Guide member for guiding a shear web of wind turbine blade

A wind turbine blade (10) having a profiled contour including a pressure side and a suction side, and a leading edge and a trailing edge with a chord having a chord length extending therebetween, the wind turbine blade extending in a spanwise direction between a root end and a tip end, the wind turbine blade comprising:

• a first shell half (61) and a second shell half (62) joined together and defining an interior space in between the shell halves;
• at least one shear web (64) having a first edge (65) and an opposing second edge (66), wherein the first edge (65) of the shear web is attached to an inner surface (67) of the first shell half, and the second edge (66) of the shear web is attached to an inner surface (68) of the second shell half;
• and
• at least one guide member (70) comprising a hollow body (71) and a guiding surface (72), the guide member being mounted onto the inner surface (68) of the second shell half adjacent to the second edge of the shear web, such that the guiding surface forms an angle with the inner surface (68) of the second shell half,
• wherein the at least one guide member (70) further comprises:
• a base part (74) for attachment to the inner surface of the second shell half, the base part having a front end (74a) and an opposing back end (74b);
• a first front part (75) extending from the front end (74a) of the base part (74) and oriented substantially perpendicular to the base part (74), a transition between the base part (74) and the first front part (75) defining a right angle;
• a second front part (76) which extends from the first front part (75) at an angle relative to the first front part (75), wherein the guiding surface (72) of the guide member is provided by the outer surfaces of the first front part (75) and the second front part (76);
• a back part (77) extending from the back end of the base part and oriented substantially perpendicular to the base part;
• and
• a curved section (78) which extends between the back part (77) and the second front part (76).

A guide member (70) for guiding a shear web of a wind turbine blade in a method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade, the guide member being an extruded or an injection-moulded polymer part, and comprising a hollow body (71) and a guiding surface (72), the guide member further comprising:

• a base part for attachment to the inner surface of a second shell half of the wind turbine blade, the base part having a front end and an opposing back end;
• a first front part extending from the front end of the base part and oriented substantially perpendicular to the base part, a transition between the base part and the first front part defining a right angle;
• a second front part which extends from the first front part at an angle relative to the first front part;
• a back part extending from the back end of the base part and oriented substantially perpendicular to the base part;
• and
• a curved section which extends between the back part and the second front part.