公开(公告)号：US20190032639A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-31

申请号：US16066716

申请日：2016-12-23

申请人： Vestas Wind Systems A/S

发明人： Peter Frans Thomsen ,  Adrian Botwright ,  Michael Kastrup ,  Troels Vahle ,  Jacob Antonsen ,  Kristoffer Lolk Fredriksen ,  Lucia Quintana

IPC分类号： F03D13/40

摘要： Transport frame and method; the transport frame having a longitudinal, lateral and upright extent, and configured for transporting a root end of a longitudinally extending wind turbine blade having a root face with protruding stud-bolts, said frame comprising a root saddle, said frame further comprising a releasable interface clamp configured for fixing a said blade root in said frame, said interface clamp extending from a forward nose through a rear hinge point in said root frame and, said interface clamp comprising a body with a forward abutment surface and a bearing surface rearward of said abutment surface, said body being hingedly movable into or out of engagement with one or more stud bolts protruding from the root face of a blade when positioned in said saddle, said interface clamp having a retracted position with its body away from said blade root face and away from said protruding stud-bolts, said interface clamp having an engagement position in which its said bearing surface extends transverse and adjacent to one or more said stud-bolts such that a tightening force applied to a said bearing surface pushes said abutment surface against said root face.

公开(公告)号：US20190010931A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-10

申请号：US16067179

申请日：2016-12-28

申请人： Vestas Wind Systems A/S

发明人： Peter Frans Thomsen ,  Adrian Botwright ,  Troels Vahle ,  Lucia Quintana ,  Jacob Antonsen ,  Kristoffer Lolk Fredriksen

IPC分类号： F03D13/40 ,  B60P3/40

摘要： Transport frame and method; the transport frame having a longitudinal, lateral and upright extent, and being configured for receiving a tip or root portion of a longitudinally extending wind turbine blade, said frame being stackable with similar frames, said frame comprising four upright frame struts which together define a generally cuboid internal space having a longitudinal extent between two pairs of said upright struts; said frame having, within said generally cuboid internal space, a tip or root saddle assembly comprising a saddle with a support surface shaped to receive a respective blade root or tip; said frame furthermore having four top shoulders and four feet, said feet of said frame being conformed to be stackable on corresponding said shoulders of another frame; and wherein said frame, proximate one or more said top or bottom corner thereof, comprises a retractable arm arrangement; wherein said frame further comprises, proximate at least one said top or bottom corner thereof, a claw arrangement; said retractable arm arrangement being configured to fixingly engage a corresponding claw arrangement at an adjacent similar frame in a stacked arrangement of the frames.

公开(公告)号：US10890163B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-12

申请号：US16066722

申请日：2016-12-23

申请人： Vestas Wind Systems A/S

发明人： Michael Kastrup ,  Lucia Quintana ,  Adrian Botwright ,  Troels Vahle ,  Martin Damm ,  Kristoffer Lolk Fredriksen ,  Carsten Jasper

IPC分类号： F03D13/40 ,  B60P3/40 ,  B63B25/28

摘要： A transport frame having a longitudinal, lateral and upright extent for receiving a tip portion of a wind turbine blade is disclosed. The frame is stackable with identical frames and has a tip saddle assembly including a saddle with a support surface shaped to receive a blade tip, and a clamping mechanism having a hinged clamping arm operable between an open position and a closed position, the clamping arm, when open, allowing a blade tip to be lowered into the saddle, and when closed, securely restraining the blade tip against upward movement. The tip saddle assembly further includes a preventer serving to maintain the clamping arm in the closed position over a blade. A method of using the transport frame to clamp a wind turbine blade is also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20190154005A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-23

申请号：US16066439

申请日：2016-12-23

申请人： Vestas Wind Systems A/S

发明人： Michael Kastrup ,  Adrian Botwright ,  Troels Vahle ,  Lucia Quintana ,  Jacob Antonsen ,  Martin Dam ,  Kristoffer Lolk Fredriksen

IPC分类号： F03D13/40 ,  B66C1/10

摘要： Lifting yoke and method; the lifting yoke configured for connecting to, and lifting, a wind turbine blade transport frame, said yoke being generally rectangular and comprising four corner posts connected by struts; each corner post being configured for internally receiving therein an upwardly oriented locating fmger atop a said transport frame shoulder; said corner post having a housing enclosing an internal space and extending between a lower foot face and a top; said corner post having, at said lower foot face, an aperture dimensioned to receive a said locating fmger into said internal space; said corner post further comprising guide surfaces enclosed within said housing and spaced apart to define a locking space and configured to snugly receive a said locating finger; each guide surface comprising a locking aperture; wherein a movable locking element is configured to engage both said locking apertures to thereby bridge said locking space; said locking element being configured to engage a lifting point at said locating finger; said movable locking element constituting the primary lifting element of said lifting yoke.

公开(公告)号：US10883477B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-05

申请号：US16066439

申请日：2016-12-23

申请人： Vestas Wind Systems A/S

发明人： Michael Kastrup ,  Adrian Botwright ,  Troels Vahle ,  Lucia Quintana ,  Jacob Antonsen ,  Martin Damm ,  Kristoffer Lolk Fredriksen

IPC分类号： F03D13/40 ,  B66C1/10

摘要： Lifting yoke and method; the lifting yoke configured for connecting to, and lifting, a wind turbine blade transport frame, said yoke being generally rectangular and comprising four corner posts connected by struts; each corner post being configured for internally receiving therein an upwardly oriented locating finger atop a said transport frame shoulder; said corner post having a housing enclosing an internal space and extending between a lower foot face and a top; said corner post having, at said lower foot face, an aperture dimensioned to receive a said locating finger into said internal space; said corner post further comprising guide surfaces enclosed within said housing and spaced apart to define a locking space and configured to snugly receive a said locating finger; each guide surface comprising a locking aperture; wherein a movable locking element is configured to engage both said locking apertures to thereby bridge said locking space; said locking element being configured to engage a lifting point at said locating finger; said movable locking element constituting the primary lifting element of said lifting yoke.

公开(公告)号：US20190010930A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-10

申请号：US16066722

申请日：2016-12-23

申请人： Vestas Wind Systems A/S

发明人： Michael Kastrup ,  Lucia Quintana ,  Adrian Botwright ,  Troels Vahle ,  Martin Dam ,  Kristoffer Lolk Fredriksen ,  Carsten Jasper

IPC分类号： F03D13/40 ,  B60P3/40 ,  B63B25/28

摘要： Transport frame and method; the transport frame having a longitudinal, lateral and upright extent, and being configured for receiving a tip portion of a longitudinally extending wind turbine blade, said frame being stackable with identical frames, said frame having a tip saddle assembly comprising a saddle with a support surface shaped to receive a blade tip with its chordwise extent lying approximately horizontal, and a clamping mechanism having a hinged clamping arm configured to be operable between a raised, open position and a lowered, closed position; said clamping arm, when open, allowing a blade tip to be lowered into said saddle with its chordwise extent generally horizontal, and when closed, securely restraining said blade tip against upward movement; said clamping arm extending between a hinge point and a free end; said tip saddle assembly further including a preventer serving to maintain said clamping arm in said closed position over a blade and which preventer has a middle portion extending between a first end and a second end; and wherein said tip saddle assembly further includes a fixing for respective said first and second end of said preventer; said tip saddle assembly being configured such that said preventer exerts a downward force on said clamping arm when a middle portion thereof passes under tension over a portion of said clamping arm between said hinge point and said free end, and wherein said preventer is anchored at said first and said second ends to said tip saddle assembly.