DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING THE PITCH OF THE BLADES OF A WIND TURBINE AND A METHOD FOR STOPPING THE ROTATION OF THE MAIN SHAFT - Patent 1173676

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EP 1 173 676 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	23.01.2002 Bulletin 2002/04

(21)	Application number: 00904865.3

(22)	Date of filing: 23.02.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: F03D 7/02

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/DK0000/075

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0061/942 (19.10.2000 Gazette 2000/42)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

14.04.1999 DK 49399
13.08.1999 WO PCT/DK99/00433

(71)	Applicant: NEG Micon A/S
	8900 Randers (DK)

(72)	Inventors:
	VILSBOELL, Niels DK-9530 Stoevring (DK) NIELSEN, Thomas, Krag DK-8382 Hinnerup (DK)

(74)	Representative: Plougmann, Vingtoft & Partners A/S
	Sankt Annae Plads 11, P.O. Box 3007 1021 Copenhagen K 1021 Copenhagen K (DK)

(54)	DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING THE PITCH OF THE BLADES OF A WIND TURBINE AND A METHOD FOR STOPPING THE ROTATION OF THE MAIN SHAFT