Rotor for a wind turbine, and method
US11988188B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/72
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rotor for a wind turbine, to a rotor blade for a wind turbine, to a blade-fastening element for the fastening of a rotor blade, to a wind turbine, and to a method for mounting a rotor. A rotor for a wind turbine, comprising at least one rotor blade which extends from a blade tip to a face side, a hub having a blade-fastening element which, at the rotor-blade side thereof, has a blind hole for receiving a longitudinal bolt for the fastening of a rotor blade to the blade-fastening element, wherein the rotor blade has a fastening region which is of tubular form and which is arranged adjoining the face side, wherein the fastening region has at its outer circumferential surface and/or at its inner circumferential surface at least one thickened portion.
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