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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2013
Applicants:
John M. Obrecht, Louisville, CO (US);
Luis A. Mailly, Lafayette, CO (US);
Inventors:
John M. Obrecht, Louisville, CO (US);
Luis A. Mailly, Lafayette, CO (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, München, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/76 (2006.01); B29D 99/00 (2010.01); B29C 70/44 (2006.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29C 33/00 (2006.01); B29K 307/04 (2006.01); B29K 101/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 99/0028 (2013.01); B29C 33/0044 (2013.01); B29C 70/443 (2013.01); B29C 70/546 (2013.01); B29K 2101/10 (2013.01); B29K 2307/04 (2013.01); Y02P 70/523 (2015.11);
Abstract
A method of forming a wind turbine component, the method including forming a segment () by impregnating a portion () of a fiber reinforcement () with a thermoset resin () up to a boundary (), curing the thermoset resin, and leaving unimpregnated fiber reinforcement () extending from the boundary. The component may then be assembled by impregnating and joining the unimpregnated fiber reinforcement of two such segments.