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- ga
- Bremsklotz
- de
- Definition Gegenstand, der an einen rotierenden oder sich translatorisch bewegenden Gegenstand gedrückt wird, um dessen Geschwindigkeit zu verringern Reference "Wikipedia, s. v. ""Bremsklotz"", http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bremsklotz (15.4.2014)"
- brake block | blocks
- en
- Definition material applied to the tread of the wheel tyre to effect braking on vehicles equipped with the tread brake system Reference "Railway Technical Web Pages. Train Braking Glossary. http://www.railway-technical.com/brake1.shtml#Bar [8.4.2014]"
- Comment "The block is hung from a lever or levers suspended between the brake cylinder and the wheel. Cast iron was, and still is widely used but wood has also been used on some systems (e.g. Paris metro) and modern railways now use any of a wide variety of composition materials whose exact details remain the closely guarded secret of the suppliers. See also Fig. 30.1 on pp. 209 of Hattangadi, A. A. Failure Prevention of Plant and Machinery (14.3.2023). Tata McGraw-Hill Education, 2004."
- sabot de frein
- fr
- Definition élément du frein à sabots composé d'un porte-semelle relié à une semelle par une clavette, qui, sous l'action de l'effort de freinage engendré par le cylindre de frein et transmis par la timonerie, vient frotter sur la table de roulement des roues, créant une énergie de freinage qui provoque l'arrêt du train Reference Union Internationale des Chemins de fer (UIC) railway terminology database > RailLexic CD-ROM 4.0