发明名称 Method and apparatus for transporting wind turbine blades
摘要 A system for transporting wind turbine blades includes a frame assembly for retaining a set one or more wind turbine blades and a plurality of inflatable devices coupled to the frame assembly.
申请公布号 US9434291(B2) 申请公布日期 2016.09.06
申请号 US201113273991 申请日期 2011.10.14
申请人 BNSF Railway Company 发明人 Kelly Thomas P.
分类号 B65D88/00;B60P3/40 主分类号 B65D88/00
代理机构 代理人 Walton James E.
主权项 1. A system for transporting a set of one or more wind turbine blades, comprising: a frame assembly that forms an interior area that in turn retains the set of one or more wind turbine blades therein, the frame, having: a top rack having side members integral with a bottom member and configured to form a U-shaped structure; anda bottom rack having side members integral with a bottom member and configured to form a U-shaped structure;wherein the side members of the top rack are releasably attached to the side members of the bottom rack via a plurality of connectors positioned at a plurality of ends of the side members of the bottom rack and the side members of the top rack;wherein, when assembled, the top rack and the bottom rack form a rigid enclosed structure for carrying the set of one or more turbine blades within the interior area; a support bracket secured to the bottom rack; a mechanical fastener removably secured to the support bracket and configured to directly attach an end of one of the one or more turbine blades to the support bracket; a plurality of inflatable devices disposed within the interior area and coupled to the frame assembly, the plurality of inflatable devices being inflated to support a portion of the one or more wind turbine blades and the plurality of inflatable devices are pre-formed to the specific contouring of the one or more wind turbine blades when the plurality of inflatable devices are inflated; and a flexible tension member positioned within the interior area and configured to support and retain the set of one or more wind turbine blades; wherein the combination of the plurality of inflatable devices and flexible tension member support and retain the set of one of more wind turbine blades in a relatively fixed position during transport.
地址 Fort Worth TX US