Patent AT-E400699-T1: [Translated] DAMPING SYSTEM FOR RAILS

The invention concerns a vibration damper (1) for rails (3) of a railway, resting on sleepers (4) which are situated at a certain distance (10) from one another, which damper (1) is designed to be fixed to said rails between two successive sleepers (4), whereby said damper (1) comprises at least one damping element (7) which must be placed against the rail flange (3a) and/or the top side of the rail foot (3b) of the rail (3), so that the far end (6) of the damping element (7) which is turned away from the rail (3) can freely vibrate. <IMAGE>