A tip bolster (32) for supporting a wind turbine blade (40) on a railcar (14) includes a clamp (360) including first and second clamp arms (364, 366) having first and second jaws (384, 386), respectively, and being configured to be selectively movable relative to each other in a clamping direction for applying and releasing a clamping force on the blade (40) interposed therebetween, via the first and second jaws (384, 386), wherein the first and second clamp arms (364, 366) are configured to be urged relatively toward each other in response to a decrease in the clamping force.
Apparatuses for wind turbine blade railroad transportation and related systems and methods
2023-04-18
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | F03D Windkraftmaschinen , WIND MOTORS / B61D Einzelheiten oder Arten des Wagenaufbaus von Eisenbahnfahrzeugen , BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES / B65G TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS , Transport- oder Lagervorrichtungen, z.B. Förderer zum Laden oder Abladen |
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