Fixtures for supporting wind turbine blades that have a root end flange, which may be interconnected with twistlock fasteners and stacked for use in plural modes of transportation, including ocean transportation. A root fixture includes a bearing that rotatably engages a mounting flange adapter that is coupled to the blade's root flange. A bearing pivot is coupled to the bearing to allow the blade to pivot during loading, unloading and transport. A tip stand assembly is provided to engage the blade along a tip end support region.
TRANSPORTATION FIXTURES FOR WIND TURBINE BLADES
TRANSPORTHALTERUNGEN FÜR WINDTURBINENSCHAUFELN
DISPOSITIFS DE FIXATION POUR LE TRANSPORT DE PALES D'ÉOLIENNE
2022-05-25
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | F03D Windkraftmaschinen , WIND MOTORS / B60P Fahrzeuge zum Transport von Lasten oder zum Befördern, Tragen oder Aufnehmen besonderer Lasten oder Gegenstände , VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS / B61D Einzelheiten oder Arten des Wagenaufbaus von Eisenbahnfahrzeugen , BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES |
Railcar fixtures for transportation of wind turbine blades and method involving same
European Patent Office | 2017
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