Engine generator unit

Abstract

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

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