1、BRITISH STANDARDBS EN 14401:2004Rigid plastics containers Methods to test the effectiveness of closuresThe European Standard EN 14401:2004 has the status of a British StandardICS 55.120g49g50g3g38g50g51g60g44g49g42g3g58g44g55g43g50g56g55g3g37g54g44g3g51g40g53g48g44g54g54g44g50g49g3g40g59g38g40g51g55
2、g3g36g54g3g51g40g53g48g44g55g55g40g39g3g37g60g3g38g50g51g60g53g44g42g43g55g3g47g36g58BS EN 14401:2004This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 March 2006 BSI 2006ISBN 0 580 48063 1National forewordThis British Standard is the officia
3、l English language version of EN 14401:2004.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee PKW/0, Packaging, which has the responsibility to: A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.Cross-referencesThe British St
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6、ernational/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep UK interests informed; monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK.Summary of pagesThis document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title
7、 page, pages 2 to 6, 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 since publicationAmd. No. Date CommentsEUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPENNEEUROPISCHE NORMEN 14401June 2004ICS 55.120English versio
8、nRigid plastics containers - Methods to test the effectiveness ofclosuresConteneurs en plastique rigide - Mthodes dessai delefficacit des fermeturesFormstabile Kunststoffbehlter - Verfahren zur Prfung vonVerschlssen auf DichtheitThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 16 April 2004.CEN members
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13、embers.Ref. No. EN 14401:2004: EEN 14401:2004 (E) 2 Contents Foreword3 1 Scope 4 2 Normative references 4 3 Terms and definitions .4 4 Principle4 5 Sampling.5 6 Testing fluid5 6.1 Original content .5 6.2 Alternative testing liquid.5 7 Test procedure.5 7.1 Method 5 7.2 Filling 5 7.3 Conditioning.5 7.
14、4 Testing 5 7.4.1 Method 1 .5 7.4.2 Method 2 .5 7.5 Detection of leakage5 7.6 Pass criteria6 8 Test report 6 EN 14401:2004 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 14401:2004) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN /TC 261, “Packaging“, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR. This European Standard
15、 shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by December 2004, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by December 2004. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national stand
16、ards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sl
17、ovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. EN 14401:2004 (E) 4 1 Scope This European Standard specifies a method for testing the effectiveness of the seals of closures on plastic bottles and jars up to 5,0 l, of plastics canisters/jerricans with a nominal volume up to 20 l and
18、of plastic pails with a nominal volume up to 60 l. NOTE Plastics bottles, jars, canisters and jerricans are referred to as “containers” in this standard. 2 Normative references This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. These normative refe
19、rences are cited at the appropriate places in the text, and the publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references th
20、e latest edition of the publication referred to applies (including amendments). EN 13974:2002 Rigid plastics containers Specification of tolerance for dimensions, weight and volume. 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this European Standard, the terms and definitions given in EN 13974:2002 (
21、some of which are repeated below for convenience) and the following apply. 3.1 plastics bottle rigid plastics container with shoulders and a small aperture, generally blow moulded 3.2 plastics jar rigid plastics container of any base shape, with an aperture of area similar to that of the base 3.3 pl
22、astics canister/jerrican rigid plastics container with mostly rectangular or circular section NOTE An aperture on the top or side of the body and a carrying device is usual. 3.4 pail rigid plastics container of any shape, the top of which is greater than or equal to the area of the bottom. The conta
23、iner has a lid with or without a leak proof seal and is generally nestable 3.5 hydrostatic force force exerted on a defined area inside a container, by the weight of liquid above it 3.6 closure system of one or more components which, when fitted to an opening of a container, prevents any contents of
24、 the container from escaping through the opening under defined conditions of test 3.7 effectiveness of a closure ability of a closure to prevent any contents of a container from escaping through the opening to which it is fitted, under defined conditions of test 4 Principle Applying pressure to the
25、contents of a container, either by a hydrostatic force, or vacuum applied to the outside of the container to test for leakage past the closure. EN 14401:2004 (E) 5 5 Sampling The test shall be performed on a predetermined number of containers which shall be representative of the consignment. 6 Testi
26、ng fluid 6.1 Original content Original liquid used to fill the container 6.2 Alternative testing liquid An alternative testing liquid using the following mixture may be used: 1) 50 g non ionogen Tenside, 2) 950 ml distilled water 3) Rhodamin as colourant 7 Test procedure 7.1 Method Examination of ti
27、ghtness can be done by either or both of the methods described in 7.4. 7.2 Filling Fill the containers to their nominal capacity with the liquid specified in 6.1 or 6.2 and fit the closure. Screw caps shall be closed to the torque specified, if any. 7.3 Conditioning After filling, lay the containers
28、 on their side with the closure below the level of the liquid for 24 h at a temperature between 18 C and 28 C NOTE Containers and closures should be tested not earlier than 72 h after production. Plastics containers can change their dimensions after production and in subsequent use. 7.4 Testing 7.4.
29、1 Method 1 Place the containers upside down for 24 h at a temperature between 18 C and 28 C. 7.4.2 Method 2 Lay the containers on their side with the closure below the level of the liquid for 10 min at a temperature between 18 C and 28 C in a vacuum chamber, having a vacuum of 600 mbar. 7.5 Detectio
30、n of leakage The containers shall be placed on a surface of a type that will assist the observation of any leakage from the closure. EN 14401:2004 (E) 6 NOTE White paper of suitable quality to resist any applied vacuum has been found suitable when using the liquid defined in 6.2. 7.6 Pass criteria T
31、he closure is deemed to have passed the test if no leakage is detected. 8 Test report The test report shall include the following information: a) a reference to this European Standard; b) a description of the container and closure system (i.e. design, name, supplier etc.) and type of plastics materi
32、al; including conditioning status, if there is any conditioning requested for process and material used; c) a report of the sampling procedure used; d) date of the test; e) number of replicates tested; f) number of replicates that failed; g) number of replicates that passed; h) nominal capacity of t
33、he container; i) mould cavity number of the container and closure, if applicable; j) a calculation to ascertain whether the containers comply with the acceptance criteria, if any; k) name and signature of the person conducting the test; l) method(s) of test used; m) description of the testing liquid
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