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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2012
Josef Theurer, Vienna, AT;
Herbert Woergoetter, Gallneukirchen, AT;
Josef Theurer, Vienna, AT;
Herbert Woergoetter, Gallneukirchen, AT;
Abstract
The invention relates to a clearing device () provided for removing ballast below a track (), which clearing device comprises a clearing beam () of a clearing chain () that can be positioned below the track () in a ballast bed () and pivoted about a vertical axis of rotation (). An end () of the clearing beam () that is distanced from the axis of rotation () can be connected by a releasable coupling () to a supporting device () fastened to the machine frame (). In order to pivot jointly with the clearing beam (), the supporting device is fastened to the machine frame () via a linkage () that is distanced from the coupling () and has a pivot axis ().