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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
May. 29, 2013
Applicant:
John M. Obrecht, Louisville, CO (US);
Inventor:
John M. Obrecht, Louisville, CO (US);
Assignee:
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, München, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/06 (2006.01); B29C 70/34 (2006.01); B21D 53/78 (2006.01); B23P 15/04 (2006.01); F01D 5/18 (2006.01); B29D 99/00 (2010.01); B23P 15/02 (2006.01); B29L 31/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/0675 (2013.01); B21D 53/78 (2013.01); B23P 15/02 (2013.01); B23P 15/04 (2013.01); B29C 70/342 (2013.01); B29D 99/0028 (2013.01); F01D 5/18 (2013.01); B29L 2031/085 (2013.01); F05B 2240/302 (2013.01); Y02E 10/721 (2013.01); Y02E 10/722 (2013.01); Y02P 70/523 (2015.11); Y10T 29/49337 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49339 (2015.01);
Abstract
A wind turbine blade () and a method of forming a wind turbine blade. The method includes: forming an inner segment () of an airfoil, leaving a portion () of an inner weave () extending from the inner segment; forming an outer segment () of the airfoil, leaving a portion () of an outer weave () extending from the outer segment; overlapping the extending portion of the inner weave with the extending portion of the outer weave; infusing the overlapped extending portions with additional resin; and curing the additional resin to form a monolithic airfoil ().