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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Vestas Wind Systems A/s, Aarhus N., DK;
Inventors:
Anton Bech, Ringkøbing, DK;
Steve Wardropper, New Milton, GB;
Assignee:
Vestas Wind Svstems A/S, Aarhus N., DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/06 (2006.01); F16F 1/373 (2006.01); F16F 3/087 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01); B29C 65/78 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/0675 (2013.01); F16F 1/3732 (2013.01); F16F 3/0876 (2013.01); B29C 65/48 (2013.01); B29C 65/7826 (2013.01); B29C 66/54 (2013.01); B29L 2031/085 (2013.01); F05B 2230/60 (2013.01); F05B 2230/604 (2013.01); F05B 2240/302 (2013.01); F16F 2234/02 (2013.01); Y02E 10/721 (2013.01); Y02P 70/523 (2015.11);
Abstract
A shear web for a wind turbine blade is described. The shear web comprises a panel and a web head. A longitudinal edge of the panel is received within a slot defined in the web head. A plurality of discrete spring features are attached to the longitudinal edge of the panel. The spring features are mutually spaced apart at intervals along the length of the longitudinal edge. The spring features compress against a base of the slot when the longitudinal edge region of the panel is inserted into the slot.