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US 11,604,056 B2Granted
Device for the inspection of wind power plants
OwnerNina Katharina Krampe, Timothy Krampeinventors
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OwnerNina Katharina Krampe, Timothy Krampeinventors
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Disclosed is a device for the inspection or maintenance of devices, for example rotor blades of wind power plants. A frame structure can encompass the device, e.g. a rotor blade, and be used for the inspection or examination or cleaning of the rotor blade or other object. The frame structure has, for example, an inner opening which encloses the object during use. Propellers allow a horizontal movement of the frame structure and thus, for example, of a robot for examining the object. A vertical movement of the robot can be controlled by a cable suspension so that the vertical position of the examination device can be changed. A detection, cleaning, or monitoring system can be provided on the frame structure for detecting the condition of the object, cleaning, monitoring or treatment. A control station can be provided on the ground or on a transporter or other device.
A device comprising a frame structure for examination of an object for inspection, cleaning, or maintenance of the object, the device further comprising a cable pull-in on which the frame structure is suspended so that a position of the device can be adjusted in a vertical direction by movement of the cable pull-in, and the device further comprising one or more propellers for a movement of the frame structure in a horizontal direction.
A device comprising a frame structure for examination of an object for inspection, cleaning, or maintenance of the object, the device further comprising a cable pull-in on which the frame structure is suspended so that a position of the device can be adjusted in a vertical direction by movement of the cable pull-in, wherein the frame structure comprises one or more rotors for a horizontal adjustment of the position of the frame structure.
A device comprising a frame structure for examination of an object for inspection, cleaning, or maintenance of the object, the device further comprising a cable pull-in on which the frame structure is suspended so that a position of the device can be adjusted in a vertical direction by movement of the cable pull-in, the device further comprising a robot for inspecting the object, wherein the frame structure has an inner opening surrounding the object, one or more propellers arranged on the frame structure, and a status detection system attached to the frame structure for examination of the object, wherein the object is a rotor blade to be examined.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.