1、BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 12196:2003 Gymnastic equipment Horses and bucks Functional and safety requirements, test methods The European Standard EN 12196:2003 has the status of a British Standard ICS 97.220.30 BS EN 12196:2003 This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Pol
2、icy and Strategy Committee on 9 June 2004 BSI 9 June 2004 ISBN 0 580 43899 6 National foreword This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 12196:2003. It supersedes BS EN 12196:1997 which is withdrawn. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Commit
3、tee SW/14, Gymnasium and sports equipment, which has the responsibility to: A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. Cross-references The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document ma
4、y be found in the BSI Catalogue under the section entitled “International Standards Correspondence Index”, or by using the “Search” facility of the BSI Electronic Catalogue or of British Standards Online. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users
5、are responsible for its correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. aid enquirers to understand the text; present to the responsible international/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, a
6、nd keep the UK interests informed; monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page, pages 2 to 10, an inside back cover and a back cover. The BSI copyright notice d
7、isplayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. Date CommentsEUROPEANSTANDARD NORMEEUROPENNE EUROPISCHENORM EN12196 February2003 ICS97.220.30 SupersedesEN12196:1997 Englishversion GymnasticequipmentHorsesandbucksFunctionaland safety
8、requirements,testmethods MatrieldegymnastiqueChevauxetmoutons Exigencesfonctionnellesetdescurit,mthodesdessai TurngertePferdeundBckeFunktionelleund sicherheitstechnischeAnforderungen,Prfverfahren ThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon12December2002. CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECIntern
9、alRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEurope an Standardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Uptodatelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcernings uchnational standardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheManagementCentreortoanyCENmember. ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficial
10、versions(English,French,German).Aversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytra nslation undertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheManagementCentrehasthesamestatusasthe official versions. CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germ
11、any,Greece, Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Slovakia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUn ited Kingdom. EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATION COMITEUROPENDENORMALISATION EUROPISCHESKOMITEEFRNORMUNG ManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B1050Brussels 2003CEN Allrightsofex
12、ploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreserved worldwideforCENnationalMembers. Ref.No.EN12196:2003EEN12196:2003(E) 2 Contents page Foreword3 1 Scope 4 2 Normativereferences 4 3 Requirements .4 3.1 Classification4 3.2 Dimensions.6 3.3 Performanceofpaddedhorseandbucktop 7 4 Safetyrequirements . .7 4.1 Gener
13、al7 4.2 Stability .7 4.3 Strength 7 5 Testmethods 7 5.1 Determinationofstability 7 5.2 Determinationofstrength. 8 6 Informationtobeprovidedbythemanufacturer/supplier . .9 7 Marking .9 AnnexA (informative) Examplesofcrosssections.10EN12196:2003(E) 3 Foreword Thisdocument(EN12196:2003)hasbeenpreparedb
14、yTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC136,“Sports,playground andotherrecreationalequipment”thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyDIN. ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextor byendorsement,atthelatestbyAugust2003,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatt
15、helatest byAugust2003. ThisEuropeanStandardisoneofaseries,eachofwhichdealswithaparticulartypeoraparticulargroupofgym nasticequipment. ThisdocumentsupersedesEN12196:1997.Themodificationsofthesecondeditionrefertotheeditorialrewording ofthescopeandtothereductionoftheforcefortestingthestabilityfrom40%to
16、20%oftheselfweightandfrom aminimumof90Nto70N. ThiswasnecessaryastheformulaofEN913provednottobeapplicableforhorsesandbucks. ThisEuropeanStandardshouldbereadinconjunctionwithEN913. InthisEuropeanStandardtheannexAisinformative. AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizati
17、onsofthefollowingcoun triesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland, France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal, Slovakia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom.EN12196:2003(E) 4 1Scope ThisEurope
18、anStandardspecifiesfunctionalrequirements(seeclause3)andspecificsafetyrequirementsforfour typesofhorsesandbucks(seeTable1)inadditiontothegeneralsafetyrequirementsinEN913. 2 Normativereferences ThisEuropeanStandardincorporatesbydatedorundatedreference,provisionsfromotherpublications.These normativere
19、ferencesarecitedattheappropriateplacesinthetextandthepublicationsarelistedhereafter.For datedreferences,subsequentamendmentstoorrevisionsofanyofthesepublicationsapplytothisEuropean Standardonlywhenincorporatedinitbyamendmentorrevision.Forundatedreferencesthelatesteditionofthe publicationreferredtoap
20、plies(includingamendments). EN913:1996, GymnasticequipmentGeneralsafetyrequirementsandtestmethods. 3Requirements 3.1Classification Horsesandbucksshallbeclassifiedbythedesign(types)inaccordancewithTable1. Table1Types Type Description Example 1 Vaultinghorse Figure1 2 Pommelhorse Figure2 3 Vaultingbuc
21、k Figure3 4 Pommelbuck Figure4EN12196:2003(E) 5 Figure1Type1Vaultinghorse Figure2Type2PommelhorseEN12196:2003(E) 6 Figure3Type3Vaultingbuck Figure4Type4Pommelbuck 3.2Dimensions HorsesandbucksshallcomplywiththedimensionsofTable2.EN12196:2003(E) 7 Table2Dimensions Dimensionsinmillimetres Type Length l
22、 Widthoftop b1 Widthofbottom b2 a) Height h max. min. 1and2 1600to1630 350to355 290to300 1500 910 3and4 550to900 300to360 300to330 1700 900 a) b2shallbelessthan b1. Fortypes3and4theminimumheightadjustmentrangeshallbe300mm.Fortypes2 and4thedistancebetween pommelsshallbecontinuouslyadjustablebetween35
23、0mmto450mm. Thedimensions l, band hareshowninFigure1. NOTE ForexamplesforhorsesandbucksseeFigures1to4andforexamplesoftypicalcrosssectionsseeannexA. 3.3 Performanceofpaddedhorseandbucktop WhentestedaccordingtoEN913:1996,annexCusingadropheightof300mm,thepeakaccelerationshallnot exceed500m/s - 2 (50 g)
24、. 4 Safetyrequirements 4.1General HorsesandbucksshallcomplywiththerequirementsofEN913,exceptinsofarastheyaremodifiedbythis EuropeanStandard. 4.2Stability Whentestedaccordingto5.1,thehorsesandbucksshallnotleavethegroundwhensubjectedtoahorizontal forcerepresenting20%oftheselfweightofthehorseorbuck. 4.
25、3Strength Whentestedaccordingto5.2,thehorsesandbucksshallshownosignoffracture,ruptureordefects. 5Test methods 5.1 Determinationofstability 5.1.1Principle Ahorizontalforceisappliedtothetopoftheequipmentandwhetheranyfeetleavethegroundisrecorded. 5.1.2 Testtemperature Conditiontheequipmentforaminimumof
26、3hatatemperatureof(23 2) C.EN12196:2003(E) 8 5.1.3Procedure Carryoutthetestatmaximumusableheight. Applyahorizontalforce( F 1 fortypes1and3, F 2 fortypes2and4)calculatedfrom20%oftheselfweightofthe equipmentwithaminimumof70Ntothehighestpointinthecentreofthetop,seeFigure5. Recordwhetheranyfeetleavetheg
27、round. Figure5Determinationofstability 5.1.4Expression of results Expressthelevelofstabilitybywhetheranyfeethavelefttheground. 5.2 Determinationofstrength 5.2.1Principle Theequipmentisloadedwithacalculatedverticalforceforaspecifiedtimeandthenexaminedforfractureorother damage. 5.2.2Apparatus Arigidpl
28、ateofdimensions: length(200 1)mm; width (200 1)mm; thickness(10 1)mm; witharadiusoftheloweredgesofminimum3mm.EN12196:2003(E) 9 5.2.3 Testtemperature Conditiontheequipmentforaminimumof3hatatesttemperatureof(23 2) C. 5.2.4Procedure Applyaverticalforceof2850Natthecentreofthetopoftheequipmentfor1min 10
29、0 + s. Noteanyfracture,ruptureordefectsoftheequipment. 5.2.5Expression of results Expressthestructuralintegritybywhetheranyfracture,ruptureordefectshaveoccurred. 6 Informationtobeprovidedbythemanufacturer/supplier Aninformationbookletshallbeprovidedbythemanufacturer/suppliercontainingthefollowing: a
30、) typeaccordingtoTable1; b) assemblydetailscoveringmethodofadjustment; c)maintenance details; d) installationdetails. 7Marking MarkingshallcomplywithEN913andinadditionshallinclude: year of manufacture.EN12196:2003(E) 10 AnnexA (informative) Examplesofcrosssections Dimensionsinmillimetres FigureA.1Cr
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