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Record 1 2002-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machine Shafts, Journals and Swivels
  • Plastics Industry
  • Aeroindustry
DEF

A shaft formed with alternating longitudinal grooves and ribs, engaging corresponding shapes in the centre of a wheel or the like, to allow endwise movement of the latter while the drive is continuously transmitted.

DEF

a splined shaft; specif: one having a number of equally spaced grooves cut in the shaft so as to form a series of projecting keys and fitting into an internally grooved cylindrical member.

Key term(s)
  • grooved shaft
  • serrated shaft
  • fluted shaft

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arbres et tourillons (Composants mécaniques)
  • Industrie des plastiques
  • Constructions aéronautiques
OBS

L'équivalent français est recommandé par l'Office de la langue française.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ejes, muñones y placas giratorias (Componentes mecánicos)
  • Industria de plásticos
  • Industria aeronáutica
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