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Vorlegeklappe

English translation: safety guard

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German term or phrase:	Vorlegeklappe
English translation:	safety guard
Entered by:	Ingeborg Gowans

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21:53 Jan 18, 2012

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Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering / food-chopping machine

German term or phrase: Vorlegeklappe

This occurs in a brief description of a machine for chopping frozen leafy food. Example of its occurrence in the text:
"Beschickung über seitlich angeordnete Vorlegeklappe mit Sicherheitsschalter. Sie verhindert ein Eingreifen in den Arbeitsbereich, ermöglicht das Ablegen des Produktes ..."
I've provisionally translated Vorlegeklappe as "loading hatch" but the significance of using "Vorlege-" in the word is unclear - can somebody explain?
The only "Vorlegeklappe" I can find in the Internet is from Austria 150 years ago!
Thanks if you can help.

Oliver Walter KudoZ activity Questions: 65 (none open) (6 closed without grading) Answers: 621 United Kingdom
Local time: 23:59

safety guard

Explanation:
haven't got time to research, but jgoing by the description and having operated a meat slicer for deli foods for a while, this seems to be the right word here.
Hope you'll get more answers to confirm All the best

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Note added at 5 days (2012-01-24 02:43:06 GMT) Post-grading
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glad to help!

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Ingeborg Gowans
Canada
Local time: 19:59

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Thanks, Ingeborg, especially as your answer was in time for me to consider it for this job. I used "loading hatch" after all but, paradoxically, your reply increased my confidence that it was OK! The use of "Sicherheitsschalter" & other words covers the safety aspect.
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loading flap

David Williams

safety guard

Ingeborg Gowans

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13 hrs confidence:

loading flap

Explanation:
I think vorlegen in the sense of loading/feeding is pretty much what is meant. It must be a flap/hatch and, as in Ingeborg answer, this device is fitted with a safety guard (the Sicherheitsschalter).

David Williams
Local time: 00:59
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PRO pts in category: 13

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Asker: Thank you for your contribution, David. It was of interest (for future reference) even though I had already returned the translation to the client.

34 mins confidence:

safety guard

Ingeborg Gowans
Canada
Local time: 19:59
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 33

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