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だるま穴

English translation: Hook slot or Keyhole

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Japanese term or phrase:	だるま穴
English translation:	Hook slot or Keyhole
Entered by:	Varsha 0714

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16:06 Oct 10, 2009

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Japanese term or phrase: だるま穴

I can't seem to think of the correct word to describe this even though there are plenty of pictures of "だるま穴" on the web.

Here is the context:
取扱いの容易性から、ボルト・ねじ類を外さなくても、取外し・取付けできるようにだるま穴とする。

Rod Anderson KudoZ activity Questions: 6 (none open) Answers: 95 Italy
Local time: 22:00

Hook slot or Keyhole

Explanation:
Such type of hole is called as 'hook slot' or 'keyhole'

Ref: Mechanical Engineers Handbook

Selected response from:

Varsha 0714
India
Local time: 20:00

Grading comment

I went with "hook slot". Thank you very much.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +1

Double Circle Hole

Tina Wooden

Hook slot or Keyhole

Varsha 0714

(rounded) keyhole aperture

Joyce A

slotted hole (opening)

Shimpeis

Dharma/potbelly shaped hole

seika

Summary of reference entries provided
FYI	seika

Answers

11 mins confidence:

Dharma/potbelly shaped hole

Explanation:
Just guessing

seika
United States
Local time: 23:00
Native speaker of:

Japanese
PRO pts in category: 4

13 mins confidence:

slotted hole (opening)

Explanation:
Where I come from (automotive), we used to call it "slotted hole".

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Note added at 20 mins (2009-10-10 16:27:02 GMT)
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http://www.swiftnets.com/products/MCB-120.asp - do a 'find' "slotted hole"

http://www.fastenercomponents.com/products/nylon-keyslot-pcb...

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Note added at 23 mins (2009-10-10 16:30:23 GMT)
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the only issue with calling it a "slotted hole" is that there's no distinction between a "slot" and a "slotted hole", although 'we' knew what they were, I don't know if that's true outside of where I worked (OEM + supplier).

If this is a description on a spec drawing, "slotted hole" with an arrow pointing to the actual hole would do the trick.

If there's no graphics, well, I don't know...

Maybe you can search through GD&T or maybe a CAD interface`s template, etc. to find perhaps more commonly used term (if there is one).

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Note added at 25 mins (2009-10-10 16:31:46 GMT)
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Found another example here - http://support.radioshack.com/manuals/ome49-1000.pdf - again, search for `slotted hole`

Shimpeis
Canada
Local time: 23:00
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Japanese

52 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Double Circle Hole

Explanation:
This is what we called it at a tier-1 supplier to the Japanese Big Three (Toyota, Honda, Nissan).

Tina Wooden
United States
Local time: 23:00
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Japanese
PRO pts in category: 16

11 hrs confidence:

(rounded) keyhole aperture

Explanation:
Keyhole aperture is a term that is regularly used in manufacturing to describe a hole with two ends: a larger end & a smaller end as in the だるま穴. There are many examples of keyhole apertures or keyhole-shaped aperture on the Web.

Please see illustration on web reference below:
http://www.faceemplaced.com/Frameset.html

"Rounded keyhole aperture"

Example sentence(s):

To support the pipeline a chain was locked in one key-hole aperture and then the other end, of this chain, was slung underneath the pipeline to be supported and locked in the other key-hole aperture.
The spare wheel of claim 2, wherein said apertures in said wheel carrying said disabled tire include keyhole apertures, said keyhole apertures having a large opening portion and a small opening portion

Reference: http://www.faceemplaced.com/Frameset.html
Reference: http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/4861010/description.html

Joyce A
Thailand
Local time: 11:00
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4