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NOSE SPROCKET [1 record]

Record 1 2000-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
  • Wood Sawing
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

Rotating part at the tip of the guide bar, and which supports the saw chain around the tip. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

CONT

Nose sprocket construction eliminates friction between the guide bar tip and the chain (Canadian Forest Industries, August 1980, p. 51).

OBS

nose sprocket: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
  • Sciage du bois
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

Roue dentée, montée à l'intérieur d'une plaque rapportée sur le guide et qui sert à soulever légèrement la chaîne de façon à supprimer tout contact entre celle-ci et l'extrémité du guide.

CONT

Le pignon de renvoi comporte d'autre part des dents longues, ce qui améliore encore le guidage latéral de la chaîne (Sandvik, Sandvik Roll-Top : Le guide-chaîne efficace, s.d., s.p.).

OBS

pignon de renvoi : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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