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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1998
Tadafumi Hirose, Wako, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A compact engine-operated generator unit has instruments in a soundproof case arranged efficiently from the viewpoint of measures for sound and heat abatement. Particularly, the engine-operated generator unit includes the engine and the generator driven by the engine arranged in a direction of a rotary shaft linking the engine and the generator and the soundproof case accommodates the engine, the generator and other components of the unit therein. An interior of the soundproof case is partitioned into front, center and rear compartments by plate-like front and rear frame members; a through hole is formed in the rear frame member; a duct is provided in the through hole swelling out toward the center compartment and the rear compartment; the generator, the engine and a muffler are accommodated in the duct; a fuel tank and suction system instruments are disposed outside of the duct within the center compartment; and electric instruments are disposed within the front compartment.