Chassis
A chassis (US: /ˈtʃæ.si/,[1] UK: /ˈʃæ.si/;[2] plural chassis /-iz/ from French châssis [ʃɑsi]), is the load-bearing framework of a manufactured object, which structurally supports the object in its construction and function.
An example of a chassis is a vehicle frame, the underpart of a motor vehicle, on which the body is mounted; if the running gear, such as wheels and transmission, and sometimes even the driver's seat, are included, then the assembly is described as a rolling chassis.
See also
[edit]- Airframe
- Backbone chassis
- Body-on-frame
- Bogie
- Coachbuilder
- Locomotive frame
- Monocoque, construction from a structural shell instead of a structural frame
- Undercarriage (disambiguation)
- Underframe
References
[edit]- ^ "The American Heritage Dictionary entry: chassis". Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ "Chassis definition and meaning". Collins English Dictionary. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- Starry, Donn A. (2002). "Mounted Combat in Vietnam (Vietnam Studies)" (PDF). Department of the Army. Washington, D.C. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 8, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
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