Hanger clamp with thimble

Flexible catenary hanger with thimble

insulating or marginally conducting or spark-free

This KRUCH patent, a result of our own development department, is successfully in use for more than 18 years in Austria and has proven at best (sale: >1.500.000 units). The patented shaping, optimised material combination and automated manufacturing result in a hanger with the highest duration of life (train passings) and the probably best price on the market.

This hanger offers engineers

• free choice of electrical setting, from insulated to spark free with guaranteed conduction (fig. 2,3,4)
• free choice of catenary cable, contact wire and hanger wire (fig. 1)
• clean system with one clamp for all uses from open track to tunnel and reduced system-heights!

The "flexible hanger with thimble" by KRUCH can be used world-wide in almost any overhead-contact system.

Advantages

• Minimal life-cycle-costs (low investment, long life-endurance)
• Low weight for high speeds / good catenary dynamics
• Workshop preassembly, rapid "on track"-installation
• Re-useable clamp, high mechanical resistance
• All installation situations, great versatility (open track, bridges, tunnels, ...)
• All common grooved contact wires
• All common catenary cables
• All electrical connections available
• All system heights
• Suitable for diagonal pull (jointed thimble)
• Deliverable in various materials

Technical Specifications

• Life-endurance: >2.000.000 load-cycles with BZII-10mm² (EN50119)
• Weight: 115g/clamp
• Contact wires: EN/Ri/RiS/RiM/FD/...
• Catenary cables: 25mm² - 150mm²
• Dropper cables: 10-12mm²
• Electrical connection: insulating (fig. 2) / marginally conducting (fig. 3) / spark-free (fig. 4)
• System-height: 250mm to >1.000mm
• Tool: 17mm wrench
• Material: ECu / CuNiSi / ...