# US 2014/0151980 A1 · Enclosure guide system for a towable generator > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0151980 A1 - Document ID: US20140151980A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/690,491 - Filed: 2012-11-30 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-11-30 - Assignees: Kohler Co. - Applicants: Kohler Co. - Inventors: Joshua Ziebert; Dawn Vertz - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140151980A1 ## CPC - H02K 5/00: Casings; Enclosures; Supports - B62D 63/06: Trailers (vehicles comprising living accommodation for people, e.g. caravans, camping or like vehicles B60P3/32) - F02B 63/044: {the engine-generator unit being placed on a frame or in an housing} - H02K: DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES (dynamo-electric relays H01H53/00; conversion of DC or AC input power into surge output power {H03K3/53}) - B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M) - F02B: INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL (gas-turbine plants F02C; hot-gas or combustion-product positive-displacement engine plants F02G) ## Abstract Some embodiments relate to an example towable power generation system. The towable power generation system includes a guide that facilitates mounting the enclosure onto a base. In some embodiments, the guide is attached to the enclosure. When enclosure is mounted on the towable power generation system, the guide on the enclosure engages another portion of the towable power generation system as the enclosure is assembled onto (or removed from) the rest of towable power generation system. The guide facilitates alignment and mounting of the enclosure relative to the towable power generation system. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A towable power generation system comprising: an internal combustion engine; an alternator driven by the internal combustion engine to generate electrical power; a trailer configured to be a attached to a vehicle that is adapted to tow the trailer; a base attached to the trailer such that the internal combustion engine and the alternator are mounted on the base; an enclosure that houses the internal combustion engine and the alternator; and a guide that facilitates mounting the enclosure onto the base. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The towable power generation system of claim 1, wherein the guide is attached to the enclosure. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The towable power generation system of claim 2, wherein the guide engages another portion of the towable power generation system. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The towable power generation system of claim 3, wherein the guide engages a radiator. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The towable power generation system of claim 3, wherein the guide engages a control panel that operates the towable power generation system. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The towable power generation system of claim 3, wherein the guide engages the base. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The towable power generation system of claim 1, wherein the guide is attached to the base. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The towable power generation system of claim 7, wherein the guide engages another portion of the towable power generation system. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The towable power generation system of claim 8, wherein the guide engages a radiator. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The towable power generation system of claim 8, wherein the guide engages a control panel that operates the towable power generation system. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The towable power generation system of claim 7, wherein the guide engages the enclosure. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The towable power generation system of claim 1, wherein the guide engages the enclosure. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The towable power generation system of claim 12, wherein the guide is attached to a portion of the internal combustion engine or the alternator. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The towable power generation system of claim 12, wherein the guide is attached to a radiator. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The towable power generation system of claim 12, wherein the guide is attached to a control panel that operates the towable power generation system. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The towable power generation system of claim 12, wherein the guide engages the base. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The towable power generation system of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of guides, and wherein the enclosure is formed of multiple components that are secured together to form a single enclosure such that the plurality of guides facilitates mounting the single enclosure onto the base. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The towable power generation system of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of guides, and wherein the enclosure is formed of multiple components such that each guide in the plurality of guides facilitates mounting at least one of the components that form the enclosure onto the base. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The towable power generation system of claim 18, wherein each guide in the plurality of guides is configured to fit a particular one of the multiple components that form the enclosure. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The towable power generation system of claim 1, wherein the trailer includes at least one axle, at least one pair of wheels, a frame and a tongue adapted to attach the trailer to a moving vehicle.