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(11) EP 1 054 144 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
02.01.2002 Bulletin 2002/01

(43) Date of publication A2:
22.11.2000 Bulletin 2000/47

(21) Application number: 00110645.9

(22) Date of filing: 18.05.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F02B 63/04
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 20.05.1999 JP 14071599
21.05.1999 JP 14237599

(71) Applicant: HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Minato-ku Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Morohoshi, Shinichi
    Wako-shi, Saitama-ken (JP)
  • Hatsugai, Tsutomu
    Wako-shi, Saitama-ken (JP)

(74) Representative: Prechtel, Jörg, Dipl.-Phys. Dr. et al
Weickmann & Weickmann, Patentanwälte, Postfach 860 820
81635 München
81635 München (DE)

   


(54) Engine generator unit


(57) In an engine generator unit, a framework (11) has vertical pipe frame portions (12a, 13a) at its four corners, and an engine (40) and an electric-power generator (50) to be driven by the engine (40) are provided coaxially in a direction of an engine output shaft (41) within a space defined by the framework (11). Fuel tank (90) is provided above the engine (40) and electric-power generator (50) between a pair of support members (127, 128) each spanning between a different pair of the vertical pipe frame portions (12a, 13a). Muffler (102) connected to an exhaust-discharging end of the engine (40) is positioned adjacent the fuel tank (90) in a side-by-side relation to the fuel tank (90). Heat blocking cover (121) covers top and side portions of the muffler (102) and is placed between the pair of support members (127, 128) in such a way that a substantially entire top region of the space defined by the framework (11) is covered with the fuel tank (90) and the heat blocking cover (121). Thus, it is possible to increase the capacity of the muffler (102) while providing for a large capacity of the fuel tank (90).






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