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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Vestas Wind Systems A/s, Aarhus, DK;
Inventor:
Anton Bech, Ringkøbing, DK;
Assignee:
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/0658 (2013.01); F03D 1/0675 (2013.01); F05B 2240/30 (2013.01); F05B 2260/301 (2013.01);
Abstract
A connecting joint for attaching a wind turbine rotor blade to a rotor hub includes a bolt having a blade end configured to be coupled to the rotor blade and a hub end configured to be coupled to the rotor hub. The bolt includes a neck region adjacent the blade end, wherein the neck region has a cross dimension less than a cross dimension of the blade end of the bolt. A wind turbine blade having such a connecting joint is also disclosed. Additionally, a method of making the connecting joint is disclosed.