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brake shoe [3 records]

Record 1 2017-01-25

English

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

[The] crescent-shaped [drum brake] part to which the brake lining is attached and which is extended away from the brake drum.

OBS

[A brake shoe] is made of two parts: a web and a table.

OBS

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

French

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

Pièce de frein à tambour, en forme de croissant, sur laquelle est fixée une garniture de frein et qui travaille en extension par rapport au tambour de frein.

OBS

Le segment de frein comprend deux parties : l'âme et la semelle.

OBS

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

OBS

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Frenos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
  • Transporte por camión
DEF

Pieza de freno de tambor en forma de media luna en la que se instala una guarnición de freno y que actúa por fricción contra el tambor para moderar o impedir el movimiento de la rueda.

OBS

La zapata de freno tiene dos partes: núcleo y calce.

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Record 2 2016-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Braking Devices (Mechanical Components)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
DEF

A block of friction material formed to fit the curved surface of the tread of a wheel, and riveted or otherwise bonded to a steel backing plate having provision for quick and positive securement to the brake head.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Freins (Composants mécaniques)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
OBS

semelle de frein : terme uniformisé par CN-Air Canada.

Spanish

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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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