Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rotor hub for a wind turbine having pre-positioned fasteners and related method
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Application No.: US16064205Application Date: 2016-12-20
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Publication No.: US10662919B2Publication Date: 2020-05-26
- Inventor: Høgne Joensen
- Applicant: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Applicant Address: DE Aarhus N.
- Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Current Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Current Assignee Address: DE Aarhus N.
- Agency: Wood Herron & Evans LLP
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@251efba9
- International Application: PCT/DK2016/050449 WO 20161220
- International Announcement: WO2017/108054 WO 20170629
- Main IPC: F03D1/06
- IPC: F03D1/06 ; F03D80/00 ; F03D80/70 ; F03D7/02

Abstract:
A rotor hub for a wind turbine includes a hub frame having a blade attachment site configured for attachment of a wind turbine blade to the hub frame, and a dispenser coupled to the hub frame and containing one or more fasteners, wherein the one or more fasteners is selectively releasable from the dispenser to facilitate attachment of the wind turbine blade to the hub frame. A plurality of dispensers may be provided, each having a plurality of fasteners disposed therein. The dispensers may be coupled to the hub frame and distributed about the periphery of the blade attachment site. A method of attaching a blade to a rotor hub includes positioning the blade adjacent the attachment site on the hub frame, and securing the blade to the hub frame at the attachment site using the fasteners from the dispensers.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180372064A1 ROTOR HUB FOR A WIND TURBINE HAVING PRE-POSITIONED FASTENERS AND RELATED METHOD Public/Granted day:2018-12-27
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