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LOAD LIMITER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-09-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Safety Equipment (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- seat belt load limiter
1, record 1, English, seat%20belt%20load%20limiter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- load limiter 2, record 1, English, load%20limiter
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Many vehicles are also equipped with seat belt pretensioners, which automatically remove the slack in the belt at the time of impact, and load limiters, which allow the belt to spool out so that the occupants can ride down the impact without being injured by the belt itself. 3, record 1, English, - seat%20belt%20load%20limiter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
load limiter: term extracted from the "Motor Vehicles/Véhicules automobiles, Lexique anglais-français" glossary (1999) with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 4, record 1, English, - seat%20belt%20load%20limiter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- limiteur d'effort de ceinture de sécurité
1, record 1, French, limiteur%20d%27effort%20de%20ceinture%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- limiteur de charge 2, record 1, French, limiteur%20de%20charge
correct, masculine noun
- limiteur de charge de ceinture de sécurité 3, record 1, French, limiteur%20de%20charge%20de%20ceinture%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] un grand nombre de véhicules sont également dotés de prétendeurs de ceinture côté boucle qui rattrapent automatiquement le jeu de la ceinture de sécurité au moment de l’impact, ainsi que de limiteurs d’effort de ceinture de sécurité qui permettent de détendre cette dernière de manière qu’elle ne blesse pas les occupants lors de l’impact. 1, record 1, French, - limiteur%20d%27effort%20de%20ceinture%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
limiteur de charge : terme tiré du lexique «Motor Vehicles/Véhicules automobiles, Lexique anglais-français» (1999) avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève. 4, record 1, French, - limiteur%20d%27effort%20de%20ceinture%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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