bedplate

American  

[bed-pleyt] / ˈbɛdˌpleɪt /

noun

1. a plate, platform, or frame supporting the lighter parts of a machine.

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bedplate British  

/ ˈbɛdˌpleɪt /

noun

1. a heavy metal platform or frame to which an engine or machine is attached

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Etymology

Origin of bedplate

First recorded in 1840–50; bed + plate ¹

Example Sentences

The same method can be applied to individual turbines pumping their own oil from a tank in the bedplate; the return oil, as previously described, being temporarily prevented from running back to the supply.

From Steam Turbines A Book of Instruction for the Adjustment and Operation of the Principal Types of this Class of Prime Movers by Collins, Hubert E. (Hubert Edwin)

Make a punch mark on the bedplate, and using this as centre for one of the points, describe an arc of a circle with the other.

From Things To Make by Williams, Archibald

Screw G1 G2 down to the bedplate, 3/4 inch away from the cylinder centre line.

From Things To Make by Williams, Archibald

Make a bold scratch across the bedplate to show where the centre line of the shaft should be, and another along the bed for the piston-rod centre line.

From Things To Make by Williams, Archibald

Mounted on the end of the bedplate is the oil pump, operated from the main shaft of the turbine as previously stated.

From Steam Turbines A Book of Instruction for the Adjustment and Operation of the Principal Types of this Class of Prime Movers by Collins, Hubert E. (Hubert Edwin)