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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2008
Applicants:
David Anthony Whiley, Shrewsbury, GB;
Paul Trevor Hayden, Cowes, GB;
Inventors:
David Anthony Whiley, Shrewsbury, GB;
Paul Trevor Hayden, Cowes, GB;
Assignee:
Blade Dynamics Limited, Isle of Wight, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 1/20 (2006.01); B63H 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A wind turbine rotor comprising a hub and a plurality of blades. The hub comprises a plurality of sites, each having a pair of spaced apart annular bearings for receiving a respective wind turbine blade. Each blade has a spar extending along a substantial portion of the length of the blade and protrudes from the proximal end of the blade. The spar protrudes into and is rotatably received within the respective spaced apart bearings and is fixed to the hub.