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HYDRAULIC BRAKE [2 records]

Record 1 1999-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
OBS

hydraulic brake: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
OBS

frein hydraulique : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 1982-02-25

English

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

Hydraulic brakes. [In] a hydraulic brake system ... the foot pedal is attached to a master cylinder. As the pedal is depressed, it moves piston within the master cylinder, forcing hydraulic fluid throughout the system and into cylinders at each wheel.

French

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

Les freins à commande hydraulique [sont] généralisés sur presque tous les véhicules pour la commande du frein à pied. Leur principe est basé sur la transmission de pression par un fluide liquide incompressible, de l'huile spéciale en l'occurrence.

Spanish

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