1、BRITISH STANDARD BS 6407-1: 1983 Cage pallets for retail use Part 1: Specification for collapsible cage pallets rated at 300 kg UDC 621.869.823:339.176BS6407-1:1983 This British Standard, having been prepared under the directionof the Packaging andFreight Containers StandardsCommittee, was published
2、 under the authority ofthe Board of BSI and comes intoeffect on 30December1983 BSI 12-1999 The following BSI references relate to the work on this standard: Committee reference PKM/554 Draft for comment 78/64328 DC ISBN 0 580 13470 9 Committees responsible for this British Standard The preparation o
3、f this British Standard was entrusted by the Packaging and Freight Containers Standards Committee (PKM/-) to Technical Committee PKM/554 upon which the following bodies were represented: Agricultural Research Council British Industrial Truck Association British Plastics Federation British Ports Asso
4、ciation and the National Association of Ports Employers British Railways Board British Rubber Manufacturers Association British Timber Merchants Association British Wood Preserving Association Chemical Industries Association Electronic Components Industry Federation Engineering Equipment and Materia
5、ls Users Association Food Manufacturers Federation Incorporated Glass Manufacturers Federation Health and Safety Executive Institute of Materials Handling Institute of Packaging Institution of Production Engineers Ministry of Defence National Federation of Wholesale Grocers and Provision Merchants A
6、ssociations National Materials Handling Centre PIRA (the Research Association for the Paper and Board, Printing and Packaging Industries) Road Haulage Association Ltd. Soap and Detergent Industry Association Storage Equipment Manufacturers Association Timber Packaging and Pallet Confederation Timber
7、 Research and Development Association United Kingdom Agricultural Supply Trade Association Ltd. Coopted members The following bodies were also represented in the drafting of the standard, through subcommittees and panels: British Multiple Retailers Association Institution of Grocery Distribution Ame
8、ndments issued since publication Amd. No. Date of issue CommentsBS6407-1:1983 BSI 12-1999 i Contents Page Committees responsible Inside front cover Foreword ii 1 Scope 1 2 Definitions 1 3 Design and construction 1 4 Dimensions 3 5 Rating 3 6 Performance requirements 3 7 Preparation for tests 5 8 Mar
9、king 7 Appendix A Relationship between service conditions and type tests 8 Appendix B Test for the alignment of the interstacking devices 8 Appendix C Test for the effective operation of catches, gates and hinges 11 Appendix D Compression test 11 Appendix E Pivotal base drop test 12 Appendix F Impac
10、t test 13 Appendix G Vibration tests 13 Appendix H Suitable form for use in dimensional and constructional assessment of cage pallets 14 Figure 1 Typical cage pallet incorporating specified design features and optional side-frame access gate 2 Figure 2 Views of the erected cage pallet 4 Figure 3 Vie
11、ws of the collapsed cage pallet 5 Figure 4 Dimensions of the test apparatus for the alignment of the interstacking devices 9 Figure 5 Views of the test apparatus for the alignment of the interstacking devices showing method of use 10 Figure 6 Typical compression test apparatus showing method of use
12、12 Table 1 Tests and assessments in sequential order 6 Table 2 Service conditions, their effects and their simulation by tests 8 Table 3 Schedule of impacts for impact test 13 Publications referred to Inside back coverBS6407-1:1983 ii BSI 12-1999 Foreword This Part of this British Standard has been
13、prepared under the direction of the Packaging and Freight Containers Standards Committee at the request of the Institute of Grocery Distribution and manufacturers of cage pallets used in the retail trades. Such cage pallets were developed to meet requirements for goods to be loaded for distribution
14、to retail outlets where the goods could be put on sale without further unpacking or handling. This standard has been prepared both to ensure that the design and performance of a cage pallet are appropriate to its rating and conditions of use and to establish a set of dimensions related to interstack
15、ing which will enable all cage pallets that meet the requirements of this standard to satisfactorily interstack one with another, whatever their source of manufacture. The plan size specified is based on the half Euro-pallet and is currently used throughout the retail trade. Guidance on the safe han
16、dling and use of cage pallets will form Part 2 of this standard. A British Standard does not purport to include 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
17、from legal obligations. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii, pages1 to 14, an inside back cover and a back cover. This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amen
18、dment table on the inside front cover.BS6407-1:1983 BSI 12-1999 1 1 Scope This Part of BS 6407 specifies dimensional, constructional and design requirements, including the capability to be interstacked, together with type test performance requirements, for collapsible cage pallets intended for use f
19、or the transit of up to300kg of goods and the storage and merchandizing of these goods at retail outlets. Materials and surface finishes are not specified. Itmay be necessary to ensure that the material and/or surface finish of the cage pallet is compatible with certain goods and this should be a ma
20、tter for contractual agreement between the manufacturer and the purchaser. NOTEThe titles of the publications referred to in this Part of this standard are listed on the inside back cover. 2 Definitions For the purposes of this Part of BS 6407 the following definitions apply. 2.1 cage pallet a speci
21、al design of pallet having a superstructure of four attached, collapsible, vertical sides, usually slatted or mesh NOTE 1Designed to permit stacking by mechanical means, it is used both for the transit of goods and as a display and selection unit for merchandizing in retail outlets. NOTE 2Figure 1 s
22、hows a typical design of cage pallet incorporating the design features specified in this Part of this British Standard. 2.2 side-frame spigot a protrusion above the top edge of the two sides when the cage pallet is in the erected condition, designed to locate in the appropriate foot aperture of anot
23、her cage pallet during stacking 2.3 middle spigot a protrusion above the base when the cage pallet is in the collapsed condition, designed to locate in the appropriate foot aperture of another collapsed cage pallet during stacking 2.4 foot aperture the aperture in each foot of a cage pallet designed
24、 to accept, and locate on, the appropriate spigot of another cage pallet positioned beneath it 2.5 interstacking devices a generic term covering side-frame spigots, middle spigots and feet apertures 2.6 interstacking the ability to stack cage pallets with the interstacking devices correctly located
25、2.7 type cage pallets of like design, manufactured using identical methods of construction from materials of equivalent specification 2.8 type test a test, or series of tests, directed towards approval of a cage pallet type, conducted to determine whether the cage pallet meets the requirements of th
26、is standard 2.9 rating the maximum safe working load for an individual cage pallet, i.e.300kg, assuming the load to be uniformly distributed over the base area of the cage pallet 3 Design and construction 3.1 Fork entry. The cage pallet shall permit the entry of forks of fork lift trucks from front,
27、 back and sides. To ensure this, the height of the feet and the distances between them shall conform to the dimensions shown inFigure 2(a) andFigure 2(b). The construction of the cage pallet base shall be such that there is no obstruction to that access. The surfaces of the cage pallet which bear on
28、 the forks shall be level and so constructed that the load may be safely carried on forks inserted to a distance of only75% of the width or length of the cage pallet. 3.2 Interstacking 3.2.1 General. The cage pallet shall be so designed that it may be interstacked in either the erected or the collap
29、sed condition, by the use of interstacking devices, i.e. side-frame spigots, middle spigots and feet apertures. 3.2.2 Side-frame spigots. The cage pallet shall have four side-frame spigots so positioned that they locate in16mm diameter apertures with centres spaced at the points X as shown in the pl
30、an view of the erected pallet seeFigure 2(c). 3.2.3 Middle spigots. The cage pallet shall have four middle spigots so positioned that they locate in16mm diameter apertures with centres spaced at the points X as shown in the plan view of the collapsed pallet seeFigure 3(c).BS 6407-1:1983S 2 BSI 12-19
31、99 Figure 1 Typical cage pallet incorporating specified design features and optional side-frame access gateBS6407-1:1983 BSI 12-1999 3 3.2.4 Feet. The cage pallet shall have four feet, each having an aperture designed to accept either set of spigots referred to in3.2.2 and3.2.3, to a maximum depth o
32、f20mm. 3.3 Collapsibility in stack. The cage pallet shall be so designed that, in the erected condition, with one or more erected cage pallets stacked upon it, neither front, back nor sides can be collapsed (other than access gates within the front or side panels). 3.4 Access gates. The cage pallet
33、shall have an access gate in the front for the loading and unloading of merchandise. A further access gate may be provided in one side. When secured in the open position all access gates shall hang downwards, but shall not touch the floor. 3.5 Catches and hinges. The design of catches and hinges sha
34、ll be such as to prevent accidental opening due to gravity when the pallet is in the inverted position. 3.6 Snags and projections. The construction of the cage pallet shall be such that, as far as reasonably practicable, there are no sharp projections which could snag or damage the merchandise or ca
35、use injury to persons or property. 3.7 Manufacturers shall make available such instructions on the assembly, erection and collapsing of cage pallets and the securing of gates and catches as may be necessary for their safe use. 4 Dimensions 4.1 The cage pallets shall comply with the dimensional requi
36、rements and tolerances shown inFigure 2 andFigure 3. NOTEThe overall external plan dimensions include feet protrusions but projections such as bolt guards should be ignored. 4.2 The width of any aperture, other than openings for access gates, shall not be more than30mm in the base nor more than50mm
37、in the front, back and side panels. 5 Rating Cage pallets shall be designed for a rating of300kg. Cage pallets meeting the requirements specified in6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3 and6.2.4 are deemed to satisfy the requirement. 6 Performance requirements 6.1 General. Cage pallet performance shall be assessed by
38、 means of a sequence of type tests to be carried out in respect of each cage pallet type. Three cage pallets of each type shall be tested after preparation in accordance with clause7. NOTEThe tests are designed to reproduce the effects of the service conditions to which cage pallets will be subjecte
39、d (seeAppendix A). 6.2 Criteria 6.2.1 General. The tests shall be carried out according to the sequence and conditions laid down inTable 1, using the test methods set out inAppendix B toAppendix G. 6.2.2 Dimensions. Before commencement and on completion of the test sequence, all three cage pallets s
40、hall comply with the dimensional requirements set out in clause4, except that the external length and width may increase to880mm and625mm, respectively, when checked on completion. 6.2.3 Construction. On completion of the test sequence each cage pallet shall comply with the constructional requiremen
41、ts set out in clause3 and there shall be no rupture of any component or joint. 6.2.4 Gates, catches and hinges. When checked as required by the test sequence all gates, catches and hinges shall operate effectively. During and on completion of any test for which gates and catches are secured in the c
42、losed position, they shall remain closed. 6.2.5 Interstacking. When checked as required by the test sequence, by testing in accordance with the method set out inAppendix B, the interstacking devices of each cage pallet shall comply with the requirements set out in3.2.2, 3.2.3 and3.2.4. In addition,
43、when the erected cage pallet is measured in accordance withB.2.1.4 the following conditions shall be satisfied. a) The vertical distance V between the top board and baseboard shall not be more than705mm nor less than685mm. b) The horizontal displacement of the top board relative to the baseboard sha
44、ll not be more than50mm in either the length direction X or width direction Y. 6.3 Stacking. When erected and loaded to the rating specified in clause5, cage pallets shall be capable of being interstacked: a) up to five pallets high in storage or on display; b) up to two pallets high on a fork lift
45、truck; c) up to three pallets high in transit on a vehicle. Cage pallets complying with the requirements of6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.4 and6.2.5 when tested in accordance with the sequence and conditions set out inTable 1 shall be deemed to possess this stacking capability.BS6407-1:1983 4 BSI 12-1999 Figure
46、2 Views of the erected cage palletBS6407-1:1983 BSI 12-1999 5 7 Preparation for tests 7.1 The three cage pallets shall be serially numbered I, II, III. 7.2 The front, back and sides of each cage pallet shall be numbered as follows: a) side with gate (if fitted) numbered 1; b) front numbered 2; c) si
47、de without gate, opposite to 1, numbered 3; d) back numbered 4. 7.3 Prepare three test loads, each comprising300kg of incompressible rectangular blocks 1)which fill the cage pallet to at least80% of the internal depth. NOTEWhen the cage pallets are loaded with the test loads, any voids may be filled
48、 with compressible material such as corrugated fibreboard. Figure 3 Views of the collapsed cage pallet 1) Sand-lime bricks measuring65mm 103mm 215mm and each weighing2.2kg are suitableBS6407-1:1983 6 BSI 12-1999 Table 1 Tests and assessments in sequential order Test reference no. Test Conditions for
49、 tests Cage pallet I Cage pallet II Cage pallet III 1 a Assessment for compliance with dimensional and constructional requirements Empty Empty Empty 2. Interstackability, collapsed and erected (Appendix B) Empty Empty Empty 3. Operation of catches, gates and hinges (Appendix C) Empty Empty Empty 4. Interstackability, erected (Appendix B) Loaded, all gates closed Loaded, all gates closed Loaded, all gates closed 5. Operation of catches, gates and hinges (Appendix C) Loaded Loaded Loaded 6. Compression, 19 kN load (Appendix D) Empty, a
