Mounting arrangement for a powertrain of a four-wheeled vehicle

US11642953B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Mahindra and Mahindra Limited · IN

Inventors

• Samir Ramesh Rawte · Mumbai, IN
• Radhakrishnan Janakiraman · Chennai, IN
• Christopher Paul Nelander · Auburn Hills, US
• Karl Plattenberger · Auburn Hills, US
• Keith Takasawa · Auburn Hills, US
• Richard Haas · Sterling, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 18, 2020
• Grant date: May 9, 2023
• Expiry date: Jan 28, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60K2001/001
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An arrangement for mounting a powertrain of a four-wheeled vehicle of a body-on-frame type, wherein the powertrain is mounted on a chassis in an orientation transverse to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle. The mounting arrangement comprises a right-side powertrain mounting assembly 310 for supporting the powertrain 100 on the right-hand side, a left-side powertrain mounting assembly 320 for supporting the powertrain 100 on the left-hand side of the vehicle, and a powertrain roll-restricting and mounting assembly 330 for supporting the powertrain 100 on the rear side of the powertrain 100. The right-side powertrain mounting assembly 310 and the left-side powertrain mounting assembly 320 comprise a right isolating element 316 and a left isolating element 326 respectively, and the powertrain roll-restricting and mounting assembly 330 comprises a roll restricting and isolating element 334.