Method for producing a precast concrete segment of a wind turbine tower, and a precast concrete tower segment formwork

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9707699-B2
Application number	US-201414905252-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 11, 2014
Priority date	Jul 17, 2013
Publication date	Jul 18, 2017
Grant date	Jul 18, 2017

Abstract

A method for producing a precast concrete tower segment of a wind turbine tower is provided. An inner formwork having at least one bore and at least one holding unit on an inner side of the inner formwork in the region of the bore is placed. A first end of a concrete anchor or a first end of a removable element at the first end of the concrete anchor is introduced from the outer side of the inner formwork through the bore into the holding unit in order to hold the concrete anchor. An outer formwork is placed. Concrete is introduced between the inner and outer formwork. The removable element in the first end or the first end of the concrete anchor is removed and the precast concrete segment is removed.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
producing a precast concrete tower segment of a wind turbine tower, wherein producing comprises:
providing an inner formwork having a bore and a holding unit at an inner side of the inner formwork in a region of the bore;
introducing a first end of a concrete anchor through the bore and into the holding unit in a first direction, wherein the holding unit holds the concrete anchor, wherein the holding unit is designed so that the first end of the concrete anchor can be introduced in the first direction and blocked in a second direction that is opposite the first direction, wherein the holding unit has first and second holding plates arranged parallel to each other, a spacer plate and first and second holding elements, wherein each of the first and second holding elements has a first resilient end, a latching portion, and a second end, wherein the first resilient ends of the first and second holding elements of the holding unit create a spring action when introducing the first end of the concrete anchor in the first direction and the latching portions of first and second holding elements create a locking action in the second direction;
coupling a removable element to the first end of the concrete anchor;
placing an outer formwork apart from the inner formwork by a space;
pouring concrete in the space between the inner and outer formwork;
removing the removable element from the first end of the concrete anchor; and
removing the inner and outer formwork.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first end of the concrete anchor has an internal thread, wherein the removable element has threads that mate with the internal threads of the concrete anchor.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein internal threads of the first end of the concrete anchor are configured to secure attachment parts or installation parts to the tower segment.

4. A wind turbine tower comprising:
a precast concrete segment that has been produced by the method according to claim 1 .

5. A precast concrete tower segment formwork for producing a wind turbine tower, comprising:
an inner formwork having a bore, and
a holding unit on the inner formwork at a region of the bore, the holding unit including first and second holding plates arranged parallel to each other, a spacer plate and first and second holding elements, wherein the first and second holding elements have first resilient ends, latching portions, and second ends, respectively,
wherein the holding unit is configured to hold a concrete anchor when a first end of the concrete anchor or a removable element at the first end of the concrete anchor is introduced from an outer side of the inner formwork through the bore and into the holding unit in a first direction, wherein the holding unit is designed so that the first end of the concrete anchor can be introduced in the first direction and blocked in a second direction that is opposite the first direction, wherein the first resilient ends of the first and second holding elements of the holding unit creates a spring action when the first end of the concrete anchor is introduced in the first direction and the latching portions prevent movement in the second direction.

6. A holding unit for holding a concrete anchor during the production of a precast concrete tower segment of a wind turbine tower, the holding unit comprising:
at least one fastening portion for fastening the holding unit to an inner formwork, and
at least one resilient holding element that allows a concrete anchor to be introduced in a first direction and prevents the concrete anchor from being removed in a second direction, wherein the second direction is opposite to the first direction, the holding unit including first and second holding plates arranged parallel to each other, a spacer plate and first and second holding elements, wherein the first and second holding elements have first resilient ends, latching portions, and second ends, respectively, wherein the first resilient ends of the first and second holding elements create a spring action when introducing a first end of the concrete anchor in the first direction and the latching portions of the first and second holding elements create a locking action in the second direction.

Assignees

• Wobben Properties Gmbh

Inventors

• Peixoto Carlos

Classifications

• B28B23/005 Primary

  with anchoring or fastening elements for the shaped articles · CPC title

• B28B23/0056 Primary

  Means for inserting the elements into the mould or supporting them in the mould (B28B23/022 takes precedence) · CPC title

• E04H12/12

  of concrete or other stone-like material, with or without internal or external reinforcements, e.g. with metal coverings, with permanent form elements · CPC title

• F16B37/0857

  with the threaded portions of the nut engaging the thread of the bolt by the action of one or more springs or resilient retaining members (F16B37/0821 and F16B37/0835 take precedence) · CPC title

• B28B1/14

  by simple casting, the material being neither forcibly fed nor positively compacted (for molten material B28B1/54) · CPC title