US Patent 9206787 Wind turbine

A wind turbine is provided with a rotor, a substantially horizontal rotor shaft, with a machine frame, with output means for dissipating the rotation energy of the rotor; wherein the output means are formed as ring gear or planet carrier of a gear box; the rotor shaft is connected in a rotation-fixed manner to the machine frame; the rotor has a hub and at least one rotor blade attachable thereto, is rotatably supported on the rotor shaft, and is connected substantially in a rotation-fixed manner to the output means; wherein decoupling connecting means are effectively arranged between the output means and the rotor, so as to substantially prevent the transmitting of radial, axial and/or tilting motions from the rotor onto the output means.