Bridging connector

摘要

A building connection between a substantially vertical wall stud and a substantially horizontal bridging member, using a separate and distinct bridging connector that attaches the wall stud to the bridging member. The wall stud is typically one of several sequentially-arranged, cold-formed steel studs in the frame of a building wall. The bridging member is typically a separate cold-formed steel member that interfaces with and spans a plurality of wall studs.

主权项

1. A building connection (1) comprising:
a. a first elongated structural member (2), wherein the first elongated structural member (2) is a first wall stud (2) including a central web (3) haying a first side (4) and a second side (5), an inner surface (6) and an outer surface (7), and an opening (8); b. a second elongated structural member (11) passing through the first opening (8) in the first elongated structural member (2) and substantially orthogonal to the first elongated structural member (2), the second elongated structural member (11) comprising:
i. a first external surface (16);ii. a second external surface (72) substantially orthogonal to the first external surface (16); andiii. a third external surface (74) substantially orthogonal to the first external surface (16); c. a first connector (19) contacting the first elongated structural member (2) and fastened to the second elongated structural member (11), the first connector (19) comprising:
i. a first body part (20) having a first interior surface (21) facing the first external surface (16) of the second elongated structural member (11); andii. a first side flange (35) attached to the first body part (20), wherein:
(a) at least a portion of the first side flange (35) of the first connector (19) interfaces with the second external surface (72) of the second elongated structural member (11); and(b) at least a portion of the first side flange (35) of the first connector (19) is neither above nor below the second elongated structural member (11) and is not parallel to the second external surface (72) of the second elongated structural member (11).