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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
May. 25, 2011
Danian Zheng, Simpsonville, SC (US);
William Francis Gevers, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Danian Zheng, Simpsonville, SC (US);
William Francis Gevers, Simpsonville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A bolt connection assembly is provided that is particularly suited for connecting components of a lattice structure wind tower. The assembly includes a pin component having a head and a shaft, with the shaft having a textured friction-fit outer circumferential surface. The shaft further includes a threaded internal bore. A bolt component having a threaded shaft engages within the threaded internal bore. In an assembled state of the pin component and bolt component, the threaded shaft has a free length section that extends into the threaded internal bore for increased distribution of a specified pretension of the bolt component.