Patent ID: 11879501
Assignee: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 12:
13. A method of joining a first wind turbine component and a second wind turbine component of a nacelle of a wind turbine, comprising:
providing the first wind turbine component of the nacelle with one or more bearing surfaces, one or more support surfaces extending away from the one or more bearing surfaces, and one or more bores formed in the one or more support surfaces;
providing the second wind turbine component of the nacelle with one or more bearing surfaces, one or more support surfaces extending away from the one or more bearing surfaces, and one or more bores formed in the one or more support surfaces;
positioning the first wind turbine component relative to the second wind turbine component such that the one or more bearing surfaces of the first and second components oppose each other, the one or more support surfaces of the first and second components oppose each other, and the one or more bores of the first and second components are generally aligned with each other;
engaging one or more pins with the one or more bores in the first and second wind turbine components to thereby join the first and second wind turbine components together,
wherein the first wind turbine component includes the base frame of the nacelle, and
wherein positioning the first and second wind turbine components relative to each other further comprises positioning the first and second wind turbine components such that the one or more bearing surfaces contact each other.