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RUBAN FREIN [2 records]

Record 1 2002-03-12

English

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

A flexible strap, usually of steel, lined with a friction producing material and tightened against a brake drum to produce a braking action.

French

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

... dans ce frein, un tambour solidaire du moyeu de la roue, est entouré par un ruban d'acier (...) qu'une combinaison de leviers applique sur le tambour.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Frenos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
  • Frenos (Componentes mecánicos)
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Record 2 1998-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cranes (Hoisting and Lifting)
  • Cranes (Construction Sites)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
DEF

A circular steel strap lined with heat-resistant friction material.

DEF

A part of the brake mechanism consisting of a flexible-steel band lined with asbestos or a similar material that grips a drum when tightened.

CONT

On a drilling rig, the brake band acts on the flanges of the drum on the drawworks to control the lowering of the traveling block and its load of drill pipe, casing, or tubing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grues (Levage)
  • Grues (Chantiers)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
DEF

Courroie d'acier circulaire garnie d'un matériau de frottement résistant à la chaleur.

Spanish

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