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GEAR BACKLASH [3 records]

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Record 1 2003-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gears and Friction Wheels
  • Helicopters (Military)
OBS

gear backlash : term officially approved by the Aeronautical Terminology Standardization Committee(ATSC)-Helicopters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engrenages et roues de friction
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
OBS

jeu entre-dents : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Hélicoptères.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Geography (General)
DEF

An error caused by an incomplete element in an instrument, such as backlash in a gear train.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 3 1986-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Milling (Machine-Tooling)
CONT

This device, when engaged, eliminates the backlash(play) between the nut and the table leadscrew permitting the operation of climb(down) milling... Two independent nuts are mounted on the lead screw. These nuts engage a common crown gear which in turn meshes with a rack. Axial movement of the rack is controlled by the backlash eliminator engaging knob located on the front of the saddle. By turning the knob "in", the nuts are forced to move along the leadscrew in opposite directions, removing all backlash.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fraisage (Usinage)

Spanish

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