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ACCOUPLEMENT RIGIDE [3 records]

Record 1 2011-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Helicopters (Military)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
DEF

A joint between driving and driven shaft systems used to transmit torque.

OBS

curvic coupling: term officially approved by the Aeronautical Terms Standardization Committee (ATSC) - Helicopters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
OBS

accouplement de type curvic : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Hélicoptères.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Couplings (Mechanical Components)
DEF

A mechanical fastening of shafts connected with the axes directly in line.

CONT

Rigid couplings join two lengths of shaft, while flexible or clutch couplings are used to join a driver and a driven shaft.

Key term(s)
  • rigid couplings

French

Domaine(s)
  • Accouplements (Composants mécaniques)
CONT

Accouplements rigides. - Nécessitant un alignement parfait, ils rendent les arbres solidaires axialement, radialement et en rotation.

CONT

La roue est montée sur un arbre porté par des paliers et entraînée par un moteur avec un accouplement élastique ou rigide.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Acoplamientos (Componentes mecánicos)
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Record 3 1999-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)
DEF

Accouplement transmettant un couple moteur entre deux organes coaxiaux en rotation.

OBS

On l'utilise quand il n'est pas possible, pour des raisons d'usinage et de montage, de réaliser ces deux organes d'un seul tenant.

Spanish

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