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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1990
Nobuhiro Komatsu, Hiroshima-ken, JP;
Satoshi Fujita, Hiroshima-ken, JP;
Yukiichiro Shimada, Hiroshima-ken, JP;
Masayoshi Sannomiya, Hiroshima-ken, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
An engine room structure of an automotive vehicle is provided with a power transmission unit consisting of, for example, a transfer, between a pair of left-hand and right-hand front side frames, a front axle extending outside from the power transmission unit in the transverse direction of the vehicle body. The steering rack functioning as an element of the front-wheel steering mechanism is so disposed within the engine room as to extend in the transverse direction of the vehicle body and as to lie in the position underneath the spower transmission unit. In other words, the power transmission unit is disposed in the position above the steering rack. This arrangement for the power transmission unit and the steering rack can provide a space between them, thereby lowering the positions of the front side frames.