Patent ID: 6976554

Claim:
A mounting device for a V-configured engine in which engine banks include cylinder banks of a V-configured cylinder block, each cylinder bank including a cylinder head mounted thereon, the cylinder block being provided with a crankshaft journaled by bearings, each cylinder head being provided with camshafts journaled by bearings, a chain arrangement to transmit a rotation of the crankshaft to the camshafts provided at front ends of the cylinder block and the cylinder heads in an axial direction of the crankshaft, and a chain cover to cover the chain arrangement mounted on front end faces of the cylinder block and the cylinder heads, said mounting device comprising: a top bracket mount provided at a top of the cylinder block in a space between the engine banks; an outer bracket mount provided at an outer side of one of the cylinder banks of the cylinder block; and a generally elongate engine mounting bracket provided at a front side of the chain cover and fixed to said top bracket mount and said outer bracket mount at respective longitudinal ends of said engine mounting bracket such that said engine mounting bracket does not obstruct access to a central portion of a water pump pulley, wherein said engine mounting bracket and the chain cover are separate elements.