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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2012
Applicant:
Adam Daniel Minadeo, Greenville, SC (US);
Inventor:
Adam Daniel Minadeo, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 11/00 (2006.01); F16C 17/10 (2006.01); F16C 17/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 11/0008 (2013.01); F16C 17/10 (2013.01); F16C 17/26 (2013.01); F05B 2240/50 (2013.01); F16C 2226/78 (2013.01); F16C 2360/31 (2013.01); Y02E 10/722 (2013.01);
Abstract
A yaw or pitch bearing for a wind turbine includes a slewing ring bearing assembly having an outer race and an inner race, both having an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface of the outer race and the outer surface of the inner race have a plurality of threads that engage and define a threaded bearing surface.