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US 10,851,765 B2Granted
Bell housing for a wind turbine gear mechanism
AssigneeZF Friedrichshafen AG
InventorsDeyan Stoyanov, Steffen Fischer
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Abstract
A bell housing includes a first region configured to be secured in a nacelle of a wind turbine, a second region configured to receive a gear mechanism, and a wall connecting the first region and the second region together. The wall is provided with at least two recesses.
Claims11
A gear assembly for a wind turbine, comprising:
- a gear mechanism, comprising at least one planetary stage with planet gears;
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- a bell housing, comprising:
- a first region configured to be secured in a nacelle of a wind turbine,
- a second region configured to receive the gear mechanism, and
- a wall connecting the first region and the second region together, wherein the wall is provided with at least two recesses,
- wherein a number of the at least two recesses of the bell housing is not integer divisible by a number of the planet gears.
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