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BS EN 12531:1999

BS EN 12531:1999

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Castors and wheels. Hospital bed castors

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

03-15-1999

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Dimensions
4.1 Fixing system
4.2 Load capacity
5 Requirements
5.1 Standard conditions
5.2 Initial wheel play
5.3 Initial swivel play
5.4 Electrical resistance test
5.5 Fatigue test for locking/braking device
5.6 Efficiency check of wheel braking and/or locking device
5.7 Efficiency check of swivel braking and/or locking device
5.8 Static test
5.9 Dynamic test
5.10 Efficiency check of wheel braking and/or locking device
5.11 Efficiency check of swivel braking and/or locking device
5.12 Final wheel play
5.13 Final swivel play
6 Conformity
7 Marking of the product
7.1 Product marking
7.2 Marking of electrically conductive castor(s) or wheel(s)

Defines the technical requirements, the appropriate dimensions and the requirements for testing. Applicable to swivel castors for hospital beds with a wheel diameter of 100 mm or more, which may have a central locking device. Swivel castors may be used with the main principal dimensions.

This European Standard specifies the technical requirements, the appropriate dimensions and the requirements for testing.

This European Standard applies to swivel castors for hospital beds with a wheel diameter of 100mm or more, which have a central locking device. Swivel castors may be used with the main principal dimensions.

Committee
MHE/7
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 96/712248 DC. (08/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2005. (11/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
10
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
EN 12531:1998 Identical
NBN EN 12531 : 1999 Identical
NF EN 12531 : 1998 Identical
NS EN 12531 : 1ED 1999 Identical
SN EN 12531 : 1999 Identical
UNE-EN 12531:1999 Identical
NEN EN 12531 : 1998 C1 2005 Identical
DIN EN 12531:1999-05 Identical
UNI EN 12531 : 2001 Identical

EN 12526:1998 Castors and wheels - Vocabulary, recommended symbols and multilingual dictionary
ISO 7619:1997 Rubber Determination of indentation hardness by means of pocket hardness meters
EN 12530:1998 Castors and wheels - Castors and wheels for manually propelled institutional applications
EN 12527:1998 Castors and wheels - Test methods and apparatus

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