Patent ID: 11879426
Assignee: BLADE DYNAMICS LIMITED
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A method for joining shell members of a rotor blade together, the method comprising:
providing a first shell member of the rotor blade;
providing at least one structural feature atop the first shell member of the rotor blade and spaced apart from a trailing edge of the rotor blade, wherein the at least one structural feature has a tapered chord-wise cross-section continuously decreasing towards the trailing edge of the rotor blade;
placing a second shell member of the rotor blade atop the first shell member to form the rotor blade, the rotor blade defining a void between the first shell member, the second shell member, the trailing edge, and the at least one structural feature;
applying pressure to at least one of the first shell member or the second shell member to compress the at least one structural feature, thereby forming a fillet profile within the void; and,
filling the void with an adhesive to provide an adhesive connection between the first shell member, the second shell member, the trailing edge, and the at least one structural feature.