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SELF-SERVO BRAKE [1 record]

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Record 1 1996-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
  • Braking Devices (Mechanical Components)
DEF

Drum brake in which a leading brake shoe pulls a trailing shoe in such a way that the energy of the rotating drum replaces the force applied by the driver of the vehicle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Camionnage
  • Freins (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

Frein à tambour dans lequel la commande agit sur un premier segment qui entraîne le second, de sorte que l'énergie du tambour en rotation se substitue à celle du conducteur du véhicule.

Key term(s)
  • frein auto-serreur

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte por camión
  • Frenos (Componentes mecánicos)
DEF

Freno de tambor cuyo mecanismo actúa sobre la primera zapata que arrastra la segunda de modo que la fuerza de rotación del tambor reemplaza la del conductor del vehículo.

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