{"id":56,"count":3,"description":"In the context of industrial equipment, <strong>Pied-op\u00e9r\u00e9<\/strong> describes a brake system that is actuated by direct physical force from an operator via a foot pedal. This method is not typically used for the primary safety or holding brakes on large-scale machinery like overhead cranes, but rather for service braking, parking, or auxiliary functions on mobile or smaller equipment where an operator is present.    The mechanism generally involves:  <ol>   \t<li><strong>Liaison m\u00e9canique:<\/strong>\u00a0Une p\u00e9dale de pied est connect\u00e9e via une s\u00e9rie de tiges et de c\u00e2bles directement \u00e0 un frein m\u00e9canique, comme un frein \u00e0 tambour ou \u00e0 bande. Appuyer sur la p\u00e9dale cr\u00e9e une tension dans la liaison, for\u00e7ant les surfaces de friction \u00e0 s'engager.<\/li>   \t<li><strong>Syst\u00e8me hydraulique:<\/strong>\u00a0More commonly, the foot pedal acts on a hydraulic master cylinder. The operator's force pressurizes hydraulic fluid, which is then transmitted through hoses to a slave cylinder at the brake caliper or wheel cylinder, clamping the brake pads or shoes.<\/li>  <\/ol>  Foot-operated brakes are fundamentally <strong>active braking systems<\/strong>\u2014they require an operator's action to apply the brake. This is the opposite of a fail-safe brake, which applies automatically upon loss of power. For this reason, their industrial applications are limited to functions where controlled deceleration or parking is required, such as the service brakes on forklifts, mobile cranes, and various personnel or material transport vehicles used in a plant or on a construction site.","link":"https:\/\/www.takebrakes.com\/fr\/tag\/foot-operated\/","name":"Pied-op\u00e9r\u00e9","slug":"foot-operated","taxonomy":"post_tag","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.takebrakes.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/56","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.takebrakes.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.takebrakes.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/post_tag"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.takebrakes.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?tags=56"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}