In this text you can find the meanings of

the words which are on the subject of

Automobile Systems.

GLOSSARY
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 GLOSSARY
1. ACCUMULATOR (ACUMULADOR). —
A set of elements that "accumulates"
energy, transforming an electric current
into chemical action, through the
phenomenon called "Charge" and
through "Discharge", converts that
chemical energy into electrical energy. In
property, the battery of a car is not an
accumulator, but an "Electrochemical"
device.
2. BALLATA (BALATAS). — Composed of
asbestos with fibers or metal meshes,
which are riveted or glued to the skates or
brake shoes come into contact with the
drums, in such a way that by friction, they
stop the vehicle or slow down your walking
speed.
3. BATTERY (BATERÍA). — A set of several batteries, the
purpose of which is to add the energy production of all
of them and obtain a current of higher pressure or
voltage. This word is used, by custom, to designate the
electric accumulator of the car.
4. CHANGE LEVER (PALANCA DE CAMBIOS). — Strength,
resistance, fulcrum.

5. CHARGE (CARGA). — In the electric accumulator of the automobile it

consists of introducing an energy, through the
passage of an electric current. In property, the
action consists of transforming an electrical
energy into chemical, by means of an
electrolyte (distilled water and sulfuric acid)
and the necessary electrodes of opposite
polarity, anode, and cathode. The Dynamo
charges the battery or accumulator.
6. CRANKSHAFT (CIGÜEÑAL). — (Axle). Drive shaft of an
automobile engine, which together with the connecting rods,
receives from them the expansive force received by the Pistons
or Plungers. The pistons work in an alternate rectilinear
manner, a movement that the connecting rod transforms into a
continuous circular motion in the crankshaft.
7. COIL (BOBINA). — Electrical device consisting of wire
windings, generally insulated.

8. CYLINDER (CILINDRO). — (From the

engine). Cavity with parallel faces and
circular bases, where the piston or piston
is moved, joined by the pin to the
connecting rod that transmits the force to
the crankshaft.
9. DIFFERENTIAL (DIFERENCIAL). — Set of elements
by means of which the independent rotation of the
steering wheels of an automobile is allowed, so that
they can rotate at different speeds.

10. GEARBOX (CAJA DE CAMBIOS). — (Gears). Set of

gears of different sizes and tooth ratios that serve to
print different speeds to the transmission shaft of an
engine.

11. IGNITION (ENCENDIDO). — Set of electrical and

mechanical devices that have the mission of
producing an electric spark to ignite the mixture of
an internal combustion engine.

12. LOWER CRANKCASE (CARTER INFERIOR). —

Lower engine cover, attached to it by bolts and
with an interposed cork gasket to prevent oil leaks
when operating the role of reservoir of the
lubricant.

13. LUBRICANT (LUBRICANTE). — Substance that, due

to its properties, softens the friction between the
moving parts of a mechanism, reducing resistance
and wear.

14. MANOMETER (MANOMETRO). — Hydraulic or

pneumatic pressure measurement instrument.
15. MOTOR. — Joint mechanism of parts that
transform the heat energy of the fuel into
mechanical force. The steam engine transforms
the calorific energy of firewood or coal into
mechanical force. The motor of a car transforms
the calorific energy of the fuel (gasoline, oil, etc.)
into mechanical force.
16. OIL (ACEITE). - Viscous fluid that has
various applications in mechanics,
depending on its characteristics. Is used as
a fuel and lubricant and in some engines, it
fulfills both missions simultaneously by
mixing with gasoline.
from one point to another in a straight line
and its fundamental mission is to receive the
expansive force of the combusted gases, a
force transmitted by the Connecting Rod to
the Crankshaft.
17. PISTON. —— (Plunger). Moving part of the engine,
inside the cylinder. It moves from one point to another
in a straight line and its fundamental mission is to
receive the expansive force of the combusted gases,
a force transmitted by the Connecting Rod to the
Crankshaft.
18. SPARK PLUG (BUJIA). — An electrical device
with two electrodes separated by a small
calibrated distance, which serves to produce a
spark by means of the jump of the electrical
current that leaves the Coil or the magneto of the
motors of "Spark ignition".

19. STARTING (ARRANQUE). — Action of starting

the engine. Mechanical starting is the act of
communicating the mechanical force of a small
electric motor, to the flywheel of an Internal
Combustion engine, to start it.

20. STEERING (DIRECCIÓN). — Set of elements that

begin in the steering wheel and transmit through
the Pinions called: Sector and Endless, and the
articulated faces, to the steering wheels of the
vehicle.
21. STEERING BARS (BARRAS DE DIRECCIÓN). — Parts that are part of the
steering mechanism of automobiles. At one end they have thread, which
allows to regulate the convergence of the steering wheels of the vehicle. At
the other end they have a spherical joint that
allows them to drive the steering wheel
trunnions or axles of the vehicles.
22. STEERING COLUMN (COLUMNA DE
DIRECCIÓN). — Metal bar that joins the steering
wheel, or driver's handlebar, with the vehicle's
steering mechanism.

23. SHOCK ABSORBER (AMORTIGUADOR). —

Element of mechanical action (by friction) and
hydraulic action (by liquids or special oils), to damp
or neutralize the vibrations ofa stationary engine or
the vehicle being thrown through depressions in
the road.

24. SHOE (ZAPATA). — Mobile metal part, covered with the

pad, which when activated, exerts pressure on the "Drum" of
the wheel, to resist the rotation of the same.

25. WHEEL DRUM (TAMBOR DE RUEDA).

— Inside of wheels where the vehicle's
brake mechanisms are installed. Modern
automobiles have brakes by virtue of
which the brake mechanisms produce
friction inside the drum. In older
automobiles, the brake drum was
externally compressed by the brake pad.