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WORM ROLL [1 record]

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Record 1 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steering Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Control Instrumentation (Mechanical Components)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
OBS

in [a recirculating balls steering gear] friction is kept(...) low by interposing balls between the major moving parts(...) The rotation of the worm gear causes the balls to roll in the worm teeth(...) The balls are called recirculating balls [Q 8397]

Key term(s)
  • recirculating ball

French

Domaine(s)
  • Direction (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Dispositifs de commande (Composants mécaniques)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
OBS

dans le cas des directions à vis ou à billes circulantes les éléments de la timonerie sont plus nombreux. Cette circonstance donne plus de souplesse à l'ensemble et si les réglages sont plus longs ils sont individuellement plus faciles.

Key term(s)
  • bille circulante

Spanish

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