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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2013
Vestas Wind Systems A/s, Aarhus N., DK;
Borge Ollgaard, Esbjerg, DK;
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus N., DK;
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to a hollow structural part () configured to form part of a wind turbine (), said structural part () having a first end () and a second end, with an inwardly directed annular flange () at said first end (), said flange () having a plurality of holes (), at least one alignment device () being mounted to said hollow structural part (), a first connector () being connected with said structural part () to connect said alignment device () to said structural part (), said alignment device () having a guide portion () with a protracted guiding surface part () extending in the general direction away from said opposite second end and towards a centre line (CL) of said hollow structural part (), said guiding surface part () being for directional guiding of another structural part () of said wind turbine () during assembly thereof, an elongated bar () connected with said guide portion (), said bar () having a portion extending from said bottom face () of said flange and into one of said holes () of said flange, with an end of said bar () located within said hole (), wherein forces on said guide portion () are at least in part balanced by lateral forces acting on said portion of said bar ().