Joint assembly for rotor blade segments of a wind turbine

A rotor blade assembly for a wind turbine, the rotor blade assembly comprising:

• a first blade segment comprising a recess member, the recess member defining a cavity therein;
• a second blade segment comprising a post member extending outwardly from a chord-wise extending face of the second blade segment, the post member configured within the cavity of the recess member so as to define a chord-wise extending joint between the first blade segment and the second blade segment,
• a body shell defining a generally aerodynamic profile of the first blade segment and the second blade segment, the body shell comprising a suction side surface and a pressure side surface,
• at least one shear-loaded pin configured through the chord-wise extending joint, the shear-loaded pin extending in a generally flap-wise direction, the at least one shear-loaded pin configured through both the suction side surface and the pressure side surface of the body shell;
• and,
• an anti-rotation shear bolt component engaged perpendicularly with the at least one shear-loaded pin, the shear bolt component configured to secure the shear-loaded pin through the body shell, the post member, and the recess member.

A rotor blade joint assembly for connecting multiple blade segments of rotor blade of a wind turbine, the joint assembly comprising:

• a recess member configured for receipt within a first blade segment, the recess member defining a cavity configured therein;
• a post member configured for receipt within a second blade segment, the post member comprising a first portion configured to extend outwardly from a chord-wise extending face of the second blade segment and a second portion configured for receipt within the cavity;
• at least one shear-loaded pin configured to extend through the first portion of the post member and the recess member when the first portion of the post member is received within the recess member, wherein the shear-loaded pin is configured in a generally flap-wise direction when the first portion of the post member is received within the recess member, the at least one shear-loaded pin configured through both the suction side surface and the pressure side surface of the body shell;
• and,
• an anti-rotation shear bolt component engaged perpendicularly with the at least one shear-loaded pin, the shear bolt component configured to secure the shear-loaded pin through the body shell, the post member, and the recess member.