Swing drive

French translation: mécanisme d\'orientation/de rotation

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English term or phrase:Swing drive
French translation:mécanisme d\'orientation/de rotation
Entered by: Rose Bonvin Mayoute

22:43 Jan 25, 2020
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks
English term or phrase: Swing drive
Ex.: Excavators of all sizes are designed with swing drive, swing motor and swing gear & bearing components. The top of the unit is usually A hydraulic piston swing motor and below will be the swing gear reduction unit normally refereed to as the swing drive or swing gear box.

Somebody can help me?

Many thanks.
Rose Bonvin Mayoute
Panama
Local time: 11:24
moteur d'un mécanisme d'orientation/de rotation
Explanation:
Tomasso's explanation is right (swing assembly), but I think the translation is wrong

Swing assembly
http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-fra.html?la...

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Note added at 10 hrs (2020-01-26 09:38:34 GMT)
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I just realized I carried carried away and translated swing motor, but mécanisme d'orientation/de rotation is what you need here.

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Note added at 10 hrs (2020-01-26 09:39:36 GMT)
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*got*
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Cyril Tollari
France
Local time: 18:24
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Summary of answers provided
4moteur d'un mécanisme d'orientation/de rotation
Cyril Tollari
Summary of reference entries provided
swing drive, (ensemble de oscilation)
Tomasso

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swing drive
moteur d'un mécanisme d'orientation/de rotation


Explanation:
Tomasso's explanation is right (swing assembly), but I think the translation is wrong

Swing assembly
http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-fra.html?la...

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Note added at 10 hrs (2020-01-26 09:38:34 GMT)
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I just realized I carried carried away and translated swing motor, but mécanisme d'orientation/de rotation is what you need here.

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Note added at 10 hrs (2020-01-26 09:39:36 GMT)
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*got*

Cyril Tollari
France
Local time: 18:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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Reference comments


41 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: swing drive, (ensemble de oscilation)

Reference information:
https://www.proz.com/kudoz/english-to-french/patents/6665722...

I think *swing drive* is shortened, as an adj followed by noun, swing drive is a quick way to say, the system that moves the big gear which swings the shovel of the excavator, and as such, le ensemble consists de moteur hydraulique, boite de reduction de vitesse,

Je crois le response e la en *moteur oscillant*,

Encore comment avet dit Ms Confais: moteur d'oscillation
http://french.hydraulicpumpspareparts.com/sale-10430779-jeil...

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agree  Cyril Tollari: Thank you for your ref. See my answer
10 hrs
  -> Merci, you best explained it, the whole system, crown gear etc
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