Mounting for an engine transmission unit

DRIVE November 7, 2001
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Mounting of a transversely installed engine-transmission unit (4) on a vehicle body of a motor vehicle, with a first bearing element (1) which is arranged between engine (5) and vehicle body, with a second bearing element (2), which is arranged between engine (5) or transmission (6) and vehicle body, and with a third bearing element (3), which is arranged between transmission (6) and vehicle body, wherein the second bearing element (2) is designed in such a manner and arranged without a movable intermediate element on the engine or transmission and vehicle body such that moment forces of the engine-transmission unit (4) supported by the second bearing element (2) are introduced into the vehicle body essentially in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and such that the second bearing element (2) has in a first region, which comprises small deflections in the vehicle longitudinal direction around the static rest position when the engine (5) is at rest, a first spring rate and in a second region, which adjoins the first region and comprises larger deflections in the vehicle longitudinal direction, a second spring rate, wherein the second spring rate is greater than the first spring rate.

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