Bulkhead removal device and method
AssigneeFabricAir Canada Inc.
InventorsDaniela Roeper, Jonathan Parkin, Caner Oktayer, Jonathan M. Kuriloff, John C Senft, IV
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Abstract
A bulkhead removal device is including a bulkhead cutting system for cutting a bulkhead in a wind turbine blade, a positioning system for positioning the bulkhead cutting system, and a deployment assembly for moving the bulkhead cutting system inside the wind turbine blade. A method for cutting a bulkhead inside a wind turbine blade is also provided which includes moving a bulkhead cutting system inside a wind turbine blade, positioning the bulkhead cutting system, and cutting a bulkhead with the bulkhead cutting system.
Claims20
A bulkhead removal device, for removing at least one bulkhead from a wind turbine blade, the device comprising:
- a bulkhead cutting system for cutting at least one bulkhead in a wind turbine blade, wherein the at least one bulkhead is peripherally attached to an interior wall of the wind turbine blade;
- a positioning system, physically connected to the bulkhead cutting system, for positioning a cutting tool of the bulkhead cutting system at the bulkhead;
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- a deployment assembly for moving the bulkhead cutting system inside the wind turbine blades.
A bulkhead removal device, for removing at least one bulkhead peripherally attached to an interior wall of a wind turbine blade, the device comprising:
- a tool assembly further comprising a bulkhead cutting system and a positioning system,
- wherein the bulkhead cutting system is physically connected to the positioning system;
- wherein the bulkhead cutting system further comprises a cutting tool configured to cut a bulkhead;
- wherein the positioning system is adjustable in size and allows for positioning the cutting tool at the bulkhead cutting system to cut the bulkhead;
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- a deployment assembly connected to the tool assembly,
- wherein the deployment assembly comprises a rod configured to allow insertion of the bulkhead removal device inside a wind turbine blade, a pivotally coupled adjustable support member, a plurality of non-adjustable support members, wherein the adjustable support member can be positioned to brace against a wall inside the wind turbine blade and the adjustable and non-adjustable support members centrally position the bulkhead removal device inside the wind turbine blade when the adjustable support member is braced against the wall inside the wind turbine blade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.