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WHEEL DISC BRAKE [6 records]

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Record 1 2017-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Braking Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Armour
CONT

The disc brake itself consists of a cast-iron disc, or rotor, which turns with the wheel, and a caliper, which clamps friction pads against the rotor to provide the braking action.

OBS

brake pad: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Freins (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Arme blindée
DEF

plaquette : Ensemble formé du segment et de la garniture venant d'une seule pièce.

OBS

plaquette de frein : terme uniformisé par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

OBS

plaquette de frein : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Braking Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Braking Devices (Mechanical Components)
CONT

Disc brakes stay much cleaner than drum brakes. A disc brake is partly shrouded by the wheel, but it is largely exposed to circulating air. Dust and dirt created by pad wear and accumulated through normal driving are thrown off by the centrifugal force of the spinning rotor. Some brake dust accumulates inside the wheel and partially on the caliper. Proper and safe cleaning of brake assemblies and components is as important for disc brakes as for drum brakes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Freins (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Freins (Composants mécaniques)
CONT

Lors des nettoyages normaux de votre voiture, les roues sont uniquement nettoyées de l’extérieur et d’éventuelles usures de la jante ou du pneu sont omises. De plus, la poussière de freinage, qui est nocive pour l’aluminium, doit également être enlevée régulièrement.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-11-22

English

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

In future... all that will be necessary to engage or release the parking brake will be a brief push of a switch on the dash panel or a multifunction steering wheel. This is now made possible by either a powerful electric motor behind the scenes that tensions or releases the brake cables on command, or a further electric servomotor on the rear wheel which presses the brake caliper directly onto the brake disc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Freins (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
Key term(s)
  • EPB

Spanish

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Record 4 1997-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
  • Braking Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

Brake caliper rigidly attached to the wheel hub and equipped with a hydraulic-brake actuator on each side of the brake disc.

French

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

Étrier de frein à disque, lié rigidement au moyeu de roue et portant un cylindre récepteur de chaque côté du disque de frein.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte por camión
  • Frenos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
DEF

Mordaza de freno de disco sólidamente afianzada al cubo de la rueda y que tiene un pistón a cada lado del disco de freno.

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Record 5 1996-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Braking Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
DEF

[A] friction brake equipped with a disc mounted on the wheel hub and on which rest the brake pads, which are attached to the brake caliper.

OBS

On commercial vehicles, disc brakes are rarely used on all axles.

Key term(s)
  • disk brake

French

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

Frein à friction comportant un disque fixé sur le moyeu de roue et sur lequel viennent s'appuyer des plaquettes de frein solidaires de l'étrier.

OBS

Dans le cas des véhicules industriels, les freins à disque sont rarement utilisés sur tous les essieux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Frenos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
  • Transporte por camión
DEF

Freno de fricción que comporta un disco afianzado al cubo de la rueda en el que ejercen presión al frenar las zapatas instaladas en el eje del vehículo.

OBS

Es raro que se pongan frenos de disco en todos los ejes de vehículos industriales.

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Record 6 1981-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steering Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Direction (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)

Spanish

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