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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2016
Vestas Wind Systems A/s, Aarhus N., DK;
Michael Kastrup, Ebeltoft, DK;
Lucia Quintana, Aarhus N, DK;
Adrian Botwright, Sabro, DK;
Troels Vahle, Grenaa, DK;
Martin Damm, Aarhus N., DK;
Kristoffer Lolk Fredriksen, Aarhus N., DK;
Carsten Jasper, Aarhus N., DK;
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus N., DK;
Abstract
A transport frame having a longitudinal, lateral and upright extent for receiving a tip portion of a wind turbine blade is disclosed. The frame is stackable with identical frames and has a tip saddle assembly including a saddle with a support surface shaped to receive a blade tip, and a clamping mechanism having a hinged clamping arm operable between an open position and a closed position, the clamping arm, when open, allowing a blade tip to be lowered into the saddle, and when closed, securely restraining the blade tip against upward movement. The tip saddle assembly further includes a preventer serving to maintain the clamping arm in the closed position over a blade. A method of using the transport frame to clamp a wind turbine blade is also disclosed.