Patent ID: 8820247

Claim:
An engine powered rebuilt apparatus which, prior to being rebuilt, was equipped with a generator and a first engine, the rebuilt apparatus comprising: a second engine installed in the apparatus which replaces a first engine removed from the apparatus; a generator comprising a rotor, wherein the generator is compatible with the first engine that has been removed from the apparatus and the generator is not compatible with the second engine that has been installed in the apparatus to replace the removed first engine; and a bearing support system located between the generator and the second engine connecting the generator with the second engine in a working manner, the bearing support system including an adaptor shaft mounted to the rotor, an adaptor frame mounted to the generator, a bearing assembly mounted to the adaptor frame opposite the generator and configured to receive the adaptor shaft, and a coupling hub mounted to the adaptor shaft adjacent the bearing assembly opposite the generator; wherein the bearing support system supports the rotor of the generator and connects in a working manner the generator to the second engine, and wherein in the absence of the bearing support system, the second engine is not compatible with the generator.