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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 22, 1999
Applicants:
Ferdinand Piech, Braunschweig, DE;
Dietmar Lagies, Wolfsburg, DE;
Inventors:
Ferdinand Piech, Braunschweig, DE;
Dietmar Lagies, Wolfsburg, DE;
Assignee:
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K017/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention aims at providing a compact mounting arrangement for an automobile drive unit consisting of a combustion engine and a transmission. According to the invention, the crankshaft of the combustion engine and an auxiliary shaft driven by said crankshaft extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the cylinders of the combustion engine are subdivided into at least two rows forming an angle in relation to each other, wherein one of said cylinder rows is disposed in a horizontal or substantially horizontal manner.