IP Library Granted Patent US 8,172,535
Granted Patent B2
US 8,172,535 · App. 11/747,718 · Granted May 8, 2012

Wind energy plant with a rotor

Assignee: Nordex Energy GmbH
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Patent No.
US 8,172,535
App. No.
11/747,718
Granted
May 8, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wind energy plant with a rotor, which is coupled to a gear via a rotor shaft, the rotor shaft being double bearing mounted via one rotor side bearing and one gear side bearing, wherein a connection between the rotor shaft and gear is provided at the gear side of the gear side bearing, and the gear side bearing props up on a machine carrier via at least one supporting equipment and the gear is detachably connected with the supporting equipment.

Claims (16)

1. A wind energy plant with a rotor, which is coupled to a gear via a rotor shaft, the gear having a gear housing and a planetary gear train comprising a pinion cage, the rotor shaft being double bearing mounted via one rotor side bearing and one gear side bearing,

wherein a connection between the rotor shaft and the pinion cage is provided at the gear side of the gear side bearing, such that the rotor shaft is not supported in the gear;

the gear side bearing props up on a machine carrier via at least one supporting equipment;

the gear housing is detachably connected with the supporting equipment; and

the rotor shaft has a torsion disc at the gear side of the gear side bearing, which transmits the torque from the rotor to the planetary gear train.

2. A wind energy plant according to claim 1 , characterised in that the supporting equipment connects the machine carrier with the gear side bearing via elastic elements.

3. A wind energy plant according to claim 1 , characterised in that the torsion disc has a tooth coupling which transmits the torque to an arm of a first planetary step of the gear.

4. A wind energy plant according to claim 3 , characterised in that the arm is supported on the torsion disc via an elastic element.

5. A wind energy plant according to claim 3 , characterised in that the arm is guided through a bearing at a generator side.

6. A wind energy plant according to claim 1 , characterised in that the torsion disc is screwed and/or pinned with the rotor shaft at the front side thereof.

7. A wind energy plant according to claim 1 , characterised in that the torsion disc is connected to the rotor shaft via a shrink connection.

8. A wind energy plant according to claim 1 , characterised in that the rotor shaft and torsion disc each at a time have an axial toothing.

9. A wind energy plant according to claim 1 , characterised in that the rotor side bearing is realized as a movable bearing and the supporting equipment is formed for the reception of axial forces.

10. A wind energy plant according to claim 1 , characterised in that the rotor side bearing is realized as a fixed bearing and the supporting equipments are formed as to be axially freely movable.

11. A wind energy plant according to claim 1 , characterised in that the gear has a hollow shaft and a separately realized arm of a first planetary step.

12. A wind energy plant according to claim 11 , characterised in that the hollow shaft has a tooth coupling at a generator side, which transmits the torque to the arm of the first planetary step of the gear.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CHANGE OF NAME TO REMOVE PATENT NUMBER 10771765 AND ADD PATENT NUMBER 10711765 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 055259 FRAME: 0008. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Nov 12, 2021
From: NORDEX ENERGY GMBH
To: NORDEX ENERGY SE & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 058222/0542 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 8, 2021
From: NORDEX ENERGY GMBH
To: NORDEX ENERGY SE & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 055259/0008 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 30, 2007
From: NITZPON, JOACHIM
To: NORDEX ENERGY GMBH
Reel/Frame 019363/0709 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2006 027 543 · Jun 14, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
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