Patent ID: 6172332
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: B23K,F02B

Abstract:
An engine driven welder comprising:a. generator means for producing welding power;b. an engine that drives the welding machine;c. base means for supporting the generator and the engine;d. cover means for at least partially enclosing the generator means and the engine and including a top cover having a hole therethrough;e. tank means located in the base means for storing fuel for the engine;f. horizontally oriented muffler means mounted transversely across substantially the entire width of the welder and having a cylindrical portion with opposed ends and located adjacent the hole in the top cover for receiving exhaust gases from the engine through at least two exhaust inlets, and for discharging the exhaust gases through a single outlet that extends from the cylindrical portion; andg. tail pipe means protruding the hole in the top cover for rotating 360 degrees relative to the muffler about a vertical axis to direct exhaust from the muffler means outlet in any desired direction away from the welder.