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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2003
Taichi Kobayashi, Hiroshima, JP;
Yasuhiro Kouhara, Hiroshima, JP;
Osamu Kishi, Hiroshima, JP;
Yukio Nakamura, Hiroshima, JP;
Isao Tohda, Hiroshima, JP;
Katsumasa Sogame, Hiroshima, JP;
Masayoshi Sannomiya, Hiroshima, JP;
Taichi Kobayashi, Hiroshima, JP;
Yasuhiro Kouhara, Hiroshima, JP;
Osamu Kishi, Hiroshima, JP;
Yukio Nakamura, Hiroshima, JP;
Isao Tohda, Hiroshima, JP;
Katsumasa Sogame, Hiroshima, JP;
Masayoshi Sannomiya, Hiroshima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
An engine positioning structure is used for a rear wheel drive automobile, with an engine mounted in an engine compartment driving the rear wheels. In the automobile having a passenger compartment and the engine compartment, where the two compartments are separated by a dash panel, the engine is positioned so that a rotation axis of the engine is at a position higher than the height of a floor panel of the passenger compartment, and a rear end part of the engine is positioned behind a general plane defined by a position corresponding to the position of a passenger relative to a dash panel. The engine positioning structure enables a retreated layout of the engine to be obtained. It also reduces Yaw moment of inertia, and improves the steering stability.