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FOULOIR PRESSE-ETOUPE [1 record]

Record 1 2017-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taps and Plumbing Accessories
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
DEF

The metal part that compresses and holds the packing in place in a stuffing box.

OBS

gland; packing gland: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Robinetterie et accessoires
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

Organe servant à comprimer la garniture d'un appareil de robinetterie à l'intérieur d'une enveloppe cylindrique dite boîte à garniture.

OBS

Presse-garniture [...] Dispositif destiné à empêcher un fluide sous pression de s'échapper au niveau de la tige d'un appareil de robinetterie [...]

OBS

On rencontre quelquefois le terme «presse-étoupe» considéré maintenant comme un archaïsme, l'étoupe n'étant plus utilisée comme garniture d'étanchéité.

OBS

fouloir de presse-garniture; fouloir : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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