Patent attributes
A duct member is disposed around outer peripheries of an engine and an engine-driven generator to define a continuous cooling-air passage between the duct member and the outer peripheries. A cooling fan is disposed in the cooling-air passage to generate a flow of cool air from one end of the cooling-air passage to the other end during operation of the engine. An exhaust muffler of the engine is disposed in the vicinity of the other end of the cooling-air passage. An air guide plate is connected to the duct member and is suspended from an upper portion of the duct member to cover an upper portion of one side face of the exhaust muffler which is opposite the cooling-air passage so that the air guide plate guides the cooling air flowing out of the cooling-air passage downward along the one side face of the exhaust muffler.