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Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023

Filed:

Nov. 06, 2018
Applicant:

Vestas Wind Systems A/s, Aarhus N., DK;

Inventors:

Robert Charles Preston, Gurnard, GB;

Sean Keohan, Shanklin, GB;

Andrew Hedges, Surbiton, GB;

Assignee:

Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus N, DK;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/50 (2006.01); F03D 1/06 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01); B29C 65/78 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/0675 (2013.01); B29C 65/4835 (2013.01); B29C 65/5057 (2013.01); B29C 65/7802 (2013.01); B29C 66/1122 (2013.01); B29C 66/131 (2013.01); B29C 66/3452 (2013.01); B29C 66/524 (2013.01); B29C 66/532 (2013.01); B29C 66/54 (2013.01); B29C 66/61 (2013.01); B29C 66/636 (2013.01); B29C 66/7212 (2013.01); B29C 66/72141 (2013.01); B29L 2031/085 (2013.01);
Abstract

Improvements relating to wind turbine blade manufactureA method of making a wind turbine blade is described. The method involves providing a blade shell having an inner surface defining a mounting region and positioning a web in the mounting region. One or more web restraining devices are used to secure the position of the web in the mounting region. Each restraining device has a first portion attached to the web and a second portion attached to the inner surface of the blade shell. The 10 restraining devices are configured to prevent movement of the web in a first plane substantially parallel to the mounting region and to permit movement of the web in a second plane substantially perpendicular to the mounting region. The method further comprises moving the web in the second plane away from the mounting region and performing one or more preparatory operations on the mounting region with the webmoved away from the mounting region. The web is then repositioned in the mounting region by moving the web in the second plane back towards the mounting region.


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