Abstract A power unit mounting structure in a motor vehicle includes a power unit P comprising an engine 2 having a crankshaft 2a, a transmission 3 coupled to the crankshaft of the engine, and a differential 4 interposed between drive axles 5 connected to a pair of laterally spaced front road wheels of the motor vehicle and the transmission. The power unit is mounted in a front portion of the motor vehicle and tilted forwardly with respect to the running direction of the motor vehicle with the crankshaft extending transversely. The center of gravity G of the power unit is positioned rearwardly of the drive axles. The intake system 7 coupled to the engine is positioned forwardly of the engine and the exhaust system 11 coupled to the engine extends rearwardly from the engine.
Inventors
👤 Inoue Kazuo
👤 Konno Tsuneo
👤 Shimada Hiroo
👤 Nagahiro Kenichi
Bibliographic Details
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JurisdictionEP
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-11-07 00:30
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60K; B60K5/00; B60K5/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
160 words
A power unit mounting structure in a motor vehicle including a power unit comprising an engine having a crankshaft, a transmission coupled to the crankshaft of the engine, and a differential interposed between drive axles connected to a pair of laterally spaced front road wheels of the motor vehicle and the transmission, the power unit being mounted in a front portion of the motor vehicle with respect to the running direction of the motor vehicle, with the crankshaft extending transversely with respect to the motor vehicle, characterized in that said power unit is mounted in the front portion of the motor vehicle with its center of gravity positioned rearwardly of the drive axles extending from the differential toward the front road wheels with respect to said running direction, an intake system coupled to the engine is positioned forwardly of the engine, and an exhaust system coupled to the engine extends rearwardly from the engine with respect to said running direction.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
160 words
A power unit mounting structure in a motor vehicle including a power unit comprising an engine having a crankshaft, a transmission coupled to the crankshaft of the engine, and a differential interposed between drive axles connected to a pair of laterally spaced front road wheels of the motor vehicle and the transmission, the power unit being mounted in a front portion of the motor vehicle with respect to the running direction of the motor vehicle, with the crankshaft extending transversely with respect to the motor vehicle, characterized in that said power unit is mounted in the front portion of the motor vehicle with its center of gravity positioned rearwardly of the drive axles extending from the differential toward the front road wheels with respect to said running direction, an intake system coupled to the engine is positioned forwardly of the engine, and an exhaust system coupled to the engine extends rearwardly from the engine with respect to said running direction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A power unit mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the power unit is tilted forwardly from the vertical in the running direction.
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