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HOISTING MECHANISM [15 records]

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Record 1 2025-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cranes (Hoisting and Lifting)
  • Gantry and Travelling Cranes
DEF

A drive mechanism for lifting and lowering the load.

OBS

hoisting mechanism : term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grues (Levage)
  • Ponts roulants et portiques (Levage)
DEF

Mécanisme d'entraînement servant à lever et à descendre la charge.

OBS

mécanisme de levage : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cranes (Hoisting and Lifting)
  • Cranes (Construction Sites)
CONT

A cantilever crane... consists of a horizontal member which is either fixed to or can rotate in a horizontal plane about a vertical member. The hoisting equipment is housed in a trolley that moves on tracks on the horizontal member. The hoisting and traversing mechanism is usually mounted on a backward extension of the cantilever.

OBS

In English, there is apparently no set equivalent for the French term "contre-flèche".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grues (Levage)
  • Grues (Chantiers)
CONT

Grue-marteau: Grue sur pylône avec une flèche horizontale, sur laquelle se déplace le chariot porte-charge, et une contre-flèche plus courte supportant un contrepoids, qui équilibre la flèche et une partie de la charge.

CONT

La contre-flèche [...], appelée aussi flèche à contrepoids, est construite d'une manière analogue à la flèche. Un des éléments comporte l'attache de tirant simple ou double.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hoisting and Lifting
DEF

Mechanisms for raising and lowering material with intermittent motion while holding the material freely suspended.... The principal components of hoisting machines are : sheaves and pulleys, for the hoisting mechanism; winches and hoists, for the power units; and derricks and cranes, for the structural elements.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levage
OBS

Levage sur chariot par dispositif suspendu.

OBS

Levage par équipement rigide.

OBS

[Dans ce type d'appareil] le dispositif de prélèvement des charges est suspendu de manière souple à un câble (ou une chaîne) de levage (...) c'est le cas des appareils suivants: grue fixe ou mobile, pont, poutre-roulante, portique, potence fixe ou sur véhicule (...)

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hoisting and Lifting
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
DEF

The capacity of the hoisting mechanism on a hoisting machine.

Key term(s)
  • hoisting capacity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levage
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
DEF

Force maximale d'utilisation exprimée en décanewtons pour laquelle est conçu le dispositif de levage du pont roulant.

OBS

force portante : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Levantamiento de cargas
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
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Record 5 2011-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
  • Winches
DEF

The hoisting mechanism on a drilling rig. It is essentially a large winch that spools off or takes in the drilling line and thus raises or lowers the drill stem and bit.

DEF

Nerve center of the drilling rig; principal parts include hoisting drum, brakes, clutches, catheads, and control panel ...

CONT

On a drilling rig, the hoist that raises and lowers the drill stem is called "drawworks."

Key term(s)
  • draw-works

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Treuils
DEF

Principal organe du dispositif de levage d'un appareil de forage.

CONT

[Le] treuil de forage comprend l'arbre tambour [...], l'arbre des cabestans [et] les arbres de la boîte de vitesses [...] reliés [...] par un engrenage direct à pignons et par trois transmissions.

Spanish

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Record 6 2011-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cranes (Hoisting and Lifting)
OBS

Some type of hoisting mechanism is desirable for equipment lifting, handling and repair. Our recommendation is a portable floor hoist, which eliminates the extra framing required by ceiling-mounted hoists, is more maneuverable and allows more space flexibility.

OBS

Portable or "rolling" floor hoists are very useful to lift vehicles, engines, etc., and can be used anywhere in the shop.

OBS

See photo, source Internet: <a href="http://www.agcom.purdue.edu/" title="http://www.agcom.purdue.edu">http://www.agcom.purdue.edu</a>.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grues (Levage)
OBS

grue d'atelier mobile.

OBS

grue d'atelier.

OBS

Voir photo, source Internet : www.mpsa.fr.

Spanish

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Record 7 2006-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Elevators
DEF

A hoisting and lowering mechanism within a building equipped with a relatively small car which moves in a vertical direction(in guides) ;used exclusively for carrying materials.

Key term(s)
  • dumb-waiter
  • dumb waiter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ascenseurs et monte-charge
CONT

Petit monte-charge non accompagné ne permettant pas par ses dimensions, l'accès de personnes dans la benne.

OBS

Pluriel : des monte-charges.

OBS

monte-charges (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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Record 8 2002-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trailers and Hauling
OBS

drum : a horizontal cylinder about which rope or wire rope is wound in a hoisting mechanism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Remorques et remorquage
DEF

Dispositif sur lequel la chaîne du frein à main s'enroule.

CONT

Pièce cylindrique de révolution, servant de support (tambour d'enroulement), de liaison (tambour à cames), ou d'indication (tambour gradué).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Camiones con remolque y remolque
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Record 9 2000-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gantry and Travelling Cranes
DEF

An electrical operated equipment for lifting, lowering and transporting loads, consisting of a movable bridge carrying a movable hoisting mechanism and travelling on an overhead runway structure.

Key term(s)
  • E.O.T crane
  • electrical overhead traveling crane

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ponts roulants et portiques (Levage)
CONT

Lorsque vous déciderez de doter un pont roulant électrique d'un système de commande à distance par radio ou à boîte pendante, notre ensemble de freinage pneumatique/hydraulique télécommandé interfacera avec n'importe quel système de freinage hydraulique existant.

Spanish

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Record 10 1996-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Elevators
CONT

Canada(Labour) Safety Code... In these Regulations,... "manlift" means(a) a manually controlled passenger hoisting and lowering mechanism that is equipped with a car or platform, the floor area of which does not exceed nine square feet and that moves in guides in a substantially vertical direction under electrical or manual power or power provided by a system of counter-weights, and(b) a mechanism having a power driven endless belt that revolves around fixed pulleys at the top and bottom limits of its travel to which mechanism are attached steps or platforms and handholds for lifting or lowering persons in a substantially vertical direction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ascenseurs et monte-charge
CONT

Le présent code ne vise pas (...) les monte-hommes, à contrepoids ou à chaîne sans fin; (...)

OBS

Monte-hommes : terme et exemple tirés de la norme CSA no. 2-25F de la Canadian Standards Association, 1978, p. 7.

OBS

Bien que le Code canadien du travail (sécurité) traduise "manlift" par "pater-noster", il s'agit en fait de deux notions différentes, Voir la fiche consacrée à ce dernier terme.

Spanish

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Record 11 1995-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Elevators
OBS

Manlift : a) a manually controlled passenger hoisting and lowering mechanism that is equipped with a car or platform, the floor area of which does not exceed nine square feet and that moves in guides in a substantially vertical direction under electrical or manual power or power provided by a system of counter-weights... b) a mechanism having a power driven endless belt that revolves around fixed pulleys at the top and bottom limits of its travel to which mechanism are attached steps or platforms and handholds for lifting or lowering persons in a substantially vertical direction.

Key term(s)
  • counterweight manlift

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ascenseurs et monte-charge
CONT

Le présent code ne vise pas [...) les monte-hommes, à contrepoids ou à chaîne sans fin; [...)

Spanish

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Record 12 1988-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cranes (Hoisting and Lifting)
OBS

When a third, or auxiliary, trolley of lesser capacity than either of the two main trolleys is used, it is arranged to be operated independently of them. A crane of this kind has three separate hoisting units and three separate trolley-travel units.

OBS

The hoisting mechanism provides for lifting and lowering loads generally by means of one or more drums spooling the hoisting cables.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grues (Levage)

Spanish

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Record 13 1988-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Winches
  • Construction Site Equipment
  • Mining Equipment and Tools
DEF

A horizontal drum for winding, or for hoisting by winding; properly, one operated by radial arms, removable bars, or a pawl-and-ratchet mechanism;....

OBS

winding: The operation of hoisting coal, ore, men, or materials in a shaft.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Treuils
  • Matériel de chantier
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
DEF

Treuil employé par les maçons et les mineurs pour hisser des fardeaux.

CONT

Le bourriquet, utilisé par les maçons pour élever verticalement les matériaux de construction, se compose d'un treuil, placé au sol, et d'une poulie de renvoi, située au-dessus de l'endroit où les matériaux doivent parvenir. Un câble relie le treuil à la charge à lever par l'intermédiaire de la poulie de renvoi.

Spanish

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Record 14 1987-12-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Elevators
  • Construction Site Equipment
DEF

... a mechanism for use in connection with the construction, alteration, maintenance, or demolition of a building, structure or other work :(a) For hoisting and lowering persons or materials or both; and(b) Equipped with a car that moves in guides during its vertical movement; and includes its hoistway and hoistway enclosure.

OBS

Personnel hoist: term and definition found in standard No. CSA-Z185E of the Canadian Standards Association, 1973, page 13.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ascenseurs et monte-charge
  • Matériel de chantier
OBS

Terme français tiré de "Génie-Construction", no 4, 1974, p. 68. Renseignement obtenu de Nova, Inc., Hull, en 1975.

Spanish

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Record 15 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydraulic Hoisting and Lifting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levage hydraulique

Spanish

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