1、BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 14201:2004 Blinds and shutters Resistance to repeated operations (mechanical endurance) Methods of testing The European Standard EN 14201:2004 has the status of a British Standard ICS 91.060.50 BS EN 14201:2004 This British Standard was published under the authority of the Sta
2、ndards Policy and Strategy Committee on 17 February 2004 BSI 17 February 2004 ISBN 0 580 43436 2 National foreword This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 14201:2004. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee B/538, Doors, windows, shut
3、ters, hardware and curtain walling, to Subcommittee B/538/3, Domestic shutters and blinds, which has the responsibility to: A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on request to its secretary. Cross-references The British Standards which implement international or Eu
4、ropean publications referred to in this document may 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
5、 all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users 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 enquirie
6、s on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and 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 18, an inside back
7、 cover and a back cover. The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. Date CommentsEUROPEANSTANDARD NORMEEUROPENNE EUROPISCHENORM EN14201 February2004 ICS91.060.50 Englishversion BlindsandshuttersResista
8、ncetorepeatedoperations (mechanicalendurance)Methodsoftesting Fermeturespourbaiesquipesdefentresstores intrieursetstoresextrieursRsistanceaux manoeuvresrptes(endurancemcanique)Mthodes dessai AbschlsseundLdenWiderstandgegenwiederholte Bedienungen(mechanischeLebensdauer)Prfverfahren ThisEuropeanStanda
9、rdwasapprovedbyCENon11December2003. CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEurope an Standardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Uptodatelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcernings uchnational standardsmaybeobtainedonappli
10、cationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember. ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).Aversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytra nslation undertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusast heofficial versions. CENmembe
11、rsarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,Cyprus,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France, Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Poland,Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom. EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORST
12、ANDARDIZATION COMITEUROPENDENORMALISATION EUROPISCHESKOMITEEFRNORMUNG ManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B1050Brussels 2004CEN Allrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreserved worldwideforCENnationalMembers. Ref.No.EN14201:2004:EEN14201:2004(E) 2 Contents page Foreword. 3 1 Scope . 4 2 Normativer
13、eferences . 4 3 Termsanddefinitions. 4 4 Testconditions . 6 5 Principleofthetest. 7 6 Test. 14 7 Expressionofresults . 15 8 Testreport . 15 AnnexA (normative) Suitabilityforuseofinertialreelsforbelt,tapeorcord. 16EN14201:2004(E) 3 Foreword Thisdocument(EN14201:2004)hasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitte
14、eCEN/TC33“Doors,windows, shutters,buildinghardwareandcurtainwalling”,thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyAFNOR. ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidentical textorbyendorsement,atthelatestbyAugust2004,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnat thelate
15、stbyAugust2004. ItispartofaseriesofstandardsdealingwithblindsandshuttersforbuildingsasdefinedinEN12216. Themethodsoftestingarelinkedtotheperformancesrequirementsforinternalblinds,externalblindsand shutters,asspecifiedinprEN13120,prEN13561andprEN13659. NoexistingEuropeanStandardissuperseded. AnnexAis
16、normative. AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowing countriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,Cyprus,CzechRepublic, Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Latvia,Lithuania, Luxembourg,Malt
17、a,Netherlands,Norway,Poland,Portugal,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,Switzerland andUnitedKingdom.EN14201:2004(E) 4 1Scope ThisEuropeanStandardspecifiestheteststobecarriedouttodeterminethemechanicalenduranceof productscomprising: internalblinds, externalblinds, shutters, accordingtoadefinednumberofex
18、tension/retractioncyclesofthecurtainandtiltingofthelaths(forblinds andshutterswithtiltinglaths). Itappliestocompleteproductse.g.thoseequippedwiththeirhardwareandoperatingmechanismsinnormal operatingconditions. Manualoverridemechanismsforuseincaseofmechanicalbreakdownareexcludedwhentheyformpartof mot
19、orizedblindsandshutters. 2 Normativereferences ThisEuropeanStandardincorporatesbydatedorundatedreference,provisionsfromotherpublications. Thesenormativereferencesarecitedattheappropriateplacesinthetext,andthepublicationsarelisted hereafter.Fordatedreferences,subsequentamendmentstoorrevisionsofanyoft
20、hesepublicationsapplyto thisEuropeanStandardonlywhenincorporatedinitbyamendmentorrevision.Forundatedreferences,the latesteditionofthepublicationreferredtoapplies(includingamendments). EN12216:2002, Shutters,externalblinds,internalblindsTerminology,glossaryanddefinitions . prEN13120:1997, Internalbli
21、ndsPerformancerequirements. EN13527:1999 ,ShuttersandblindsMeasurementofoperatingforceTestmethods. prEN13561:1999, ExternalblindsPerformancerequirementsincludingsafety. prEN13659:1999, ShuttersPerformancerequirementsincludingsafety. 3 Termsanddefinitions ForthepurposesofthisEuropeanStandard,theterms
22、anddefinitionsgiveninEN12216:2002,prEN 13120:1997,prEN13561:1999,prEN13659:1999andthefollowingapply. 3.1 overrideoperation manualoperationavailableonpoweroperatedshuttersandblindsinthecaseofpowerfailureEN14201:2004(E) 5 3.2 referencevelocity accordingtotheproduct: speedoftheoperatingmechanism: speed
23、ofrotationinthecaseofrotationoftheoperatingmechanism,expressedinrpm; linearspeedinthecaseofonedirectionorendlessoperationoftheoperatingmechanism,expressedin m/min; speedofrotationofdriveforpoweroperatedoperation,expressedinrpm. speedofmovementoftheclosing“edge“ofthecurtainorthebottomlathortiltinglat
24、hinthecaseofdirect operation: tangentialspeedofpivotingproducts(wingshutter,venetianshutter,lever),expressedinm/min; linearspeedforproductsextendingorretractinginaplane(concertinashutter,flatclosingconcertina shutter,slidingshutter,panelshutterandawning),expressedinm/min. 3.3 effectofinertia effecto
25、btainedwithlinearoperationsoftheoperatingmechanismallowingthecurtainbyitsinertia,to completeitstravelafterstoppingtheoperationbeforereachingthefullyextendedorretractedposition 3.4 phase(retraction/extension) movementofthecurtainfromafullyextendedorretractedpositiontoafullyopposingretractedorextended
26、 position 3.5 resttime periodofimmobilisationbetweenphasesand/orcycles NOTE Theresttimeisgiveninsecond(s). 3.6 retraction/extensioncycle consistsofaretractionphase,ofanextensionphaseandoftheresttimes.Theoperationsoflockingand unlockingwhenthesearenotautomaticareexcludedfromthecycle 3.7 tiltinglathsc
27、ycle fullcycleofthemechanismfortiltingthelathsfromanextremeposition(lathsclosed)thenreturningtothe extremeposition.Inthecaseofoperationbymonocommand,thetiltinglathcycleisincludedinthecycleof retraction/extension 3.8 drive motorandothercomponentswhichcontrolthemovementofthecurtain NOTE Examplesofcomp
28、onentsaregears,controlsandbrakes. 3.9 ratedtorque torqueassignedtothedrivebythemanufacturerofthedrive NOTE ThetorqueisexpressedinNm.EN14201:2004(E) 6 3.10 juddering movementofthecurtaininaseriesofsmalljerkswhentheoperationiscontinuous 4Test conditions 4.1 Definitionoftestsamples Fortestingarange,the
29、samplestestedarethosespecifiedintestsmeasuringtheoperatingeffortin EN13527:dimensionsofthetestsample,exitpositionsoftheoperatingmechanism. 4.2 Testpreparation Thesampleissetupforthetestinitsoperatingposition,fullyequipped,withallnecessaryoperating mechanismsincludinghandle,guiderailsforthecurtain,et
30、c.,andprojectionmechanismifexists.Thisis mountedonthetestrigaccordingtotheconditionsdescribedin4.2ofEN13527:1999. Curtainswhichcanbeprojected(rollershutter,venetianshutter,etc.)areintheprojectedpositionwiththeir projectionmechanismslockedorblocked. Iftheproductcannotbeextendedorretractedwheninthepro
31、jectedposition,themanufacturershallprovidea warning. Iffitted,nonautomaticlocksorboltstosecurethecurtainareleftunlockedorleftinplacewhenthelocking/ unlockingisautomatic. 4.3 Testequipment 4.3.1 General Allpartsofthetestrigandoperatingmechanismsshallensurethatthecurtainandtheslatsareoperatedas theywo
32、uldbeinreality.Theycomplementtheoperatingmechanismsfortestpurpose,eghydraulic, pneumaticorelectricmotorsandlinearpistons,orallothermechanismswhicharecompatiblewith: theoperatingspeedsandrestperiods; themassofthecurtaintoputintomotion; theforcesoffrictionincurred; theoperatingforce; theinertiaeffecti
33、fitoccursinthecaseoflinearoperationbytheoperatingmechanism; thedurationofthetest. Theequipmentforoperationmaybeanautomationreproducinghumanmovements.EN14201:2004(E) 7 4.3.2 Typesofoperation (reminder) 4.3.2.1 Operationbyrotationofthemechanism gearwithcrankhandle, winchwithhandle(cord,cablebelt,chain
34、), wandorrod(specificallyfortiltingofthelathsinthecaseofaninternalblind). 4.3.2.2 Operationofthemechanismproducingmovementinonedirection Openoperatingmechanism: pullbybelt,cord,withorwithoutreel; Endlessoperatingmechanism: pullbycordorchain; Directpull: pullwithhand,wandorrod,lever(onlyinthecaseofti
35、ltinglathsinwingshutters). 4.3.2.3 Poweroperation Theequipmentforoperationconsistsofthedriveprovidedwiththeproduct. 4.4 Measuringequipment Measuringdevices: tomeasureforceandtorque,accurateto 3%, todeterminewidths,accurateto 1mm, tomeasureangles,accurateto 2; cyclescounter. 5 Principleofthetest 5.1.
36、 Extensionandretractiontest 5.1.1 General Carryingoutoftheretractionandextensioncyclesspecifiedfortheparticularclassaimed(oruntilfailure occurs)departingfromthefullyextendedpositionwiththehelpofsuitabletestequipmentintheconditions describedin5.1.2to5.1.5andcomplyingwiththereferencevelocityandresttim
37、esattheendofphasesgiven in5.3.EN14201:2004(E) 8 5.1.2 Productoperatedbydirectpullandendlessmechanism Thetestequipmentstopsthemovementofthecurtainwhenitreachesapositionof20mmfromtheendof thephaseallowingtheeventualovercomingoftheeffectofinertia. Whentheeffectofinertiadoesnotexist(ie.themassinmotionis
38、tooweak)thepullstopsequallyat20mm fromtheendofextensionandretraction. Caseofwingshutter (seeFigure1) Eachleafhasafullopeningofabout180,theendofthephaseiseffectivelyfreeat20mm. Inthecaseoftwoleaves,inretraction,the“closing“leafisoperatedfirst,thenthesecondaryleaf;when extendingtheoperationiscarriedou
39、tinthereverseorderusingthe20mmrule,thetimingofthephases beingdeterminedtoallowingfreedomofmovementofthetwoleaves. Key 1 Openingangle 2 Primaryleaforclosingleaf 3 Secondaryleaf 4 Timingofphase 5 Resttime 6T i m e 7 Onecycle Figure1OperatingsequencefordoublewingshutterEN14201:2004(E) 9 Caseofvenetians
40、hutter Operationiscarriedoutpanelbypanelonthearticulationaxisbetweenthepanelattheextremeedge maintainedintheplaneofextensionandthesecondpanelontowhichtheothersarefolded. 5.1.3 Openoperatingmechanism Inordertotakeintoaccounttheinertiaeffect,thetestequipmentisfurnishedwithamassMappliedtothe testmotora
41、ndtothecurtainasshowninFigure2.Thesametypeofbelt(orcord)shallbeusedforoperating thecurtain(belt1)andforthereel(belt2).Themassiscalculatedaccordingtothefollowingequation: M Mass curtain kg =+ 10 2 (1) NOTE Thetestdescribedrequirestheuseofabeltlongerthanthatusedtooperatethecurtain. Inthecaseofuseofani
42、nertialreelnotactivatedduringthetest,thetestiscarriedoutwiththeinertialreelde activated.Thetestoftheinternalreeliscarriedoutseparatelyaccordingtothetestmethodspecifiedinannex A. Eachcycleismadeupinthefollowingmanner: blindorshutterretracted, extensionphaseofthecurtain; thereelpermitsasufficientunrol
43、lingofthebeltorcord, thebottomendstopdeterminesthefullyextendedpositionofthecurtainandslowsdownthemotor toallowbelt1toallowabout100mmmorethanthenecessarytravel.Atthefullextensionofthe curtain,massMcomestoarestonaninterveningsurfaceorontheground; stop, retractionphaseofthecurtain; allowthereeltoachievetheaccumulationofbelt2, thetopendstopdeterminesthefullretractionposition ofthecurtainanddelaysthestoppingofthemotorso
