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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2008
Patrik Saenz DE Ugarte, Leioa, ES;
Javier Barañano, Durango, ES;
Wim Derkinderen, Ruisbroek, BE;
Wim DE Laet, Antwerp, BE;
Patrik Saenz De Ugarte, Leioa, ES;
Javier Barañano, Durango, ES;
Wim Derkinderen, Ruisbroek, BE;
Wim De Laet, Antwerp, BE;
ZF Wind Power Antwerpen N.V., Kontich, BE;
Gamesa Innovation & Technology S.L., Sarriguren-Pamplona, ES;
Abstract
A gear unit for a wind turbine having an input shaft connected to the rotor hub of the wind turbine and an output shaft for connection to an electrical power generator, characterized in that the gear unit is provided with a hollow tube which is concentric with the main rotation axis and which extends through the gear unit from the input shaft to the output shaft, whereby this hollow tube provides a sealing for the gear unit in storage and transport.