POWER PLANT STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE

• Main Authors: KANETOSHI KAZUHIKO, HIRABAYASHI YUJI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 08.03.1991
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; BLASTING; COMBUSTION ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HEATING; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

PURPOSE:To improve rigidity and shorten the total length of a power plant by supporting a transmission case and a transfer case which are integrally formed at a clutch housing side part supported at a front face. CONSTITUTION:There are integrally provided a transmission case 7, which stores a transmission 4, and a transfer case 8 which stores a center differential gear 11, a front differential gear 13 and a transfer 5, at the side of a clutch housing 6 which stores a clutch 3. The clutch housing 6 is supported at a front face of an engine body 1, and also the transmission case 7 and the transfer case 8 are supported at a side face of the engine body 1, respectively. Consequently, the total length of a power plant is shortened so as to improve rigidity, and the lowest characteristic frequency of power plant is fully increased.