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brake band [4 records]

Record 1 2017-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
  • Braking Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Braking Devices (Mechanical Components)
  • Armour
DEF

Strip of material having a suitably high coefficient of friction and riveted, glued or bolted to a brake-shoe table.

OBS

The ends of brake linings are sometimes bevelled to prevent excessively abrupt engagement.

OBS

brake lining: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Camionnage
  • Freins (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Freins (Composants mécaniques)
  • Arme blindée
DEF

Bande de matériau de frottement rivetée, collée ou boulonnée sur la semelle d'un segment de frein, servant à augmenter la force de frottement.

OBS

Les deux extrémités d'une garniture de frein sont parfois détalonnées, c'est-à-dire qu'elles ont été taillées en biseau pour éviter l'engagement brutal du frein.

OBS

garniture de frein : terme uniformisé par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

OBS

garniture de frein : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte por camión
  • Frenos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
  • Frenos (Componentes mecánicos)
  • Fuerzas blindadas
DEF

Banda de material de rozamiento remachada que se pega o emperna a la zapata para aumentar el rozamiento.

OBS

A veces, los dos extremos de la guarnición de freno son biselados; es decir, tienen cortes oblicuos para evitar que el frenado sea demasiado brusco.

Key term(s)
  • cinta de freno
  • forro
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Record 2 2012-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanics
OBS

Link-belt speeder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Braking Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Braking Devices (Mechanical Components)
DEF

A flexible strap, usually of steel, lined with a friction producing material and tightened against a brake drum to produce a braking action.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Freins (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Freins (Composants mécaniques)
OBS

... dans ce frein, un tambour solidaire du moyeu de la roue, est entouré par un ruban d'acier (...) qu'une combinaison de leviers applique sur le tambour.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Frenos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
  • Frenos (Componentes mecánicos)
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Record 4 1998-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cranes (Hoisting and Lifting)
  • Cranes (Construction Sites)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
DEF

A circular steel strap lined with heat-resistant friction material.

DEF

A part of the brake mechanism consisting of a flexible-steel band lined with asbestos or a similar material that grips a drum when tightened.

CONT

On a drilling rig, the brake band acts on the flanges of the drum on the drawworks to control the lowering of the traveling block and its load of drill pipe, casing, or tubing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grues (Levage)
  • Grues (Chantiers)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
DEF

Courroie d'acier circulaire garnie d'un matériau de frottement résistant à la chaleur.

Spanish

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