1、BRITISH STANDARD BS 5965:1980 Specification for Manually driven balanced personal homelifts UDC 69.026.6:621.876.114-871BS5965:1980 This British Standard, having been prepared under the directionof the Mechanical Engineering Standards Committee, was published underthe authority of the Executive Boar
2、d and comes intoeffect on 31 July 1980 BSI 02-1999 The following BSI references relate to the work on this standard: Committee reference MEE/49 Draft for comment 79/73493 DC ISBN 0 580 11477 5 Cooperating organizations The Mechanical Engineering Standards Committee, under whose direction this Britis
3、h Standard was prepared, consists of representatives from the following Government departments and scientific and industrial organizations: The organizations marked with an asterisk in the above list, together with the following, were directly represented on the committee entrusted with the preparat
4、ion of this British Standard: Associated Offices Technical Committee* Department of Trade (Marine Division) Association of Consulting Engineers Electricity Supply Industry in England and Association of Hydraulic Equipment Wales Manufacturers Engineering Equipment Users Association* Association of Mi
5、ning Electrical and Federation of Manufacturers of Construction Mechanical Engineers Equipment and Cranes British Compressed Air Society Health and Safety Executive* British Electrical and Allied Manufacturers Institution of Gas Engineers Association (BEAMA)* Institution of Mechanical Engineers* Bri
6、tish Gas Corporation Institution of Plant Engineers British Gear Manufacturers Association Institution of Production Engineers British Internal Combustion Engine Lloyds Register of Shipping Manufacturers Association London Transport Executive* British Pump Manufacturers Association Machine Tool Indu
7、stry Research Association British Steel Corporation Ministry of Defence British Steel Industry National Coal Board British Valve Manufacturers Association Oil Companies Materials Association Chartered Institution of Building Services Process Plant Association Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and
8、 Railway Industry Association of Great Britain Administrations Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Department of Industry (Mechanical Limited Engineering)* Telecommunication Engineering and Department of Industry (National Engineering Manufacturing Association (TEMA) Laboratory) Water-tube Bo
9、ilermakers Association Department of the Environment Association of County Councils Engineer Surveyors Section of ASTMS Association of Metropolitan Authorities Federation of Wire Rope Manufacturers of British Broadcasting Corporation Great Britain British Railways Board Fire Offices Committee Bureau
10、 of Engineer Surveyors Greater London Council Department of Health and Social Security Institution of Electrical Engineers Department of the Environment (Building Institution of Municipal Engineers Research Establishment) Mechanical Handling Engineers Association Department of the Environment Nation
11、al Association of Lift Makers (Interdepartmental Construction Post Office Development Group) Retail Trading-Standards Association Department of the Environment (PSA) Royal Association for Disability and Department of Transport Rehabilitation Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications and Scottish De
12、velopment Department Plumbing Union Individual manufacturers Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. Date of issue CommentsBS 5965:1980 BSI 02-1999 i Contents Page Cooperating organizations Inside front cover Foreword ii 1 Scope and field of application 1 2 References 1 3 Definitions 1 4 Design
13、 considerations 2 5 Building requirements 3 6 Technical specification 3 7 Testing, inspection and servicing 7 Appendix A Guidance to purchaser 10 Appendix B Type of certificate required for test and examination after installation of a manually driven balanced personal homelift 11 Appendix C Certific
14、ate of acceptance by purchaser/user 12 Figure 1 Angle of fleet 8 Figure 2 Typical direction plate for hand winding mechanism 8 Figure 3 Typical load plate 9 Publications referred to Inside back coverBS5965:1980 ii BSI 02-1999 Foreword This British Standard has been prepared under the direction of th
15、e Mechanical Engineering Standards Committee. It is intended that equipment manufactured according to the requirements of this standard is only for installation and use in a private dwelling. It is assumed that a homelift complying with the requirements of this standard will be used only by a person
16、 either capable of using it safely and unaided after having been fully instructed in its use or, if not so capable, when adequately attended by an able-bodied person fully instructed in the safe and proper use of the equipment. Safeguards are incorporated to prevent unauthorized use or misuse by any
17、 person other than the intended user. This British Standard specifies minimum safety requirements for the design, construction, installation, operation and maintenance of manually driven balanced personal homelifts which are specifically to be used by disabled persons, with a view to safeguarding ag
18、ainst the risk of accidents associated with the operation of such equipment. Appendix A is included to assist potential purchasers by highlighting various important aspects that should be investigated when considering the installation of a homelift for a specific user. This appendix also gives guida
19、nce on the provision of operation instructions for the user, the services that should be provided and the considerations arising from changes of user or use. Additional information about homelifts is available from a number of sources, including the Disabled Living Foundation and similar information
20、 services, and local authority social services departments. Two related specifications for similar devices for use by disabled persons in private dwellings are: BS 5776, Specification for powered stairlifts. BS 5900, Specification for powered homelifts. A British Standard does not purport to include
21、 all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i
22、and ii, pages1to12, an inside back cover and abackcover. This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on the inside front cover.BS5965:1980 BSI 02-1999 1 1 Scope and field of application This British Stand
23、ard specifies minimum safety rules related to the design, construction, installation, operation and maintenance of manually driven balanced homelifts, which are to be specifically used by nominated disabled persons travelling between fixed floor levels, with a view to safeguarding against the risk o
24、f accidents associated with the operation of such equipment. The standard specifies requirements for homelifts that do not normally travel a vertical distance greater than 6 m. Homelifts complying with this standard are hand wound normally from within the carriage by the user, and may also be hand w
25、ound by an attendant standing alongside the homelift, but only when the carriage is loaded in accordance with the manufacturers instructions. Equipment manufactured according to the requirements of this standard will be capable of being operated in the normal domestic environment (as regards tempera
26、ture and humidity); additional features will be necessary in more rigourous conditions. Besides stating the manufacturers responsibilities, the standard also details special features and actions that are the responsibility of the purchaser; these can be found in clauses 4.3, 5, 7.1.2, 7.2 and7.4, su
27、pported by guidance given in Appendix A. 2 References The titles of the standards publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover. 3 Definitions For the purposes of this British Standard the following definitions apply. 3.1 approach ramp a hinged flat surface, attached
28、to the carriage, that when lowered provides access to the carriage and when raised may restrain a wheelchair 3.2 attendant a capable person who has been fully instructed in the safe and proper use of the homelift 3.3 balanceweight a weight or series of weights arranged to closely counterbalance the
29、carriage with its safe working load (see 3.24) 3.4 braking device a mechanism employed to bring the homelift to rest without shock and hold it in position 3.5 buffer a resilient stop at the end of the travel of the carriage or balanceweight 3.6 carriage the load-carrying unit complete with its platf
30、orm and supporting structure 3.7 carriageway the space in which the carriage and balanceweights travel. This space is bounded by the lowest floor, the carriageway enclosure and the ceiling of the top floor served 3.8 carriageway enclosure any structure that separates the carriageway from its surroun
31、dings 3.9 chain a simplex or duplex transmission chain that, if used as part of a drive system, either transmits rotary motion from one shaft to another or transmits motion directly to the homelift carriage 3.10 chainwheel a wheel having machine-cut teeth designed to engage with a chain 3.11 disable
32、d person a person who has limited mobility 3.12 door the hinged or sliding portion of the carriageway enclosure that closes the access openings between the carriageway and the landings 3.13 door lock a mechanical device used to lock a landing door, the unlocking of which is controlled by the positio
33、n of the carriage 3.14 guard a substantially constructed device designed to prevent accidental contact with a potentially dangerous componentBS5965:1980 2 BSI 02-1999 3.15 guides components that guide the carriage sling or the balanceweight 3.16 guide bracket a member attached to the structure and t
34、o which the guides are fixed 3.17 handwinding mechanism a device that converts manual energy into carriage movement and which automatically holds the carriage in position when the mechanism is not being operated 3.18 guide shoes attachments to the carriage frame and the balanceweights that provide c
35、ontinuous alignment with the guides 3.19 homelift a permanent lifting equipment, installed to serve defined landing levels in a private dwelling, that comprises a carriage, whose dimensions and means of construction clearly permit the access of a passenger or a passenger in a wheelchair, running bet
36、ween rigid vertical guides 3.20 landing the space required at the entrance to the homelift carriage at any defined level to permit the manoevering, boarding or alighting of users, either with or without a wheelchair 3.21 platform a horizontal structure that is part of the carriage and that supports
37、a person standing, sitting or in a wheelchair 3.22 private dwelling a house, flat or maisonette occupied by one or more households 3.23 safety factor the ratio, for a particular material under stated conditions, of the ultimate (i.e. failure) load that can be imposed on a member to the highest load
38、that it is designed to carry 3.24 safe working load the nominated load that the carriage is designed to carry safely, e.g. the user or the user in a wheelchair 3.25 sustaining device a mechanical device to stop and prevent movement of the carriage within the guides in the event of drive system failu
39、re 3.26 toothed belt a flexible continuous belt having teeth formed in one or other of its surfaces, and designed to engage with specially cut or moulded teeth in wheels attached to separate shafts in order to provide a drive between the two 3.27 unlocking zone a zone, extending above and below each
40、 stopping level, in which the carriage platform has to be positioned to enable the landing doors and, where relevant, the approach ramp to be unlocked 3.28 user the disabled person for whom the homelift is installed 4 Design considerations 4.1 Protection against hazards. Protection against all of th
41、e following possible hazards shall be incorporated: a) shearing, crushing, trapping or abrading; b) falling; c) physical shock. 4.2 Design features. All components shall be correctly designed and of sound mechanical construction using materials that are free from patent defects and that are of adequ
42、ate strength and suitable quality. Means shall be provided to minimize the transmission of noise and vibration to any surrounding walls and other supporting structures. Materials used in the construction of the homelift and its carriageway enclosure shall not support combustion.BS5965:1980 BSI 02-19
43、99 3 4.3 Special design features. All relevant information concerning the following special design features shall be ascertained by the purchaser and conveyed to the manufacturer in order that the appropriate equipment will be prescribed. a) Location of homelift. Full details of a suitable location
44、for the lift, with sufficient space in front of the lift carriage at each level served. This area shall have sufficient space to allow the opening of the landing door without obstructing the expected use of the area. In addition, if necessary, details of adjoining rooms or areas and the space above
45、and below the floors served. (See A.1.2.) b) Building construction. Details (see A.1.2) of the building construction where the homelift carriageway is to be located, to ensure that the following requirements are met: 1) that the floors can support any loads imposed by the homelift structure or guide
46、s, and that the wall can support suitable fixings for the structure, guides and carriageway enclosure; 2) that an aperture of sufficient size can be cut through the upper floor(s) without loss of structural integrity. c) User. The nature of the disability, the relevant residual function of the user,
47、 and the need for personal assistance. In addition, where appropriate, whether the user is to be transported in a wheelchair. (See A.1.1.) 5 Building requirements 5.1 Lighting. Adequate lighting of the floor area in front of the carriageway enclosure at each landing level shall be available see A.1.
48、2 f). 5.2 Obstructions. It shall be possible for the homelift installation to be plumb throughout its total height. The carriageway shall also be free from all obstructions and services. Any potential trapping areas, e.g. between carriage and carriageway or carriageway enclosure, shall be made smoot
49、h and flush or shall have a minimum running clearance of 50 mm. 6 Technical specification 6.1 General safety factor. Unless otherwise stated in this standard, there shall be a safety factor of not less than 5 for all parts of the equipment, and for parts of the building, e.g. overhead timber beams, which may support the lift. The factor shall be calculated on the basis of maximum imposed forces at maximum suspended loads. 6.2 Safe working load. The lift shall be designed to carry the nominated user and also, where necessary, the users wheelchair. 6.3 Carriage
