Kenneth J. Deering - Seattle WA Thomas Knapp - Renton WA
Assignee:
The Wind Turbine Company - Bellevue WA
International Classification:
B63H 120
US Classification:
416205
Abstract:
A structure and method for transferring load, particularly bending load, from a blade to a blade hub, such as for use in a wind turbine device, is provided. In one embodiment, the structure includes two or more spaced-apart annular rings, respectively contacting the inner surface of a blade root end, and the outer surface of a hub spindle, with a web extending therebetween.
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