Siemens Mobility Gmbh

Siemens Rail Automation Pty. Ltd

Dion Marriott

Stephen Baker

Daniel Wood

A switch for a point machine, point machine having said switch, and a method for operating said point machine. The switch opening and closing a circuit providing current to the motor of the point machine. The switch having an elastic element, such as a spring, to create 'snap-action' to open and close the circuit. Operation of the motor compressing the spring to open the circuit and cut-off power to the motor when the point machine has completed movement of a point.

Point machine and switch with snap-action and method of operating said point machine

A mounting arrangementfor mounting a utilityto an endof a post. The mounting arrangementincludes an attachment memberfor attachment to the postfixed against rotation when attached to the post. A rotatable memberis connected to the attachment memberand is rotatable relative to the attachment memberabout the axis of the post. The rotatable memberincludes a connection arrangementfor connecting a utilityto the rotatable member, so that the utilitycan rotate with the rotatable member. The rotatable memberis rotatable between first and second positions. A cooperating arrangement comprising at least one abutmentis provided for cooperation with the rotatable memberto facilitate accurate return of the rotatable memberfrom the second position to the first position.

Growing community of inventors

Ferntree Gully, Australia

Dion Marriott