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SELLETTE ATTELAGE [1 record]

Record 1 1998-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
  • Trailers and Hauling
DEF

Circular metal plate, secured to the chassis frame, which engages the semi-trailer kingpin and allows the semi-trailer to pivot.

DEF

A jaw-shaped coupling placed over the rear axle of a tractor to receive the king pin of a trailer and secure the latter to the tractor.

OBS

fift wheel: Term officially approved by Canadian Pacific Ltd.

Key term(s)
  • fifthwheel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Camionnage
  • Remorques et remorquage
DEF

Partie du dispositif d'attelage, solidaire du tracteur par l'intermédiaire d'un axe d'articulation perpendiculaire au plan longitudinal médian de celui-ci, destinée à recevoir la charge que la semi-remorque exerce sur le tracteur par le biais du pivot d'attelage et à transmettre les efforts de traction et de freinage.

OBS

sellette d'attelage : Terme uniformisé par le Canadien Pacifique Ltée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte por camión
  • Camiones con remolque y remolque
DEF

Parte del mecanismo de acoplamiento de remolques, unido sólidamente al tractor por un eje que se articula perpendicularmente al plano longitudinal medio del tractor y recibe la fuerza que ejerce el semiremolque en el tractor por medio del perno de acoplamiento, además de transmitir los esfuerzos de tracción y frenado.

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