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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2011
Applicants:
Anton Bech, Ringkøbing, DK;
Mark Hancock, Southampton, GB;
Peter Frans Thomsen, Ringkøbing, DK;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus N., DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/00 (2006.01); F03D 1/06 (2006.01); B66C 1/10 (2006.01); F03D 80/00 (2016.01); F03D 13/10 (2016.01); F03D 13/40 (2016.01); F03D 80/50 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/0633 (2013.01); B66C 1/108 (2013.01); F03D 13/10 (2016.05); F03D 13/40 (2016.05); F03D 80/00 (2016.05); F03D 80/50 (2016.05); F05B 2230/61 (2013.01); Y02E 10/721 (2013.01); Y02P 70/523 (2015.11);
Abstract
A wind turbine bladeis formed with structures allowing its lifting by a lifting apparatus, the blade comprising upper and lower blade shells and an internal load-bearing structure comprising an internal sparor internal webs, a plurality of lifting pointsarranged about the blade center of gravity, comprising openings for receiving lifting membersof a lifting apparatus insertable therein into structuressecured to the load-bearing structure, and with a locking connection being established between the lifting membersand the load-bearing structure