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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018

Filed:

May. 07, 2013
Applicant:

Aktiebolaget Skf, Göteborg, SE;

Inventors:

Laurens Verhulst, Utrecht, NL;

Koos Welling, Utrecht, NL;

Jascha Van Pommeren, Utrecht, NL;

Assignee:

AKTIEBOLAGET SKF, Gothenburg, SE;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 3/06 (2006.01); F03D 1/06 (2006.01); F03D 80/70 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 3/06 (2013.01); F03D 1/0658 (2013.01); F03D 80/70 (2016.05); F05B 2240/54 (2013.01); F05B 2250/232 (2013.01); F05B 2260/79 (2013.01); Y02E 10/721 (2013.01);
Abstract

A bearing system supports a plurality of turbine blades; each blade being rotatable about a pitch axis relative to a bearing system hub. The hub, comprising a plurality of static frames having a conical structure including two or more legs with openings therebetween, is connected to a main shaft of the turbine. Dynamic frames include a conical structure and two or more legs with openings therebetween. Legs of the static frame pass through openings between the legs of the corresponding dynamic frame, and legs of the dynamic frame pass through openings between legs of the corresponding static frame. Each dynamic frame is connected to one of the blades and is rotationally mounted to the corresponding static frame by a first bearing unit and a second bearing unit, distally arranged along the pitch axis from the first bearing unit. A central hub portion interconnects first shaft sections of the static frames.


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