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ECROU TOLE [4 records]

Record 1 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Equipment and Tools
CONT

Roof Bolt Plates: Shape, square only, mostly 6 x 6 in.; some 5 x 5 in. and 4 x 4 in. Material, mostly 1/4-in. mild steel, which is cup-embossed or with doughnut impression for increased stiffness, particularly for 6 x 6-in. plates. A few mines use 3/8-in. flat plates. Several use hardened cut-steel washers to reduce the friction between the bolt head and roof bolt plate during tightening of the bolt.

French

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

Boulonnage. [...] La tige est mise en tension par un écrou vissé sur l'extrémité qui dépasse; une plaque d’appui en forte tôle ou en bois, serrée entre l'écrou et la couronne, répartit la tension sur une certaine surface.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Springs (Mechanical Components)
DEF

A thin flat spring for fastening, with a hole and tabs at its centre for inserting a stud.

OBS

This nut securely holds a stud bolt or a fastener head by a combination of its spring action and locking action from the tabs.

OBS

push-on spring nut: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ressorts (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

Ressort plat mince pour la fixation, pourvu d’un trou et d’onglets en son centre pour l’insertion d’un goujon.

OBS

Cet écrou maintient fermement un goujon fileté ou une tête de fixation par la combinaison de son effet ressort et de l’action de verrouillage de ses onglets.

OBS

écrou élastique en tôle : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-04-29

English

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Clouterie et visserie
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)

Spanish

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Record 4 1981-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)

Spanish

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