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ARBRE SECONDAIRE [4 records]

Record 1 2016-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transmission Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Machine Shafts, Journals and Swivels
DEF

A shaft in the transmission of an automotive vehicle that carries the sliding gears and makes the driving connection between the clutch and the propeller shaft.

OBS

output shaft; transmission main shaft; transmission shaft: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Arbres et tourillons (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

Arbre de sortie de la boîte de vitesses, transmettant le mouvement de rotation à l'arbre de transmission.

OBS

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas de transmisión (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
  • Ejes, muñones y placas giratorias (Componentes mecánicos)
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Record 2 2014-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Transmission Systems
  • Wind Energy
DEF

The shaft that connects the gearbox to the generator in a wind turbine.

CONT

Inside the wind turbine. ... Gear box: Gears connect the low-speed shaft to the high-speed shaft and increase the rotational speeds from about 30 to 60 rotations per minute (rpm) to about 1200 to 1500 rpm, the rotational speed required by most generators to produce electricity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmissions mécaniques
  • Énergie éolienne
DEF

Élément de transmission mécanique [d'une éolienne] qui relie le multiplicateur de vitesse au générateur électrique et transmet le mouvement rotatif du premier au second.

CONT

L’arbre secondaire comporte généralement le frein mécanique obligatoire qui permet d’immobiliser le rotor au cours des opérations de maintenance et d’éviter l’emballement de la machine.

CONT

L'arbre primaire est l'arbre du rotor de l'éolienne, dit arbre lent […] Il fournit le couple […] L'arbre secondaire est celui de la génératrice qui est raccordée au réseau directement ou indirectement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas de transmisión mecánica
  • Energía eólica
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Record 3 2005-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Diamond Industry
OBS

... components of a double-head bruting machine ...

OBS

Figure B 4.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Industrie diamantaire
OBS

Partie d'une machine de débrutage deux têtes.

Spanish

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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Rotary Machines
  • Machine Shafts, Journals and Swivels
OBS

An intermediate driving shaft.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines tournantes électriques
  • Arbres et tourillons (Composants mécaniques)

Spanish

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