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：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.