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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2020
Applicant:
Tpi Composites, Inc., Warren, RI (US);
Inventors:
Özer Onurlu, Izmir, TR;
Furkan Ünal, Izmir, TR;
Assignee:
TPI Composites, Inc., Warren, RI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 13/40 (2016.01); B66F 9/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 13/40 (2016.05); B66F 9/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of handling a wind turbine blade comprising: providing a forklift adaptor, the forklift adaptor including a base and an endwall, coupling the base of the forklift adaptor to at least one tine of a forklift placing a root handling apparatus within a root ring of a wind turbine blade, the root handling apparatus including a plurality of struts and at least one tension rod, and actuating the at least one tension rod to engage a surface of the root ring.