Patent ID: 11884027
Assignee: TPI COMPOSITES, INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A wind turbine blade mold system comprising:
a first mold surface, with at least one aperture located therein;
at least one stud having a first end and a second end defining a length therebetween, the second end of the at least one stud disposed within the at least one aperture;
at least one pin having a first end and a second end defining a pin length therebetween, with the second end of the at least one pin releasably connected to the first end of the at least one stud;
at least one disc, the at least one disc disposed on the at least one pin, wherein a portion of the at least one disc is configured to engage a structural component of a wind turbine blade;
a plurality of layup segments of fiber material disposed above the at least one stud;
a pin extension releasably coupled to the first end of the at least one pin;
wherein the pin extension is disposed above an uppermost surface of the layup segments.