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BRAKE PAD [3 records]

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Record 1 2017-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Braking Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Armour
CONT

The disc brake itself consists of a cast-iron disc, or rotor, which turns with the wheel, and a caliper, which clamps friction pads against the rotor to provide the braking action.

OBS

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

French

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

plaquette : Ensemble formé du segment et de la garniture venant d'une seule pièce.

OBS

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

OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 2 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 3 2008-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Braking Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Cycling
DEF

A block of rubber-like material fastened to the end of a brake caliper or direct-pull brake; it presses against the wheel rim when the brakes are applied.

CONT

Each brake has a small block of rubber called a brake shoe and it is the friction between that rubber shoe and the metal rim that stops the wheel.

CONT

If you have a problem with squealing brakes, it is usually caused by the rearmost edge of the brake pad striking the rim before the rest of the pad.

CONT

If one brake block touches the rim before the other, assuming the wheel is properly dished, the brake should be recentered.

OBS

"Brake block" is another term for a brake shoe or pad for rim brakes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Freins (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Cyclisme
DEF

[...] pièce des freins qui vient serrer la jante pour en ralentir la course.

CONT

Lors de la pose d'un patin de frein, placer l'ouverture du support vers l'arrière, à contre-courant de la rotation de roue, sinon le caoutchouc sortira du support lors du freinage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Frenos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
  • Ciclismo
DEF

Pieza de goma montada en las levas de freno que sirve para frenar al ejercer presión sobre las llantas.

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