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FIIG:  A537T0

Entry Date:  Apr-01-1974

Concept:  

Status:  A

Applicability:  

Type:  0

Definition:  The central outer portion of a motor, generator, or similar electrical rotating equipment, designed to inclose the operating mechanism. May include the stationary parts of the magnetic circuit, but does not include the windings. See also STATOR, (as modified). Excludes: HOUSING, MAGNETO.

Basic INC:  70125

Basic Name:  HOUSING

Description:  1. (Instrument) An item inclosing the working elements of a meter, gage, indicator, and the like. It provides protection from dust, moisture, and/or mechanical injury, and may also include provisions for electrical, pressure, and/or vacuum supply to the inclosed item. The inclosed item is not normally operable when removed from the housing. The housing does not provide conforming dimensions, but does follow a geometric relationship to the over-all configuration of the item it incloses. See also CASE (2) (as modified) and COVER (1) (as modified). 2. (Mechanical) A part designed to surround or inclose, in addition to supporting and aligning moving part(s) of the operating unit. It may provide mounting facilities for external and/or internal components and may be either single or multiple piece construction. For items not designed to support and align moving parts, see CASE (3) (as modified).