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double check valve [4 records]

Record 1 2016-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire Safety
  • Pipes and Fittings
OBS

double check valve: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité incendie
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
OBS

clapet de retenue double; clapet de non-retour double : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-07-25

English

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

Automatic control valve which allows compressed air to be supplied to a brake actuator.

Key term(s)
  • double check control valve
  • shuttle valve

French

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

Clapet qui permet l'alimentation, en alternance, d'un récepteur de freinage en air comprimé, grâce à deux circuits possédant chacun un dispositif de commande distinct.

Spanish

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

Válvula automática de la alimentación de aire comprimido de los cilindros de frenos.

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Record 3 1993-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling and Suspension Components (Railroad)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roulement et suspension (Chemins de fer)
OBS

Contrairement au clapet de retenue, cet appareil ne contient pas de clapet.

Spanish

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Record 4 1988-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Braking Devices (Mechanical Components)
OBS

Double check valve that allows foot or hand valve application of the trailer brakes, whichever is greater.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Freins (Composants mécaniques)
OBS

frein à air comprimé

Spanish

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