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FREINAGE ACTION DIRECTE [1 record]

Record 1 1996-12-19

English

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

Service braking system equipped with service-brake chambers in which an expandable diaphragm transmits to the push plate the braking effort, which is proportional to the compressed air pressure in the effective working portion of the stroke.

French

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

Système de freinage de service comportant des vases à diaphragme dans lesquels une membrane déformable transmet, à un plateau de poussée, l'effort reçu, proportionnel à la pression d'air comprimé dans la partie utilisable de la course.

Spanish

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

Sistema de freno de pedal en el que un diafragma transmite un esfuerzo de frenado proporcional a la presión de aire comprimido en la parte de la cámara anterior a una placa o disco.

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