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US 11,174,895 B2Granted
Bearing for a wind turbine drivetrain having an elastomer support
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorThomas Krauss
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Abstract
A bearing assembly for a drivetrain of a wind turbine includes at least one shaft having a circumferential outer surface and a bearing secured circumferentially around the circumferential outer surface of the shaft(s). Further, the bearing assembly includes an elastomer support arranged on at least one of an inner surface or an outer surface of the bearing. The elastomer support is constructed, at least in part, of an elastomeric material.
Claims9
A drivetrain assembly, comprising:
- a low-speed shaft;
- a gearbox comprising a gearbox housing and a gear assembly configured within the gearbox housing, the gear assembly comprising a plurality of gears each rotatably mounted to a respective pin shaft;
- a generator rotatably coupled to the gearbox via a high-speed shaft,
- one or more bearings arranged with a circumferential outer surface of at least one of the low-speed shaft, the high-speed shaft, or one or more of the pin shafts, the one or more bearings comprising an elastomer support arranged on an inner surface thereof;
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- the elastomer support formed of an elastomeric material and a separate reinforcement material embedded therein.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.