chassis
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chas·sis
(shăs'ē, chăs'ē) 
n., pl., chas·sis (-ēz).
n., pl., chas·sis (-ēz).
- The rectangular, usually steel frame, supported on springs and attached to the axles, that holds the body and motor of an automotive vehicle.
- The landing gear of an aircraft, including the wheels, skids, floats, and other structures that support the aircraft on land or water.
- The frame on which a gun carriage moves forward and backward.
- The framework to which the components of a radio, television, or other electronic equipment are attached.
[French châssis, frame, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *capsīcium, from Latin capsa, box.]
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chassis
Pronounced "chah-see," it is a physical structure that holds everything or that everything is attached to. A computer's cabinet is often called the chassis.
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chassis
IN BRIEF: The framework of an automobile, including all parts except the engine and body.
The chassis of the car was fine even though the body was wrecked in the accident.
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- Building and Machine Parts - chassis: framework or support for working parts
- Body Parts and Accessories - chassis: substructure on which components of car are mounted
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Chassis
A chassis (
/ˈʃæsi/ or /ˈtʃæsi/; plural: "chassis") consists of an internal framework that supports a man-made object. It is analogous to an animal's skeleton. An example of a chassis is the underpart of a motor vehicle, consisting of the frame (on which the body is mounted) with the wheels and machinery.
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Vehicles
In the case of vehicles, the term chassis means the frame plus the "running gear" like engine, transmission, driveshaft, differential, and suspension. A body (sometimes referred to as "coachwork"), which is usually not necessary for integrity of the structure, is built on the chassis to complete the vehicle. For commercial vehicles chassis consists of an assembly of all the essential parts of a truck (without the body) to be ready for operation on the road.[1] The design of a pleasure car chassis will be different than one for commercial vehicles because of the heavier loads and constant work use.[2] Commercial vehicle manufacturers sell “chassis only”, “cowl and chassis”, as well as "chassis cab" versions that can be outfitted with specialized bodies. These include motor homes, fire engines, ambulances, box trucks, etc.
In particular applications, such as school busses, a government agency like National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the U.S. defines the design standards of chassis and body conversions.[3]
An armoured fighting vehicle's hull[4] serves as the chassis and comprises the bottom part of the AFV that includes the tracks, engine, driver's seat, and crew compartment. This describes the lower hull, although common usage of might include the upper hull to mean the AFV without the turret. The hull serves as a basis for platforms on tanks, armored personnel carriers, combat engineering vehicles, etc.
Electronics
A chassis in a television, radio, or other electronic device consists of the metal frame on which the circuit boards and other electronics are mounted.[5]
In the absence of a metal frame the chassis refers to the circuit boards and components themselves, not the physical structure.
In computers, the chassis refers to the rigid framework on to which the motherboard, memory, disk drives, and other equipment are mounted. It also supports the shell-like case: the housing that protects all of the vital internal equipment from dust, moisture, and tampering. The term "case modding" refers to the artistic styling of otherwise rather functional and plain computer encasings.
Main articles: computer case for personal machines or rack mount for commercial grade servers.
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- Frame (vehicle)
- Backbone chassis
- Body-on-frame
- Monocoque, structural shell, instead of a structural frame
References
- Starry, Donn A. GEN. Mounted Combat in Vietnam. Vietnam Studies; Department of the Army, Washington, D.C. 1978.
- ^ Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers (U.S.) (1922). Official Handbook of Automobiles. National Automobile Association. p. 180. OCLC 6360726. http://books.google.com/books?id=pjRuEBUi9f0C&pg=PA180&dq=NACC+definition+of+standard+chassis+commercial#v=onepage&q=NACC%20definition%20of%20standard%20chassis%20commercial&f=false. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ^ Sturmey, Henry (2 April 1908). "The Use of Unsuitable Vehicles". Commercial Motor 7 (160): 146–147. http://books.google.com/books?id=8oDnAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA146&dq=Chassis+only+commercial+vehicle#v=onepage&q=Chassis%20only%20commercial%20vehicle&f=false. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ^ Grenzeback, Lance R.; Lin, Sandi; Meunier, Jacob (2005). Operational Differences and Similarities among the Motorcoach, School Bus, and Trucking Industries. Transportation Research Board. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-309-08821-3. http://books.google.com/books?id=BdzIVGZASxAC&pg=PA13&dq=cowl+and+chassis+commercial+vehicle#v=onepage&q=cowl%20and%20chassis%20commercial%20vehicle&f=false. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ^ Starry p. 45, 79, 129, 143, 153, etc.
- ^ Khandpur, Raghbir Singh (2006). Troubleshooting Electronic Equipment. McGraw-Hill Professional. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-07-147731-4. http://books.google.com/books?id=vzynnyINF20C&pg=PA45&dq=electronic+chassis#v=onepage&q=electronic%20chassis&f=false. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
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Chassis
Dansk (Danish)
n. - chassis, understel
Nederlands (Dutch)
chassis, onderstel
Français (French)
n. - (Audio, Radio, TV) châssis, (Aviat) train d'atterrissage, (US) châssis (corps) (fam)
Deutsch (German)
n. - Chassis, Fahrgestell
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πλαίσιο, σασί
Português (Portuguese)
n. - chassi (m), armação (f) de fuselagem (Aer.), corpo (m) (gír.)
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - chassi, lavett (mil.), landningställ
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
车身底盘, 起落架, 飞机底部, 炮座
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 車身底盤, 起落架, 飛機底部, 炮座
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 자동차 등의 차대, (비행기의) 각부
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) هيكل السيارة
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - תושבת, בסיס, מרכב, מסגרת, שלדה
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