Motor vehicle with a noise suppressing engine encapsulation
US4141427A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 2, 1977 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D33/063
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine supported on two longitudinal subframe beams of the vehicle and provided with a noise-suppressing engine encapsulation consisting of a hood supported by the vehicle frame and including substantially perpendicular longitudinal and transverse walls, and a movable cover part on the upper rims of the walls, a front end wall situated in front of the engine reaching from the bottom rims of the beams to above a passage opening for the engines cooling water, a rear end wall arranged behind the gearbox extending downwardly from the top edges of the beams, and a middle transverse wall extending behind the engine from the top edges of the beams over an air intake pipe and exhaust pipes, two longitudinal side walls extending from the front end wall to the middle transverse wall and an oil sump cover part provided underneath the beams for completing an allround encapsulation assembly.
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