US 12,247,550 B1
Lock out tag out device and method of use
Travis Darling, Chula Vista, CA (US); and Augusto Bejar Lorenzo, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by Travis Darling, Chula Vista, CA (US); and Augusto Bejar Lorenzo, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 30, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/902,338.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/666,158, filed on Jun. 29, 2024.
Int. Cl. F03D 80/00 (2016.01)
CPC F03D 80/001 (2023.08) [F05B 2260/31 (2020.08)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lock-out tag-out (LOTO) device for a low-speed rotor lock of a wind turbine generator including a rotor, the low-speed rotor lock including a front plate with a hole and a plunger that moves relative to the front plate to engage the rotor to prevent the rotor from spinning, comprising:
a handle including at least first and second holes and configured to engage the front plate of the low-speed rotor lock;
a pipe configured to maintain the plunger engaged with the rotor to prevent the rotor from spinning;
a rod configured to be received within the first hole of the handle on a first side of the front plate and be received within the pipe on an opposite second side of the front plate, the rod including a hole;
a locking pin configured to be received within both the second hole of the handle and the hole of the rod to secure the rod in position relative to the handle, the locking pin including one or more holes configured to receive one or more separate LOTO locks.