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SUSPENSION LINK [5 records]

Record 1 2007-11-05

English

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

M35 rear-axle designs use high-strength materials to reduce axle size and overall weight, and the latest technology in gear cutting. These axles incorporate a new coil-link suspension for improved handling.

Key term(s)
  • coil link suspension

French

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

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-02-20

English

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

A suspension component that connects the wheel to the vehicle's frame and allows it to move ... up and down independently of the chassis.

OBS

The A-arm is a control arm common to independent front suspensions.

French

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

Spanish

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Record 3 1990-12-20

English

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

French

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

Spanish

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Record 4 1988-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
CONT

The first iron bridge on record was a 33-m. cast-iron arch across the River Severn ... completed in 1779. Fifty years later wrought iron had been developed. A 200-m. chain link suspension bridge ... across the Danube at Budapest ... was a fine early example of how engineers exploited this new material by forming it into either link or "eyebar" chains.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
OBS

Les premiers ponts comportant des éléments porteurs en fer ont été des ponts suspendus (...) Le premier pont à voitures construit en Amérique en 1796 était (...) suspendu à des chaînes à maillons en fer forgé. Sa portée n'était que de 21 m (...) l'invention des chaînes constituées de barres articulées (...) a permis de passer à des portées beaucoup plus grandes.

Spanish

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Record 5 1982-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electrical Components
  • Occupation Names (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrotechnique
  • Composants électrotechniques
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)

Spanish

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