Patent ID: 6952056

Claim:
A generator positionable on a support surface, the generator comprising: a frame; a mounting member coupled to the frame and having a central portion defining a plurality of airflow openings, a first side, and a second side; an internal combustion engine coupled to the first side of the mounting member and including an output shaft that extends through the central portion and is substantially normal to the support surface during generator operation; an electrical energy source having a rotor coupled to the output shaft for rotation therewith, and a stator coupled to the second side of the mounting member, the stator defining an air inlet opening adjacent the support surface; an enclosure having at least first and second sidewalls and a top wall that cooperate to surround the engine, the energy source, and the mounting member, the enclosure defining a first air flow path that guides air from the top wall toward the engine, and from the engine toward the first sidewall, and a second air flow path that guides air from the second sidewall toward the air inlet opening defined by the stator, and through the stator toward the airflow openings in the mounting member.