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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2010
Applicants:
Yasuhiro Ueno, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, Nagasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Yasuhiro Ueno, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, Nagasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A wind turbine generator is provided with a tower, a nacelle mounted on the tower, a cable suspended downward from the nacelle through the tower, a length-variable mechanism having one end coupled to a specific position of the wind turbine generator, and a cable grip coupled to the other end of the length-variable mechanism. The distance between the specific position and the cable grip is adjustable by the length-variable mechanism. The cable grip includes a deformable tubular net and the cable is routed through the net.