Abstract: A portable engine unit is provided. The unit comprises an engine including a clutch, a crankcase enclosing a crank shaft, an engine cylinder enclosing a piston and a piston rod, a carburetor, an air filter, a recoil starter, and a muffler; and a housing for enclosing the engine, comprising at least two portions which are assembled and disassembled along a plane including the axis of rotation of an output shaft of the engine to enclose and expose the engine.

Abstract: There is provided a piggyback type blower unit. The blower unit comprises a piggyback frame, a fan case incorporating a fan, a powder tank arranged on top of the fan case, a fuel tank arranged behind said fan case, and an engine fixed behind the fan case and on top of the fuel tank. The piggyback frame comprises hollow frame members and is connected to the suction side of the engine to form a suction path for sucking and supplying air for the engine through the suction path, or connected to the suction side of the fan to form a suction path for sucking and supplying air for the fan through the suction path. An air cleaner is inserted within the hollow piggyback frame on the suction path communicating with the suction side of the engine.