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A support including a rail (10) that preferably has an I-shaped section and is provided in a slot (2) filled with concrete (4). During the manufacture of the rail, the rail is partially coated, substantially along its entire length, with a filler material (8) which defines at least one side extension (16) and bears on the concrete. A side groove (9) is formed in the coating of filler material (8) for the passage of a guiding or rolling wheel. The rail is directly maintained by the concrete such that an intermediate device, for additional maintenance of t...
A support including a rail (10) that preferably has an I-shaped section and is provided in a slot (2) filled with concrete (4). During the manufacture of the rail, the rail is partially coated, substantially along its entire length, with a filler material (8) which defines at least one side extension (16) and bears on the concrete. A side groove (9) is formed in the coating of filler material (8) for the passage of a guiding or rolling wheel. The rail is directly maintained by the concrete such that an intermediate device, for additional maintenance of the rail, is not required. The rail can be bent and curved at the time of installation to conform to the curves of the track without any independent or additional bending step.
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1. A guiding support comprising: a guiding rail (10) and a slot (2) filled with a sealing material (4) in which the guiding rail (10) is positioned, the guiding rail (10) comprising: a head (11) of a shape suitable for the rolling of at least one guiding wheel (15),a base (12) being shaped similar to a shape of the head (11),the guiding rail (10) being symmetrical relative to a medial longitudinal plane, anda web (13) joining the head (11) to the base (12),the guiding rail (10), before being positioned, being partially coated with a filler material (8), ...
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A guiding support comprising: a guiding rail (10) and a slot (2) filled with a sealing material (4) in which the guiding rail (10) is positioned, the guiding rail (10) comprising: a head (11) of a shape suitable for the rolling of at least one guiding wheel (15),a base (12) being shaped similar to a shape of the head (11),the guiding rail (10) being symmetrical relative to a medial longitudinal plane, anda web (13) joining the head (11) to the base (12),the guiding rail (10), before being positioned, being partially coated with a filler material (8), substantially over its full length, to form a coating (18) comprising at least one lateral extension (16) that contacts the sealing material (4) and has a formed lateral groove (9) which facilitates passage of the guiding wheel (15);the guiding rail (10), coated with the filler material (8), being directly held in place by the sealing material (4);the guiding rail (10) having a slender cross-section and a combined width of the head (11) and the filler material (8), including the at least one lateral extension, extending normal to the medial longitudinal plane being greater than a combined width of the base (12) and the filler material (8), extending normal to the medial longitudinal plane, such that the guiding rail (10) and the filler material (8) together form a Y-shaped configuration; andthe guiding rail (10) facilitating bending of the guiding rail, about the medial longitudinal plane, during installation, while being positioned on site, without any additional bending stage. 2. The guiding or rolling support according to claim 1, wherein the lateral groove (9) is defined solely by the head (11) of the guiding rail (10) and the coating (18). 3. The guiding support according to claim 1, wherein the guiding rail (10) has a generally I-shaped cross-section. 4. The guiding support according to claim 1, wherein the guiding rail (10) has a substantially rectangular cross-section with a substantially constant width over an entire height thereof. 5. The guiding support according to claim 1, wherein the head (11) and the base (12) of the guiding rail (10) are symmetrical relative to a medial transverse plane of the guiding rail (10). 6. The guiding support according to claim 1, wherein the guiding rail (10) is symmetrical relative to a medial longitudinal plane. 7. The guiding support according to claim 1, wherein the guiding rail (10) is formed as a straight section of rail. 8. The guiding support according to claim 1, wherein the coating (18) is one of stuck, bonded and vulcanized to the guiding rail (10). 9. The guiding support according to claim 1, wherein the coating (18) comprises two lateral extensions (16) which each extend on sides of the guiding rail (10). 10. The guiding support according to claim 1, wherein the coating (18) substantially follows contours of the guiding rail (10) and has a bulge (19) at a bottom and a central portion (20) that extends upward such that the coating (18) respectively covers the base (12) and the web (13) of the guiding rail (10). 11. The guiding support according to claim 10, wherein the bulge (19), at the bottom of the guiding rail (10), has bevels (28) that form inclined fitting ramps. 12. The guiding support according to claim 1, wherein the coating (18) has an outer surface with an adhesion-promoting device (23) which facilitates adhesion or attachment of the guiding support to improve a securing joint at an interface between the sealing material (4) and the filler material (8). 13. The guiding support according to claim 12, wherein the adhesion-promoting device (23) comprises projecting fibers of either a metallic material or a synthetic material. 14. The guiding support according to claim 13, wherein the adhesion-promoting device (23) comprises a wire (24) configured in a series of successive undulations. 15. The guiding support according to claim 12, wherein the adhesion-promoting device (23) is located at a level of a free end (26) of a lateral extension (16) of the coating (18). 16. The guiding support according to claim 1, wherein the coating (18) of the filler material (8) includes at least one insert (41) of a different material. 17. The guiding support according to claim 16, wherein the insert (41) is a longitudinal strip (42) of a material which is more compressible than the filler material (8) and which is co-extruded with the coating (18) at a level of a lateral extension (16). 18. The guiding support according to claim 1, wherein the guiding wheels (15) are guiding wheels (31) that are inclined in a V-shape and communicate with a guiding system (30) of an urban road vehicle for public transport. 19. A method of positioning a guiding or rolling support either on or in ground, the guiding or rolling support comprising a guiding or rolling rail (10) and a slot (2) filled with a sealing material (4) in which the guiding or rolling rail (10) is positioned, the guiding or rolling rail (10) comprising a head (11) of a shape suitable for the rolling of at least one guiding or rolling wheel (15), a base (12) having a shape similar to a shape of the head (11), and a web (13) joining the head (11) to the base (12), the guiding or rolling rail (10), before being positioned, is partially coated with a filler material (8) to form a coating (18), substantially over its full length, comprising at least one lateral extension (16) that contacts the sealing material (4) and forms a lateral groove (9) to facilitate the passage of the guiding or rolling wheel (15); and the guiding or rolling rail (10), coated with the filler material (8), being directly held in place by the sealing material (4), the guiding or rolling rail (10) having a slender cross-section and a combined width of the head (11) and the filler material (8), including the at least one lateral extension, extending normal to the medial longitudinal plane being greater than a combined width of the base (12) and the filler material (8), extending normal to the medial longitudinal plane, such that the guiding rail (10) and the filler material (8) together form a Y-shaped configuration, the method comprising the steps of:making a channel (2);positioning the coated guiding or rolling rail (10) at a level of its final location in the channel (2) and retaining the guiding or rolling rail (10) in position by a suitable temporary holding device (22);casting a sealing material (4) into the channel (2) up to a desired level;allowing the sealing material (4) to dry and set; andremoving the temporary holding device (22). 20. A method of positioning a guiding or rolling support either on or in ground, the guiding or rolling support comprising a guiding or rolling rail (10) and a slot (2) filled with a sealing material (4) in which the guiding or rolling rail (10) is positioned, the guiding or rolling rail (10) comprising a head (11) of a shape suitable for the rolling of at least one guiding or rolling wheel (15), a base (12) having a shape similar to a shape of the head (11), and a web (13) joining the head (11) to the base (12), the guiding or rolling rail (10), before being positioned, is partially coated with a filler material (8) to form a coating (18), substantially over its full length, comprising a pair of opposed lateral extensions (16) that contacts the sealing material (4) and forms a lateral groove (9) which facilitates the passage of the guiding or rolling wheel (15); and the guiding or rolling rail (10), coated with the filler material (8), being directly held in place by the sealing material (4), the guiding or rolling rail (10) having a slender cross-section and a combined width of the head (11) and the filler material (8), including the pair of opposed lateral extensions (16), extending normal to the medial longitudinal plane being greater than both a combined width of the base (12) and the filler material (8), extending normal to the medial longitudinal plane, and a combined width of the web (13) and the filler material (8), extending normal to the medial longitudinal plane, while the combined width of the base (12) and the filler material (8) being greated than the combined width of the web (13) and the filler material (8), such that the guiding rail (10) and the filler material (8) together form a Y-shaped configuration, the method comprising the steps of: making the channel (2);filling the channel (2) with the sealing material (4);making a passage (27) in the sealing material (4) of shape substantially complementary to an exterior shape of the guiding or rolling rail (10) with the coating (18);allowing the sealing material (4) to dry and set; andforce fitting the coated guiding or rolling rail (10) until the coated guiding or rolling rail (10) is embedded in the passage (27) such that such force fitting of the coated guiding or rolling rail (10) facilitating bending of the coated guiding or rolling rail (10), about the medial longitudinal plane, during installation. 21. The process according to claim 20, further comprising the step of forming the passage (27) that opens outwardly toward the base. 22. The process according to claim 20, further comprising the step of producing the passage (27) by a sliding shuttering when filling of the channel (2) with the sealing material (4). 23. The process according to claim 20, further comprising the step of producing the passage (27) after the channel (2) has been filled, by forming a groove in the sealing material (4).
