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Floating Power was a technology developed in the 1920s by the United Statesautomobile firmChrysler. It is credited mostly to the engineering ofOwen Ray Skelton. It was a new means of attaching anengine to itschassis, with the intention of reducing vibration. Four-cylinder engines of the day transmittedtorque to the entire chassis, producing considerable vibration. Attaching the engine at only two points ("fore-and-aft"), defining an axis that passes through the engine'scenter of mass, allowed the engine to rotate slightly about this axis and reduce the transmission of torsional vibration to the chassis. One mounting attachment was at the upper front of the engine, directly below the water pump. The rear mount was under the transmission case. A transverse spring went from the bottom of the engine to asnubber bracket on theframe rail to limit the engine's rotational travel.[1] The bracket waslined with rubber.
Advertisers gave this concept a meaningful name. It was used on thePlymouth and otherChrysler Corporation cars starting in the 1930s. The French firmCitroën leased the technology for itsfront-wheel drive car of the 1930s.
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