Patent ID: 8169095
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: F03D,F05B,F16C,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A wind energy plant with a rotor, which is connected to a gearbox ( 22 ) and/or a generator via a rotor shaft ( 14 ), wherein the rotor shaft ( 14 ) is bearing mounted on a carrier unit via two taper roller bearings ( 24 , 26 ) in an O arrangement, wherein each taper roller bearing ( 24 , 26 ) has an inner and an outer race, wherein the inner races ( 28 , 30 ) and the outer races ( 32 , 34 ) are secured in their distance to each other in the axial direction with respect to the rotational axis of the rotor shaft ( 14 ) via an adjustment device ( 36 , 38 ).