Patent ID: 6677684
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: B60R,F02B,H02K

Abstract:
A generator set assembly for a semi-truck, said generator set assembly comprising: an internal combustion engine; an engine/generator mount having an engine side surface and a generator side surface, said engine side surface available for securing to the bottom of an engine in a horizontal orientation, said generator side surface available for securing a generator in an inverted horizontal orientation; isolation mounts secured to said engine/generator mount; and a cradle for operatively securing said assembly, said cradle having a vertical back plate connected to a horizontal bottom plate, said bottom plate provided with an aperture sized to accommodate said generator, said bottom plate attached to said isolation mounts wherein said engine includes an oil reservoir on said bottom of said engine, said oil reservoir located between said engine and said generator, said oil reservoir formed as said engine/generator mount with said isolation mounts secured thereto.