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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2008
Brian Todd Brunelli, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Christopher Joseph Drew, West Allis, WI (US);
George John Neary, West Allis, WI (US);
John Richard Schneiker, Muskego, WI (US);
Brian Todd Brunelli, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Christopher Joseph Drew, West Allis, WI (US);
George John Neary, West Allis, WI (US);
John Richard Schneiker, Muskego, WI (US);
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Abstract
The invention provides to a cooling system and a method of cooling an engine-driven generator. The engine-driven generator includes an engine, a current generator, and a housing. The engine includes an engine air intake, and the current generator includes a generator air intake. The housing includes a first outlet, a second outlet, a first air passageway, and a second air passageway. The first air passageway is in communication with the second air passageway. The second air passageway partitions air into a first stream supplied to the engine air intake and a second stream supplied to the generator air intake. The first stream exits through the first outlet, and the second stream exits through the second outlet.