Guard rails; Connecting, fastening or adjusting means therefor [2013-01]
E01B 7/00
Switches; Crossings (operating mechanisms B61L) [2013-01]
E01B 7/02
.
Tongues; Associated constructions [2013-01]
E01B 7/04
. .
Constructions with tongues turning about a vertical pivot at the end [2013-01]
E01B 7/06
. .
Constructions with flexible tongues or flexible fishplates [2013-01]
E01B 7/08
. .
Other constructions of tongues, e.g. tilting about an axis parallel to the rail, movable tongue blocks or rails [2013-01]
E01B 7/10
.
Frogs [2013-01]
E01B 7/12
. .
Fixed frogs made of one part or composite [2013-01]
E01B 7/14
. .
with movable parts [2013-01]
E01B 7/16
. .
Jump-over frogs [2013-01]
E01B 7/18
.
Combinations of switches and crossings [2013-01]
E01B 7/20
.
Safety means for switches, e.g. switch point protectors, auxiliary or guiding rail members [2013-01]
E01B 7/22
.
Special sleepers for switches or crossings; Fastening means therefor [2013-01]
E01B 7/24
.
Heating of switches [2013-01]
E01B 7/26
.
Lubricating of switches (lubricating of rails B61K 3/00) [2013-01]
E01B 7/28
.
Crossings [2013-01]
E01B 7/30
. .
Jump-over crossings [2013-01]
E01B 9/00
Fastening rails on sleepers, or the like (fastening rails to bridges E01D 19/12) [2013-01]
E01B 9/02
.
Fastening rails, tie-plates, or chairs directly on sleepers or foundations; Means therefor [2013-01]
E01B 9/04
. .
Fastening on wooden or concrete sleepers or on masonry without clamp members [2013-01]
E01B 9/06
. . .
Railways spikes (nails in general F16B) [2013-01]
E01B 9/08
. . . .
Elastic spikes [2013-01]
E01B 9/10
. . .
Screws or bolts for sleepers (screws or bolts in general F16B) [2013-01]
E01B 9/12
. . .
Retaining or locking devices for spikes or screws [2013-01]
E01B 9/14
. . .
Plugs, sleeves, thread linings, or other inserts for holes in sleepers (inserting plugs or sleeves E01B 31/26) [2013-01]
E01B 9/16
. . . .
for wooden sleepers [2013-01]
E01B 9/18
. . . .
for concrete sleepers [2013-01]
E01B 9/20
. . .
by keys [2013-01]
E01B 9/22
. .
Fastening on steel sleepers without clamp members [2013-01]
E01B 9/24
. . .
by keys [2013-01]
E01B 9/26
. . .
Welded fastenings [2013-01]
E01B 9/28
. .
Fastening on wooden or concrete sleepers or on masonry with clamp members [2013-01]
E01B 9/30
. . .
by resilient steel clips [2013-01]
E01B 9/303
. . . .
{the clip being a shaped bar} [2013-01]
E01B 9/306
. . . .
{the clip being a shaped plate} [2013-01]
E01B 9/32
. .
Fastening on steel sleepers with clamp members [2013-01]
E01B 9/34
. . .
by resilient steel clips [2013-01]
E01B 9/36
. .
Metal sole-plates for rails which rails are directly fastened to sleepers [2013-01]
E01B 9/38
.
Indirect fastening of rails by using tie-plates or chairs; Fastening of rails on the tie-plates or in the chairs [2013-01]
E01B 9/40
. .
Tie-plates for flat-bottom rails (manufacture B21) [2013-01]
E01B 9/42
. . .
of two or more parts [2013-01]
E01B 9/44
. .
Fastening the rail on the tie-plate [2013-01]
E01B 9/46
. . .
by clamps [2013-01]
E01B 9/48
. . . .
by resilient steel clips [2013-01]
E01B 9/483
. . . . .
{the clip being a shaped bar} [2013-01]
E01B 9/486
. . . . .
{the clip being a shaped plate} [2013-01]
E01B 9/50
. . .
by keys [2013-01]
E01B 9/52
. . . .
by resilient keys [2017-05]
E01B 9/54
. .
Rail chairs [2013-01]
E01B 9/56
. . .
for rails with two or more treads [2013-01]
E01B 9/58
. .
Fastening the rail in the chair [2013-01]
E01B 9/60
.
Rail fastenings making use of clamps or braces supporting the side of the rail [2013-01]
E01B 9/62
.
Rail fastenings incorporating resilient supports [2013-01]
E01B 9/64
.
Rail fastenings gripping or encircling the sleeper [2013-01]
E01B 9/66
.
Rail fastenings allowing the adjustment of the position of the rails, so far as not included in the preceding groups [2013-01]
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E01B 9/68
.
Pads or the like, e.g. of wood, rubber, placed under the rail, tie-plate, or chair [2013-01]
NOTE

  • If the subject to be classified has more than one characteristic, classification is made in group E01B 9/68 and indexing codes for the different characteristics are given
E01B 9/681
. .
{characterised by the material} [2013-01]
E01B 9/683
. . .
{layered or composite} [2013-01]
E01B 9/685
. .
{characterised by their shape} [2013-01]
E01B 9/686
. . .
{with textured surface} [2013-01]
E01B 9/688
. . .
{with internal cavities} [2013-01]
E01B 11/00
Rail joints (electrical connection of the rail B60M 5/00) [2013-01]
E01B 11/02
.
Dismountable rail joints [2013-01]
E01B 11/04
. .
Flat fishplates [2013-01]
E01B 11/06
. . .
with keys or pins [2013-01]
E01B 11/08
. .
Angle fishplates [2013-01]
E01B 11/10
. .
Fishplates with parts supporting or surrounding the rail foot [2013-01]
E01B 11/12
. .
Fishplates engaging only the rail foot [2013-01]
E01B 11/14
. .
Rail foot flange clips in one piece [2013-01]
E01B 11/16
. .
Fishplates for joining rails of different sections [2013-01]
E01B 11/18
. .
Fishplates for temporarily repairing broken rails [2013-01]
E01B 11/20
. .
with gap-bridging [2013-01]
E01B 11/22
. . .
by parts of the rails [2013-01]
E01B 11/24
. . . .
with oblique or overlapping rail ends [2013-01]
E01B 11/26
. . . .
with interlocking rail ends [2013-01]
E01B 11/28
. . .
by parts of the joining members [2013-01]
E01B 11/30
. . . .
Fishplates with integral tread parts lying in the cross-section of the rail head [2013-01]
E01B 11/32
. . .
by separate parts, Inserts bridging both rail heads [2013-01]
E01B 11/34
. . . .
Auxiliary rail beside gap [2013-01]
E01B 11/36
. .
Fastening means for fishplates [2013-01]
E01B 11/38
. . .
Locking arrangements for fastening means (locking means for nuts or bolts in general F16B) [2017-05]
E01B 11/40
. .
Dismountable rail joints combined with welded parts [2013-01]
E01B 11/42
.
Joint constructions for relatively movable rails, e.g. rails on turntables, traversers, or swing bridges [2013-01]
E01B 11/44
.
Non-dismountable rail joints; Welded joints (welding methods B23K) [2013-01]
E01B 11/46
. .
General methods for making gapless tracks [2013-01]
E01B 11/48
. .
Joints made by flame welding [2013-01]
E01B 11/50
. .
Joints made by electric welding [2013-01]
E01B 11/52
. .
Joints made by alumino-thermal welding [2013-01]
E01B 11/54
.
Electrically-insulating rail joints [2013-01]
E01B 11/56
.
Special arrangements for supporting rail ends (foot supports E01B 11/08 - E01B 11/14) [2016-05]
E01B 11/58
. .
Bridge plates [2013-01]
E01B 11/60
. . .
with wedges [2013-01]
E01B 11/62
. .
Bridge chairs (chairs E01B 9/54 - E01B 9/58) [2016-05]
E01B 13/00
Arrangements preventing shifting of the track [2013-01]
E01B 13/02
.
Rail anchors [2013-01]
E01B 15/00
Guards for preventing a person's foot being trapped in grooved rails [2013-01]
E01B 17/00
Cattle guards connected to the permanent way (grids in general for preventing cattle from straying A01K 3/00) [2013-01]
E01B 19/00
Protection of permanent way against development of dust or against the effect of wind, sun, frost, or corrosion; Means to reduce development of noise (snow fences E01F 7/02, snow-ploughs E01H 8/02, watering E01H 11/00) [2013-01]
E01B 19/003
.
{Means for reducing the development or propagation of noise} [2013-01]
E01B 19/006
.
{Means for protecting the underground against spillage} [2013-01]
E01B 21/00
Track superstructure adapted for tramways in paved streets (paving E01C 9/04, E01C 9/06) [2013-01]
E01B 21/02
.
Special supporting means; Draining of rails [2013-01]
E01B 21/04
.
Special fastenings, joint constructions, or tie-rods [2013-01]
E01B 23/00
Easily dismountable or movable tracks, e.g. temporary railways; Details specially adapted therefor [2013-01]
E01B 23/02
.
Tracks for light railways, e.g. for field, colliery, or mine use [2013-01]
E01B 23/04
. .
Fastening or joining means [2013-01]
E01B 23/06
. .
Switches (turntables B60S, B61J); Portable switches; Turnouts [2013-01]
E01B 23/08
.
Temporary tracks for use while repairing tramways [2013-01]
E01B 23/10
.
Shiftable tracks for heavy loads, e.g. carrying excavators [2013-01]
E01B 23/12
. .
Sleepers [2013-01]
E01B 23/14
. .
Fastening or joining means (fastening of rails by keys E01B 9/24) [2013-01]
E01B 23/16
. .
Switches [2013-01]
E01B 25/00
Tracks for special kinds of railways (systems B61B; wheel tracks on roads E01C 9/02) [2013-01]
E01B 25/02
.
Tracks for rack railways [2013-01]
E01B 25/04
. .
Rack rails; Supports or connections for rack rails [2013-01]
E01B 25/06
. .
Switches; Frogs; Crossings [2013-01]
E01B 25/08
.
Tracks for mono-rails with centre of gravity of vehicle above the load-bearing rail [2013-01]
E01B 25/10
. .
Mono-rails; Auxiliary balancing rails; Supports or connections for rails [2013-01]
E01B 25/12
. .
Switches; Crossings [2013-01]
E01B 25/14
.
Tracks for cable-drawn railway vehicles [2013-01]
E01B 25/15
. .
Switches; Crossings [2013-01]
E01B 25/16
.
Tracks for aerial rope railways with a stationary rope [2013-01]
E01B 25/18
. .
Ropes; Supports, fastening or straining means for ropes (ropes in general D07B; masts E04H 12/00; ropes sockets F16G) [2017-08]
E01B 25/20
. .
Switches; Crossings [2013-01]
E01B 25/22
.
Tracks for railways with the vehicle suspended from rigid supporting rails [2013-01]
E01B 25/24
. .
Supporting rails; Auxiliary balancing rails; Supports or connections for rails [2013-01]
E01B 25/26
. .
Switches; Crossings [2013-01]
E01B 25/28
.
Rail tracks for guiding vehicles when running on road or similar surface (wheel tracks on roads E01C 9/02) [2013-01]
E01B 25/30
.
Tracks for magnetic suspension or levitation vehicles [2013-01]
E01B 25/305
. .
{Rails or supporting constructions} [2013-01]
E01B 25/32
. .
Stators, guide rails or slide rails [2013-01]
E01B 25/34
. .
Switches; Frogs; Crossings [2013-01]
E01B 26/00
Tracks or track components not covered by any one of the preceding groups [2013-01]
E01B 26/005
.
{Means for fixing posts, barriers, fences or the like to rails} [2013-01]
Making, maintaining, renewing, or taking-up the ballastway or the track; Tools or machines specially designed therefor (derailing or rerailing ofmachines B61K 5/00; removal of foreign matter from the permanent way, vegetation control applying liquids E01H) [2013-01]
E01B 27/00
Placing, renewing, working, cleaning, or taking-up the ballast, with or without concurrent work on the track; Devices therefor; Packing sleepers [2013-01]
E01B 27/02
.
Placing the ballast; Making ballastway; Redistributing ballasting material; Machines or devices therefor; Levelling means [2013-01]
E01B 27/021
. .
{by devices moving underneath the track, e.g. ballast sleighs} [2013-01]
E01B 27/022
. .
{by devices moving on the track with or without spreading or levelling} [2013-01]
E01B 27/023
. .
{Spreading, levelling or redistributing ballast already placed} [2013-01]
E01B 27/025
. . .
{by means of non-driven tools} [2013-01]
E01B 27/026
. . .
{by means of driven tools, e.g. rotating brooms or digging devices} [2013-01]
E01B 27/027
. .
{Loosening ballasting material} [2013-01]
E01B 27/028
. .
{Compacting ballasting material; Performing ballast cores or seats for sleepers} [2013-01]
E01B 27/04
.
Removing the ballast; Machines therefor, whether or not additionally adapted for taking-up ballast (E01B 27/06, E01B 27/12 takes precedence; redistributing ballasting material E01B 27/02) [2013-01]
E01B 27/06
.
Renewing or cleaning the ballast in situ, with or without concurrent work on the track [2017-05]
E01B 27/08
. .
the track having been taken-up (E01B 27/11 takes precedence) [2013-01]
E01B 27/10
. .
without taking-up track (E01B 27/11 takes precedence) [2013-01]
E01B 27/102
. . .
{Removing unwanted material without removing the ballast} [2013-01]
E01B 27/105
. . .
{the track having been lifted} [2013-01]
E01B 27/107
. . .
{along between the tracks only} [2013-01]
E01B 27/11
. .
combined with concurrent renewal of track components [2013-01]
E01B 27/12
.
Packing sleepers, with or without concurrent work on the track; Compacting track-carrying ballast [2013-01]
E01B 27/13
. .
Packing sleepers, with or without concurrent work on the track (preforming ballast cores or seats for sleepers E01B 27/02) [2013-01]
E01B 27/14
. . .
Manual tools or hand-held power tools therefor [2013-01]
E01B 27/16
. . .
Sleeper-tamping machines [2013-01]
E01B 27/17
. . . .
combined with means for lifting, levelling or slewing the track [2017-05]
E01B 27/18
. . . .
by introducing additional fresh material under the sleepers, e.g. by the measured-shovel method, by the blowing method [2013-01]
E01B 27/20
. .
Compacting the material of the track-carrying ballastway, e.g. by vibrating the track, by surface vibrators (of trackless ballastway E01B 27/02; for packing sleepers E01B 27/12) [2013-01]
E01B 29/00
Laying, rebuilding, or taking-up tracks; Tools or machines therefor (E01B 27/00, E01B 31/00 take precedence) [2013-01]
E01B 29/005
.
{Making of concrete parts of the track in situ} [2013-01]
E01B 29/02
.
Transporting, laying, removing, or renewing lengths of assembled track, assembled switches, or assembled crossings (E01B 29/04 takes precedence) [2013-01]
E01B 29/04
.
Lifting or levelling of tracks (lifting devices in general B66F) [2013-01]
E01B 29/05
.
Transporting, laying, removing, or renewing both rails and sleepers (as assembled units E01B 29/02) [2013-01]
E01B 29/06
.
Transporting, laying, removing or renewing sleepers (E01B 29/05 takes precedence; carrying devices B65G 7/12) [2013-01]
E01B 29/09
. .
under, or from under, installed rails [2013-01]
E01B 29/10
. . .
for inserting or removing sleepers [2013-01]
E01B 29/11
. . . .
Removal involving destruction of the sleeper, e.g. the sectioning thereof [2013-01]
E01B 29/13
. . .
for moving sleepers in a direction parallel to the rails, e.g. for spacing or aligning them (E01B 29/10 takes precedence) [2013-01]
E01B 29/14
. . .
for lifting sleepers up to the rails (lifting devices in general B66F) [2013-01]
E01B 29/16
.
Transporting, laying, removing, or replacing rails; Moving rails placed on sleepers in the track (E01B 29/05 takes precedence; moving or tilting heavy loads in general B65G 7/00) [2013-01]
E01B 29/17
. .
Lengths of rails assembled into strings, e.g. welded together [2013-01]
E01B 29/20
. .
Moving rails placed on installed sleepers in the plane track [2013-01]
E01B 29/22
. .
Raising rails from sleepers, e.g. for inserting sole-plates (lifting devices in general B66F) [2013-01]
E01B 29/24
.
Fixing or removing detachable fastening means or accessories thereof; Pre-assembling track components by detachable fastening means (E01B 29/02, E01B 31/26 take precedence) [2013-01]
E01B 29/26
. .
the fastening means being spikes (E01B 29/16 takes precedence; hand-held tools for nail or staple driving or extracting B25C) [2013-01]
E01B 29/28
. .
the fastening means being of screw-and-nut type (portable apparatus for fixing or removing screws or the like B25B); Apparatus therefor, adapted to additionally drilling holes [2013-01]
E01B 29/29
. . .
for horizontally-arranged fastening elements, e.g. fish-bolts [2013-01]
E01B 29/32
.
Installing or removing track components, not covered by the preceding groups, e.g. sole-plates, rail anchors (E01B 31/26 takes precedence) [2013-01]
E01B 29/40
.
Means or arrangements for temporarily supporting laid tracks, or rails or sleepers in the track (temporary fishplates E01B 11/18) [2013-01]
E01B 29/42
.
Undetachably joining or fastening track components in or on the track, e.g. by welding, by gluing; Pre-assembling track components by gluing; Sealing joints with filling components (E01B 31/26 takes precedence; independent heating means E01B 31/18; welding in general B23K; gluing metal parts in general F16B 11/00) [2013-01]
E01B 29/44
. .
Methods for effecting joining of rails in the track, e.g. taking account of ambient temperature [2013-01]
E01B 29/46
. .
Devices for holding, positioning, or urging together the rail ends (adjusting the joint by moving rails E01B 29/20) [2013-01]
E01B 31/00
Working rails, sleepers, baseplates, or the like, in or on the line; Machines, tools, or auxiliary devices specially designed therefor (characterised by features independent of use on assembled track B21, B23 - B25, B27) [2016-05]
E01B 31/02
.
Working rail or other metal track components on the spot [2013-01]
E01B 31/04
. .
Sectioning or slitting, e.g. by sawing, shearing, flame-cutting [2013-01]
E01B 31/06
. .
Making holes, e.g. by drilling, punching, flame-cutting [2013-01]
E01B 31/08
. .
Bending, e.g. for straightening rails or rail joints (for aligning rail ends to be welded E01B 29/46) [2013-01]
E01B 31/12
. .
Removing metal from rails, rail joints, or baseplates, e.g. for deburring welds, reconditioning worn rails [2013-01]
E01B 31/13
. . .
by milling [2013-01]
E01B 31/15
. . .
by planing or filing [2013-01]
E01B 31/17
. . .
by grinding [2013-01]
E01B 31/175
. . . .
{using grinding belts} [2013-01]
E01B 31/18
. .
Reconditioning or repairing worn or damaged parts on the spot, e.g. applying inlays, building-up rails by welding (E01B 31/04 - E01B 31/12 take precedence); Heating or cooling of parts on the spot, e.g. for reducing joint gaps, for hardening rails [2016-05]
E01B 31/20
.
Working or treating non-metal sleepers in or on the line, e.g. marking, creosoting (working metal sleepers E01B 31/02) [2013-01]
E01B 31/22
. .
Cutting or grinding wooden sleepers, e.g. for forming rail seats (E01B 31/24 takes precedence) [2013-01]
E01B 31/23
. . .
Sectioning (combined with removal of segments from track E01B 29/11) [2013-01]
E01B 31/24
. .
Forming, treating, reconditioning, or cleaning holes in sleepers; Drilling-templates (E01B 29/28, E01B 31/26 take precedence) [2013-01]
E01B 31/26
. .
Inserting or removing inserts or fillings for holes in sleepers, e.g. plugs, sleeves [2013-01]
E01B 31/28
. .
Applying or removing anti-splitting or like reinforcing means (E01B 31/26 takes precedence; straps or bands therefor E01B 3/08) [2013-01]
E01B 33/00
Machines or devices for shifting tracks, with or without lifting, e.g. for aligning track, for shifting excavator track (combined with sleeper packing machines E01B 27/17) [2017-01]
E01B 33/02
.
for slewing, i.e. transversely shifting, in steps [2013-01]
E01B 33/04
. .
Manual tools; Devices not mounted on vehicles [2013-01]
E01B 33/06
.
for slewing in a continuous operation, e.g. for tracks which carry excavators [2013-01]
E01B 33/08
. .
Boom track-slewing machines [2013-01]
E01B 33/10
. .
Bridge track-slewing machines [2013-01]
E01B 33/12
. .
Combined boom and bridge track-slewing machines [2013-01]
E01B 33/18
. .
Details not peculiar to a particular type of machine [2013-01]
E01B 33/21
. . .
Arrangement or construction of rollers moving the rails [2013-01]
E01B 35/00
Applications of measuring apparatus or devices for track-building purposes (apparatus on locomotives or cars to indicate or record bad track sections B61K 9/00; measuring angles, linear dimensions, or irregularities in general G01B, G01C) [2013-01]
E01B 35/02
.
for spacing, for cross levelling; for laying-out curves [2013-01]
E01B 35/04
. .
Wheeled apparatus [2013-01]
E01B 35/06
.
for measuring irregularities in longitudinal direction [2013-01]
E01B 35/08
. .
for levelling [2013-01]
E01B 35/10
. .
for aligning [2013-01]
E01B 35/12
.
for measuring movement of the track or of the components thereof under rolling loads, e.g. depression of sleepers, increase of gauge [2013-01]
E01B 37/00
Making, maintaining, renewing, or taking-up the ballastway or the track, not provided for in a single one of groups E01B 27/00 - E01B 35/00 [2016-05]
E01B 2201/00
Fastening or restraining methods [2013-01]
E01B 2201/02
.
by wedging action [2013-01]
E01B 2201/04
.
by bolting, nailing or the like [2013-01]
E01B 2201/06
.
by eccentric or levering action [2013-01]
E01B 2201/08
.
by plastic or elastic deformation of fastener [2013-01]
E01B 2201/10
.
in alternative ways, e.g. glueing, welding, form-fits [2013-01]
Making, maintaining, renewing, or taking-up the ballastway or the track; Tools or machines specially designed therefor (derailing or rerailing ofmachines B61K 5/00; removal of foreign matter from the permanent way, vegetation control applying liquids E01H) [2013-01]
E01B 2202/00
Characteristics of moving parts of rail systems, e.g. switches, special frogs, tongues [2013-01]
E01B 2202/02
.
Nature of the movement [2013-01]
E01B 2202/021
. .
Turning or tilting or elastically bending [2013-01]
E01B 2202/022
. . .
about horizontal axis [2013-01]
E01B 2202/024
. . .
about vertical axis [2013-01]
E01B 2202/025
. .
Pure translation [2013-01]
E01B 2202/027
. .
Including a component perpendicular to the plane of the rails [2013-01]
E01B 2202/028
. . .
Movement along an inclined surface [2013-01]
E01B 2202/04
.
Nature of the support or bearing [2013-01]
E01B 2202/042
. .
Sliding [2013-01]
E01B 2202/044
. .
Rolling [2013-01]
E01B 2202/046
. . .
with rolls on fixed part [2013-01]
E01B 2202/048
. . .
with rolls on moving part [2013-01]
E01B 2202/06
. .
Use of friction-reducing surfaces [2013-01]
E01B 2202/08
.
Locking devices or mechanisms for inhibiting movement [2013-01]
E01B 2203/00
Devices for working the railway-superstructure [2013-01]
E01B 2203/01
.
with track [2013-01]
E01B 2203/012
. .
present, i.e. in its normal position [2013-01]
E01B 2203/015
. .
present but lifted [2013-01]
E01B 2203/017
. .
removed or not present yet [2013-01]
E01B 2203/02
.
Removing or re-contouring ballast [2013-01]
E01B 2203/021
. .
Blowing [2013-01]
E01B 2203/022
. .
Horizontal chain [2013-01]
E01B 2203/024
. .
Inclined chain [2013-01]
E01B 2203/025
. .
Suction [2013-01]
E01B 2203/027
. .
Sweeping [2013-01]
E01B 2203/028
. .
Alternative ways [2013-01]
E01B 2203/03
.
Displacing or storing ballast [2013-01]
E01B 2203/032
. .
with special use or configuration of conveyor belts [2013-01]
E01B 2203/034
. .
using storing containers [2013-01]
E01B 2203/036
. . .
fixed to vehicle [2013-01]
E01B 2203/038
. . .
detachable from the vehicle [2013-01]
E01B 2203/04
.
Cleaning or reconditioning ballast or ground beneath [2013-01]
E01B 2203/042
. .
in situ,e.g. vacuum-cleaners [2013-01]
E01B 2203/045
. .
the ballast having been taken up [2013-01]
E01B 2203/047
. .
Adding material, e.g. tar, glue, protective layers [2013-01]
E01B 2203/06
.
Placing ballast [2013-01]
E01B 2203/062
. .
New ballast [2013-01]
E01B 2203/065
. .
Re-use of ballast [2013-01]
E01B 2203/067
. .
Special methods for posing or quantifying ballast [2013-01]
E01B 2203/08
.
Levelling ballast or ground beneath [2013-01]
E01B 2203/083
. .
Ploughs [2013-01]
E01B 2203/086
. .
Rotating brooms [2013-01]
E01B 2203/10
.
Track-lifting or-lining devices or methods [2013-01]
E01B 2203/12
.
Tamping devices [2013-01]
E01B 2203/122
. .
for straight track [2013-01]
E01B 2203/125
. .
adapted for switches or crossings [2013-01]
E01B 2203/127
. .
vibrating the track surface [2013-01]
E01B 2203/14
.
Way of locomotion or support [2013-01]
E01B 2203/141
. .
on the track to be treated [2013-01]
E01B 2203/143
. .
on a side-track [2013-01]
E01B 2203/145
. .
on the ballast [2013-01]
E01B 2203/146
. .
using other means than driven wheels as propulsion means [2013-01]
E01B 2203/148
. .
having wheelsets that can be displaced horizontally or vertically [2013-01]
E01B 2203/15
.
Reducing impact of devices on environment [2013-01]
E01B 2203/16
.
Guiding or measuring means, e.g. for alignment, canting, stepwise propagation [2013-01]
E01B 2203/17
.
continually advancing [2013-01]
E01B 2204/00
Characteristics of the track and its foundations [2013-01]
E01B 2204/01
.
Elastic layers other than rail-pads, e.g. sleeper-shoes, bituconcrete [2013-01]
E01B 2204/02
.
Ballast bags [2013-01]
E01B 2204/03
.
Injecting, mixing or spraying additives into or onto ballast or underground [2013-01]
E01B 2204/04
.
Direct mechanical or chemical fixing of sleepers onto underground [2013-01]
E01B 2204/05
.
Use of geotextiles [2013-01]
E01B 2204/06
.
Height or lateral adjustment means or positioning means for slabs, sleepers or rails [2013-01]
E01B 2204/07
.
Drainage [2013-01]
E01B 2204/08
.
Deep or vertical foundation [2013-01]
E01B 2204/09
.
Ballastless systems [2013-01]
E01B 2204/10
.
Making longitudinal or transverse sleepers or slabs in situ or embedding them [2013-01]
E01B 2204/11
.
Embedded tracks, using prefab elements or injecting or pouring a curable material [2013-01]
E01B 2204/12
.
Floating rails or sleepers [2013-01]
E01B 2204/13
.
Dowels for slabs, sleepers or rail-fixings [2013-01]
E01B 2204/14
.
Vegetation on or around railway-tracks [2013-01]
E01B 2204/15
.
Layout or geometry of the track [2013-01]
E01B 2204/16
.
Specific granulometry of the ballast [2013-01]
E01B 2205/00
Electrical insulation of railway track parts [2013-01]