EP2292856A2 - Connecteur - Google Patents

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EP2292856A2
EP2292856A2 EP10172473A EP10172473A EP2292856A2 EP 2292856 A2 EP2292856 A2 EP 2292856A2 EP 10172473 A EP10172473 A EP 10172473A EP 10172473 A EP10172473 A EP 10172473A EP 2292856 A2 EP2292856 A2 EP 2292856A2
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Rodolphe Morize
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04BGENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/18Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons
    • E04B1/185Connections not covered by E04B1/21 and E04B1/2403, e.g. connections between structural parts of different material
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04BGENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/18Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons
    • E04B1/26Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons the supporting parts consisting of wood
    • E04B1/2604Connections specially adapted therefor
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04BGENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/18Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons
    • E04B1/26Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons the supporting parts consisting of wood
    • E04B1/2604Connections specially adapted therefor
    • E04B1/2608Connectors made from folded sheet metal
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04BGENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/18Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons
    • E04B1/26Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons the supporting parts consisting of wood
    • E04B1/2604Connections specially adapted therefor
    • E04B1/2612Joist hangers
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04BGENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/18Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons
    • E04B1/26Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons the supporting parts consisting of wood
    • E04B1/2604Connections specially adapted therefor
    • E04B2001/2644Brackets, gussets or joining plates
    • E04B2001/2648Brackets, gussets or joining plates located in slots of the elongated wooden members

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  • the present invention relates to a connector, preferably of thin sheet metal, and in particular to a connector for the concealed joining of a first component such as a beam or a post to a second component made of wood or another material.
  • the present invention also relates to a connection formed using the connector, and to a method forming a connection using the connector.
  • the connector according to the present invention has particular utility as a concealed beam attachment or a post foot, and comprises a planar attachment web provided with through holes which is to be received in a slot, generally in the end surface of the first, typically wooden, component to be attached.
  • the planar attachment web is also provided with, or is capable of having formed in it, one or more apertures dimensioned to receive the head of fasteners protruding from the second element.
  • the connector is first fastened to the second component, and then fastened to or configured to hold the first component with fasteners such as dowels or the like which, in use, extend through the through holes of the connector.
  • the connector further comprises one or more fastening flanges which, in use, are generally bent 90 degrees out of the plane of the attachment web and configured integrally with the attachment web.
  • the fastening flange or flanges comprise one or more slots dimensioned to receive the shank of the one or more fasteners protruding from the second component, so as to permit rotation or twist of the connector from a first connector insertion position where the shank of each fastener protruding from the second component passes through a slot and is out of the plane of the attachment web to a second connector located position where the shank of each fastener protruding from the second component passes through a slot and is in of the plane of the attachment web.
  • a concealed joint is understood to be a joint in which the first timber component (or “joining element") is at least substantially surrounded by other timber components.
  • the slot is configured not as a continuous slot but as a "blind slot” in order to weaken the first timber component as little as possible and to prevent the slot from being visible after assembly.
  • available for this purpose are "keyway cutters”.
  • continuous slots are cut, generally with a circular saw, into the end surface of a beam.
  • Connectors known in the art are generally no more than 1 mm less than the slot width in which they are to be received in order to prevent the attachment web from "wobbling" in the slot. Accordingly, the sheet thickness of such connectors has previously been up to at least 6 mm. This gives rise to a requirement for an unnecessary use of raw material, and it is also known that thicker sheets are more difficult and complex to work. It is therefore desirable to reduce significantly the material thickness of the type of connectors under discussion here, and embody them, for example, with a sheet thickness of only up to 3 mm. However, in turn, this limits the load capacity of known connectors and can complicate the assembly and number of parts required to achieve the connection.
  • DE 9001067 discloses a connector formed from a thin sheet approximately 3 mm thick, and provides its attachment web with formed embossment knobs or beads whose height is substantially equal to the slot width of the first timber component being attached.
  • the fasteners in the second component can be aligned in the plane of the attachment web, but to achieve this requires a significant number of parts. This makes the connector cumbersome and requires manual dexterity and accuracy for an installation to achieve its design load capacity. However, incorrect installation of one or more of the parts can result in significant reduction of load capacity.
  • the present invention addresses these known limitations of prior art connectors.
  • the present invention is a one-piece connector, made in particular of thin sheet metal, in which the disadvantageous effects described above do not occur even under extreme stresses that lie within the allowable range.
  • the present invention to provides a joining element which is suitable not only as a fitting for concealed attachment of a beam, but also as a post foot.
  • the present invention provides a connector as set forth in claim 1.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown a schematic perspective view of a connector 10 according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the connector 10 is a single cut sheet element for concealed joining of a first component 60, such as a timber beam or a post, to a second component 80, which may be for example a timber beam or joist extending perpendicularly therefrom (see Figure 3 ).
  • the connector 10 may, for example, be a foundation (affixed to the floor or other substructure) on which a post is to be supported (not shown).
  • Connector 10 has an attachment web 30, provided with through holes 31, and a locating slot 32, which in the depiction of Figure 1 has been folded about a bend line x-x so as to form a fastening flange 50 arranged substantially perpendicular thereto.
  • An embossment 33 is provided to add strength and to help take up the space of the slot in order to prevent the attachment web 30 from "wobbling" in the slot.
  • the fastening flange 50 comprises two slots 51, 52 each dimensioned to receive the shank of respective bolts 90 protruding from the second component (not shown), so as to permit rotation or twist of the connector 10 from a first connector insertion position where the shank of each bolt 90 protruding from the second component passes through the slot 51, 52 and is out of the plane x-y of the attachment web 30, to a second connector located position where the shank of each bolt 90 protruding from the second component passes through a slot 51, 52 and is in of the plane x-y of the attachment web 30, as shown.
  • the attachment web 30 is also provided with, or is capable of having formed in it, two apertures 61, 62 dimensioned to receive the nuts 91 used with bolts 90.
  • Fastening flange 50 is provided with optional through holes 53 for fasteners (e.g. nails), and a strengthening embossment 54 is provided which traverses the bend line x-x between attachment web 30 and fastening flange 50.
  • embossments 33 and 54 provided on attachment web 30 are features known in the art from DlN 6932.
  • One bead of embossment 33 runs parallel to fold or bending line x-x, and a further bead parallel to an edge.
  • FIGS 2a to 2c are schematic views of an installation sequence to achieve a connection using the connector of Figure 1 .
  • Two bolts 90 are arranged in line in a substantially vertical spaced relationship so as to protrude from the second component (not shown).
  • a nut 91 is provided on each bolt 90 and serves to provide a head behind which the sheet material of the connector 10 can be received.
  • Connector 10 is offered up to a surface of the second component in a slanted from vertical orientation, as illustrated in Figure 2a , and inserted between the bolts 90 as illustrated in Figure 2b .
  • the bolts 90 enter the respective slots 51, 52 of the fastening flange 50.
  • attachment web 30 is inserted into a slot 82, generally on the end surface, of the first component 80 to be attached (depicted in certain Figures only for clarity), and fastened or held therein with fastening means such as dowels 95 or the like, which when installed extend through locating slot 32 and through holes 31.
  • All through holes 31 of attachment web 30 are crimped over at their edges. ln Figure 4e , the crimped sections of through holes 31 are denoted by the depth L which is shown proportionately to the thickness of material used for the connector 10.
  • FIG. 7 there is shown a schematic side elevation view of a connector 110 according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention in its flat form configuration before its fastening flange 150 is folded and bent out of the plane of the attachment web 130.
  • the connector 110 is again a single cut sheet element for concealed joining of a first component 60, such as a timber beam or a post, to a second component 80, which may be for example a timber beam or joist extending perpendicularly therefrom (see Figures 7e and 7f ).
  • the connector 110 may, for example, be a foundation (affixed to the floor or other substructure) on which a post is to be supported (not shown).
  • Connector 110 has an attachment web 130, provided with through holes 131, and a locating slot 132.
  • the attachment web 130 will be folded about a bend line x-x so as to form a fastening flange 150 arranged substantially perpendicular thereto.
  • An embossment 133 is provided to add strength and to help take up the space of the slot in order to prevent the attachment web 130 from "wobbling" in the slot.
  • the fastening flange 150 comprises two enclosed slots 151, 152 each dimensioned to receive the shank of respective bolts 190 protruding from the second component (not shown), so as to permit rotation or twist of the connector 110 from a first connector insertion position where the shank of each bolt 190 protruding from the second component passes through the enclosed slot 151, 152 and is out of the plane x-y of the attachment web 130, to a second connector located position where the shank of each bolt 190 protruding from the second component passes through the enclosed slot 151, 152 and is in of the plane x-y of the attachment web 130.
  • the attachment web 130 is also provided with, or is capable of having formed in it, two apertures 161, 162 dimensioned to receive the nuts 191 used with bolts 190.
  • Fastening flange 150 is provided with optional through holes 153 for fasteners (e.g. nails), and a strengthening embossment (not shown) may be provided which traverses the bend line x-x between attachment web 130 and fastening flange 150 (see Figure 7d ).
  • Figures 7a to 7f are schematic views of an installation sequence to achieve a connection using the connector of Figure 7 .
  • Two bolts 190 are arranged in line in a substantially vertical spaced relationship so as to protrude from the second component (not shown).
  • a nut 191 is provided for each bolt 190 and later serves to provide a head behind which the sheet material of the connector 110 can be received.
  • Connector 110 is offered up to a surface of the second component in a slanted from vertical orientation, as illustrated in Figure 7a , and inserted over the bolts 190 as illustrated in Figure 7a . Nuts 191 are then affixed to each bolt 190 to prevent withdrawal of the connector 110.
  • attachment web 130 is inserted into a slot 182, generally on the end surface, of the first component 180 to be attached (depicted partially in Figure 7e for clarity), and fastened or held therein with fastening means such as dowels 195 or the like, which when installed extend through locating slot 132 and through holes 131.
  • FIG. 8 there is shown a schematic side elevation view of a connector 210 according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention in its raw flat form configuration before its fastening flange 250 is folded and bent out of the plane of the attachment web 230.
  • the connector 210 is again a single cut sheet element for concealed joining of a first component 60, such as a timber beam or a post, to a second component 80, which may be for example a timber beam or joist extending perpendicularly therefrom.
  • the connector 210 may, for example, be a foundation (affixed to the floor or other substructure) on which a post is to be supported (not shown).
  • Connector 210 has an attachment web 230, provided with through holes 231, and a locating slot 232.
  • the attachment web 230 will be folded about a bend line x-x so as to form a fastening flange 250 arranged substantially perpendicular thereto.
  • An embossment 233 is provided to add strength and to help take up the space of the slot in order to prevent the attachment web 230 from "wobbling" in the slot.
  • the fastening flange 250 comprises one enclosed slot 251 and one open slot, 252 each dimensioned to receive the shank of a fastener.
  • a bolt 290 is received in enclosed slot 251, and a nail or other suitable fastener 295 is received in open slot 252, both fasteners protruding from the second component (not shown), so as to permit rotation or twist of the connector 210 from a first connector insertion position where the shank of bolt 290 and fastener 295 protruding from the second component pass through the slots 251, 252 and out of the plane x-y of the attachment web 230, to a second connector located position where the shank of bolt 290 and fastener 295 protruding from the second component pass through the slots 251, 252 and in the plane x-y of the attachment web 230.
  • the attachment web 230 is also provided with, or is capable of having formed in it, an aperture 261 dimensioned to receive the nut 291 used with bolt 290.
  • Fastening flange 250 is provided with optional through holes 253 for fasteners (e.g. nails), and a strengthening embossment (not shown) may be provided which traverses the bend line x-x between attachment web 230 and fastening flange 250.
  • a bolt 290 and a fastener 295 are arranged in line in a substantially vertical spaced relationship so as to protrude from the second component (not shown).
  • a nut 291 is provided for bolt 290 and later serves to provide a head behind which the sheet material of the connector 210 can be received.
  • Connector 210 is offered up to a surface of the second component in a slanted from vertical orientation and inserted over the bolt 290 and fastener 295. A nut 291 is then affixed to bolt 290 to prevent withdrawal of the connector 210.
  • Connector 210 is then rotated or twisted about fastener 295 and bolt 290 enters the vertically extending portion of enclosed slot 251 of the fastening flange 250.
  • the fastening flange 250 is retained behind respective nut 291 and head of fastener 295 which are then tightened or inserted further as appropriate.
  • Optional fasteners e.g. nails
  • attachment web 230 is inserted into a slot 282, generally on the end surface, of the first component to be attached, and fastened or held therein with fastening means such as dowels 295 or the like, which when installed extend through locating slot 232 and through holes 231.
  • the connector 10, 110, 210 can be used not only as a perforated sheet-metal fitting for concealed beam attachment, but also as a post foot.
  • connectors according to the present invention will be metallic and used in timber construction, the present invention is not limited as such.
  • Connectors according to the present invention may be made from any suitable material and by any suitable manufacturing process, and may be formed from multiple parts or as a single part.
  • the connectors according to the present invention may be used in any suitable connection application, e.g. concrete, brick, block, composites etc. and affixed using any suitable fasteners.

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GB2472692B (en) 2012-02-01
PT2292856E (pt) 2015-02-13
GB0914038D0 (en) 2009-09-16
EP2292856B1 (fr) 2014-12-03
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