Patent ID: 11873794
Assignee: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 15:
16. The method of connecting an output shaft of a gearbox of a wind turbine to a generator of the wind turbine as claimed in claim 15, the method further comprising the steps of, before inserting the fasteners:
providing a washer comprising a plurality of washer bolt holes,
arranging the washer adjacent to the first flange,
rotating the washer until at least a portion of the plurality of washer bolt holes aligns with the one or more elongated slots and with the plurality of shaft bolt holes, and then:
inserting the fasteners successively through a respective one of the plurality of washer bolt holes, the one or more elongated slots, and a respective one of the plurality of shaft bolt holes.