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GEAR PLATE [10 records]

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Record 1 2019-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coupling Systems (Railroad)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
OBS

Mounted to the end... is a striker plate(or striker casting in earlier years). When an engineer slams a train together, the couplers get shoved back into the "draft gear box. "If the hitch is really rough, the coupler head will get shoved all the way back to bump up against the striker, which explains how the striker got its name.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Attelages (Matériel de chemin de fer)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
CONT

Ne jamais poser le pied sur la tête d'attelage, sur l'appareil de choc et de traction, ni entre la saillie d'arrêt de la tête d'attelage et le pylône de choc moulé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas de acoplamiento (Ferrocarriles)
  • Equipo rodante (Ferrocarriles)
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Record 2 2011-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
DEF

Drop in the semi-trailer side rails between the upper plate and the landing gear.

OBS

The degree of curvature will determine the amount of drop; the major part of the cargo carrying surface will then be single-dropped (without wheelhousing) or double dropped (with wheelhousing).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Camionnage
DEF

Incurvation vers le bas des longerons de la semi-remorque entre la contre-sellette d'attelage et les béquilles.

OBS

Selon le degré d'incurvation, le col-de-cygne produira un décrochement plus ou moins important : la majeure partie de la surface de chargement sera alors soit semi-surbaissée (sans passages de roues) soit surbaissée (avec passages de roues).

Key term(s)
  • col-de-cygne

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte por camión
DEF

Semirremolque cuyos largueros están curvados hacia abajo entre la quinta rueda superior y los soportes.

OBS

Según el grado de curvatura, la góndola ocasionará un descenso más o menos pronunciado del bastidor del chasis: la mayor parte de la superficie de carga quedará entonces semirrebajada (lo que no permite el paso de las ruedas), o rebajada (permitiendo el paso de las ruedas).

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Record 3 2008-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landing Gear (Aeroindustry)
CONT

The aircraft is fitted with hydraulically operated retractable tricycle-type landing gear. There is a main landing gear well in either side of the hull. A well plate mounted on each of the main landing gear encloses the bottom of the wheel well.

PHR

Main landing gear well.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Atterrisseur (Constructions aéronautiques)
CONT

Le personnel de maintenance de la compagnie a déterminé que le circuit hydraulique A a perdu son liquide à la suite de la rupture du bouchon d'extrémité d'un vérin hydraulique de transfert monté dans le puits de roue principal gauche.

OBS

puits de roues : terme uniformisé par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance et Opérations aériennes.

PHR

Puits de roue principal.

Spanish

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Record 4 2005-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flexography (Printing)
DEF

[The] printing length of the plate cylinder, determined by one complete revolution of the plate cylinder gear.

OBS

repeat length; print length; repeat printing: Terms extracted from the Vocabulaire de la flexographie of France Brodeur and reproduced with the authorization of the Institut des communications graphiques du Québec.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Flexographie (Imprimerie)
DEF

Longueur de la surface imprimante d'un cylindre plaque.

OBS

développement : terme et définition tirés du Vocabulaire de la flexographie de France Brodeur. Reproduction autorisée par l'Institut des communications graphiques du Québec.

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Components
CONT

Remove collector gear box belly plate and drain collector lube oil.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants mécaniques
CONT

Retirer la plaque inférieure de la boîte centrale de mixage et de répartition et vidanger l'huile de graissage.

Spanish

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Record 6 2002-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transmission Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

Beginning with an internal-splined clutch plate, install five internal-splined and four external-tanged clutch plates and the backplate(flat side first) onto the ring gear.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)

Spanish

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Record 7 2002-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Gears and Friction Wheels
CONT

Place one tanged friction plate over friction plate driver, positioning tangs into slots in gear support case.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes
  • Engrenages et roues de friction
OBS

Terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • à languettes

Spanish

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Record 8 2002-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transmission Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Machine Shafts, Journals and Swivels
CONT

Install the retaining plate for the reverse counter shaft. Make sure the reverse shifter lever is engaged in the gear. Then put a couple of globs of grease on the shaft to keep the gear from sliding around on the shaft. Also : it is important to hold the reverse idler shaft in place for the next operations, so use the retainer plate to hold the reverse idler shaft in place.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Arbres et tourillons (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

Axe prenant appui sur le carter de la boîte de vitesses et comprenant un pignon inverseur monté fou qui engrène avec un pignon de marche arrière.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas de transmisión (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
  • Ejes, muñones y placas giratorias (Componentes mecánicos)
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Record 9 1981-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bearings and Bearing Systems (Mechanical Components)
  • Mechanical Components
OBS

The position of the rubber and counterpressure cylinders is not adjusted relative to the plate cylinder and therefore the thrust bearing arrangement in this case only has to accommodate the forces arising from the cut gear teeth. For this duty a matched pair of deep groove ball bearings(...) are utilised.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paliers, coussinets et roulements (Composants mécaniques)
  • Composants mécaniques
OBS

La position du cylindre blanchet et du cylindre de pression n'est pas déterminée en fonction de celle du cylindre porte-cliché. Leur fixation axiale s'effectue au moyen de deux roulements rigides à billes (...)

Spanish

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Record 10 1980-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
OBS

weak landing gear control handle springs and detent plate is misaligned.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)

Spanish

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