Fitting and a method for mounting of a timber building
OwnerBorje Taipalensuuinventor
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Abstract
A fitting is intended for mounting and joining horizontal tongue-and-grooved panels to form an inner wall and an outer wall respectively in a timber building structure. The fitting includes two parts which can be moved linearly in relation to one another in the directions of arrows A and B. Each of the two fitting-parts includes a flanged dowel which is intended for insertion into holes pre-drilled in respective inner and outer panels. The fitting also includes two upper dowels which are intended to be firmly screwed onto the lower dowels. Further inner and outer panels are mounted on the upper dowels with the aid of the pre-drilled holes. This building method results in two free-standing walls, i.e., the inner and outer walls respectively.
Claims18
A fitting for mounting and joining together inner and outer walls respectively, comprising:
- a first part and a second part which are mutually joined to one another;
- a first attachment device mounted on the first part for attachment of the first part to a first inner panel of the inner wall and a second attachment device mounted on the second part for attachment of the second part to a first outer panel of the outer wall;
- a first joining device which is insertable in a second inner panel of the inner wall and is attachable to said fitting for joining together the first inner panel and the second inner panel;
- a second joining device which is insertable in a second outer panel of the outer wall and is attachable to said fitting for joining together the first outer panel and the second outer panel;
- whereby a complete inner wall and a complete outer wall can be obtained respectively by using several fittings to connect a plurality of panels;
- said fitting defining a cavity between the inner wall and the outer wall into which insulating material can be introduced;
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- the first fitting-part and the second fitting-part are vertically slidable in relation to one another for eliminating stresses originating from differences in the expansion of the inner and the outer wall.
A method for erecting and securing inner and outer walls, comprising the steps of:
- a) joining an inner panel and an outer panel with a first fitting which includes a first fitting-part and a second fitting-part which are mutually joined and are able to slide in relation to one another and each of which includes an attachment device, by fastening with the aid of the attachment devices the first fitting-part and the second fitting-part to the inner panel and the outer panel respectively such that the fitting will define a distance between said inner panel and said outer panel;
- b) fastening a joining device forming part of the fitting in an upper part of each of the attachment devices;
- c) with the aid of tongues, grooves and said joining devices mounting a further inner panel and a further outer panel on top of the aforesaid inner panel and the aforesaid outer panel;
- d) repeating step a) on said further inner panel and said further outer panel with a second fitting;
- e) joining the attachment devices in said second fitting with the joining devices in the first fitting with spring-loaded bolts;
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- f) repeating steps d) and e) so as to obtain an inner-wall and an outer-wall structure respectively which define said spacing therebetween and which are vertically slidable in relation to one another to eliminate stresses originating from differences in expansion of the inner and the outer wall structures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.