Rails
Vertical systems
Vertical systems are used for mounting on solid walls.
The primary profile is mounted vertically on an
ECF-B-S.
Thermal linear expansion
When mounting vertical or horizontal systems, temperature-related linear expansion of the profiles must be taken into consideration. For this reason, the elongated holes of the wall brackets allow for thermal expansion of the section. The length of the profiles is determined by the height or panel separation.
FIXING POINTS
Fixed point - The fixed point passes the dead weight and wind loads to the load-bearing wall. The connection between the wall bracket and profile is therefore implemented immovably using the ‘round holes’. For connections of primary carrier rails, both the fixed and sliding points can be also used for fastening the rails to our brackets.
Sliding point - In contrast, the connection between the wall bracket and profile at a sliding point needs to allow movement therefore the elongated holes are used for such connections. As a result, the profile is not impeded in the event of length changes and there are no jammed connections. For a sliding point, only wind pressure loads are passed to the load bearing wall.
Thermal separation - In order to avoid thermal bridges and to minimise heat loss, thermal separation elements are built in between the wall bracket and the outside wall.