HARDLOCK Solution on Overhead Line Equipment

Dec 2021
West Japan Railway Company - Construction Standard
'Electrical Facilities Development & Construction Standard' of West Japan Railway Catenary support structures are subject to axial and
Revision to the construction of overhead line, electric light, transformation for local line shear force caused by wind vibration.
Effective from 1 June 2018
Connection method Fasteners Fall prevent
Single PAL Nut Spring HARDLOCK Double Cotter pin
Components nut washer Nut nut
Ordinary ground equipment √ √
Steel mast, Fixed steel boom (removed) (removed) √
Arm, Square Bracket Support, (removed) (removed) √
Drop tube
Electric pole clamp √ √ √
Insulator fittings √ √ √ √
Movable bracket √ √ √ Axial force Shear force
Electric pole foundation bolt (removed) √ (removed) Bushing
Compression terminal ears
√

Previously, single nuts, PAL nuts, and double nuts were also approved to be used on the
Support
above specific places (shown as (removed) in the table), while HARDLOCK Nuts were base
mandatory for bridge and elevated railway that are always exposed to severe vibrations.
The revision limited the applicable fasteners only to HARDLOCK Nuts.
Messenger
Square Bracket Supporter: clamp
to support movable brackets
used at the insulated overlap of
two electrical feeds to make Contact
height adjustment ease clamp

Drop tube: Stress concentration of the connection components of

to support movable brackets by Catenary Support System as a result of wind test carried out
at one end of Sangequan Grand Bridge in Nanjiang Rail, China
hanging them from a tunnel
Authority: Research Article (30 Mar 2021)
ceiling or a fixed beam to make 'Load identification and fatigue evaluation via wind-induced attitude
height adjustment ease decoupling of railway catenary' (Authors: Wei Zhou, Tianhu Han, Xifeng
Liang, Jiandong Bao, Guofei Li, Heting Xiao, Dongrun Liu, and Bin Liu)
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West Japan Railway Company - Sakurajima/Morinomiya Station

Beam Truss: M16 C4 HDZ35 Beam Truss: M16 C4 HDZ35

Flange: M16 C4 HDZ35 Flange: M20 C4 HDZ35 Beam Truss: M16/M20 C4 HDZ35
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West Japan Railway Company: Kakogawa Station
(Apr 2013)

Kakogawa Station 223 Series train Pillar upper plate: M16 C4 HDZ35

Pillar base plate: M16 C4 HDZ35 Feeder connector: M12 SUS304 Flange: M16 C4 HDZ35

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West Japan Railway Company: Inspection platform for signal
(Feb 2016)

All the nuts used for bolted joint are HARDLOCK nut.
M12 C4 HDZ35
M16 C4 HDZ35

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West Japan Railway Company: Aluminum Beam Truss

M12/M16 SUS304 GEOMET

Aluminum beam truss is developed with

enjoying the following benefits:
(1) Contrary to the traditional beam truss made
of steel with galvanized coating, no regular
repainting is required.
(2) Light weight enhances workability and work
efficiency (in case of 20m long, weight is
reduced from 1200kg to 600kg).
To accommodate its maintenance-free
advantage, HARDLOCK Nuts in SUS304 are
employed to assemble the beams and coated
with GEOMET to prevent galvanic corrosion.

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Hankyu Railway - Electric power line tower: nearby Hankyu Mukogawa Station
(Jun 1990)

All the nuts are HARDLOCK Nuts

M12 C4 HDZ35
M16 C4 HDZ35

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Meitetsu Inuyama Line - Truss, Support base clamp, Insulator
(Jan 2003)

M12/M16/M20 SS400 HDZ

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Hankyu Mikuni Station - Overhead Line Equipment

Bracket supporter SS400 M20 Feeder SUS304 M12

Bracket/Support base SS400 M20 Bushing ear SS400 M12

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Kintetsu Nagoya Line nearby Matsugasazki station - Base Foundation
(June 2008)

Base Foundation 1-1/2 BSW SS400 HDZ

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Osaka Metro Imazatosuji Line - Overhead Conductor Rail Support

M10/M12/M20 SS400 HDZ

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