IRS POINT MACHINE

IRS POINT MACHINE is rotary locking type point

machine and designed to comply with IRS
specification S-24/2000 and RDSO
Dr.No.S10.800.
it is designed operate all type of points /switches.
It is available in two model low stroke (143mm) and
high stroke (220mm)
It is non-trailable type point machine

Important feature
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Description

remark

Type

D.C. high thrust (stroke 143mm)

Other model

High stroke 220mm

Type of Locking

Rotary type

Locking of switches

Independent (two lock slides)

Arrangement for Locking of switches

Indirect through ground connections

(rods) in side machine

Thrust

700 Kg

Over load protection

Friction clutch self adjustable

Snubbing

Mechanical

Locking of throw

Available

10

Number of control contact

2+2

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Number of detection contact

2+2

12

Greasing nipple

11

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weight

220 Kg

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packing

Wooden skeleton

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Number of ground connections

Five (02 lock+ 02 detection + 01

through)

General Features of point machine

The basic design of point machine generally
comprises of
Cast iron casing and cover with locking
arrangement
Motor
Reduction gear
Crank handle mechanism
Friction clutch
Contact assembly with spring loaded rollers and
Detection slides
Rotary to linear conversion mechanism
Locking and throw assembly

Cast iron case

accommodates all the parts of point
machine
is made of cast iron and designed to fix all
parts at required place.
provide access to/ slots for different lock
and detection slides
facilitate fixing of machine on sleepers
Provides an arrangement to drain out
water/ oil in bottom of casting.
Provides cable entry.

Cast iron case

COVER OF POINT MACHINE

Made up of thick iron sheet and fixed on cast iron
casting (case)
Contain lock ( S&T maintainer's lock) on inner
side surface to lock it with cast iron casting
(case).
Secure all the parts of machine in weather proof
environment and prevents un-authorosed
interference.
Provides access only to nominated (ward
&feather) crank handle insertion.
All the apertures for keys and crank handle are
secured by flaps
All flaps has a locking arrangement

COVER OF POINT MACHINE

Flap for crank handle key

lock

Flap
For Crank
handle

Cover inner view

Flap
For
Cover
key

Cover top view

MOTOR
DC motor IRS: S 37 Motors for
Electric Point Machine.

shall comply with the requirements

of IRS: S 37 'Motor for Electric Point
machine.
Motor comprises of
1.
crank handle cutout contact
assembly,
2.
DC motor
3.
reduction gear

CRANK HANDLE AND CRANK

HANDLE MECHANISM
It allows Manual operation (without
power) of point
It require in case of failures of point/
point machine OR for the purpose of
maintenance of point machine.
It contain
1. CRANK HANDLE AND KEY
2. CRANK HANDLE CUTOUT CONTACT ASSEMBLY

CRANK HANDLE
This apparatus is used for
manual operation of point
machine
It is a Z shape structure
made of steel pipe and has
wooden handle on one end
to have better gripe.
Wards &feathers are
welded on other end of pipe
facilitates coding (insertion
of only to nominated crank
handle).
A stud is intrude in the
pipe, it get engage in
forked shaft of motor

Wooden
handle

Ward &
feather

Crank handle

CRANK HANDLE CUTOUT

CONTACT ASSEMBLY
It disallows simultaneous power and manual
operation of point machine to protect staff
performing crank handling.
Ordinarily crank handle can not be inserted in
machine
Turing of crank handle key permits/ allows insertion
of crank handle in the machine.
Turning of crank handle key isolates the negative
power path of motor.
It comprise of
1. Crank handle cutout contacts
2. flap cover plate
3. Crank handle key

Crank handle cutout contacts

There are two sets of
contact
These contacts are
wired in negative path
of power supply to
motor.
Contacts break / open
with insertion and
turning of crank
handle key
Makes when crank
handle key is taken
out.

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Crank handle contact closed & Flap in front of shaft

Crank handle contact open &Flap displaced & shaft visible

Flap cover plate & key

controls the entry of crank handle in
the machine for manual operation
metal flaps attached to a lock
hangs/ placed in front of motor shaft
at the entry point of crank handle.
flap cover plate is displaced by
means of a crank handle key
The insertion and turning of crank
handle key

displace the flap cover plate to allow

insertion of crank handle
open crank handle cutout contacts.

Removal of the crank handle key

replaces flap cover in front of motor

shaft
makes the crank handle contact.
Crank handle key

Flap cover plate and crank handle key

Flap cover plate in front of crank handle Entry

& shaft of motor

Crank handle insertion

Insertion & turning of key displaces flap Cover plate

DC motor
is a series split field DC motor
Is design to work on 110volt DC
Is a series motor to meet high initial torque
requirement
Is split field so that motor can be rotated in both
direction
contains four field windings and two windings are
connected in series to form a set of winding.
Use carbon brushes

Technical parameters of motor

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Description

Remarks

Type

D.C. Series split field

Operating voltage

110 Volt DC (60 volt mini)

current

2 to 2.5 Amps

Thrust

700 Kg

Power

0.48KWt

Reduction ratio (in side

motor)

20.8 :1

AC immunity

160 , 300, 400 volts

Power supply terminals

03

Insulation grade of
windings

More than 10 M Ohms

DC MOTOR main parts

Armature and commutator
Field winding
Carbon brushes
Motor body
Groove for crank handle

DC motor
Reduction Gear
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Power Terminal
Pinion
Commutator & brush

Armature and commutator

Function of armature
To carry current crossing
the field thus creating
shaft toque
To generate an
electromotive force

Function of Commutator
Reverse the current in
moving coil of motors
armature and generate a
steady rotating force
(torque)

Field winding
The function of the field
winding create magnetic
field for armature
motor contains four field
windings
two windings are
connected in series to form
a set of winding.
one set of winding rotate
motor clockwise and other
set of winding rotate
motor anticlockwise
direction

Carbon brushes

Brush is rectangular carbon

block and spring loaded in
holder
Brush provides the electric
connectivity between field
windings and rotating
commutator
the holders should be mounted
a maximum of .125" above the
contact surface.
Proper functioning of the holder
depend upon,
Inside holder dimensions
equally Holder spacing
Holder angle (20 to 30 deg.)
Holder height
Spring force (4.0-6.0 PSI)
Electrical connections
Carbon brush

Reduction gear
It is trail of gears which provides reduction ratio 20.8:1

Number of teeth on driver

Reduction Ratio = ------------------------------------Number of teeth on drive
Reduction ratio provides a torque-speed conversion from a
higher speed motor to a slower but more forceful output.
Motor rotate at very high speed and Load can not be
directly placed on motor shaft.
Appropriate reduction gear ratio is used

to get require mechanical advantage/ thrust

to syncronised various functions
to change direction of rotation
to get desire power as

Reduction Gear

Oil entry

pinion

pinion
Hover flow pipe

Friction Clutch
Friction clutch is an
assembly of spring
loaded Gear, shaft and
disks which are placed
between motor and
Load (point throw /
transmission assembly).
Functions of friction
clutch are
To protect the motor
from overload
To achieve mechanical
(dynamic) snubbing
To follow the sequence
of point operation.

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Feature of friction clutch

The friction clutch designed to
extend stroke (force) from motor to load (point)
if load is within Specified limit (700 Kg)
de-clutch (separate) motor and Load (point) if
load is more Specified limit (700 Kg).
De-clutching of friction clutch can be adjusted to
suite Specified limit of load (700 Kg) by
loosening Or tightening spring.
Friction clutch require / needs an adjustment if
slipping current /obstruction current shall not be more
than 1.6 to 2 times of normal working current
difference between normal working current and
slipping current /obstruction current is less than 0.5
Amps.
The friction clutch shall adjusted in workshop only (not
at site).

Parts of friction clutch

Friction clutch comprises of

Control disc

Lift out disc

Drive disc

Gear rim and slip rim

Shoe expansion (locking plate)

Helical spring

Sequence of rotation of gear &disc

How different gear and disc rotate in side friction
clutch
Pinion of motor rotates
Gear rim, then Gear rim rotates
slip rim then slip rim rotates
shoe expansion, then shoe rotates
lift out disc and
drive disc, then d.disc rotate
control disc and
shaft with pinion

& lock pawl

Control disc
Notch for top roller

It is a circular disc with

notch on outer periphery
Edges of notch are vertical
Function of control disc are
Allow the top roller (roller
A) to fall in side respective
notch at end friction clutch
rotation
Prevent upward movement
of top roller (lock the top
roller)

Control disc outer view

Studs for non trail able

block

Control disc inner view

Lift out disc

Notch on outer periphery

It is circular disc with

notch on outer periphery.
It has notch on inner
periphery also which
engages with shoe
expansion.
It has two grooves which
are fill with grease & fitted
with two grease nipples.
It is first disc to rotate in
friction clutch.
Function
To lift the top roller (roller
A) to open detection
contacts at beginning of
point operation

Notch on inner
periphery

Inner view
Grease
Nipple

Outer view

Drive Disc
Drive disc is a Thick circular disc & has
Two projections on outer and inner periphery.
A shaft keyed in the center
Lock pawl and pinion fixed on one end of shaft
Lock pawl and pinion fixed at180 degree
opposite
A circular offset on outer periphery on which
gear rim rests
Two studs which engaged with non trailable
block.
A Small window to have access to friction clutch
adjustment nut.

Projection on outer periphery

Projections on
Inner periphery

Shaft
pinion

Window

Locking face
For throw slid

Circular groove
For gear rim

Lock pawl

Locking face
For lock slids

Functions of Drive Disc

Extend movement to shaft hence rotate
pinion and lock pawl.
Restrict rotary movement to 270 and
provide subbing
Hold gear rim on outer periphery
Convert rotary movement in to linear
movement

Gear rim & spring loaded slip rim

It is main part of friction
clutch where
rotary movement of motor
is extended to other parts
of machine
Overload protection to
motor achieved
Snubbing is achieved
The main parts are
Gear rim
Slip rim
Shoe expansion with
helical spring

GEAR RIM & SPRING LOADED SLIP RIM

slip rim
Shoe expansion

gear rim

Helical spring

Gear Rim
A circular gear having 92
teeth on its outer
periphery
It engages with pinion of
the Motor
It Accommodate slip rim
and spring loaded shoe
expansion.
When rotated by motor It
transmits rotary motion to
shoe expansion through
slip rim

Slip rim

It is semicircular rim with

grips on its outer surface.
Its width is less than the
width of gear rim
Rotate freely within gear
rim when not loaded by
spring.
When spring loaded it
rotate with gear rim

Shoe expansion (locking plate right & left) and helical spring

Two rectangular steel

strips hold by a clamp at
one end.
Other end butted against
slip rim ends.
Shoe expansion extends
rotary movement of gear
rim to lift out & drive disc.
Helical spring placed
between shoe expansion in
compressed condition.
Compressed spring compel
gear rim and slip rim to act
as one piece

Sequence of rotation of gear &disc

How different gear and disc rotate in side friction
clutch
Pinion of motor rotates
Gear rim, then Gear rim rotates
slip rim then slip rim rotates
shoe expansion, then shoe rotates
lift out disc and
drive disc, then d.disc rotate
control disc and
shaft with pinion

& lock pawl

How friction clutch performs?

During normal course of
operation
During obstruction
At end of operation

Friction clutch during normal course of operation

During normal course of operation

Pinion operates gear rim
slip rim & shoe expansion rotates along with gear rim as
these are spring loaded in side gear rim
the edge of one shoe expansion engages in the notch on
inner periphery of lift out disc & lift out disc rotates
the same edge of one shoe expansion engages with
projection on drive disc also & drive disc rotates
shaft rotates along with drive disc & stroke of 143mm
generated

Friction clutch during normal course of operation

Gear Rim

Projection
on Inner
periphery
Of drive disk

Slip Rim
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Shoe expansion

During obstruction
The drive disc cannot rotate, as throw bar/gear rack is
stationary
Hence shoe expansion engages with projection on drive
disc also cannot rotate.
But pinion of motor forced to rotate gear rim
Hence rotary force will appear on other shoe expansion
The helical spring get compressed & slip rim collapse to
reduce circumference of slip rim
The gear rim alone rotates with slight friction between gear
rim& slip rim.

During obstruction

Gear Rim

Projection
on Inner
periphery
Of drive disk

Slip Rim
s
Shoe expansion

Friction clutch at end of operation

At end of operation projection on outer periphery buts with
bottom rod
Obstruction is generated inside the machine
Friction clutch slips & snubbing is achieved.

Friction clutch at end of operation

Drive disc
Bottom bar

CONTACT ASSEMBLY WITH SPRING LOADED ROLLERS

Contact assembly
comprises of two spring
loaded contact groups
which are fixed inside
the casting.
Function of the contact
assembly: - make and
break the sets of
contact.
One group Contains two
sets of contact fixed
side by side
Contact controls feed
(Power) to motor and
point indication relay

CONTACT ASSEMBLY WITH SPRING LOADED ROLLERS

Each Contact group comprises

of
Eight terminals in two sets
for wires termination
terminals sets fixed
opposite to each other on
the casting
Eight high tensile contact
(metal strips) in two sets.
Two sets of contact are fixed
back to back on spring loaded
bracket / crank.
Two sets of roller are fixed on
same spring loaded bracket /
crank.
Bottom roller and top roller
A transparent cover protects
all sets of contact and
terminals
The transparent cover has
sealing arrangement also.

Control
contacts

Control
contacts

Top Roller

Bottom roller

CONTACT ASSEMBLY WITH SPRING LOADED ROLLERS

Terminal and finger

contacts are insulated
from metal part of
point machine.
Two Finger contacts
are shorted at one end
Carbon tip is fixed on
other end of Finger.
Outer side two sets of
contact are known as
Control contact and
inner side two sets of
contact are known as
Detection contact.
These contacts are self
wiping, they clean
themselves during the
process of making and
opening.

PARTS OF CONTACT ASSEMBLY

Making of contacts
Making of contact depend
upon position of top and
bottom roller on the
periphery of control disc and
detection slid respectively.
Detection contact in one
group & control contact in
other group makes when

Bottom
Roller
Inside
notch

top roller fall in nominated

notch on friction clutch
bottom roller fall in
nominated notch on
periphery detection slid

Falling of top roller in notch

proves correct locking of
point
Falling of bottom roller in
notch on proves correct
setting of switches / points.

top
Roller
Inside
notch

top
Roller
outside
notch

Detection contacts
Making of Detection
contacts proves correct
setting and locking of
switches.
Detection contacts are
classified as Normal
detection contact (ND) and
reverse detection (RD)
contact.
ND contact make when
point correctly set and lock
in Normal.
RD contact make when
point correctly set and lock
in Reverse.
if point is not set correctly
and/ or not correctly locked
then both ND contact and
RD contact are remain in
open condition.
ND contact and RD contact
are used circuit of point
indication relay NWKR and
RWKR respectively.

Check for Correct setting and locking of point

The notches on detection slides and friction

clutch can be make available for bottom and top
roller by moving lock slides and detection slides.
Dose it Mean that ND & RD contacts can make
even though point is not lock and set?
proving of correct setting and locking of point
by ND & RD contact is subject to condition that
length of ground connections between point
slides are accurately adjusted.
This is prime check to be done at site during
installation & Maintenance

Control contact
Feed to motor is control through these contacts
Control contact controls feed to motor in normal course of
working Types of Control contacts
Normal Control contact (NC)
Reverse Control contact (RC).

When points set and lock in Normal then RC contact makes.

When points set and lock in Reverse then NC contact
makes.
When point is not correctly set and/ or not correctly locked
position than both NC contact &RC contact are remain in
make condition.
NC contact controls feed for reveres to normal operation of
point
RC contact controls feed for normal to reveres operation of
point.
NC and RC opens as soon as point correctly set and lock in
required position.

Detection slides
D Type detection slid

Brass stripe

Small notch

Wide notch

C Type Detection slid

Threaded Stud

Detection slides
These are two rectangular strong metal strips and two
threaded rods are welded at one end.
Each slid have a small and a wide notch on its one of
surface.
These slides are connected to switches of point and used to
prove correct setting of switches.
Bottom Rollers of switching unit are mounted on surface of
these slides.
Threaded studs welded sideways to avoid interchanging
position of slides
Rectangular Brass strips are riveted on inner surface
Brass strips avoids transfer of movement to other slid which
is supposed to be stationary in case of rod breakage

Lock slides

Lock slides
These are two rectangular strong metal strips and two
threaded rods are welded at on end.
Each slid have a small and a wide semicircular notch ,
These slides are connected to switches of point and used
to lock the switches.
Lock segment on drive disc engages in these notches
Threaded studs welded sideways to avoid interchanging
position of slides
Rectangular Brass strips are riveted on inner surface
Brass strips avoids transfer of movement to other slid
supposed to be stationary in case of rod breakage

Lock slid
Control/lift out
disc

mounting
Bottom roller

When switching unit is

not fixed on machine

Set in normal but not

locked

Set and locked in normal

Set in reverse but not

locked

Set and locked in reverse

LHS mounting

LHS
mounting

LHS
mounting

LHS
mounting

Make

Make

Open

open

Make

Make

Open

Open

Available

On periphery of control
disc & lift disc

Open

Open

Make
1,1a
5,5a

Make
2,2a
6,6a

Not Available

Hanging on notch of
detection slides

Open

Open

Make
2,2a
6,6a

Make
1,1a
5,5a

Available

In the notch of control

disc & lift disc

Make
3,3a
7,7a

Open

Open

Make
2,2a
6,6a

Available

In the notch of detection

slides

Make
4 ,4a
8 ,8a

Open

Open

Make
1,1a
5 ,5a

Available

On periphery of control
disc & lift disc

Open

Open

Make
1,1a
5,5a

Make
2,2a
6,6a

Not Available

Hanging on notch of
detection slides

Open

Open

Make
2,2a
6,6a

Make
1,1a
5,5a

Available

In the notch of control

disc & lift disc

Open

Make
4 ,4a
8 ,8a

Make
1,1a
5 ,5a

Open

Available

In the notch of detection

slides

Open

Make
3,3a
7,7a

Make
2,2a
6,6a

Open