Engine mounting structure for an automobile body
AssigneeToyo Kogyo Co., Ltd.
InventorsHayathugu Harasaki, Wataru Tsutagawa
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Abstract
An automobile body of a front-engine-front-drive type has an engine located in the engine compartment with the crankshaft directed transversely. The frame assembly for supporting the power unit comprising the engine and the transmission device is constituted by a front and rear sections. The rear section is secured to the body and the front section is removably connected at the front end with the body and at the rear end with the rear section. The power unit is mounted on the front section so that it can be removed from the body together with the front section.
Claims9
An automobile body including a front body section formed with an engine compartment, frame means provided in a lower portion of the engine compartment for mounting an engine, said frame means including a rear section secured to the body and extending forwardly into the engine compartment, and a front section having a front end portion removably attached through resilient means to the body and a rear end portion removably attached through second resilient means to the rear section, said engine being mounted on the front section of the frame means, suspension arms being swingably attached to the rear section, whereby said engine can be removed from the body together with the front section of the frame means.
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