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US 4,060,011 AGranted
Engine mountings
AssigneeChrysler United Kingdom Limited
InventorClive Jones
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a rack and pinion steering mechanism for a motor vehicle in which the rack housing is stiffened by integral webs and has lugs to provide mountings for the vehicle engine.
Claims3
A steering system and engine mounting assembly for a motor vehicle having an engine comprising:
- a. a rack and pinion steering mechanism having a rigid housing with opposing ends and a rack mounted for sliding movement in the housing and having opposing ends;
- b. wheel guidance means carried by the ends of the housing and attached to the rack;
- c. rack actuating means mounted in the housing and including a pinion engageable with the rack;
- d. said housing having an upper side on which the engine is partly supported and having a lower side;
- e. webs formed integral with and extending the length of the housing at the upper and lower sides thereof so as to stiffen the housing against bending so that the housing can support the weight of the engine;
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- f. means on the housing for mounting the engine thereon and including integral mounting pads formed on the web on the upper side and projecting laterally therefrom.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.