Method and cover for covering an opening in a component of a wind turbine
AssigneeSiemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
InventorsAsp Ravn Diget, Anders Hoejris Jensen
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Abstract
Provided is a method for temporarily covering an opening in a component of a wind turbine, including the steps: positioning a cover including an inflatable torus and a tarpaulin, whose circumference is attached to the torus, over the opening such that the torus extends around the outer circumference of a wall whose inner circumference delimits the opening and that the tarpaulin extends across the opening, and inflating the torus to attach the cover to the component.
Claims13
A method for temporarily covering an opening in a component of a wind turbine, the method comprising:
- positioning a cover comprising an inflatable torus and a tarpaulin, whose circumference is attached to the torus, over the opening such that the torus extends around an outer circumference of a wall whose inner circumference delimits the opening and that the tarpaulin extends across the opening;
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- inflating the torus to attach the cover to the component.
A cover for covering an opening in a component of a wind turbine, comprising:
- a tarpaulin including an inflatable torus, wherein a circumference of the tarpaulin is attached to the inflatable torus such that the tarpaulin extends across a hole of the inflatable torus when the inflatable torus is inflated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.