Vehicle or lawn and garden maintenance equipment having a generator, and power takeoff assembly for a vehicle or lawn and garden maintenance equipment

Lawn and garden maintenance equipment comprising:

• a frame;
• a plurality of wheels;
• a prime mover assembly coupled to the frame, the prime mover assembly comprising a shaft having an axis;
• a first driving member coaxially coupled with the shaft;
• a first driven member driven in response to the first driving member;
• a transmission that transmits power from the first driven member to at least one of the wheels;
• a second driving member coaxially coupled with the shaft;
• a second driven member driven in response to the second driving member;
• auxiliary equipment operable in response to the second driven member;
• a stator comprising a core and conductors disposed on the core;
• and
• a rotor coaxially coupled with the shaft, the rotor being operable to interact with the stator to produce electrical energy in the conductors.

A vehicle comprising:

• a frame;
• a plurality of wheels;
• a prime mover assembly coupled to the frame, the prime mover assembly comprising a shaft having an axis;
• a first pulley coupled to the shaft for rotation with the shaft;
• a transmission that drives at least one of the wheels;
• a second pulley coupled to the transmission;
• a first belt that engages both the first and second pulleys to transfer torque from the first pulley to the second pulley;
• auxiliary equipment coupled to the frame;
• a third pulley coupled to the shaft for rotation about the axis;
• a fourth pulley coupled to the auxiliary equipment;
• a second belt that engages both the third and fourth pulleys to transfer torque from the third pulley to the fourth pulley;
• a stator comprising a core and conductors disposed on the core,
• a rotor coupled to the shaft for rotation about the axis, the rotor being operable to interact with the stator to produce electrical energy in the conductors,
• power circuitry electrically connected to the conductors and comprising an electrical outlet coupled to the frame, the power circuitry being operable to provide at least a portion of the electrical energy to the electrical outlet;
• and
• a stator mount fixedly coupled to the frame and to the stator, the stator mount and the stator substantially defining a housing that houses one of the first and third pulleys, and the stator mount and the stator further defining a channel allowing the respective one of the first and second belts to extend through the channel.

A power takeoff assembly for attachment to a shaft of a prime mover assembly of a vehicle or lawn and garden maintenance equipment, the power takeoff assembly comprising:

• an adapter adapted to be coupled to the shaft;
• a first driving member rotatable with the adapter;
• a stator comprising a core and conductors disposed on the core;
• a stator mount coupled to the stator, the stator mount and the stator substantially defining a cavity containing the first driving member, and the stator mount and the stator further defining an opening;
• a bearing disposed between the stator mount and the adapter;
• a rotor rotatable with the adapter, the rotor being operable to interact with the stator to produce electrical energy in the conductors;
• and
• a second driving member rotatable with the adapter.