Connector for suspended metal ceiling framework and ceiling employing same

摘要

A connector for a ceiling framework including profile sections crossing one another at right angles for connecting the profile sections by being fitted to ends of certain profile sections which fit into apertures pierced in other profile sections. The connector includes two parts, a primary clip and a secondary clip, the two parts being associated with one another via a meltable mechanism capable of melting at a temperature of a fire to separate the two parts. In a fire, the secondary clips become detached allowing the primary clips to fit more deeply into the apertures of the profile sections, making it possible to absorb expansions due to heat of the fire and keep the framework and the ceiling sections it supports in place. The connector can be applied to the field of building construction, for example.

主权项

1. A ceiling framework, comprising:
one or more main beams and one or more cross beams; and a connector attached to an end of one of the one or more main beams and the one or more cross beams, the connector including:
two parts that include a primary clip as a first part of the two parts and a secondary clip as a second part of the two parts, which are fastened to one another via a fusible part configured to melt at a temperature of a fire so as to cause the two parts to separate, wherein the connector is configured to make a connection between two beams among the one or more main beams and the one or more cross beams of the ceiling framework according to a stab-in system, such that the primary and secondary clips in a state fastened to one another are insertable through a same side of an aperture in one of the one or more main beams or in one of the one or more cross beams.