Feb 22, 2023 10:42
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French term

distributeur de mise en circuit manuel

French to English Tech/Engineering Mechanics / Mech Engineering
Sophisticated cheese-cutting machine

In the instructions for use:

"Système FRL Pneumatique
REPÈRE
DÉSIGNATION
1
Distributeur de mise en circuit manuel
2
Filtre-détendeur avec manomètre
3
Module de dérivation"

NB FRL = "Filtre Régulateur Lubrificateur"

From the archives here I learn that "mise en circuit" can be "bringing online". But here they're talking of a pneumatic subassembly. So could this be some manual command to, I don't know, connect up all the bits that need to have pneumatic pressure? I.e. to apply that pressure? But why the stipulation "manuel"?

Discussion

Daryo Feb 23, 2023:
You need to clarify first what exactly "manuel" refers to:

it can not be "la mise en circuit" as it's not "manuelle"

it could be about "le circuit manuel" = "[Distributeur de mise en] circuit manuel" (as opposed to "en circuit automatique"?) OR

it could be about "Distributeur [de mise en circuit] manuel".

IOW it could be a switch sending cheese to the belt for "manual operations" OR it could be that it's the switch itself that's being "operated manually".

Mpoma (asker) Feb 22, 2023:
@Tony Thanks, this makes perfect sense.
Tony M Feb 22, 2023:
@ Asker As it involves a 'distributeur' = some kind of manifold, I'd say it's probably not anything about "plugging bits together", but rather, a source of air pressure with multiple outlets, each of which has a manually-operated 'valve', so that air can be applied to various parts of the 'circuit'

Proposed translations

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6 hrs
Selected

Manual on/off valve (shut-off valve or even selector valve)

Term: distributeur
Term: triple-valve
Term: distributor valve
https://iate.europa.eu/entry/result/1597436/fr-en

Definition: a valve for directing the flow of fluid into any one of a number of circuits or ways
Term: distributeur
Term: robinet sélecteur
Term: selector valve
https://iate.europa.eu/entry/result/1349091/fr-en

The simplest interpretation is a manual valve (on/off valve, shut-off valve or even selector valve) depending on the wider context.

A manual pneumatic valve is one of the elements that allows you to control the direction and pressure of compressed air.
https://pneumatig.eu/en/valves-control-coils/mechanical/valv...

When the manual valve is reset, the work cylinder will return before the clamp cylinder is released.
https://br.omega.com/omegaFiles/auto/pdf/SimpValvesGuide.pdf

An ON/OFF valve is the fluid equivalent of an electrical switch, a device that either allows unimpeded flow or acts to prevent flow altogether.
https://instrumentationtools.com/what-is-onoff-valve/

Shut-off and throttle valve for pressure measuring instruments, for measuring liquids, gases and vapours
https://www.wika.com/media/Data-sheets/Pressure/Valves-and-p...

Shut off valves are designed to safely manage compressed air in pneumatic applications, and are used to block compressed air in an industrial automation process, and isolate sub-systems when not in use.
https://new.norgren.com/en/support/blog/what-is-a-shut-off-v...

Selector valve
i. A hydraulic flow-control valve to direct pressurized fluid into one side of actuator and, at the same time, direct return fluid from the other side of the actuator to the reservoir.
https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/selector valve

Pneumatic valve of 1/8 5/3 closed centers, pneumatic drive, that allow to control cylinders of double effect.
The valve has 3 positions, with pressure in one pilotage, the cylinder advances, without pressure in the pilots, the cylinder stops but maintains pressure (force), and with pressure in the other pilot, the cylinder is collected.
https://adajusa.fr/en/pneumatic-valves-1-8/3471-pneumatic-va...
Peer comment(s):

agree Ilian DAVIAUD
15 hrs
agree Anastasia Kalantzi
5 days
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