Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi segment wind turbine blade joint bushing
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Application No.: US16742192Application Date: 2020-01-14
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Publication No.: US11353002B2Publication Date: 2022-06-07
- Inventor: Ryan Meeks , Jarrod McGuire , Elizabeth Westbrook
- Applicant: Roller Bearing Company of America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CT Oxford
- Assignee: Roller Bearing Company of America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Roller Bearing Company of America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Oxford
- Agency: Murtha Cullina LLP
- Main IPC: F03D1/06
- IPC: F03D1/06 ; F16C33/20 ; B29L31/08 ; F16C23/04
Abstract:
A joint bushing that accommodates the dithering and sliding in multi segment wind turbines. The joint bushing includes a self-lubricating liner that is a composite system incorporating woven Polytetrafluoroethylene fibers intermixed with structural reinforcement fibers in a composite matrix. The composite system provides sufficient life without requiring re-lubrication.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200224636A1 MULTI SEGMENT WIND TURBINE BLADE JOINT BUSHING Public/Granted day:2020-07-16
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