1、BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 14072:2003 Glass in furniture Test methods The European Standard EN 14072:2003 has the status of a British Standard ICS 81.040.30; 97.140 BS EN 14072:2003 This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 5 April 2004 BSI
2、 5 April 2004 ISBN 0 580 43600 4 National foreword This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 14072:2003. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee FW/1, Common test methods for furniture, which has the responsibility to: A list of organiz
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6、d 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 displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. Amendments issued sinc
7、e publication Amd. No. Date CommentsEUROPEANSTANDARD NORMEEUROPENNE EUROPISCHENORM EN14072 November2003 ICS81.040.30;97.140 Englishversion GlassinfurnitureTestmethods VerreenameublementMthodesdessai GlasinMbelnPrfverfahren ThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon8September2003. CENmembersareboundtocom
8、plywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEurope an Standardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Uptodatelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcernings uchnational standardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheManagementCentreortoanyCENmember. ThisEuropeanSt
9、andardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).Aversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytra nslation undertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheManagementCentrehasthesamestatusasthe official versions. CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,
10、Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece, Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Slovakia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUn ited Kingdom. EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATION COMITEUROPENDENORMALISATION EUROPISCHESKOMITEEFRNORMUNG ManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B1050Bru
11、ssels 2003CEN Allrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreserved worldwideforCENnationalMembers. Ref.No.EN14072:2003EEN14072:2003(E) 2 Contents page Foreword3 1 Scope 4 2 Normativereferences 4 3 Generaltestconditions . 4 3.1 Preliminarypreparation. 4 3.2 Tolerances 4 4 Testequipment 5 4.1 Floorsu
12、rface . .5 4.2 Wallsurface 5 4.3 Stops .5 4.4 Impacthammerforverticalglass(seeFigure1) . .5 4.5 Impactorforhorizontalglass(seeFigure2) .6 4.5.1 Circularbody. .6 4.5.2 Springs6 4.5.3 Strikingsurface 7 4.6 Polyurethanefoamsheet . .7 4.7 Rubberpad .7 5 Testmethodforverticalglass 7 6 Testmethodforhorizo
13、ntalglass .8 7 Inspectionandassessmentoftestresults . 8 8 Testreport . .8 Bibliography 10EN14072:2003(E) 3 Foreword Thisdocument(EN14072:2003)hasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN /TC 207,“Furniture“,the secretariatofwhichisheldbyUNI. ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eit
14、herbypublicationofanidenticaltextor byendorsement,atthelatestbyMay2004,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatestby May2004. AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowing countriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,C
15、zechRepublic,Denmark,Finland, France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal, Slovakia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom.EN14072:2003(E) 4 1Scope ThisEuropeanStandardspecifiestestmethodsforhorizontalandverticalglassusedinfurniture.Itapplies
16、toboth flatandcurvedglass. Thetestmethodscanbeappliedtofurnitureinallfieldsofapplicationfromdomestictocontractuse. Thetestmethodsaredesignedtorepresentforcescausedbyimpactswithpartsofthehumanbody. Thetestmethodsdonotapplytoglassshelvesnortoglasssupportedoveritsentirearea,includingwallfixed mirrors.
17、ThestandarddoesnotapplytotestingandclassificationoftheglassitselfascoveredbyEN12600.Thestandard doesnotincludeanyrequirements. 2 Normativereferences ThisEuropeanStandardincorporates,bydatedorundatedreference,provisionsfromotherpublications.These normativereferencesarecitedattheappropriateplacesinthe
18、textandthepublicationsarelistedhereafter.For datedreferences,subsequentamendmentstoorrevisionsofanyofthesepublicationsapplytothisEuropean Standardonlywhenincorporatedinitbyamendmentorrevision.Forundatedreferences,thelatesteditionofthe publicationreferredtoapplies(includingamendments). ENISO2439,Flex
19、iblecellularpolymericmaterialsDeterminationofhardness(indentationtechnique)(ISO 2439:1997,includingTechnicalCorrigendum1:1998) ISO7619, RubberDeterminationofindentationhardnessbymeansofpockethardnessmeters 3General test conditions 3.1Preliminarypreparation Unlessotherwisespecifiedinarequirementdocum
20、ent,thefollowingconditionsapply: Beforeanyofthetestsarecommenced,theitemshallbeoldenoughtoensurethatithasdevelopeditsfull strength.Atleastfourweeksinnormalindoorconditionsshallhaveelapsedbetweenmanufacturing(orassembly) andtestinginthecaseofgluedjointsintimberetc. Thefurnitureshallbetestedasdelivere
21、d.Ifofknockdowntype,itshallbeassembledaccordingtotheinstructions suppliedwiththefurniture.Ifthefurniturecanbeassembledorcombinedindifferentways,themostadverse combinationshallbeusedforeachtest.Thesameisvalidforunitsthatcanbecombinedwithotherunitsor components. Thetestsshallbecarriedoutinindoorcondit
22、ions,butifduringatestthetemperatureisoutsidetherangeof15 C to25 C,themaximumand/orminimumtemperatureshallberecordedinthetestreport. Tightenallassemblyfittingsbeforetesting. 3.2Tolerances Unlessotherwisestated,thefollowingtolerancesapply: Masses: 0,5%ofthenominalmass;EN14072:2003(E) 5 Dimensions: 1,0
23、mmofthenominaldimension; Angles: 2 ofthenominalangle. 4 Testequipment 4.1Floorsurface Thefloorsurfaceshallbearigid,horizontalandflatsurface. 4.2Wallsurface Thewallsurfaceshallbearigid,verticalandflatsurface. 4.3Stops Topreventthesamplefromsliding,stopsshallnotbehigherthan12mmexceptincaseswherethedes
24、ignofthe samplenecessitatestheuseofhigherstops,inwhichcasetheloweststopthatwillpreventthesamplefromsliding shallbeused. 4.4Impacthammerforverticalglass(seeFigure1) Acylindricalpendulumhead,assembly(1+2+3)inFigure1,withamassof(6,5 0,07)kg,supportedfroma pivotbyacolddrawnseamlesssteeltubeof38mmindiame
25、terandwithawallthicknessof2mm(4inFigure1). Themassofthesteeltubeshallbe(2 0,2)kg.Thedistancebetweenthepivotandthecentreofgravityofthe pendulumheadshallbe1m.Alowfrictionbearingshallpivotthependulumarm.EN14072:2003(E) 6 Dimensionsinmm Key 1 Pendulumhead,steelmass6,4kg 2Hardwood 3 Rubber50IRHD(ISO7619)
26、 4 Pendulumarm,length950mm;hightensilesteeltube38x2 5 Pivot/lowfrictionbearing Figure1Impactorforverticalglass 4.5Impactorforhorizontalglass(seeFigure2) 4.5.1 Circularbody Thecircularbodyshallbe200mmindiameter,separatedfromthestrikingsurfacebyhelicalcompressionsprings andfreetomoverelativetoitonalin
27、eperpendiculartotheplaneofthecentralareaofthestrikingsurface.The bodyandassociatedpartsminusthespringsshallhaveamassof(17 0,1)kgandthewholeapparatus,including mass,springsandstrikingsurface,shallhaveamassof(25 0,1)kg. 4.5.2Springs Springsshallbesuchthatthecombinedspringsystemhasanominalspringrateof(
28、6,9 1)N/mmandthetotal frictionresistanceofthemovingpartsisbetween0,25Nand0,45N. Thespringsystemshallbecompressedtoaninitialloadof(1040 5)N (measured statically) and the amount of springcompressionmovementavailablefromtheinitialcompressionpointtothepointwherethespringsbecome fullyclosed,shallbenotles
29、sthan60mm.EN14072:2003(E) 7 4.5.3Striking surface Thestrikingsurfaceshallbearigidcircularobject,200mmindiameter,thefaceofwhichhasaconvexspherical curvatureof300mmradiuswitha12mmfrontedgeradius. 4.6Polyurethanefoamsheet Thepolyetherfoamsheetshallhaveathicknessof100mm,abulkdensityof(30 2)kg/m 3 andani
30、ndentation hardnessindexof(170 20)NaccordingtoA40ofENISO2439,withdimensionsapproximately200mmmore thanthediameteroftheimpactor(4.5). 4.7Rubberpad Therubberpadshallbe10mmthick,minimum100mmx100mm,withahardnessof30IHRDaccordingtoISO 7619. Key 1Jointofliftingdevicenotinhibitingfreefall Figure2Impactorfo
31、rhorizontalglass 5 Testmethodforverticalglass Placetheunitonthefloorsurface(4.1)oronthewallsurface(4.2). Theimpactpointontheglasssurfaceshallbeintheverticalplane.Ifnecessary,theunitshallbetilted. Facethestrikingsurfaceoftheglasswitha10mmthickrubberpad(4.7)atthepointofimpact. Withthearmoftheimpactham
32、merhangingverticalandthestrikingsurfacetouchingtherubberpadattheimpact positionspecifiedintherequirementdocument.Positionfreestandingfurniturewithstopsaroundthefeetandwith wallmountedunitsattachedtoatestwall.EN14072:2003(E) 8 Lettheimpacthammer(4.4)fallfreelythroughthespecifiedheightontotheglassonth
33、osepositionsandforthe numberoftimesspecifiedintherequirementdocument. Carryoutthetestonthenumberoftestsamplesspecifiedintherequirementdocument. Beforeeachimpact,checkthattherearenoglasssplintersintherubberpadnorintherubberoftheimpact hammerhead. Carryoutinspectionandassessmentoftestresultaccordingto
34、clause7. 6 Testmethodforhorizontalglass Placetheunitonthefloorsurface(4.1)oronthewallsurface(4.2). Theimpactpointonglasssurfaceshallbeinthehorizontalplan.Ifnecessary,theunitshallbetilted. Placeapieceofpolyurethanefoam(4.6)ontheglasssurfaceonapositionspecifiedintherequirementdocument. Withtheimpactor
35、restingonthefoam,adjustthefallheightaccordingtotherequirementdocument. Lettheimpactor(4.5)fallfreelythroughthespecifiedheightontotheglassonthosepositionsandforthenumber oftimesspecifiedintherequirementdocument. Carryoutthetestonthenumberoftestsamplesspecifiedintherequirementdocument. Beforeeachimpac
36、t,checkthattherearenoglasssplintersinthepolyurethanefoamorinthestrikingsurfaceofthe impactor. Carryoutinspectionandassessmentoftestresultaccordingtoclause7. 7 Inspectionandassessmentoftestresults Afterthetest,checktheglassaccordingtothefollowing: a) damagetotheglass; b) glassthathasbecomecompletelyd
37、islodged; c) glassthathasbeenbrokenbytheimpactorinoneofthefollowingmanners: 1) numerouscracksappearformingseparatefragmentswithsharpedges,someofwhicharelarge; 2) numerouscracksappear,butfragmentsholdtogetheranddonotseparate; 3) disintegrationoccurs,leadingtoanumberofparticles,whicharerelativelyharml
38、ess. NOTE Breakagetypec)1istypicalofannealedglass.Breakagetypec)2istypicaloflaminatedglass.Breakagetypec)3is typicaloftoughenedandheattreatedglass. Theinspectionandassessmentoftestresultsshallincludedetaileddocumentationofanydamagetotheglass. 8 Testreport Thetestreportshallincludeatleastthefollowing
39、information: a) referencetothisEuropeanStandard;EN14072:2003(E) 9 b) descriptionoftheunittested(relevantdata); c) detailsofloadsonstorageareas; d) descriptionofdropheightsandimpactpositions; e) testresultsaccordingtoclauses5,6and7; f) detailsofanydeviationsfromthisEuropeanStandard; g) nameandaddress
40、ofthetestfacility; h) dateofthetest.EN14072:2003(E) 10 Bibliography EN12600:2002, GlassinbuildingPendulumtestImpacttestmethodandclassificationforflatglassblankBS EN 14072:2003 BSI 389 Chiswick High Road London W4 4AL BSI British Standards Institution BSI is the independent national body responsible
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