Patent ID: 8306695
Filing Date: 2012-11-06
Classification: B60P,F03D,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A vehicle for transporting a wind turbine blade comprising a tip end and a root end opposite the tip end, and a mounting flange in the root end, the vehicle comprising: blade connection means coupled to the vehicle for connecting to the mounting flange of the wind turbine blade, said blade connection means suspending the wind turbine blade only by its root end when positioned in the vehicle, wherein said blade connection means comprises tilting means for elevating the tip end of the wind turbine blade when positioned in the vehicle for transport of the wind turbine blade in a tilted orientation, and wherein said blade connection means is arranged such that the tip end of the wind turbine blade when positioned in the vehicle for transport of the wind turbine blade is orientated in a forward direction of the vehicle.