1、raising standards worldwideNO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWBSI Standards PublicationBS EN 13126-13:2012Building hardware Hardwarefor windows and balconydoors Requirements and testmethodsPart 13: Sash balancesBS EN 13126-13:2012 BRITISH STANDARDNational forewordT
2、his British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 13126-13:2012.It supersedes DD CEN/TS 13126-13:2004 which is withdrawn.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to TechnicalCommittee B/538/4, Building hardware.A list of organizations represented on this committee can beobtained on re
3、quest to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include all the necessaryprovisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correctapplication. The British Standards Institution 2012. Published by BSI StandardsLimited 2012ISBN 978 0 580 75390 9ICS 91.190Compliance with a British Sta
4、ndard cannot confer immunity fromlegal obligations.This British Standard was published under the authority of theStandards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 May 2012.Amendments issued since publicationDate Text affectedBS EN 13126-13:2012EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN 13126-1
5、3 May 2012 ICS 91.190 Supersedes CEN/TS 13126-13:2004English Version Building hardware - Hardware for windows and balcony doors - Requirements and test methods - Part 13: Sash balances Quincaillerie pour le btiment - Ferrures de fentres et portes-fentres - Exigences et mthodes dessai - Partie 13 : C
6、ontrepoids pour mcanismes guillotine Baubeschlge - Beschlge fr Fenster und Fenstertren - Anforderungen und Prfverfahren - Teil 13: Ausgleichgewichte fr Vertikal-Schiebefenster This European Standard was approved by CEN on 23 March 2012. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal R
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11、 CEN national Members. Ref. No. EN 13126-13:2012: EBS EN 13126-13:2012EN 13126-13:2012 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword 31 Scope 62 Normative references 63 Terms and definitions .64 Classification 64.1 General 64.2 Category of use (1 first digit) .64.3 Durability (2 second digit) 64.4 Mass (3 third digi
12、t) 74.5 Fire resistance (4 fourth digit) .74.6 Safety in use (5 fifth digit) 74.7 Corrosion resistance (6 sixth digit) 74.8 Security (7 seventh digit) .74.9 Application (8 eighth digit) 74.10 Test Sizes (9 ninth digit) 74.11 Example of classification for sash balances 85 Requirements .85.1 General 8
13、5.2 Integrated maximum opening stop 85.3 Free movement test .85.4 Durability test .95.5 Resistance to manually applied load test .95.6 Corrosion resistance test .96 Test apparatus .96.1 Sash balances installed in the test specimen 96.2 Test specimens from the sash balance manufacturer 106.3 Test rig
14、 . 106.4 Hardware 107 Test methods . 107.1 Samples . 107.2 Free movement test procedure . 107.3 Durability test procedure . 107.4 Resistance to manually applied load test procedure 11Annex A (normative) Test method diagrams 12Annex B (normative) Flow Chart of test procedure 13Bibliography . 14BS EN
15、13126-13:2012EN 13126-13:2012 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 13126-13:2012) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 33 “Doors, windows, shutters, building hardware and curtain walling”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR. This European Standard shall be given the status of a nationa
16、l standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by November 2012, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by November 2012. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of paten
17、t rights. CEN and/or CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This document supersedes CEN/TS 13126-13:2004. The following is a list of the technical changes made since the previous edition of this standard, organised according to their relevant clauses: a
18、) Clause 3, Terms and definitions: 1) Reduced to two definitions, 3.1 and 3.2; b) Clause 4, Classification: 1) Three new grades added as per Table 2 in 4.9; 2) Window test sizes specified within EN 13126-13 as per Table 1 in 4.10; 3) Example of classification added in 4.11; c) Clause 5, Requirements
19、: 1) Requirements in the whole of Clause 5: completely revised; 2) New test procedures added: i) Integrated maximum opening stop in 5.2; ii) Free movement test in 5.3; iii) Durability test in 5.4; iv) Resistance to manually applied load test in 5.5 and 3 new grades added; v) Corrosion resistance tes
20、t in 5.6; d) Clause 6, Test apparatus: 1) Requirements in the whole of Clause 6: completely revised; e) Clause 7, Test methods: 1) Test methods in the whole of Clause 7: completely revised; 2) Reduction in the number of test samples in 7.1. BS EN 13126-13:2012EN 13126-13:2012 (E) 4 A full contributi
21、on to the preparation of this European Standard has been made by the European manufacturers organisation ARGE and National Standards institutions. This European Standard is one of a series of European Standards for building hardware products. It is divided into seventeen parts to incorporate all typ
22、es of windows and balcony doors: EN 13126-1, Building hardware Hardware for windows and door height windows Requirements and test methods Part 1: Requirements common to all types of hardware; EN 13126-2, Building hardware Requirements and test methods for windows and doors height windows Part 2: Win
23、dow fastener handles; EN 13126-3, Building hardware Hardware for windows and door-height windows Requirements and test methods Part 3: Handles, primarily for Tilt EN 13126-4, Building hardware Requirements and test methods for windows and doors height windows Part 4: Espagnolettes; EN 13126-5, Build
24、ing hardware Hardware for windows and door height windows Requirements and test methods Part 5: Devices that restrict the opening of windows and door height windows; EN 13126-6, Building hardware Requirements and test methods for windows and doors height windows Part 6: Variable geometry stay hinges
25、 (with or without a friction stay); EN 13126-7, Building hardware Requirements and test methods for windows and door height windows Part 7: Finger catches; EN 13126-8, Building hardware Requirements and test methods for windows and doors height windows Part 8: Tilt prEN 13126-9, Building hardware Ha
26、rdware for windows and door height windows Requirements and test methods Part 9: Hardware for horizontal and vertical pivot windows; EN 13126-10, Building hardware Requirements and test methods for windows and doors height windows Part 10: Arm-balancing systems; EN 13126-11, Building hardware Requir
27、ements and test methods for windows and doors height windows Part 11: Top hung projecting reversible hardware; EN 13126-12, Building hardware Requirements and test methods for windows and doors height windows Part 12: Side hung projecting reversible hardware; EN 13126-13, Building hardware Hardware
28、for windows and balcony doors Requirements and test methods Part 13: Sash balances; EN 13126-14, Building hardware Hardware for windows and balcony doors Requirements and test methods Part 14: Sash fasteners; EN 13126-15, Building hardware Requirements and test methods for windows and doors height w
29、indows Part 15: Rollers for horizontal sliding and sliding folding windows and doors; EN 13126-16, Building hardware Requirements and test methods for windows and doors height windows Part 16: Hardware for Lift EN 13126-17, Building hardware Requirements and test methods for windows and doors height
30、 windows Part 17: Hardware for Tilt BS EN 13126-13:2012EN 13126-13:2012 (E) 5 prEN 13126-18, Building hardware Specifications for the fittings for the operation of windows and door height windows Part 18: Requirements and test procedures for durability, strength, security and functionality of Fan li
31、ght openers for windows and door height windows; EN 13126-19, Building hardware Requirements and test methods for windows and door height windows Part 19: Sliding Closing Devices. Informative Annex A of EN 13126-1:2011 gives detailed schedules of the elements of components of the seventeen parts of
32、this European Standard. Informative Annex B of EN 13126-1:2011 details, in connection with Annex A of the same standard, the concerned parts and their reference to the relevant widow types. Normative and informative annexes to all parts of this European Standard are indicated in the contents of the
33、seventeen parts. The performance tests incorporated in this standard are considered to be reproducible and as such will provide a consistent and objective assessment of the performance of these products throughout CEN-CENELEC Member States. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the nati
34、onal standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands,
35、 Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. BS EN 13126-13:2012EN 13126-13:2012 (E) 6 1 Scope This European Standard specifies requirements and test methods for durability, strength, security and functionality of sash balances. 2
36、 Normative references The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendm
37、ents) applies. EN 1670, Building hardware Corrosion resistance Requirements and test methods EN 12519:2004, Windows and pedestrian doors Terminology EN 13126-1:2011, Building hardware Hardware for windows and door height windows Requirements and test methods Part 1: Requirements common to all types
38、of hardware EN 13126-5, Building hardware Hardware for windows and door height windows Requirements and test methods Part 5: Devices that restrict the opening of windows and door height windows 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 13126-1:2
39、011, EN 12519:2004 and the following apply. 3.1 sash balance device, generally fitted in a pair and used to counter-balance the mass of a vertically moving sash throughout its full travel 3.2 manually applied force externally applied vertical force required to cause movement of the sliding sash when
40、 the sash balances are mounted in the test specimen 4 Classification 4.1 General The classification for sash balances shall be in accordance with the requirements of Clause 4 of EN 13126-1:2011. 4.2 Category of use (1 first digit) No marking is required for the category of use in accordance with 4.2
41、 of EN 13126-1:2011. 4.3 Durability (2 second digit) Grades shall be in accordance with 4.3 of EN 13126-1:2011. BS EN 13126-13:2012EN 13126-13:2012 (E) 7 4.4 Mass (3 third digit) The mass shall be the actual mass of the test sash. 4.5 Fire resistance (4 fourth digit) One grade shall be identified in
42、 accordance with 4.5 of EN 13126-1:2011. grade 0: no requirements. 4.6 Safety in use (5 fifth digit) One grade shall be identified in accordance with 4.6 of EN 13126-1:2011. grade 1: The sash balance shall conform to the requirements of EN 13126-1. 4.7 Corrosion resistance (6 sixth digit) Grades sha
43、ll be in accordance with 4.7 of EN 13126-1:2011. 4.8 Security (7 seventh digit) No marking is required for the category of security in accordance with 4.8 of EN 13126-1:2011. 4.9 Application (8 eighth digit) The eighth digit shall be assigned in accordance with Table 2. NOTE Table 2 shows the grades
44、 “13/1”, “13/2”, “13/3”, “13/4” “13/5”, “13/6”, “13/7” and “13/8”, which indicate the part of the standard which was used for testing the sash balances and their rating. 4.10 Test Sizes (9 ninth digit) The ninth digit shall show the test sizes in accordance with 4.10 of EN 13126-1:2011 as follows: S
45、.W. 1)in mm / S.H.2)in mm EXAMPLE 1 100 S.W. x 1 200 S.H. Table 1 Test sash size and mass Test size A Test size B Test size C800 x 1 100 1 100 x 1 200 1 500 x 1 000 20 kg 30 kg 35 kg 1) S.W. = sash width. 2) S.H. = sash height. BS EN 13126-13:2012EN 13126-13:2012 (E) 8 4.11 Example of classification
46、 for sash balances 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - 5 030 0 1 3 - 13/5 1 100 / 1 200 The example above denotes sash balances which have the following classifications: Digit 1 category of use (no requirements) Digit 2 durability grade 5 (25 000 cycles) Digit 3 mass 30 kg Digit 4 fire resistance grade 0 (no requir
47、ements) Digit 5 safety in use grade 1 Digit 6 corrosion resistance grade 3 Digit 7 security (no requirements) Digit 8 applicable part grade 13/5; tested in accordance with part 13 of this standard, and rated as requiring an applied force of 30% test mass to initiate movement Digit 9 test sizes S.W.
48、= 1 100 mm, S.H. = 1 200 mm S.W. = sash width S.H. = sash height 5 Requirements 5.1 General The requirements for sash balances shall be in accordance with Clause 5 of EN 13126-1:2011. NOTE Where a sash balance is adjustable, it should be set according to the manufacturers recommendations. 5.2 Integrated maximum opening stop Where sash balances are fitted with an integrated maximum opening stop, the opening stop shall also be tested in accordance with EN 13126-5. 5.3 Free movement test The test specified in 7.2 shall be used to ensure the sash balances can support the mass of the sash.
