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Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2024

Filed:

Mar. 26, 2019
Applicant:

Vestas Wind Systems A/s, Aarhus, DK;

Inventors:

Thomas Møller Christiansen, Hjortshøj, DK;

Nicolaj Biltoft Kristensen, Silkeborg, DK;

Erik Markussen, Videbæk, DK;

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 43/02 (2006.01); F03D 13/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 43/02 (2013.01); F03D 13/00 (2016.05); F05B 2230/604 (2013.01); F05B 2260/30 (2013.01); F16C 2360/31 (2013.01);
Abstract

A connection system for joining two wind turbine components together includes one or more bearing surfaces and one or more support surfaces extending away from the one or more bearing surfaces on a first wind turbine component, and one or more bearing surfaces and one or more support surfaces extending away from the one or more bearing surfaces on a second wind turbine component. One or more bores are formed in the one or more support surfaces of the first and second wind turbine components. One or more pins are configured to be engaged with respective one or more bores of the first and second wind turbine components to thereby join the two components together. A method for joining two wind turbine components together is also disclosed.


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