Motor vehicles – Power – Having specific motor-to-body-frame relationship
Patent
1992-04-23
1993-12-07
Johnson, Brian L.
Motor vehicles
Power
Having specific motor-to-body-frame relationship
180312, 297198, 297204, B60K 504, B60K 512
Patent
active
052676307
ABSTRACT:
A front body structure of a vehicle, in which a power-plant is installed, includes a reinforcement secured to a mounting portion of a wheel housing located where an engine mounting bracket is attached. The front body structure also includes another reinforcement, for connecting the reinforcement to a suspension tower, which connects the reinforcement to the wheel housing. The other reinforcement is smaller in plate thickness than the reinforcement so as to absorb impact force applied to the front body during a front end collision. A front frame reinforcement is secured to a front side frame so as to reinforce a portion of the front side frame at a location in which a cut-away portion is formed so as to compensate for a decrease in structural strength of the front side frame. A connecting member connects the power-plant to a rigid structural member so as to suppress a movement of the power-plant during a front end collision.
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Morino Yoshie
Nakagami Shuichi
Ohta Michitaka
Watanabe Shigeaki
Yamatoya Hidemitsu
Johnson Brian L.
Mazda Motor Corporation
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