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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2003
Applicants:
Nicolas Delucis, Munster, DE;
Vincent Schellings, Enschede, NL;
Inventors:
Nicolas Delucis, Munster, DE;
Vincent Schellings, Enschede, NL;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 11/04 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The hub for the rotor () of a wind energy turbine () comprises a hollow body () rotatable around a rotation axis and provided with at least one flange () for mounting to the hollow body () a bearing for a rotor blade () and at least two stiffening webs () integrally formed with the hollow body () and radially extending within a flange area () of the hollow body () surrounded by the flange () to the center () of the flange area (), wherein at least two openings are provided within the flange area () of the hollow body ().