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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 1995
Filed:
Jan. 19, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shiro Nakatani, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Assignee:
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280834 ; 280784 ;
Abstract
An under body structure of an automotive vehicle including a transfer unit for transferring an engine output to vehicle wheels. A canister device for taking in fuel vapor is supported at a vehicle body frame member. The canister device is disposed in back of the transfer unit. The frame design and cross member arrangement allow displacement of the canister device when the vehicle is involved in a collision. This arrangement prevents the canister device from being contacted by rearward movement of the transfer unit.