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PONT ROULANT [3 records]

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Record 1 2012-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
DEF

A movable bridge in which the deck can be rolled back longitudinally from across the gap.

CONT

The retractable bridge opens by sliding back horizontally from the channel. It is mounted on wheels, which roll on tracks. It is little used because it requires considerable space to store the movable section when the channel is open.

OBS

retractable bridge; traversing bridge: terms and definition proposed by the World Road Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
DEF

Pont mobile dont le tablier se déplace par translation longitudinale.

OBS

pont roulant; pont coulissant; pont-brouette : termes et définition proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gantry and Travelling Cranes
DEF

A bridgelike frame over which a traveling crane moves.

OBS

overhead travelling crane gantry: term standardized by British Standards Institution (BSI).

Key term(s)
  • overhead traveling crane gantry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ponts roulants et portiques (Levage)
DEF

Ensemble de la charpente [d'un pont roulant] comprenant en particulier les éléments suivants : poutre principale [...] poutre de rive [...] sommier [...]

CONT

Un pont roulant est constitué par une ossature métallique horizontale [...] se déplaçant sur deux chemins de roulement, ou rails parallèles surélevés [...]. Le long de cette ossature se déplacent un ou plusieurs chariots [...] équipés le plus généralement d'un treuil, mais parfois aussi de grues [...]

OBS

ossature : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gantry and Travelling Cranes
  • Automated Materials Handling
DEF

A crane consisting of a girder or girders, mounted on end carriages which travel along a gantry. The girders support a crab fitted with traversing and hoisting motions. The crane is normally operated from a crab or girder-mounted cabin.

DEF

A lifting system which has a hoist that moves laterally on a beam or other member which then in turn moves longitudinally on a runway made of beams and rails.

OBS

overhead travelling crane: standardized by the British Standards Institution.

OBS

See record "overhead type crane".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ponts roulants et portiques (Levage)
  • Manutention automatique
DEF

Appareil de manutention et de levage qui se déplace sur des chemins de roulement parallèles et dont l'organe de préhension (crochet ou autre accessoire de levage) est suspendu à un mécanisme de levage susceptible de se déplacer perpendiculairement à ces chemins de roulement.

OBS

pont roulant : normalisé par l'AFNOR.

OBS

Voir la fiche «appareil de levage à charge suspendue».

Spanish

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