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WHEEL BLOCK [8 records]

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Record 1 2019-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation Equipment (General)
  • Railroad Safety
  • Air Safety
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
DEF

... a wedge of sturdy, durable material that is used to prevent the accidental movement of a vehicle.

OBS

[Wheel chocks] are placed snugly against the wheels of the vehicle, thin-edge forward, in order to block the vehicle from moving in the direction of the chock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipements de transport
  • Sécurité (Transport par rail)
  • Sécurité (Transport aérien)
  • Camionnage
OBS

cale de roue : terme uniformisé par le CUTA - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulleys and Belts
  • Chains and Cables (Mechanical Components)
  • Ship and Boat Parts

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poulies et courroies
  • Câbles et chaînes (Composants mécaniques)
  • Parties des bateaux

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulleys and Belts
  • Hoisting and Lifting
  • Transport of Wood
DEF

The block which, in tight-skyline systems, can be lowered to pick up loads on the ground and then raised as required for hauling them in to the landing.

OBS

The block is long and narrow, with the pulley wheel(s) at the top, and so balanced that most of the weight is at the bottom.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poulies et courroies
  • Levage
  • Transport du bois
DEF

Poulie qui, dans les systèmes de câble-grue à auto-levage, peut être abaissée pour y accrocher des charges au sol et ensuite les élever pour les transporter jusqu'à la station d'arrivée.

OBS

Cette poulie est longue et étroite, avec un réa en haut, et équilibrée de façon à faciliter l'accrochage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Poleas y correas
  • Levantamiento de cargas
  • Transporte de la madera
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Record 4 2016-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Braking Devices (Mechanical Components)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
DEF

A block of friction material formed to fit the curved surface of the tread of a wheel, and riveted or otherwise bonded to a steel backing plate having provision for quick and positive securement to the brake head.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Freins (Composants mécaniques)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
OBS

semelle de frein : terme uniformisé par CN-Air Canada.

Spanish

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Record 5 2008-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Braking Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Cycling
DEF

A block of rubber-like material fastened to the end of a brake caliper or direct-pull brake; it presses against the wheel rim when the brakes are applied.

CONT

Each brake has a small block of rubber called a brake shoe and it is the friction between that rubber shoe and the metal rim that stops the wheel.

CONT

If you have a problem with squealing brakes, it is usually caused by the rearmost edge of the brake pad striking the rim before the rest of the pad.

CONT

If one brake block touches the rim before the other, assuming the wheel is properly dished, the brake should be recentered.

OBS

"Brake block" is another term for a brake shoe or pad for rim brakes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Freins (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Cyclisme
DEF

[...] pièce des freins qui vient serrer la jante pour en ralentir la course.

CONT

Lors de la pose d'un patin de frein, placer l'ouverture du support vers l'arrière, à contre-courant de la rotation de roue, sinon le caoutchouc sortira du support lors du freinage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Frenos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
  • Ciclismo
DEF

Pieza de goma montada en las levas de freno que sirve para frenar al ejercer presión sobre las llantas.

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Record 6 2007-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
DEF

To place a block or a wedge under a wheel to keep it from moving.

CONT

The chief pilot was standing by with chocks to chock the wheels upon landing as was previously arranged due to the inoperative brakes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
DEF

Immobiliser avec une ou plusieurs cales.

OBS

caler les roues : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

PHR

Caler les roues des avions.

Spanish

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Record 7 2007-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
CONT

To jack the tail wheel, place a small board(a short 2x4) under the tail spring about mid-way between the forward spring attach bolt and the main clamp block that attaches the spring to the fuselage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
OBS

bloc de serrage : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 8 1982-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Equipment and Tools
OBS

brake blocks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)

Spanish

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