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TAPER LEAF SPRING [1 record]

Record 1 1996-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
  • Springs (Mechanical Components)
DEF

Suspension spring in which the center of the spring leaves is thicker than the ends.

OBS

There are fewer leaves in a taper leaf spring than in a stack leaf spring: a taper leaf spring can be mounted at the front or the back of a vehicle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Camionnage
  • Ressorts (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

Ressort de suspension dont les lames de forme parabolique sont plus épaisses au centre qu'aux extrémités.

OBS

Un ressort à lames dégressives comporte toujours moins de lames qu'un ressort à lames multiples et peut se retrouver à l'avant ou à l'arrière d'un véhicule.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte por camión
  • Resortes (Componentes mecánicos)
DEF

Resorte de suspensión cuyas hojas de forma parabólica son más gruesas en el centro que en los extremos.

OBS

Los muelles cónicos tienen siempre menos hojas que los muelles de hojas laminadas y se pueden instalar en la parte delantera o trasera del vehículo.

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