US 11,745,446 B2
Method for manufacturing a wind turbine blade and an apparatus for manufacturing a wind turbine blade
Harry Fish, Eastleigh (GB)
Assigned to BLADE DYNAMICS LIMITED, Eastleigh (GB)
Appl. No. 17/783,991
Filed by BLADE DYNAMICS LIMITED, Eastleigh (GB)
PCT Filed Dec. 10, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/085498
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 9, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/116278, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 17, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 1918080 (GB), filed on Dec. 10, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0025179 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29C 70/30 (2006.01); B29K 307/04 (2006.01); B29K 309/08 (2006.01); B29L 31/08 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 70/543 (2013.01) [B29C 70/30 (2013.01); B29K 2307/04 (2013.01); B29K 2309/08 (2013.01); B29L 2031/085 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
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1. A method for manufacturing at least a part of a wind turbine blade, the method comprising the use of an apparatus comprising an engagement part, the engagement part comprising:
a support element having a first support edge,
a belt extending around the support element and forming a primary engagement edge of the engagement part along the first support edge of the support element,
the method comprising:
providing one or more pre-shaped elements, including a first pre-shaped element, in a first element position,
positioning the engagement part in a first position,
moving the support element in a first direction with a first velocity to extend underneath the first pre-shaped element,
while moving the support element in a first direction with a first velocity, moving the belt relative to the support element around the first support edge in a primary direction from below the first support edge to above the first support edge with a primary velocity, wherein the first velocity and the primary velocity are the same,
positioning the engagement part in a second position, wherein the engagement part in the second position is arranged above a blade shell part,
releasing the pre-shaped element.