Patent ID: 8733301

Claim:
A cover structure of a general-purpose liquid-cooled engine in which a coolant for cooling an engine body is delivered to a radiator, the radiator being fed with a cooling air by a cooling fan to cool the coolant, the cover structure comprising: an engine cover configured to cover the engine body and the radiator in such a manner as to allow the cooling air to be delivered to the radiator; a muffler cover configured to cover a muffler disposed adjacent to an external surface of the engine cover; and an exterior cover configured to cover an entire engine including the engine cover and the muffler cover, wherein the cover structure covers the cooling fan disposed adjacent to the external surface of the engine cover, the cover structure further comprising a recoil cover in which a recoil starter for startup of the engine is incorporated, and wherein the muffler cover comprises: a communication port disposed so as to allow an interior of the muffler cover to communicate with an interior of the recoil cover; and a louver disposed on the muffler cover to allow a cooling air fed through the communication port into the muffler cover to be discharged to an exterior of the muffler cover.