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HOLE SHANK [13 records]

Record 1 2023-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Hardware
DEF

A headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Quincaillerie générale
DEF

Courte tige cylindrique munie d'une tête à une extrémité et dont l'autre extrémité est destinée à être aplatie au moment de l'assemblage.

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

In a gun-lock, a pivoted plate through which the mainspring acts on the hammer, and in the notches of which the sear engages.

CONT

The shank of the cock [of a Dutch snaphance] passed through a hole in the lock plate, and a lug called a tumbler was fastened to it as a bearing point for the mainspring. When the cock was pulled back, the tumbler rotated and compressed the spring.... When the trigger was pulled, the cock... was driven forward by the action of the mainspring against the tumbler.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

[Dans une arme à feu à platine,] pièce mobile autour d'un axe portant deux crans dont l'un retient le chien au repos et l'autre à l'armé.

Spanish

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Record 3 2008-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
DEF

A pin with one end enlarged to form a head.

CONT

A clevis pin is a type of fastener that will allow rotation of the connected parts about the axis of the pin. A clevis pin consists of a head, shank and hole. The hole passes through the shank at the opposite end of the pin from the head. A cotter pin is inserted through the hole to keep the clevis pin in place after assembly of the parts to be fastened.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
DEF

Axe dont une extrémité est élargie en forme de tête.

Spanish

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Record 4 2007-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metal Fasteners
  • Building Hardware
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
DEF

A screw which, unlike the self-tapping screw, requires no pilot hole but is formed with a drill section of shank, followed by a screw section which produces its own mating thread. The drilling section passes through the base material before the thread-forming screw reaches the metal.

Key term(s)
  • self-drilling self-tapping screw
  • self-drilling tapping screw

French

Domaine(s)
  • Clouterie et visserie
  • Quincaillerie du bâtiment
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
CONT

Pour la fixation rapide d'éléments divers sur des tôles minces, on utilise, notamment dans l'industrie automobile, des vis à filetage profond (vis Parker), des vis autotaraudeuses, et même des vis autoperceuses.

Key term(s)
  • vis auto-perceuse

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Clavos y tornillos
  • Artículos de ferretería para la construcción
  • Elementos de empalme (Componentes mecánicos)
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Record 5 2005-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Horse Husbandry
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
CONT

The nail shank should fit the hole easily with the nail head exposed above the earth surface of the shoe so that it can be struck when bedding the clench, or withdrawn if improperly driven.

OBS

For horseshoes.

Key term(s)
  • nail blade

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Élevage des chevaux
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
OBS

Pour les fers.

Spanish

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Record 6 2000-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing (General)
  • Clothing (General)
DEF

button : usually disklike piece of solid material having holes or a shank through which it is sewed to one side of an article of clothing and used to fasten or close the garment by passing through a loop or hole in the other side. Purely decorative, nonutilitarian buttons are also frequently used on clothing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Couture (Généralités)
  • Vêtements (Généralités)
DEF

Petite pièce, souvent circulaire, servant à l'assemblage des parties d'un vêtement et cousue à l'une d'elles.

CONT

[...] Bouton de métal, d'argent, de cuivre, d'or; bouton de celluloïd, de céramique, de corne, de corozo, d'ivoire, de jais, de matières plastiques, de galalithe, de nacre, d'os, de verre. Bouton de tissu, formé d'un moule de bouton recouvert de tissu. Bouton à freluche, à queue, sans queue.

Spanish

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Record 7 2000-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
  • Preparatory Mining Work
DEF

In rock drilling for blasting purposes, injection of water through a hollow drill shank to the bottom of a hole, to allay dust and danger of pneumoconiosis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondage et forage miniers
  • Travaux préparatoires (Exploitation minière)
CONT

[...] l'usage du marteau-perforateur pneumatique produit infiniment plus de poussières que son ancêtre la barre à mine [...] et il faut attendre le forage à l'eau pour que le risque s'amenuise. Mais au moment où la silicose semble maîtrisée, la pneumoconiose, imputable aux poussières de charbons, prend le relais.

Spanish

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Record 8 1996-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
CONT

Removing solid rivets. When rivet must be removed from a piece of aircraft structure, make a small center punch mark in the very center of the manufactured head.... Using a drill one size smaller than the rivet, drill almost through the head of the rivet. Pop the rivet head off with a small chisel.... Support the skin next to the rivet being removed with a bucking bar, and using a pin punch slightly smaller than the rivet, punch the shank out of the hole.

OBS

solid rivet: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
OBS

rivet plein : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 9 1996-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
CONT

Using a rivet set.... Also in the face [of the rivet set], at the bottom, is a deep hole. The hole is placed over the rivet shank and the rivet set struck with a hammer. This serves to flatten the metal around the rivet and draw the work together.

OBS

shank: ... that portion of a headed fastener which lies between the head and the extreme point.

OBS

rivet shank:term standardized by ISO.

OBS

rivet shank: Term officialized by the ATSC - Helicopters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
OBS

tige de rivet : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

tige de rivet : terme uniformisé par le CUTA - Hélicoptères.

Spanish

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Record 10 1994-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
OBS

hole in shank : Term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
OBS

trou dans la tige : Terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 11 1988-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drilling (Machine-Tooling)
CONT

Oil hole drills have one or two holes running from the shank to the cutting point through which compressed air, oil, or cutting fluid can be forced when deep holes are being drilled.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perçage (Usinage)
DEF

Foret dont le corps est percé longitudinalement pour permettre d'amener l'huile jusqu'aux lèvres.

Spanish

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Record 12 1987-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Milling (Machine-Tooling)
CONT

Standard shank type helical milling cutters, also called arbor type cutters, are used for milling forms from solid metal, for example, they are used when making yokes or forks. They are also used for removing inner sections from solids. They are inserted through a previously drilled hole, and supported at the outer end with type A arbor supports.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fraisage (Usinage)

Spanish

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Record 13 1987-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drilling (Machine-Tooling)
DEF

An adapter to fit a tapered shank drill to a taper hole that is larger than that in the drill press spindle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perçage (Usinage)

Spanish

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