Patent : Joint assembly for a wind turbine rotor blade with flanged bushings
A joint assembly for a wind turbine rotor blade includes a male structural member extending longitudinally through female structural members configured with a plurality of
rotor blade segments . The female structural member includes first bore holes on opposing sides thereof that are aligned in a chord - wise direction . The male structural mem
ber includes second bore holes on opposing sides thereof that are aligned with the first bore holes . At least one chord - wise extending gap is defined between an outer side surface of the male structural member and an inner side surface of the female structural member . A chord - wise
extending pin extends through the first and second bore holes to join the male and female structural members . At least one flanged bushing is arranged in the first and second bore holes such that a flange of the bushing extends within the chord-wise extending gap.
A joint assembly for a wind turbine rotor blade includes a male structural member extending longitudinally through female structural members configured with a plurality of
rotor blade segments . The female structural member includes first bore holes on opposing sides thereof that are aligned in a chord - wise direction . The male structural mem
ber includes second bore holes on opposing sides thereof that are aligned with the first bore holes . At least one chord - wise extending gap is defined between an outer side surface of the male structural member and an inner side surface of the female structural member . A chord - wise
extending pin extends through the first and second bore holes to join the male and female structural members . At least one flanged bushing is arranged in the first and second bore holes such that a flange of the bushing extends within the chord-wise extending gap.
