Tool for mounting a seal in a groove or gap on a wind turbine
AssigneeSiemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
InventorPaw Bjerre Lang
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Abstract
Provided is a tool for mounting a seal in a groove or gap on a wind turbine, the tool including: a roller configured for rolling along the seal and in contact therewith, and a hammer unit configured for exerting a hammering action on the roller to push the seal or a portion thereof into the groove or gap as the roller rolls along the seal, wherein the tool includes a battery powering the hammer unit. Advantageously, the tool combines a rolling action with a hammering action to provide for easy mounting of the seal on the wind turbine.
Claims15
A tool for mounting a seal in a groove or gap on a wind turbine, the tool comprising:
- a roller configured for rolling along the seal and in contact therewith, and a hammer unit configured for exerting a hammering action on the roller to push the seal or a portion thereof into the groove or gap as the roller rolls along the seal, wherein the tool comprises a battery powering the hammer unit.
A method for mounting a seal in a groove or gap on a wind turbine using a tool, the method comprising:
- rolling a roller of the tool along the seal and in contact therewith,
- exerting, by a hammer unit of the tool, a hammering action on the roller to push the seal or a portion thereof into the groove or gap as the roller rolls along the seal, wherein the tool comprises a battery powering the hammer unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.