Integrated powertrain and chassis design for maximized passenger cabin volume of a vehicle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9421853
APP PUB NO 20150360551A1
SERIAL NO

14304279

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A vehicle includes a vehicle structure that extends along a longitudinal axis. An engine includes a crankshaft that defines a crank axis disposed substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis. A transmission includes an output shaft that defines a transmission output axis substantially parallel with the crank axis. The transmission output axis is disposed nearer the forward end of the vehicle structure than the crank axis. The crank axis is disposed vertically above the transmission output axis a distance of about 140 mm. The engine includes at least one cylinder bore that defines a bore axis disposed perpendicular to and may intersect the crank axis. The bore axis may be angled toward the forward end of the vehicle structure to define an angle between the bore axis and a vertical plane. The angle between the bore axis and the vertical plane may be about 18°.

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GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCP O BOX 300 MAIL CODE 482-C24-A65 DETROIT MI 48265

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barth, Thomas A Macomb Township, US 3 44
Bear, William A Novi, US 8 54
Borgerson, James B Clarkston, US 72 2440
Broadbent, Julian Bloomfield Hills, US 10 51
Hayman, Alan W Romeo, US 75 712
Luttinen, James L Brighton, US 15 225
Wilton, Daryl A Macomb, US 67 1331
Zeweke, Robert E Shelby Township, US 6 37

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