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Granted Patent B2
US 8,215,442 · App. 12/590,962 · Granted Jul 10, 2012

Rear mount structure of engine

Assignee: Suzuki Motor Company
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,215,442
App. No.
12/590,962
Granted
Jul 10, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A seat front member and a seat rear member are connected to each other through left and right seat rails. The seat front member and the seat rear member are disposed on an upper surface of a floor panel. An outer end of a bracket is joined to an inner side of a side frame and an upper end of the bracket is joined to the under surface of the floor panel. The bracket is disposed on a region wherein, the bracket is sandwiched between the seat front member and the seat rear member. A lower surface of the bracket is disposed a higher distance from the ground than a lower surface of the side frame. A rear mount member is rigidly coupled to a lower surface of the bracket and a lower surface thereof is disposed at a higher distance from the ground than the side frame.

Claims (2)

1. A rear mount structure of an engine in which a pair of left and right side frames are mounted on a lower surface of a floor panel, a tunnel projecting between left and right seats disposed above the floor panel is formed in the floor panel, a transmission connected to the engine is disposed in the tunnel, the transmission is supported by a rear mount member through a rear mount, and both ends of the rear mount member in a widthwise direction of the vehicle are connected to a member disposed below the floor panel, wherein a pair of left and right seat rails extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle in parallel to each other and are mounted on lower portions of the left and right seats, a seat front member and a seat rear member are disposed in parallel to each other and are connected to each other through the pair of left and right seat rails, the seat front member and the seat rear member are disposed on an upper surface of the floor panel, an outer end of a bracket is joined to the side frame and an upper end of the bracket is joined to the floor panel, the bracket is disposed on a region wherein, in a vehicle longitudinal direction thereof, the bracket is sandwiched between the seat front member and the seat rear member, with a lower surface of the bracket disposed a higher distance than a lower surface of the side frame, and the rear mount member is rigidly coupled to a lower surface of the bracket through a bolt.

2. The rear mount structure of the engine according to claim 1 , wherein an inclined portion which is inclined inward in the widthwise direction of the vehicle from the longitudinal direction of the vehicle is formed on the side frame between the seat front member and the seat rear member, and the bracket is mounted on the inclined portion of the side frame.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 14, 2010
From: ISHII, TAKAAKI
To: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023787/0575 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-001521 · Jan 7, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20100170738A1 · Jul 8, 2010