Mounting structure for power unit of utility vehicle and utility vehicle employing same mounting structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9499037-B2
Application number	US-201514679277-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 6, 2015
Priority date	Apr 6, 2015
Publication date	Nov 22, 2016
Grant date	Nov 22, 2016

Abstract

A mounting structure for a power unit of a utility vehicle. The power unit includes: a body part; an output shaft extending in frontward and rearward directions through the body part; a first attaching member provided with a first damper and attaching a lower end part of the body part to a vehicle body frame of the utility vehicle; and a torque rod located in an upper part of the body part and constructed between the body part and the vehicle body frame so as to restrict rolling of the body part in vehicle width directions. A body side attaching part of the torque rod, attached to the body part, is located on an extension line of a compression axis direction of the first damper in side view of the power unit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A mounting structure for a power unit of a utility vehicle, wherein the power unit includes:
a body part;
an output shaft extending in frontward and rearward directions through the body part;
a first attaching member provided with a first damper and attaching a lower end part of the body part to a vehicle body frame of the utility vehicle; and
a torque rod located in an upper part of the body part and constructed between the body part and the vehicle body frame so as to restrict rolling of the body part in vehicle width directions, and wherein
a body side attaching part of the torque rod attached to the body part is located on an extension line of a compression axis direction of the first damper in side view of the power unit.

2. The mounting structure for a power unit according to claim 1 , wherein:
the power unit includes a second attaching member provided with a second damper and attaching a lower end part of the body part to the vehicle body frame of the utility vehicle; and
a centroid of the body part is located on an extension line of a compression axis direction of the second damper in side view of the power unit.

3. The mounting structure for a power unit according to claim 2 , wherein:
the second attaching member includes a fifth attaching member and a sixth attaching member, and the fifth attaching member and the sixth attaching member are arranged in the vehicle width directions; and
in a front view or a rear view of the power unit, a distance between the fifth attaching member and the output shaft is substantially equal to a distance between the sixth attaching member and the output shaft.

4. The mounting structure for a power unit according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first attaching member includes a third attaching member provided with a third damper and a fourth attaching member provided with a fourth damper, and the third attaching member and the fourth attaching member are arranged in the vehicle width directions; and
in a front view or a rear view of the power unit,
a straight line joining a center of the third attaching member and a center of the output shaft is substantially perpendicular to a compression axis direction of the third damper, and
a straight line joining a center of the fourth attaching member and a center of the output shaft is substantially perpendicular to a compression axis direction of the fourth damper.

5. The mounting structure for a power unit according to claim 4 , wherein in a front view or a rear view of the power unit, a distance between the third attaching member and the output shaft is substantially equal to a distance between the fourth attaching member and the output shaft.

6. The mounting structure for a power unit according to claim 1 , wherein:
the torque rod extends in a vehicle width direction from the body side attaching part toward a frame side attaching part of the torque rod attached to the vehicle body frame; and
a straight line joining a center of the output shaft and a center of the body side attaching part is substantially perpendicular to the torque rod.

7. The mounting structure for a power unit according to claim 1 , wherein:
the body part includes an engine and a transmission; and
the engine and the transmission are integrated with each other.

8. A utility vehicle employing the mounting structure for a power unit according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Kawasaki Heavy Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Yamamoto Teruaki
• Yamasaki Akiyuki

Classifications

• B60K5/12 Primary

  Arrangement of engine supports · CPC title

• B60K17/00

  Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles · CPC title

• B60K5/1216 Primary

  characterised by the location of the supports relative to the motor or to each other (B60K5/1225 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60K2005/003

  the internal combustion or jet propulsion unit is arranged between the front and the rear axle · CPC title

• F16F15/02

  Suppression of vibrations of non-rotating, e.g. reciprocating systems; Suppression of vibrations of rotating systems by use of members not moving with the rotating systems ({F16F15/005 takes precedence } ; layered products B32B; suppression of vibration in ships B63; {relieving load on bearings, using magnetic means F16C39/06}) · CPC title