Wood Curtain Wall Solutions

The pre-engineered RICON® EA (single connector) Beam Hanger allows for the simple and fast joining of wood curtain wall beams. Its design is completely invisible and consists of two identical metal connector plates that hook into each other in a dovetail-like manner. Typically, you can recess one of the plates while the other is screwed on the surface of the beam. Our timber curtain wall fasteners simply attach post and beams and are widely used for wood glass facades. Not only do our wood curtain wall systems mean less installation time, but they also keep the beautiful natural look of your natural wood beams without any connector hardware showing.

Easy Installation:

For easy installation, Drilling and Routing Jigs are available as well as a Mounting kit. The connector plates on the end grain are installed with self-tapping 5×80 mm and 8×80 mm CS-screws and on the side grain with self-tapping 5×50 mm and 8×50 mm CS-Screws. The CS-screws have an integrated stop, thus, on one end, the screw would stand above the connector and engage with the dovetail receiver socket of the other connectors when hooking them into each other. In addition, you can use the RICON® EA for engineered timber construction.

The pre-engineered RICON^® DA (Double Connection) series allows for the simple and fast joining of beams and is designed to be used in for timber curtain wall cross joints. This is where your two horizontal mullions meet at the same position on the vertical mullion. Rather than using the RICON EA version where the screws would collide with each, the DA version uses connecting nuts that sit in boreholes that go through the vertical mullion. Typically a recess is cut into the end grain of the horizontal mullions and where one plate is installed with self-tapping 5×80 mm and 8×80 mm SC-screws. On the contrary, the other plates are installed on the vertical mullion with M8x25 CS-screws that screw into the connecting nuts on each end.

Easy Installation:

For easy installation, KNAPP^® also offers Drilling and Routing Jigs as well as a Mounting kit. The 8×80 mm and M8x25 CS-screws have an integrated stop, therefore, the screw would stand above the connector and engage with the dovetail receiver socket of the other connectors when hooking them into each other. An optional Locking clip can be installed to latch the connector. If needed, the locking clip can be removed later on. Connecting nuts are available for mullion withs of 50mm, 60mm, and 80mm. The RICON DA is available six sizes 60/40, 80/40, 100/40, 120/40, 140/40, and 160/40. Further, two more RICON^® versions Single Connection (EA) and Rampa insert (EAR) are available.

The pre-engineered RICON^® EAR (with Rampa Insert) series allows for simple and fast joining of wood beams into concrete. This is the perfect solution for tying in your timber curtain walls into concrete. The most common application is joining vertical and horizontal wood mullions in concrete. The RICON® EAR timber curtain wall connector consists of two identical metal connector plates that hook into each other in a dovetail-like manner. Typically, you can recess one of the plates while the other is screwed on the surface of the beam.

Easy Installation:

For easy installation, KNAPP^® also offers Drilling and Routing Jigs as well as a Mounting kit. The connector plates on the end grain are installed with self-tapping 5×80 mm and 8×80 mm SC-screws and on the side grain with self-tapping 5×50 mm and Rampa insert M8x18 with CS-screws M8x25 for all other sizes. The 8×80 mm and M8x18 CS-screws have an integrated stop, thus, the screw sits above the connector and engages with the dovetail receiver socket of the other connectors when hooking them into each other.

An optional Locking clip can be installed to latch the connector, additionally, the locking clip can be removed later on. The RICON^® can be installed fully concealed or visible and can be used with timber widths as little as 50 mm. RICON^® is available in three versions, Single Connection (EA), Double Connection (DA) and Rampa insert (EAR), and with this in mind, each version has six sizes 60/40, 80/40, 100/40, 120/40, 140/40 and 160/40.