engine mounts application_number US 65405576 A description fig1 illustrates an engine mounting and chassis arrangement of a vehicle in accordance with the present invention in order to highlight the features of the present invention details of the engine and body structure such as wheels and steering apparatus are not shown in the drawing the chassis structure of the vehicle illustrated in fig1 includes longitudinal frame members 1 and 2 the front sections 3 and 4 of frame members 1 and 2 are attached to a transverse frame member 5 which may be the bumper of the vehicle front sections 3 and 4 together with transverse structural member 5 comprise energy absorbing members in the front section of the vehicle which absorb impact energy in the event of a frontal collision in addition to these structural members the entire front end of the vehicle including the body contribute to energy absorption upon a frontal collision behind the energy absorbing arrangement comprising members 3 4 and 5 there is located an engine 6 and its associated transmission 7 which form an engine transmission unit in the embodiment of fig1 the engine transmission unit is attached to the chassis of the vehicle by mounts 8 9 and 10 mounts 8 9 and 10 are designed to prevent the transmission of engine vibrations to the chassis of the vehicle such mounts are well known to those skilled in the art and also have the feature that in the event of a frontal collision with sufficient impact the inertia of the engine transmission unit will be sufficient to destroy mounts 8 9 and 10 releasing the connection of.