U08 - Mechanical engineering basics

Achse

connecting machine elements which permits the connected members to rotate or to move in a straight line relative to one another. They are removable elements, which suppport other elements and shore u…

Lager

a machine element mounted between moving and non moving parts.

Riemen

a continuous band of tough flexible material for transmitting motion and power or conveying materials

Schraube

 a metal rod or pin for fastening objects together that usually has a head at one end and a screw thread at the other and is secured by a nut

Nockenwelle

An engine shaft fitted with a cam or cams.

Steurkette

a connected, flexible series of links, typically of metal, used especially for holding objects together, for restraining, or for transmitting mechanical power.

Kupplung

mechanical device that engages and disengages the power transmission, especially from driving shaft to driven shaft.Clutches are used whenever the transmission of power or motion must be controll…

Kupplung

machine element which is used to connect two shafts.

Kurbelwelle

shaft which translates reciprocating linear piston motion into rotation

Zahnrad

a wheel with teeth around its circumference

Getriebe

a system of gears and associated elements by which motion is transferred within a machine.

Kleber

a substance used to stick things tightly together

Schlauch

a long, usually rubber tube that liquids or gases can flow through

Mittelpunkt

the central portion of a wheel

Nagel

a long, thin piece of metal that is sharp at one end and flat at the other end and that is used chiefly to attach things to wood

Nuss

Rohr

a long, hollow tube for carrying water, steam, gas, etc

Kardanwelle

the shaft that transmits power from the gearbox to the differential gear in a motor vehicle or from the engine to the propeller in a ship or aircraft

Schraube

nail-shaped or rod-shaped piece with a spiral groove and a slotted or recessed head designed to be inserted into material by rotating (as with a screwdriver) and used for fastening pieces of solid

Nahtverschweißung

resistance welding in which the weld is made linearly (as between two rollers, a roller and a bar)

Welle

Feder

a spring is a machine element which contracts under compressive load and recovers its original shape when this load is released

Schraubstock

Device used in a workshop to keep a workpiece steady

Innensechskant

hand tool used to tighten or loosen screws where there is an hexagonal hole in the head ('Allen screws')

Kreissäge

Power tool which consists of a metal disc or blade – with or without teeth on the edge and electric motor which causes the disc to spin in order to cut different materials.

Kombizange

hand tool which can be used for various purposes

hand tool used to check gaps between items for example checking the valve gaps in an engine

Feile

a thin, flat or rounded metal tool with rough surfacesfor rubbing wooden or metal objects

Stichsäge

Nietzange

Ratsche

Hand tool which must be combined to sockets to turn bolts and nuts when you can reach them from the face

Wasserwaage

instrument designed to indicate whether a surface is horizontal

Seitenschneider

hand tool which can be used to shorten wires

Schraubendreher

Messschraube

a precision instrument for measuring short lenghts or thickness. The spindel is moved by a finely threaded srew