US 11,492,840 B2 · Tower segment and manufacturing method

Abstract

A tower segment, in particular for a tower of a wind turbine, a wind turbine, and a method for manufacturing a tower segment is provided. A tower segment, in particular for a tower of a wind turbine, comprising a casing segment with an inner casing surface, an outer casing surface and a cutout for a door, wherein the inner casing surface has a first inner reinforcing portion and/or the outer casing surface has an outer reinforcing portion, wherein the inner reinforcing portion and/or the outer reinforcing portion adjoin the cutout, and the inner reinforcing portion has an inner reinforcing plate and/or the outer reinforcing portion has an outer reinforcing plate.

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Dependent claims

A tower segment, comprising:

a casing segment having an inner casing surface, an outer casing surface, and a cutout for a door,
wherein the inner casing surface has an inner reinforcing portion and the outer casing surface has an outer reinforcing portion, wherein the inner reinforcing portion and the outer reinforcing portion adjoin the cutout,
wherein the inner reinforcing portion has an inner reinforcing plate and the outer reinforcing portion has an outer reinforcing plate, and
wherein at least one of a plate middle portion of the inner reinforcing plate or the outer reinforcing plate has a middle collar portion, wherein the middle collar portion of at least one of the plate middle portion of the inner reinforcing plate or the outer reinforcing plate extends in a direction that is away from the casing segment and does not extend into the cutout.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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