RAILROAD RAIL SURFACE CLEANING DEVICE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To materialize a railroad rail surface cleaning device for cleaning the upper surface and side surfaces of a rail, and thereby improve efficiency of track maintenance work and inspection accuracy.SOLUTION: A cleaning device is configured of an arm 3 attached to a lifting frame 2, a main frame 4 attached to it with a contact angle adjustable with respect to the rail, and a brush holder 6 and a brush 7 rotatably attached to it. At least a part of element wires forming the brush 7 is a tube capable of injecting a fluid. The cleaning device performs cleaning by bringing the brush into slide contact with the rail surface while injecting the fluid from the tube.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1