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Record 1 2008-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transmission Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
DEF

[A] housing containing a geartrain used to distribute driving power between the axles of vehicles equipped with more than one driving axle and usually having a shifting lever for disengaging the front-wheel drive.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Camionnage
DEF

Train d'engrenages monté sous carter, installé sur des véhicules à essieu avant moteur et susceptible d'entraîner les transmissions arrière et avant simultanément.

CONT

La boîte de transfert, placée en sortie de boîte de vitesses, permet d'entraîner parallèlement le train (essieu) avant et le train arrière de façon à obtenir la traction intégrale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas de transmisión (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
  • Transporte por camión
DEF

Tren de engranajes montado dentro de un cárter que se instala en vehículos con eje delantero motor para accionar simultáneamente las transmisiones trasera y delantera.

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Record 2 1993-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transmission Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)

Spanish

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