Patent ID: 7878285

Claim:
A power unit for a vehicle comprising: an engine configured to drive the vehicle; a transaxle coupled to a drive wheel; a power transmission system which is coupled to the engine and to the transaxle and is configured to transmit a rotational force output from the engine to the transaxle; a base plate fastened to the engine and to the transaxle so as to cover a lower surface of the engine and a lower surface of the transaxle; a generator configured to be driven by the engine to generate an electric power; and a side plate laterally fastened to the engine, to the transaxle, and to the base plate, wherein an output shaft of the engine and an input shaft of the transaxle protrude laterally in a same direction, wherein the side plate has a first insertion portion into which the output shaft is inserted to position the engine and a second insertion portion into which the input shaft is inserted to position the transaxle, wherein a transmission belt is installed around a pulley of the output shaft of the engine and a pulley of an input shaft of the generator, and wherein the generator is fastened to a generator bracket configured to couple the engine to the transaxle, and also is fastened to the side plate.