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METERING SLEEVE [3 records]

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Record 1 2017-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diesel Motors
  • Safety Devices (Mechanical Components)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

In the centrifugal governor,... the movement of the flyweights against the governor thrust sleeve rotates the metering valve.... This type of governor derives its energy from the centrifugal action of the flyweights pivoting on their outer edge in the retainer.

OBS

centrifugal governor: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteurs diesel
  • Organes de sécurité (Composants mécaniques)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
CONT

Le régulateur centrifuge [...] se compose de deux masses [...] fixées sur des leviers coudés [...] articulés en 0 sur une pièce solidaire d'un plateau [...] porté par un arbre [...] entraîné par le moteur. Les leviers coudés font coulisser une douille [...] en comprimant un ressort [...] lorsque, par force centrifuge, les masses [...] s'écartent de l'arbre. La douille [...] actionne un papillon placé dans une bride entre le carburateur et la tuyauterie d'admission.

OBS

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Motores diesel
  • Dispositivos de seguridad (Componentes mecánicos)
  • Motores (Vehículos automotores)
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Record 2 2000-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
  • Fueling Systems (Motor Vehicles)
  • Diesel Motors
DEF

System of metering incorporating a movable sleeve by which port opening and/or closing is controlled.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Alimentation (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Moteurs diesel
DEF

Système de dosage au moyen d'une bague mobile qui contrôle l'ouverture et/ou la fermeture d'un orifice.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
  • Fueling Systems (Motor Vehicles)
  • Diesel Motors
DEF

Movable component by which sleeve metering is achieved.

CONT

The quality of fuel delivered per stroke is controlled by the position of the metering sleeve in relation to the fixed port closing position(the joint at which the top of the plunger covers the horizontal scalops).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Alimentation (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Moteurs diesel
DEF

Organe mobile qui permet le dosage par bague.

Spanish

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