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

Claim 11:
12. A wind turbine nacelle comprising:
a first wind turbine component of the nacelle;
a second wind turbine component of the nacelle; and
a connection system for joining the first wind turbine component and the second wind turbine component, comprising:
on the first wind turbine component, 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;
on the second wind turbine component, 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; and
one or more pins engaged with respective one or more bores of the first and second wind turbine components to thereby join the first and second wind turbine components together,

wherein when the first and second wind turbine components are joined, the first and second wind turbine components are positioned relative to each other such that the one or more bearing surfaces oppose each other, the one or more support surfaces oppose each other, and the one or more bores in the first and second wind turbine components are generally aligned with each other or become generally aligned with each other upon engagement of the one or more pins,
wherein the first wind turbine component includes the base frame of the nacelle, and
wherein the second wind turbine component includes a structural beam of the nacelle frame.