AN INSULATING JOINT FOR ELECTRICALLY INSULATING A PAIR OF ADJACENT RAIL SECTIONS AND RAILWAY TRACK COMPRISING SUCH INSULATING JOINT

摘要

An insulating joint (20) for electrically insulating a pair of adjacent rail sections (12A, 12B) of a railway track, each rail section (12A, 12B) extending along a longitudinal axis and defining at least one connecting surface substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and a plurality of lateral surfaces extending along the longitudinal axis, wherein the insulating joint (20) comprises a joint body (22) having substantially the same cross section as the rail sections (12A, 12B) and defining two contacting surfaces, each contacting surface being intended to be in contact with the connecting surface of one of the rail sections (12A, 12B), and wherein the joint body (22) is made from an insulating material comprising a reinforcing structure made of metal or carbon fibers, the reinforcing structure being placed inside of the joint body (22) with a distance from the contacting surfaces.