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HOOK ROLLER [4 records]

Record 1 2008-02-29

English

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

A roller which prevents the lifting of the revolving upperstructure from the roller path.

OBS

Hook rollers are the means to connect the upperstructure to the foundation or pedestal.

Key term(s)
  • hook rollers

French

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

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
DEF

Draw element with roller controlled by two main hooks, giving three distinct positions of the heald according to the positions of the hooks : both hooks lowered : heald lowered; one hook raised : heald centered; both hooks raised : heald raised.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
DEF

Tirant à rouleau actionné par deux crochets produisant, selon la position des crochets, trois positions distinctes de la lisse : deux crochets abaissés : lisse abaissée; un crochet levé : lisse centrée; deux crochets levés : lisse levée.

Spanish

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Record 3 1980-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Components
OBS

(...) the shocks strut engagement roller is flush with the aft yaw of the hook(...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants mécaniques
OBS

le crochet de la jambe vient en appui sur le galet d'accrochage (...)

Spanish

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Record 4 1980-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Components
OBS

as the [main landing gear] enters the wheel well, a roller lug attached near the bottom of the shock strut, enters a cam track hook in the door-closing mechanism, unlocks the door-closing mechanism(...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants mécaniques

Spanish

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