RAILWAY MAINTENANCE SYSTEMS, TOOLS, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF

摘要

A cold saw module may be a rail saw module that includes a cold saw configured to cut a railway rail along a cutting path, a rail alignment clamp configured to grip the railway rail near the cutting path, a feed actuator to drive the cold saw along the cutting path, and a module coupling element configured to selectively couple to a mating module coupling element of an articulated arm and/or a tool adapter. Cold saw modules may be used to cut metal workpieces such as a railway rail. Cutting a railway rail may include positioning the cold saw module at a cutting site along the railway rail installed in a railway, clamping the cold saw module to the railway rail, and cutting the railway rail at the cutting site with the cold saw module while the cold saw module is clamped to the cutting site.

主权项

1. A rail saw module comprising:
a frame configured to longitudinally span a length of a railway rail; a cold saw with a cutting path configured to cut the railway rail transversely, wherein the cold saw is coupled to the frame; at least one rail alignment clamp configured to grip the railway rail within 300 mm of the cutting path, wherein the at least one rail alignment clamp is coupled to the frame; a feed actuator configured to drive the cold saw along the cutting path, wherein the feed actuator is coupled to the frame; and a module coupling element configured to selectively couple to a mating module coupling element of at least one of an articulated arm and a tool adapter, where the module coupling element is coupled to the frame.