Patent ID: 6470549
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for increasing the width of useful space of a front drive or four wheel drive extended road vehicle having a central longitudinal axis and a driving assembly that is mounted in a front portion of the vehicle transverse to the central longitudinal axis, comprising the steps:a. retaining the transversely mounted driving assembly clamped to and between first and second carriers that extend longitudinally generally parallel to the longitudinal axis; b. asymmetrically extending the width of the front portion of the vehicle adjacent to the first or second longitudinal carrier to a rearward area beyond a driving control portion of the vehicle; and c. inserting an additional carrier in an area of the asymmetrical extension adjacent to the first or second carrier, said additional carrier having a length that is substantially equal to the length of the first or second carrier adjacent which it is positioned, and said additional carrier extends longitudinally generally parallel to the longitudinal axis, and wherein the clamping of the drive assembly to the first and the second longitudinal carriers remains unchanged.