CPC B22F 5/009 (2013.01) [B22F 10/14 (2021.01); B22F 10/25 (2021.01); B22F 10/28 (2021.01); B22F 10/40 (2021.01); B29C 64/124 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); F03D 15/00 (2016.05); F03D 80/70 (2016.05); F16C 17/02 (2013.01); F16C 33/1065 (2013.01); F16C 33/12 (2013.01); B22F 10/85 (2021.01); B22F 12/90 (2021.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B29L 2031/04 (2013.01); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); F05B 2230/30 (2013.01); F05B 2240/50 (2013.01); F05B 2260/40311 (2013.01); F16C 2223/80 (2013.01); F16C 2360/31 (2013.01)] | 12 Claims |
1. A method for manufacturing a gear assembly of a gearbox in a wind turbine, the method comprising:
providing a pin shaft of the gear assembly;
depositing at least one material onto an exterior surface of the pin shaft of the gear assembly via an additive manufacturing process driven by a computer numerical control (CNC) device to form a bearing that circumferentially surrounds and adheres to the pin shaft; and,
providing a gear circumferentially around the bearing to form the gear assembly,
wherein the CNC device comprises a controller communicatively coupled to a robotic arm configured to deposit the material onto the exterior surface of the pin shaft, the controller configured to control at least two axes of rotation of the pin shaft.
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11. A method for manufacturing a gear assembly of a gearbox in a wind turbine, the method comprising:
providing a carrier of the gear assembly having a body and at least one shaft extending therefrom, the carrier comprising at least one of a first stage carrier and a second stage carrier; and,
depositing material onto an exterior surface of the shaft of the carrier of the gear assembly via an additive manufacturing process driven by a computer numerical control (CNC) device to form a journal bearing that circumferentially surrounds and adheres to the shaft,
wherein the CNC device comprises a controller communicatively coupled to a robotic arm configured to deposit the material onto the exterior surface of the pin shaft, the controller configured to control at least two axes of rotation of the pin shaft.
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