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US 11,725,624 B2Granted
Wind blade component bonding fixture
AssigneeTPI Composites, Inc.
InventorMichael Villar
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Abstract
The disclosed subject matter provides a system and method for facilitating bonding of various turbine blade components, including trailing edge inserts, or flatbacks, to the trailing edge of a wind turbine blade. The system disclosed herein ensures a consistent force is applied from root to top thereby preventing defects, e.g. paste voids, from forming. Additionally, a consistent bonding gap can be achieved due to the consistent application of force from the root to tip of the blade.
Claims19
An apparatus for assembling wind turbine blade components comprising:
- a main body portion, the main body portion including a plurality of interconnected struts;
- at least one arm, the at least one arm including a plurality of interconnected struts, the at least one arm configured to engage a leading edge of a mold, wherein the at least one arm can rotate with respect to the main body portion;
- at least one leg, the at least one leg including a plurality of interconnected struts, the at least one leg configured to engage a trailing edge of the mold;
- a blade component holder, the blade component holder configured to position a blade component in a fixed orientation with respect to the trailing edge of a blade.
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An apparatus for assembling wind turbine blade components comprising:
- a main body portion, the main body portion including a plurality of interconnected struts;
- at least one arm, the at least one arm including a plurality of interconnected struts, the at least one arm configured to engage a leading edge of a mold, wherein the at least one arm can rotate with respect to the main body portion;
- at least one leg, the at least one leg including a plurality of interconnected struts, the at least one leg configured to engage a trailing edge of the mold;
- a blade component holder, the blade component holder configured to position a blade component proximate the trailing edge of a blade;
- at least one actuator configured to apply a force to the blade component;
- wherein the force applied is evenly distributed over the length of the blade component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.