Compact power supply with gas engine
First Claim
1. In a portable power supply having an outer housing, an internal combustion engine within said outer housing, a generator driven by said engine and providing a source of electrical power from said power supply, a container of pressurized gaseous fuel for said engine detachably contained within said outer housing, the fuel in said container being at least in part in liquid form when said container is substantially filled, an outlet unit within said container and having an inlet opening contained within said container and configured and oriented to be above the liquid level in said container when said container is substantially filled in at least certain positions of said container, and control means accessible externally of said outer housing for operating said power supply, said control means being accessible only in stable positions of said power supply in which said container is in at least some of said certain positions.
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Abstract
A compact portable power supply including an internal combustion engine that drives a generator and which engine is fueled by a pressurized source of gaseous fuel. The outer housing and control structure is configured in such a way that the source of gaseous fuel will always be oriented so that liquid fuel will not be delivered to the engine when the power supply is in use.
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15 Claims
- 1. In a portable power supply having an outer housing, an internal combustion engine within said outer housing, a generator driven by said engine and providing a source of electrical power from said power supply, a container of pressurized gaseous fuel for said engine detachably contained within said outer housing, the fuel in said container being at least in part in liquid form when said container is substantially filled, an outlet unit within said container and having an inlet opening contained within said container and configured and oriented to be above the liquid level in said container when said container is substantially filled in at least certain positions of said container, and control means accessible externally of said outer housing for operating said power supply, said control means being accessible only in stable positions of said power supply in which said container is in at least some of said certain positions.
- 12. In a portable power supply as set forth in claim wherein the control means further includes a gas control switch.
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