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EJE DIRECCIONABLE [1 record]

Record 1 1996-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
  • Steering Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

Load-carrying axle, installed on a non-motorized vehicle, which pivots around a device located in the longitudinal plane of the vehicle.

OBS

A steerable axle can be steered hydraulically and its position determined, through a hydraulically controlled circuit, by the steering wheel angle of the road tractor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Camionnage
  • Direction (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Essieu porteur de véhicule non motorisé pivotant autour d'un dispositif qui se trouve dans le plan longitudinal du véhicule.

OBS

Le braquage d'un essieu dirigé peut être commandé hydrauliquement et déterminé, grâce à un circuit piloté hydrauliquement, par l'angle des roues directrices du tracteur routier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte por camión
  • Sistemas de dirección (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
  • Ruedas y neumáticos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
DEF

Eje libre de semirremolque que gira sobre un poste fijado en el mismo sentido que el vehículo.

OBS

El ángulo máximo de giro del eje sin fin se determina y controla por medio de un circuito accionado por un sistema hidráulico en función del ángulo que adoptan las ruedas de dirección del camión tractor.

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