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unter Druck belastete Gummi-Metall-Feder

English translation: compression-loaded rubber-metal spring

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German term or phrase:	unter Druck belastete Gummi-Metall-Feder
English translation:	compression-loaded rubber-metal spring
Entered by:	hollycrichton

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18:52 Jan 7, 2011

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Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / light rail description

German term or phrase: unter Druck belastete Gummi-Metall-Feder

I have "a rubber-metal spring loaded under pressure", but I have a suspicion there's a technical term for this kind of a spring.

The context is:

Die wichtigste Änderung liegt in der Primärfederung, die durch eine Schwingarm-Konstruktion, verbunden mit einer unter Druck belasteten Gummi+ Metall-Feder, ersetzt wurde.

Thanks.

hollycrichton KudoZ activity Questions: 90 (none open) (5 closed without grading) Answers: 14
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compression-loaded rubber-metal spring

Explanation:
See page 48 f of this Handbook of railway vehicle dynamics for a description of rubber-metal springs

http://books.google.com/books?id=Im0ZjhI3a-cC&pg=PA48&lpg=PA...

An another "rubber-metal spring context example for spring suspensions used witl railways:

http://www.railway-technology.com/contractors/noise/contitec...

I think "unter Druck belastet" in the context of springs should be translated with "compression" rather than "pressure". With these springs there are compression and shear load taken into consideration.