Inventors:
Raul Jose Samardzich - Farmington Hills MI
Oliver Gerald Miller - Taylor MI
Lutfi Saleh Sharif - Canton MI
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc. - Dearborn MI
International Classification:
B60K 502
Abstract:
A mounting system for supporting an engine within a chassis frame of an automotive vehicle includes a chassis bracket adapted for attachment to a chassis frame and having a mounting pin extending laterally into an engine compartment, and an engine bracket adapted for attachment to an engine, with the engine bracket having a first portion for attaching the engine bracket to an engine and a second portion having at least one generally horizontal surface for engaging the chassis bracket slidably along an axis parallel to a horizontal plane defined by the chassis frame.