Apparatus and method for transporting and aligning wind turbine rotor blade
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorNicholas Joseph Tobergte
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Abstract
An apparatus and method to facilitate transporting and aligning a multiple piece wind turbine rotor blade including a root piece and a tip piece. The apparatus includes a first portion configured to support a first end portion of the root piece and a second portion pivotally coupled to the first portion. The second portion is configured to support a first end portion of the tip piece.
Claims20
An apparatus to facilitate transporting and aligning a two piece wind turbine rotor blade including a root piece and a tip piece, said apparatus comprising:
- a first portion configured to support a first end portion of the root piece;
- and,
- a second portion pivotally coupled to the first portion, said second portion configured to support a first end portion of the tip piece.
A method for transporting and aligning a two piece wind turbine rotor blade having a root piece and a tip piece, said method comprising:
- supporting a first end of the root piece within a first portion of an apparatus;
- supporting a first end of the tip piece within a second portion of the apparatus pivotally coupled to the first portion;
- and,
- aligning the tip piece with the root piece.
A method for transporting a two piece wind turbine rotor blade having a root piece and a tip piece, said method comprising:
- supporting a first end of the root piece within a first portion of an apparatus;
- supporting a first end of the tip piece within a second portion of the apparatus pivotally coupled to the first portion, the second portion positioned with respect to the first portion in a transport configuration to facilitate transporting the rotor blade;
- and,
- transporting the rotor blade to a desired location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.