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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2009
Christopher Kudla, Delaware, OH (US);
Paul Choin, Columbus, OH (US);
Daniel Vogel, Columbus, OH (US);
Kevin Leclair, Dublin, OH (US);
Stephen G. Rosepiler, Marysville, OH (US);
Joshua C. Johnson, Powell, OH (US);
Christopher Kudla, Delaware, OH (US);
Paul Choin, Columbus, OH (US);
Daniel Vogel, Columbus, OH (US);
Kevin LeClair, Dublin, OH (US);
Stephen G. Rosepiler, Marysville, OH (US);
Joshua C. Johnson, Powell, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An integrated steering gear, frame structure and engine mount base for a vehicle includes an elongate, generally hollow housing having at least one mounting portion at each of opposing ends. A steering gear including a steering gear input and a pair of opposingly-oriented tie rods is assembled within the hollow housing such that the steering gear input and the tie rods extend from the interior of the housing. An engine mount base is integrated into the housing. The integrated steering gear, frame structure and engine mount base is mountable to a vehicle support frame to function as a subframe member of the support frame.