Bowden cable en · NOUN
Etymology
Uncertain; its invention is popularly attributed to Sir Frank Bowden, but also associated with Ernest Monnington Bowden.
Meanings
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A flexible cable used to transmit mechanical force by the movement of an inner cable (most commonly of steel) relative to a hollow outer housing.
Unfortunately, designers apparently forgot that the laws of sliding friction apply inside a Bowden cable just as they do at braking surfaces. The force transmitted by the inner cable is continuously reduced, particularly around bends, according to the formula […].
2004, David Gordon Wilson, Bicycling Science, third edition, MIT Press, →ISBN, page 253:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowden cables | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (5)
fr câble Bowden (cable used to transmit force by the movement of an inner cable) · it guaina (cable used to transmit force by the movement of an inner cable) · eo boudenkablo (cable used to transmit force by the movement of an inner cable) · it cavo Bowden (cable used to transmit force by the movement of an inner cable) · de Bowdenzug (cable used to transmit force by the movement of an inner cable)
wikipedia: Sir Frank Bowden, 1st Baronet · wikipedia: Ernest Monnington Bowden