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FREINAGE CONTRE-COURANT [2 records]

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Record 1 2014-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Components
  • Braking Devices (Mechanical Components)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants électrotechniques
  • Freins (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

Freinage électrique dans lequel l’alimentation des moteurs est modifiée de façon à ce que le couple moteur soit inversé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Componentes eléctricos
  • Frenos (Componentes mecánicos)
DEF

Sistema de frenado por recuperación de una máquina de corriente continua, consistente en invertir el sentido de la corriente en el inducido.

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Record 2 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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