Nissan Motor Company Limited

Saburo Yamasaki

Kazuyoshi Hiraiwa

Hitoshi Kokubun

Kazumi Nakamura

In a mounting, arrangement for an internal combustion engine with at least one row of cylinders arranged in a longitudinal direction of a four-wheel drive or a front-wheel drive automotive vehicle, which employs a front-wheel drive shaft and a front differential connected to the front-wheel drive shaft, the front-wheel drive shaft and the front differential are both arranged at the side of the engine in the vicinity of the front end of the engine block, and engine mounts for mounting the engine, are arranged rearwardly of the front-wheel drive shaft, so as to assure a shorter entire length and a shorter entire width of the power plant and to provide an optimal car weight balance between front and rear wheels.

Mounting arrangement for automotive engine with longitudinally arranged

A switch arrangement comprises a movable switch member movable corresponding to shifting of transmission gear position and a stationary switch member including a plurality of contacts housed in a single member. The contacts are arranged to be adapted to respective transmission gear position and connectable with the movable switch member for electrical communication.

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Isehara, Japan

Saburo Yamasaki