Bolt tightening robot for wind turbines
OwnerKenneth Johst, Lars Jagd +2inventors
InventorsKenneth Johst, Lars Jagd, Jonas Bovin, Gerald Marinitsch
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Abstract
A robot to bolt down a series of nut bolts in a joint circular flange connection of a wind turbine, which robot comprises at least two wheels and a drive to transport the robot along the series of nut bolts and a tool to bolt down a nut bolt with a predefined torque and a position sensor to position the tool above the nut bolt to be bolted down and a robot control system to control the tightening process and document parameters relevant for the stability of each bolted down nut bolt.
Claims9
A robot to bolt down a series of nut bolts in a joint circular flange connection of a wind turbine, the robot comprising:
- a drive to transport the robot along the series of nut bolts;
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- a tool to bolt down a nut bolt with a predefined torque;
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- a position sensor to position the tool above the nut bolt to be bolted down;
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- a robot control system to control the tightening process and to store parameters to document the bolted down nut bolts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.