MUMBAI, India, Sept. 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202637031447 A) filed by Thyssenkrupp Rothe Erde Germany Gmbh; and Thyssenkrupp AG on March 16, 2026, for Hub Assembly For A Wind Turbine.
Inventors include Becker, Daniel; Tfke, Matthias; Burtchen, Marco; and Neidnicht, Martin.
The application for the patent was published on September 18, 2026, under issue no. 38/2026.
Abstract: The invention relates to a hub assembly (1) for a wind turbine, comprising: a hub body (2), with at least one connection surface (3) in which a first hole circle (4) is formed; a blade-side extender bearing unit (5) comprising a first bearing ring (6) with a second hole circle (7) which is aligned to the first hole circle (4) and a second bearing ring (8) for fastening to a rotor blade of the wind turbine, wherein the second bearing ring (8) is arranged coaxially to the first bearing ring (6) so as to be rotatable about the common bearing axis; and a hub-side extender bearing unit (9), wherein the hub body (2) is screwed to the first bearing ring (6) via the first and the second hole circle (4, 7) and wherein the hub-side extender bearing unit (9) comprises at least two tabs (10) which each extend over a circumferential portion of the hole circles (4, 7) and have a corresponding hole circle arc which is aligned to the hole circles (4, 7), wherein the tabs (10) are inserted in the screw connection of the hub body (2) with the first bearing ring (6).
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