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HARNESS FRAME [7 records]

Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
DEF

A lever that is a part of the shedding motion on a loom.

OBS

Situated near the floor, one end is fulcrumed while the other is fastened by straps to the bottom of the harness frame.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
DEF

Mécanisme servant à lever ou à baisser les cadres.

CONT

Les lames sont commandées par des marches sur lesquelles agissent des excentriques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Herramientas y equipo (Industrias textiles)
  • Tejeduría (Industrias textiles)
DEF

Pieza del telar manual que el tejedor acciona con el pie para hacer subir y bajar la viadera.

CONT

[...] se emplean telares de bajo lizo, de urdimbre horizontal, equipados de dos bastidores de lizos o viaderas cuya posición (superior en uno e inferior en el otro) puede invertirse accionando pedales o cárcolas.

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Record 2 2016-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
CONT

... two harness automatic weaving loom designed for any of the weaver controlled weaves. It incorporates a unique patented shed changing device which automatically changes the position of warp threads to form any of three shed positions, integral simplified warp tension control and an integral warping frame for preparation of the warp.

OBS

loom: a machine for weaving warp and filling yarns to produce cloth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
CONT

Fabriquer un matériel tissé grège sur un métier à tisser automatique [...] Le métier à tisser automatique : démonstration, pratique, détermination de la vitesse et de la production.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Herramientas y equipo (Industrias textiles)
  • Tejeduría (Industrias textiles)
CONT

Los telares manuales, en cuyo funcionamiento se inspiran, por lo demás, los telares automáticos, tienen algunos perfeccionamientos respecto al de bajo lizo para tapices.

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Record 3 2015-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Purses, Wallets and Similar Articles
  • Military Equipment
CONT

The new modular pack system will provide a superior load carriage solution, replacing the in-service rucksack and small pack. The pack system will be a fully modular system comprised of a frame, a shoulder harness, and a variety of attachable bags or slings to address the load carriage requirement of various Canadian Armed Forces trades.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sacs, portefeuilles et articles similaires
  • Matériel militaire
CONT

Ce nouveau sac à dos modulaire offrira une meilleure solution de transport de charge et remplacera les sacs à dos et les musettes actuellement utilisés. Ce système devra être entièrement modulable et comprendre une structure rigide, des bretelles ainsi qu’une variété de sacs ou de sangles se fixant au matériel, ce qui permettra de répondre aux besoins de transport de charges des divers corps de métier des Forces armées canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
DEF

A large, flat, usually delta-shaped motorless aircraft with an attached harness or seat, designed to carry a person or two people through the air for a short while.

CONT

Hang gliders can be rigid or semi-rigid. Semi-rigid, which is the most common type, have aluminium spars and battens in their wings, but are covered in a tight sheath of Dacron cloth. Rigid hang gliders are made of hard, composite materials such as glass fibre and are becoming increasingly popular. In both cases, the pilot is suspended in a harness beneath the glider in a face down position and controls the direction and speed by moving a triangular control frame to shift his or her weight beneath the wing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
CONT

Un deltaplane est un aéronef non motorisé qui ressemble à un cerf-volant de forme triangulaire. Son vol est stable et sécuritaire et il se déplace à des vitesses se situant entre 30 km/h et 120 km/h. La pratique du deltaplane s'adresse surtout aux personnes persévérantes et en bonne condition physique, car la formation est relativement technique et le pilotage de l'aile demande un minimum de force.

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
CONT

smash: A relatively large hole in fabric characterized by many broke warp ends and floating picks. One cause is the breaking of one or both harness straps, permitting the harness to drop and break out warp ends.

OBS

The strap that holds the harness frame.

Key term(s)
  • harness straps

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
Key term(s)
  • courroies du harnais

Spanish

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Record 6 1994-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
DEF

Rod between roller lever and harness frame lever.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
DEF

Barre entre le levier à galets et le levier de commande de la lame.

Spanish

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Record 7 1994-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
DEF

Clamp piece for adjustably fixing the connecting rod on the harness frame lever, thus changing the amplitude of the transmitted lifting movement of the cam.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
DEF

Pièce de serrage pour fixation réglable de la bielle de connexion au levier de commande de la lame pour ajuster l'amplitude de la course transmise de la lame.

Spanish

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