Patent ID: 11873792
Assignee: SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY A/S
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 11:
12. A support for a platform of a wind turbine, comprising:
a foot section for contacting a tower wall of the wind turbine, an abutment section attached to the platform, and a pretensioner,
wherein the pretensioner preloads the foot section against the abutment section with a pretension force directed towards the tower wall,
wherein the foot section is moveable at least sectionally towards the platform when a force directed towards the platform and acting on the foot section exceeds the pretension force, and
wherein the abutment section comprises a U-shaped bracket at least partly encompassing the pretensioner and a part of the foot section within the U-shaped bracket.