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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2011
Hans-dieter Mueller, Bochum, DE;
Ronald Schlufter, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Hans-Dieter Mueller, Bochum, DE;
Ronald Schlufter, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Rail.One GmbH, Neumarkt, DE;
DB Netz AG, Frankfurt, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a switch and to a method for transporting and installing such a switch, which is equipped with longitudinal sleepers, the sleeper sections () of which are or can be coupled in a flexurally stiff manner by means of a connecting device () embedded in the sleeper heads () so that the switch can be folded for space-saving transport. The divided longitudinal sleepers are oriented relative to each other and installed in such a way that the joints of the longitudinal sleepers are aligned along a straight line, which thus can serve as a rotational axis for folding up a side of the switch. The joints aligned on the rotational axis act similarly to a hinge band so that complete switch segments, such as a switch end part or the core region, can be folded along the line.