Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Rohrbogenstück

English translation:

pipe bend

Added to glossary by jccantrell
Aug 4, 2020 09:01
3 yrs ago
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German term

Rohrbogenstück

German to English Tech/Engineering Engineering (general) in a patent
der Abstand aufeinanderfolgender Wärmeaustauschrohre (4) ein Mehrfaches, etwa das Zwei- bis Vierfache, des Außendurchmessers der Wärmeaustauschrohre (4) entspricht und nach einem abschließenden Rohrbogenstück (5) aus Kunststoff ein Krümmer (17) mit dem Abwasserrohr (6) des folgenden Wärmeaustauschrohres (4) verbindet.

elbow piece?

(Patentansprüche)

VIELEN DANK!!
Change log

Aug 4, 2020 09:04: writeaway changed "Field" from "Law/Patents" to "Tech/Engineering" , "Field (write-in)" from "(none)" to "in a patent"

Aug 9, 2020 16:11: jccantrell Created KOG entry

Discussion

Chris Pr Aug 6, 2020:
Elbow fitting... ...is not a colloquial term at all.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piping_and_plumbing_fitting#El...
Edith Kelly Aug 5, 2020:
elbow at least UK. Not colloquial. No idea whether colloquial in the US

Proposed translations

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pipe bend

This is what I always called it in the USA.
Link also describes different between elbow and bend.
Peer comment(s):

agree Johannes Gleim : "elbow" is used more colloquially.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "vielen Dank!"
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elbow

Looks like they are just called 'elbows' in English.
Peer comment(s):

agree Edith Kelly
1 hr
Thank you!
agree Steffen Walter
4 hrs
Thanks :)
agree metranslations
4 hrs
Thanks :)
neutral Johannes Gleim : colloquially.
12 hrs
agree Chris Pr : Or 'elbow fitting' -> and no, not colloquially, but officially: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piping_and_plumbing_fitting#El...
1 day 1 hr
Thanks for the additional reference!
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Reference comments

1 day 19 hrs
Reference:

The actual patent illustration...

...and Wikipedia agree about the 90° change of direction: "...to allow a change of direction, usually a 90° or 45° angle..."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piping_and_plumbing_fitting#El...

Patent illustration (numbered as part 5):
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/EP2829833A1.pdf
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