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Granted Patent B2
US 12,110,874 · App. 17/295,183 · Granted Oct 8, 2024

Nacelle for a wind turbine

Inventor: Johannes Sebastian Hoelzl (Berg im Attergau, AT)
Assignee: Miba Gleitlager Austria GmbH
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Patent No.
US 12,110,874
App. No.
17/295,183
Granted
Oct 8, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A nacelle for a wind turbine includes: a nacelle housing; a rotor hub; and a rotor bearing for bearing the rotor hub on the nacelle housing, wherein the rotor bearing has at least one inner ring element and at least one outer ring element, wherein at least one oil-lubricated sliding bearing element is formed between the inner ring element and the outer ring element. A sealing element is formed between the nacelle housing and the rotor hub and/or between the nacelle housing and a rotor shaft.

Claims (22)

1. A nacelle for a wind turbine, the nacelle comprising:

a nacelle housing;

a rotor hub; and

a rotor bearing for bearing the rotor hub on the nacelle housing;

wherein the rotor bearing has at least one inner ring element and at least one outer ring element;

wherein at least one oil-lubricated sliding bearing element of the rotor bearing is formed between the inner ring element and the outer ring element;

wherein a sealing element is formed between the nacelle housing and the rotor hub and/or between the nacelle housing and a rotor shaft;

wherein the sealing element seals a lubricating oil sump in the rotor hub;

wherein the lubricating oil sump serves to receive that lubricating oil which serves for the lubrication of the oil-lubricated sliding bearing element;

wherein in the operating state, the lubricating oil sump is filled with lubricating oil up to a lubricating oil level; and

wherein a sliding surface of the oil-lubricated sliding bearing element is at least partially below the lubricating oil level.

2. The nacelle according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing element is designed as an axial seal, which is arranged between a front side of the nacelle housing and a front side of the rotor hub.

3. The nacelle according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing element is designed as a radial seal, which is arranged between the nacelle housing and the rotor hub and/or between the nacelle housing and the rotor shaft.

4. The nacelle according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing element is designed as a mechanical end-face seal.

5. The nacelle according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing element comprises at least two segments, which can be put over the rotor shaft in a radial direction.

6. The nacelle according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing element is provided in the form of a labyrinth seal.

7. The nacelle according to claim 6 , wherein the labyrinth seal has a return line which leads into the lubricating oil sump.

8. The nacelle according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing element is accommodated in the nacelle housing and the rotor hub can be rotated relative to the sealing element.

9. The nacelle according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing element contacts a sealing surface, which is movable relative to the sealing element, wherein the sealing surface has a sliding lacquer coating.

10. The nacelle according to claim 1 , wherein a sliding sleeve is arranged on the rotor hub or on the rotor shaft, which sliding sleeve cooperates with the sealing element.

11. The nacelle according to claim 1 , wherein an oil drip element in the form of a plunge-cut groove or of an elevation is formed on the rotor shaft.

12. The nacelle according to claim 1 , wherein two sealing elements, which are axially spaced apart from each other, are formed.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2021
From: HOELZL, JOHANNES SEBASTIAN
To: MIBA GLEITLAGER AUSTRIA GMBH
Reel/Frame 056288/0546 →
Priority Claims (1)
AT A 51113/2018 · Dec 13, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220010784A1 · Jan 13, 2022
Cited By (1)
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