Transport frame for a wind turbine blade
US10954920B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/72
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Transport frame and method; the transport frame having a longitudinal, lateral and upright extent, and configured for transporting a root end or tip portion of a longitudinally extending wind turbine blade, the frame being stackable with similar frames, the frame having four top shoulders and four feet, the feet of the frame being conformed to be stackable on corresponding shoulders of another similar frame, wherein each shoulder is provided with a locating finger, each finger having a height above the shoulder, and wherein each foot is provided with a recess conformed to receive a locating finger, and wherein a first locating finger has a height greater than each of the three remaining locating fingers.
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