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Laufwerke

English translation: running gear

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German term or phrase:Laufwerk
English translation:running gear
Entered by: Sebastian Witte

19:27 Aug 2, 2016
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright / List of goods and services
German term or phrase: Laufwerke
Dear all,

This is from an unknown class (Nice classification), meaning that the class stated in our document does not make sense to me after looking into the matter. Something must have gotten mixed up when they created the document.

... insbesondere Antriebe, Bremsanlagen, Bremsen, Felgen, Kupplungen, Räder, Reifen, Armaturenbretter, Schneeketten, Gleisketten, Ketten, ***Laufwerke***, Zündkerzen, Motoren, Spiegel, Vorrichtungen zur Kraftübertragung;

I have put hard drives as car/vehicle navigation systems tend to/do contain those but I am not fully convinced as the context exclusively mentions mechanical autoparts/vehicle parts and it does sound a bit strange.

The trademark concerned is obviously confidential which is why I had to fiddle around a bit with the list.

Best,

Sebastian Witte
Sebastian Witte
Germany
Local time: 20:51
running gears
Explanation:
As this list contains the "nuts and bolts" of a vehicle, then I'm fairly sure "Laufwerk" refers to the "running gear" of the vehicle, i.e. the suspension, steering, powertrain and usually the chassis of the vehicle.


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Note added at 40 mins (2016-08-02 20:07:34 GMT)
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For a nice picture of the running gear:

http://bosch-ae.com/en/chapter/remont_hodovoi_chasti
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Daniel Gray
Germany
Local time: 20:51
Grading comment
Thank you, Daniel.
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Daniel Gray
2 +2running gear
Armorel Young


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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
running gears


Explanation:
As this list contains the "nuts and bolts" of a vehicle, then I'm fairly sure "Laufwerk" refers to the "running gear" of the vehicle, i.e. the suspension, steering, powertrain and usually the chassis of the vehicle.


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Note added at 40 mins (2016-08-02 20:07:34 GMT)
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For a nice picture of the running gear:

http://bosch-ae.com/en/chapter/remont_hodovoi_chasti


    Reference: http://www.yourdictionary.com/running-gear
Daniel Gray
Germany
Local time: 20:51
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you, Daniel.

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agree  Heike Holthaus
1 hr
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agree  Lancashireman: AllegroTrans: This answer was posted at 38 mins.
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
running gear


Explanation:
"running gear" is one of the other translations of Laufwerk.

running gear:
the wheels, axles, frame, etc. of a cart or carriage
the parts of a motor vehicle not producing or controlling power, including the frame, suspension, steering, and brakes

The working parts of an automobile, locomotive, or other vehicle
http://www.yourdictionary.com/running-gear

Armorel Young
Local time: 19:51
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 10

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agree  AllegroTrans
59 mins
agree  Heike Holthaus
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