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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2017
Vestas Wind Systems A/s, Aarhus N., DK;
Johnni Egholm, Skjern, DK;
Michael Pilgaard Hansen, Sønder Felding, DK;
Gunnar K. Storgaard Pedersen, Skjern, DK;
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus N., DK;
Abstract
Equipment for handling a wind turbine component includes a lifting cable and a mounting block having a block main body with a cable passage and a pair of bushings coupled to the mounting block. Each bushing has an aperture defined by an aperture wall and the lifting cable extends through the aperture of each of the bushings. At least an outer region of the aperture wall forms a closed loop about the lifting cable and is substantially circumferentially continuous. This allows the lifting cable extending the bushings to move in a circumferential direction along the aperture wall relative to the bushings during use. A method of assembling such handling equipment and a method of using such equipment for handling a wind turbine component is also disclosed.