pressure plate

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• pressure plate — [1] The plate that carries the brake pad in a disc brake. Also called backplate. [2] The part of the clutch assembly which is pressed against the clutch plate by the clutch springs to transmit the drive. Also see clutch pressure plate …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• pressure plate — /ˈprɛʃə pleɪt/ (say preshuh playt) noun a component of a friction style clutch which applies pressure to the clutch plate, forcing it into contact with the flywheel and thus transmitting drive from the engine to the gearbox …  

• pressure plate — A component of an aircraft disc brake system. It is a strong, heavy plate used in multiple disc brakes that receives the force from the brake cylinders and changes it into a squeezing action on the brake discs to produce friction. This results in …   Aviation dictionary

• pressure plate — noun : a plate in an automobile dry disk clutch that is pressed against the flywheel to transmit propulsion torque to the wheels …   Useful english dictionary

• clutch pressure plate — That part of a clutch assembly that through spring pressure, squeezes the clutch disc against the flywheel thereby transmitting a driving force through the assembly. To disengage the clutch, the pressure plate is drawn away from the flywheel via… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• plate — [1] The action of coating a material with some metal. Also called electroplate or anodize. [2] A flat piece of material. [3] Two lead alloy plates in each cell where the positive plate is made of lead peroxide and the negative plate is made of… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• pressure — [1] The force due to the weight of a substance exerted over the area the substance occupies. In metric measure, it is the force acting on each square metre. To calculate pressure, divide the force (in newtons) by the area (in square metres). It… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• plate tectonics — plate tectonic, adj. Geol. a theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates, each of which moves on the plastic asthenosphere more or less independently to collide with, slide under, or move past… …   Universalium

• Pressure measurement — The construction of a bourdon tube gauge, construction elements are made of brass Many techniques have been developed for the measurement of pressure and vacuum. Instruments used to measure pressure are called pressure gauges or vacuum gauges. A… …   Wikipedia

• Plate heat exchanger — A plate heat exchanger is a type of heat exchanger that uses metal plates to transfer heat between two fluids. This has a major advantage over a conventional heat exchanger in that the fluids are exposed to a much larger surface area because the… …   Wikipedia

• Plate tectonics — The tectonic plates of the world were mapped in the second half of the 20th century …   Wikipedia