DEVICE FOR ATTACHING A POWER PLANT TO A CHASSIS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE

• US 20140196963A1
• Filed: 06/21/2012
• Published: 07/17/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Renault Sas (Renault)
• Original Assignee: Renault Sas (Renault)
• Inventors: Salomons, Jean-Luc
• Application Number:
  US14/235,689
• Publication Number:
  US 20140196963A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 180/54.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 5/12 Arrangement of engine supports supports comprising both a plastic spring and a fluid damper F16F13/06
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 5/1208 Resilient supports B60K5/1241 - B60K5/1291 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 5/1283 Adjustable supports, e.g. the mounting or the characteristics being adjustable
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49817 with other than ancillary treating or assembling

Abstract

A device for attaching a power plant to a chassis of a motor vehicle, the device including a body including a first end configured to be connected to a first attachment element belonging to the power plant and a second end configured to be connected to a second attachment element belonging to the chassis.

Claims

1-14. -14. (canceled)

15. A device for attaching a power plant to a chassis of a motor vehicle, the device comprising:

a body including a first end configured to be connected to a first attachment element of the power plant and a second end configured to be connected to a second attachment element of the chassis.

16. The device as claimed in claim 15, having a shape that is elongate along an axis.

17. The device as claimed in claim 15, measuring between around 10 centimeters and around 20 centimeters, or around 15 centimeters.

18. The device as claimed in claim 15, further comprising a radial slot at the first end or at the second end.

19. The device as claimed in claim 15, further comprising a first tapping at the second end to accept a first threaded attachment element that collaborates with the second attachment element of the chassis.

20. The device as claimed in claim 19, further comprising a second tapping to accept a second threaded attachment element secured to the power plant.

21. The device as claimed in claim 20, wherein the first and second tappings are coincident.

22. An assembly comprising:

an attachment device as claimed in claim 15; and

a screw configured to be screwed into the attachment device.

23. A method of modifying attachment of a power plant to a chassis of a motor vehicle, comprising:

disconnecting the power plant from the chassis;

moving, or lowering, the power plant relative to the chassis;

supplying an attachment device as claimed in claim 15;

attaching the power plant to the chassis via the attachment device.

24. The method as claimed in claim 23, wherein the attaching the power plant to the chassis using the attachment device comprises attaching, or screwing, the attachment device to an attachment element of the power plant or of the chassis, or to a stud of the attachment element of the power plant or of the chassis.

25. The method as claimed in claim 23, wherein the attaching the attachment device to an attachment element of the power plant comprises fitting the attachment device by moving it in a direction parallel or substantially parallel to a direction in which the power plant is moved relative to the chassis.

26. The method as claimed in claim 23, wherein the attaching the power plant to the chassis using the attachment device comprises attaching, or screwing, the attachment device to an attachment element of the chassis or to an attachment element of the power plant, or using a fixing screw.

27. The method as claimed in claim 23, further comprising removing the attachment device and attaching the power plant to the chassis without the attachment device.

28. A motor vehicle obtained using the method as claimed in claim 27.