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Title:
YAW BEARING AND WIND POWER GENERATOR
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2013122202
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a yaw bearing capable of obtaining superior sliding characteristics without using a lubricant, and to provide a wind power generator provided with the yaw bearing.

A yaw bearing 10 pivotally supports a nacelle 23 of a wind power generator 20. The yaw bearing 10 includes: planar sliding members 40, 41 provided to hold a portion of a horizontally installed disk-like stationary plate 30 from above and below and supporting a thrust load; bases 50, 51 supporting the planar sliding members 40, 41; a circular arc sliding member 42 disposed opposite an outer circumferential edge surface of the stationary plate 30 and supporting a radial load; a circular arc-like base supporting the circular arc sliding member 42; and a cylindrical housing 60 which is provided to cover the bases 50, 51 and the circular arc-like base and supports the bases 50, 51 and the circular arc-like base in the inside and on the upper part of which the nacelle 23 is provided.


Inventors:
TAN TORONRON
Application Number:
JP2011271094A
Publication Date:
June 20, 2013
Filing Date:
December 12, 2011
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
TOSHIBA CORP
International Classes:
F03D11/00; F16C17/10; F16C25/04; F16C33/20
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Patent Business Corporation Sakura International Patent Office