Readily joining CLT panels to obtain a box-shaped building unit. An orthogonal part of each surface of a rectangular parallelepiped has a structure wherein a surface of edge of lumber 11s of a CLT panel 11 is made abut on an inner main surface 10i of a CLT panel 10 and joined thereto by a joining member 2 so that a surface of edge of lumber 10s of the CLT panel 10 and an outer main surface 11o of the CLT panel 11 are flush. A joining part by the joining member 2 has a structure wherein the surface of edge of lumber 10s and the inner main surface 10i and outer main surface 10o of the CLT panel 10 are opened so that the outer main surface 10o side is wider than the inner main surface 10i side, the surface of edge of lumber 11s and at least the outer main surface 11o of the CLT panel 11 are opened so that the inner side of the CLT panel 11 is wider than the surface of edge of lumber 11s side, and the butterfly joint-shaped joining member 2 is inserted into the opening of the CLT panel 10 and the opening of the CLT panel 11 from the surface of edge of lumber 10s of the CLT panel 10 and the outer main surface 11o of the CLT panel 11 side.

Timber frame structures comprising timber support posts and timber support beams. Improved joint assemblies are utilized for interconnecting the timber support posts and the timber support beams. In particular, each of the joint assemblies includes a tail having a wedge-shaped outer face and a complementary socket configured and dimensioned for receiving the tail. The tails may extend from the terminal faces of the support beams and the sockets may be formed in the sidewalls of the timber support posts. The tails may be installed into the sockets through a drop-in-place procedure. The timber frame structures may be packaged as kits for modular assembly at the desired location.

Readily joining CLT panels to obtain a box-shaped building unit.

An orthogonal part of each surface of a rectangular parallelepiped has a structure wherein a surface of edge of lumber 11s of a CLT panel 11 is made abut on an inner main surface 10i of a CLT panel 10 and joined thereto by a joining member 2 so that a surface of edge of lumber 10s of the CLT panel 10 and an outer main surface 11o of the CLT panel 11 are flush. A joining part by the joining member 2 has a structure wherein the surface of edge of lumber 10s and the inner main surface 10i and outer main surface 10o of the CLT panel 10 are opened so that the outer main surface 10o side is wider than the inner main surface 10i side, the surface of edge of lumber 11s and at least the outer main surface 11o of the CLT panel 11 are opened so that the inner side of the CLT panel 11 is wider than the surface of edge of lumber 11s side, and the butterfly joint-shaped joining member 2 is inserted into the opening of the CLT panel 10 and the opening of the CLT panel 11 from the surface of edge of lumber 10s of the CLT panel 10 and the outer main surface 11o of the CLT panel 11 side.

An apparatus, in one embodiment, includes a hollow connector sleeve having a rectangular opening comprising an interior surface configured to slide over and to conformingly receive a portion of a wooden beam that acts as a support shaft and has a cross-section selected from rectangular and square. The apparatus includes one or more exterior mounting panels and multiple male flanges, where each male flange has a planar rectangular block at a distal end of rectangular connecting shaft that connects to the one or more exterior mounting panels, and where each male flange is configured to be slidably received into an open end of a corresponding female slot. A system and method implement the apparatus and may include an attachment that detachably couples to the hollow connector sleeve.

The present disclosed subject matter relates to a connector for two workpieces, which are in particular made of wood. The connector comprises a first and a second fitting which may be mounted on one of the workpieces each by their one side and may be anchored to one another by their other sides, and which each have a circumferential edge between their one and other side. At least the first fitting has a projection with an undercut on its other side and the second fitting has a slot, starting from its edge and corresponding to the undercut, for anchoring the projection. At least one of the fittings has a protrusion on its other side and running transverse to the direction of the slot for resting of the edge of the other fitting when the projection is in the position anchored in the slot.

The present disclosed subject matter relates to a connector for two workpieces, which are in particular made of wood. The connector comprises a first and a second fitting which may be mounted on one of the workpieces each by their one side and which may be anchored to one another by their other sides, and which each have a circumferential edge between their one and other side. At least the first fitting has a projection with an undercut on its other side and the second fitting has a slot, starting from its edge and corresponding to the undercut, for anchoring the projection. At least one of the fittings has a protrusion on its other side and running transverse to the direction of the slot for resting of the edge of the other fitting when the projection is in the position anchored in the slot.

An apparatus, in one embodiment, includes a hollow connector sleeve having a rectangular opening comprising an interior surface configured to slide over and to conformingly receive a portion of a wooden beam that acts as a support shaft and has a cross-section selected from rectangular and square. The apparatus includes one or more exterior mounting panels and multiple male flanges, where each male flange has a planar rectangular block at a distal end of rectangular connecting shaft that connects to the one or more exterior mounting panels, and where each male flange is configured to be slidably received into an open end of a corresponding female slot. A system and method implement the apparatus and may include an attachment that detachably couples to the hollow connector sleeve.

Disclosed herein is one embodiment of a connection system that includes at least one support shaft, a hollow connector sleeve, and an attachment. The hollow connector sleeve includes an interior surface circumscribing a portion of the at least one support shaft and at least one exterior mounting panel that has at least one interlockable component. The attachment may include at least one corresponding interlockable component that is detachably coupleable to the at least one interlockable component.

A wall, ceiling or roof element connection for connecting bar shaped, beam shaped or panel shaped wooden components includes a pin arranged on the first wooden component and has an outer contour widening in the direction of the second wooden component, and a recess or notch arranged directly on the second wooden component and having an insertion section for insertion of the pin and a holding section having an inwardly widening inner contour adapted to the outer contour of the pin for holding the pin. The pin is attached to the first wooden component via a detachable connection.

The present invention relates to a modular structural panel intended to form part of an inner or outer wall of a building, the structural panel including two faade panels parallel to each other. Both faade panels are connected by at least one first strut extending along a first direction of the structural panel and by a set of second struts extending along a second direction, perpendicular to the first direction, the second struts protruding from an edge of the structural panel by a distance D and the at least one first strut extending in a recessed manner from the opposed edge of the structural panel by a distance D at least equal to the distance D, in order to allow the protruding parts of the adjacent panel in the building to be nested within the intermediary space between this first strut and the close edge of the structural panel.