Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Vis sans fin
English translation:
feedscrew /worm drive
Added to glossary by
B D Finch
Jun 28, 2012 13:39
11 yrs ago
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French term
Vis sans fin
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Manufacturing
Industrial labelling mach
Following on from my previous question and having found the following "English" version of th source text:
www.jaycopack.co.uk/mak-labellers-rotary-unit.php
Feedscrew motorised and controlled by a brushless motor with the function of the container infeed gate lock device with torque control. Minimum maitenance: ...
Source text:
"Vis sans fin motorisée et contrôlée par un moteur brushless avec la function du conteneur porte d’èscluse dispositif d’alimentation avec contrôle de couple."
I had translated "Vis sans fin" as "worm gear", but should like to check whether "feedscrew" might be more appropriate.
This is a description of part of an industrial labelling machine in a PowerPoint presentation. The document has clearly been written by an Italian with limited knowledge of French, possibly poorly translated from Italian to French. This caption doesn't seem to make sense to me and I am wondering how to make sense of the whole caption, but this phrase in particular. The accompanying photo shows a small enclosure (presumably containing all the above) next to a narrow conveyor belt.
www.jaycopack.co.uk/mak-labellers-rotary-unit.php
Feedscrew motorised and controlled by a brushless motor with the function of the container infeed gate lock device with torque control. Minimum maitenance: ...
Source text:
"Vis sans fin motorisée et contrôlée par un moteur brushless avec la function du conteneur porte d’èscluse dispositif d’alimentation avec contrôle de couple."
I had translated "Vis sans fin" as "worm gear", but should like to check whether "feedscrew" might be more appropriate.
This is a description of part of an industrial labelling machine in a PowerPoint presentation. The document has clearly been written by an Italian with limited knowledge of French, possibly poorly translated from Italian to French. This caption doesn't seem to make sense to me and I am wondering how to make sense of the whole caption, but this phrase in particular. The accompanying photo shows a small enclosure (presumably containing all the above) next to a narrow conveyor belt.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | feedscrew |
Daryo
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| 4 +1 | worm drive |
Johannes Gleim
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| 3 +1 | worm screw |
Tristan Jimenez
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Proposed translations
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8 hrs
French term (edited):
Vis sans fin (d'alimentation)
Selected
feedscrew
in your source text there is a mention of "dispositif d’alimentation", so it's a "vis sans fin" on its own, used for "feeding" i.e. a "feedscrew".
Also, you can see the "feedscrew" clearly at the beginning of the first video, feeding bottles into the labelling machine.
You have similar "feedscrews" inside some vending machine. When you select what you want, the "feedscrew" rotates one full circle and pushes one pack (of chips, or whatever) forward, where it falls in the "out" tray.
"worm drive" "worm gear" refers to assembly of two parts, one being a "vis sans fin" that is transmitting movement to the other part- not the case here.
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Note added at 8 hrs (2012-06-28 22:23:53 GMT)
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another example of feedscrew
[http://www.davisonsbutcher.com/products/TorRey-M12FS-Replace...]
Also, you can see the "feedscrew" clearly at the beginning of the first video, feeding bottles into the labelling machine.
You have similar "feedscrews" inside some vending machine. When you select what you want, the "feedscrew" rotates one full circle and pushes one pack (of chips, or whatever) forward, where it falls in the "out" tray.
"worm drive" "worm gear" refers to assembly of two parts, one being a "vis sans fin" that is transmitting movement to the other part- not the case here.
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Note added at 8 hrs (2012-06-28 22:23:53 GMT)
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another example of feedscrew
[http://www.davisonsbutcher.com/products/TorRey-M12FS-Replace...]
Note from asker:
| It is next to a conveyor belt that feeds the machine with glass bottles. Does putting glass bottles in a feedscrew seem like asking for trouble? |
| OK, looked at the video again and saw it. You are right! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Daryo. Feedscrew is what fits my context."
+1
16 mins
worm screw
"a motor-driven worm screw"
"a motor-driven worm screw laterally extending through the cup and engaged with the worm gear so as to lift or lower the threaded rod to adjust the upper plate ..."
http://www.google.com/patents/US5549522
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Note added at 17 mins (2012-06-28 13:56:42 GMT)
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"a central threaded opening (43) engaged with the threaded rod (10) and a motor driven worm screw (44) engaged with the worm-wheel (11)."
http://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/WO2001066390
"a motor-driven worm screw laterally extending through the cup and engaged with the worm gear so as to lift or lower the threaded rod to adjust the upper plate ..."
http://www.google.com/patents/US5549522
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Note added at 17 mins (2012-06-28 13:56:42 GMT)
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"a central threaded opening (43) engaged with the threaded rod (10) and a motor driven worm screw (44) engaged with the worm-wheel (11)."
http://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/WO2001066390
Note from asker:
| Thanks, that sounds as though it is probably more appropriate than "worm gear". Any ideas on my other question? |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Raoul COLIN (X)
1 min
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Thank you !
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+1
1 hr
Johannes Gleim
Specializes in field
40 years Engineer, 20 years translations
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
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worm drive
Une vis sans fin est un cylindre comportant une cannelure hélicoïdale (parfois plusieurs), la faisant ressembler à une tige filetée. Associée à un pignon, elle constitue un engrenage gauche (les deux axes ne sont pas dans le même plan), dans lequel elle se comporte comme une roue à une dent (ou plus, selon le nombre de cannelures). On appelle aussi parfois ce système roue et vis sans fin.
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vis_sans_fin
A worm drive is a gear arrangement in which a worm (which is a gear in the form of a screw) meshes with a worm gear (which is similar in appearance to a spur gear, and is also called a worm wheel). The terminology is often confused by imprecise use of the term worm gear to refer to the worm, the worm gear, or the worm drive as a unit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worm_drive
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-06-28 15:13:28 GMT)
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[...] réduite à un minimum en utilisant un système à simple ou double engrenage à vis sans fin.
antennas.biz
Mechanical complexity is reduced to a minimum by utilizing a simple double worm gear drive system.
antennas.biz
http://www.linguee.fr/francais-anglais?query=vis sans fin&so...
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Note added at 2 days2 mins (2012-06-30 13:41:21 GMT)
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vis sans fin nfsg/pl. worm [TECH]
transmission à vis sans fin manuelle nf. snap-lock wrench [TECH]
démultiplicateur à vis sans fin nm. worm gear [TECH]
engrenage à vis sans fin n. worm gear [TECH]
entraînement par vis sans fin nm. worm drive
http://dictionnaire.reverso.net/francais-anglais/vis sans fi...
French term or phrase: couple roue/vis sans fin
English translation: worm drive/ worm gearing
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/mechanics_mech_e...
worm drive engrenage à vis sans fin
worm gear roue à vis sans fin nf
http://www.wordreference.com/enfr/worm
worm - filet de vis ; serpentin m ; vis sans fin. worm axle: pont à vis. worm block: palan à vis. worm drive: commande par vis sans fin ; transmission par vis sans ...
http://books.google.de/books?id=tmKPXhfkzgMC&pg=PA612&lpg=PA...
After that additional search I like to add the terms "worm" and "serpentin" to my proposal.
See also
http://www.linguee.fr/francais-anglais/search?source=auto&qu...
and
http://www.linguee.fr/anglais-francais/traduction/worm drive...
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vis_sans_fin
A worm drive is a gear arrangement in which a worm (which is a gear in the form of a screw) meshes with a worm gear (which is similar in appearance to a spur gear, and is also called a worm wheel). The terminology is often confused by imprecise use of the term worm gear to refer to the worm, the worm gear, or the worm drive as a unit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worm_drive
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-06-28 15:13:28 GMT)
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[...] réduite à un minimum en utilisant un système à simple ou double engrenage à vis sans fin.
antennas.biz
Mechanical complexity is reduced to a minimum by utilizing a simple double worm gear drive system.
antennas.biz
http://www.linguee.fr/francais-anglais?query=vis sans fin&so...
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Note added at 2 days2 mins (2012-06-30 13:41:21 GMT)
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vis sans fin nfsg/pl. worm [TECH]
transmission à vis sans fin manuelle nf. snap-lock wrench [TECH]
démultiplicateur à vis sans fin nm. worm gear [TECH]
engrenage à vis sans fin n. worm gear [TECH]
entraînement par vis sans fin nm. worm drive
http://dictionnaire.reverso.net/francais-anglais/vis sans fi...
French term or phrase: couple roue/vis sans fin
English translation: worm drive/ worm gearing
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/mechanics_mech_e...
worm drive engrenage à vis sans fin
worm gear roue à vis sans fin nf
http://www.wordreference.com/enfr/worm
worm - filet de vis ; serpentin m ; vis sans fin. worm axle: pont à vis. worm block: palan à vis. worm drive: commande par vis sans fin ; transmission par vis sans ...
http://books.google.de/books?id=tmKPXhfkzgMC&pg=PA612&lpg=PA...
After that additional search I like to add the terms "worm" and "serpentin" to my proposal.
See also
http://www.linguee.fr/francais-anglais/search?source=auto&qu...
and
http://www.linguee.fr/anglais-francais/traduction/worm drive...
Note from asker:
| Thanks Johannes, that is very useful. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
narasimha (X)
1 hr
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Thank you!
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Discussion
Also, you can see the "feedscrew" clearly at the beginning of the first video, feeding bottles into the labelling machine.
You have similar "feedscrews" inside some vending machine. When you select what you want, the "feedscrew" rotates one full circle and pushes one pack (of chips, or whatever) forward, where it falls in the "out" tray.
"worm drive" "worm gear" refers to assembly of two parts, one being a "vis sans fin" that is transmitting movement to the other part - not the case here.