SELF-PROPELLED VEHICLE Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: trackless vehicles; cars. SUBSTANCE: self-propelled vehicle has frame 1 made up of sidemembers 2 convex in vertical plane and crossmembers with special pads for mounting engine unit 5, trunk 6, running gear, bumpers 7 and passenger saloon 8 mounted on frame and supported at least in three points by shock absorbers with clearance relative to frame. Engine unit, trunk and running gear are secured on frame and are covered by separate casings with aerodynamic surfaces. Clearance between engine unit casing and passenger saloon and clearance between passenger saloon and trunk casing are selected so that in case of frontal collision at front or rear bumper, passenger saloon has no contact with casings of engine unit or trunk and it is brought out of zone of possible deformation. Clearances are made in form of air duct improving aerodynamic properties of vehicle. Vehicle is furnished with side bumpers also. EFFECT: enhanced safety. 12 cl, 16 dwg