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BS EN 14074:2004

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Office furniture. Tables and desks and storage furniture. Test methods for the determination of strength and durability of moving parts

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

11-08-2004

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General test conditions
  4.1 Preliminary preparation
  4.2 Test equipment
  4.3 Tolerances
  4.4 Sequence of testing
5 Test apparatus
  5.1 Obstacles for rolling test
  5.2 Floor surface
  5.3 Wall Surface
  5.4 Stops
  5.5 Masses
  5.6 Glass marbles
  5.7 Loading pad
  5.8 Apparatus for slam open/shut of extension elements
6 Test methods
  6.1 Determination of loading of storage parts
  6.2 Extension elements
      6.2.1 Strength of extension elements
      6.2.2 Durability test of extension elements
      6.2.3 Slam open of extension elements
      6.2.4 Interlock test
  6.3 Hinged or pivoted doors
      6.3.1 Vertical load on doors
      6.3.2 Horizontal static force on open door
      6.3.3 Durability test on hinged and pivoted doors
  6.4 Sliding doors and horizontal roll fronts
      6.4.1 Durability test of sliding doors and horizontal
            roll fronts
      6.4.2 Slam shut/open of sliding doors and horizontal
            roll fronts
  6.5 Vertical roll fronts
      6.5.1 Durability of vertical roll front
  6.6 Flaps
      6.6.1 Strength of flaps
      6.6.2 Durability of flaps
  6.7 Rolling test for mobile filing pedestals
7 Test report
Annex A (informative) Apparatus for slam open and shut test
        of extension elements
      A.1 Slam open test with pneumatic actuator
          A.1.1 Principle
          A.1.2 Apparatus
          A.1.3 Calibration
      A.2 Slam open test with weight and string
          A.2.1 Slam open test
Bibliography

Describes test methods for the determination of strength and durability of moving parts of desks, tables and storage furniture.

Committee
FW/0/3
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 00/716196 DC. (11/2004)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
24
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
EN 14074 : 2004 Identical
NBN EN 14074 : 2004 Identical
UNI EN 14074 : 2005 Identical
NEN EN 14074 : 2004 Identical
SN EN 14074 : 2005 Identical
I.S. EN 14074:2004 Identical
NS EN 14074 : 1ED 2004 Identical
UNE-EN 14074:2005 Identical
NF EN 14074 : 2005 Identical
DIN EN 14074:2004-11 Identical

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