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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2014
Applicants:
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Zf Wind Power Antwerpen N.v., Lommel, BE;
Inventors:
Assignees:
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG, Friedrichsh Afen, DE;
ZF WIND POWER ANTWERPEN N.V., Lommel, BE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/021 (2012.01); F16C 21/00 (2006.01); F03D 80/70 (2016.01); F03D 15/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/021 (2013.01); F03D 15/00 (2016.05); F03D 80/70 (2016.05); F16C 21/00 (2013.01); F05B 2240/50 (2013.01); F16C 2360/31 (2013.01); F16H 2057/0216 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transmission shaft (), designed particularly for a wind turbine, which is mounted by way of a fixed bearing () and at least one floating bearing (). At least one gearwheel () is fixed onto the transmission shaft () and positioned in the axial direction between the fixed bearing () and the floating bearing (). The fixed bearing () is formed by at least one roller bearing and the floating bearing () is in the form of at least one slide bearing.