Patent ID: 6181019
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: F02B,H02J,H02K

Abstract:
A generator system positionable on a supporting surface comprising:an engine with a rotary output shaft intended to be oriented substantially perpendicular to the supporting surface in normal operation; wherein the engine has a mounting surface;a source of electrical energy having a rotor and a stator wherein the rotor is adapted to be coupled, for rotation, to the output shaft along a common rotational center line;a two part interface structure, positioned between the engine and the source, wherein one part mechanically receives the other, wherein one part carries an alignment element for the stator which is coupled thereto and wherein the other carries a surface, machined relative to the alignment element, whereby the machined surface aligns the shaft of the engine, relative to the stator and the common center line when the engine is coupled to the interface structure.