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LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT [6 records]

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Record 1 2024-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

An enclosed space, generally at the back of a car, for carrying luggage and other goods.

OBS

trunk; luggage compartment; trunk compartment : terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)
DEF

Espace de rangement pour les bagages généralement situé à l'arrière d'une voiture.

OBS

valise : Cette désignation est considérée comme une impropriété au sens de «coffre» dans les ouvrages de référence.

OBS

coffre : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carrocería y chasis (Vehículos automotores)
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Record 2 2004-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
DEF

[Compartment used] for the stowing of heavy baggage and freight; usually located in the lower part of the fuselage, under the cabin.

OBS

baggage : Personal possessions accompanying a passenger on a flight. Usually luggage which will fit below a seat on the aircraft and several larger pieces which are stowed in the baggage compartment of the aircraft. It includes both checked and unchecked baggage, accompanied and unaccompanied baggage of the passenger.

OBS

baggage hold: term standardized by ISO.

PHR

Door on baggage compartment floor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
DEF

Compartiment à bagages aménagé dans le fuselage d'un avion.

OBS

soute à bagages : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

soute; soute à bagages : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

PHR

Porte sur plancher soute à bagages.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Equipment (Motor Vehicles)
  • Suspension Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

Optical sensor located on the lower part of the vehicle body or on the suspension axles, measuring body height relative to the ground.

CONT

Vehicle trim height is noted by height sensors. They are used to note changes in the load on the vehicle and allow the suspension to compensate for it, maintaining the ideal body height. In addition to noting load changes within the vehicle and compensating for them, some height sensors are used to inform the suspension module of road ondulations(such as railroad tracks). In addition to vehicle height, the module requires input signals to indicate which part of the vehicle needs a height correction. One sensor, located in the front of the rear axle detects load changes in the luggage compartment and passenger rear seats. The remaining two sensors are positioned at each front wheel to detect driver and passenger seat loads.

OBS

An additional height sensor may be located in the wheel arch, measuring body height, but this time relative to the wheel, playing the role of a body displacement sensor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement électrique (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Suspension (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Capteur optique placé sur la partie inférieure de la carrosserie ou sur les essieux de suspension mesurant la hauteur de la caisse par rapport au sol.

CONT

La hauteur de suspension est mesurée par les capteurs de hauteur. Ces capteurs permettent de déceler les variations de charge, dont la suspension doit tenir compte pour maintenir la hauteur caractéristique de la carosserie. En plus de mesurer les variations de charge du véhicule et de permettre à la suspension de les compenser, certains capteurs de hauteur informent le module de commande des irrégularités de la route (comme c'est le cas lorsque la voiture traverse un passage à niveau). En plus de la hauteur du véhicule, le module exige d'autres signaux pour lui indiquer quelle partie de la voiture exige une correction de hauteur. Un capteur, situé en avant de l'essieu arrière, mesure les variations de charge dans le coffre et au niveau des sièges arrière. Les deux autres capteurs sont situés au niveau de chaque roue avant, pour mesurer la charge supportée par le siège du conducteur et le siège du passager.

OBS

On peut aussi trouver un capteur de hauteur supplémentaire dans le passage de roue, mesurant la hauteur de la caisse, mais par rapport à la roue cette fois, jouant ainsi le rôle d'un capteur de débattement de caisse.

Spanish

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Record 4 1988-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

The spare tire, jack and wheel wrench are stowed in the luggage compartment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)

Spanish

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Record 5 1987-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ground Equipment (Airports)
CONT

Surface friction tester(SFT). The SFT is a friction device built into an automobile. It uses a fifth wheel with a constant slip.... The fifth wheel is lowered from its retracted position under the luggage compartment of the car when measuring.... The forces acting on the measuring wheel as a result of the friction are measured and the information processed in a mini-computer located in a centre console below the dashboard in the car.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de piste (Aéroports)

Spanish

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Record 6 1987-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ground Equipment (Airports)
CONT

The SAAB Friction Tester (SFT) ... was acquired in May 1985 ... in order to determine whether rubber build-up should be removed from a runway.

OBS

Surface Friction Tester(SFT). The SFT is a friction test device built into an automobile. It uses a fifth wheel with a constant slip.... The fifth wheel is lowered from its retracted position under the luggage compartment of the car when measuring.... The forces acting on the measuring wheel as a result of the friction are measured and the information processed in a mini-computer located in a centre console below the dashboard in the car.

OBS

SAAB : Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (Swedish automobile manufacturer; acronym used as name of its car).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de piste (Aéroports)
OBS

SAAB : Société de construction automobile suédoise.

Spanish

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