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Record 1 2023-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Braking Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

A clutch brake is a circular metal disc with friction material attached to both sides. Two tangs on the clutch brake match machined slots in the transmission input shaft. The clutch brake is mounted on these slots, between the release bearing and the transmission. This mounting arrangement allows the clutch brake to move back and forth along the input shaft. The purpose of a clutch brake is to stop or slow the input shaft from rotating, allowing the gears to mesh without grinding/clashing. This eliminates damage to non-synchronized transmissions, and minimizes the effort required when shifting from neutral into first or reverse from a standstill.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Freins (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Frenos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
DEF

Mecanismo que sirve para reducir más rápidamente la velocidad del eje motor de la transmisión durante el embragado.

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Record 2 2023-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Braking Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

A brake fitted to a trailer or other towed vehicle that prevents the towed vehicle travelling faster than the towing vehicle when slowing down or descending an incline.

CONT

The principle of an overrun brake is very simple. If the car slows down or brakes, the trailer, caravan, boat trailer or horsebox wants to push forward. This is called overrun. In order to prevent that the towed object going too fast for the car due to its mass, the overrun brake kicks in. There is a sliding piece mounted to the drawbar near the coupling. This contracts as soon as the towed object tries to overrun the car. As a result, the brake cables are pulled and the towed vehicle brakes. The result is that the trailer, caravan, boat trailer or horsebox slows down. Increased pushing force results in increased braking force.

Key term(s)
  • over-run brake

French

Domaine(s)
  • Freins (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électronique
OBS

(dispositif prévenant de trop grandes oscillations du rotor d'une synchro-machine).

Spanish

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