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BS EN 1906 - BUILDING HARDWARE - LEVER HANDLES AND KNOB FURNITURE - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
Hardcopy , PDF
05-31-2010
English
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Classification
4.1 Coding system
4.1.1 General
4.1.2 Category of use (first digit)
4.1.3 Durability (second digit)
4.1.4 Door mass (third digit)
4.1.5 Fire resistance (fourth digit)
4.1.6 Safety (fifth digit)
4.1.7 Corrosion resistance (sixth digit)
4.1.8 Security (seventh digit)
4.1.9 Type of operation (eighth digit)
4.2 Example of classification
5 Requirements
5.1 General
5.2 Check of spindle and fastening elements
5.3 Rotational torque strength
5.4 Axial strength of lock furniture or latch furniture
and fixing
5.5 Free play and safety
5.5.1 Requirement for free play
5.5.2 Safety requirements
5.6 Free angular movement or misalignment
5.7 Torque of return mechanism
5.7.1 General
5.7.2 Unsprung and spring-assisted lever handles
5.7.3 Unsprung knobs
5.7.4 Spring-loaded lever handles or knobs
5.8 Durability of mechanism
5.9 Repeat test of axial strength of lock or latch furniture
and methods of fixing
5.10 Repeat test of free play measurement
5.11 Repeat test of measurement of free angular
movement or misalignment
5.12 Repeat test of torque of return mechanism
5.13 Axial strength for safety furniture (optional)
5.14 Corrosion resistance
6 Tests - Sequence and test
6.1 Test sequence
6.2 Test apparatus
6.2.1 Fixing to a test block
6.2.2 Apparatus for strength tests
6.2.3 Apparatus for endurance test
7 Test methods
7.1 General
7.2 Acceptance conditions
7.3 Performance tests
7.3.1 Check of spindle and fastening elements (Test 1)
7.3.2 Axial strength of lock or latch furniture and
fastening elements (Test 2)
7.3.3 Free play and safety (Test 3)
7.3.4 Free angular movement or misalignment (Test 4)
7.3.5 Torque of return mechanism (Test 5)
7.3.6 Durability of mechanism (Test 6)
7.3.7 Repeat test of axial strength and methods of
fastening (Test 7)
7.3.8 Repeat check of free play (Test 8)
7.3.9 Repeat measurement of free angular movement
(Test 9)
7.3.10 Repeat test of torque of return mechanism
(Test 10)
7.3.11 Axial strength and method of fastening of special
safety furniture (Test 11 - optional)
7.3.12 Rotational strength (Test 12)
7.4 Corrosion resistance (Test 13)
8 Marking
Annex A (normative) - Requirements for security lock furniture
for use on burglary resistant doors
A.1 Introduction
A.2 Requirements
A.2.1 Design requirements
A.2.2 Performance requirements
A.3 Test methods
A.3.1 Test parameters
A.3.2 Pre-checks (Test A.1)
A.3.3 Plate strength (Test A.2)
A.3.4 Strength of fastening elements (Test A.3)
A.3.5 Resistance to attack by drilling (Test A.4)
A.3.6 Resistance to attack by chisel (Test A.5)
A.3.7 Strength of plug protection plate (if fitted)
(Test A.6)
A.4 Classification
A.5 Marking
A.6 Fixing instructions
Annex B (informative) - Test apparatus illustrations
Annex C (normative) - Requirements for lock and latch furniture
for use on smoke control and fire resistant door
assemblies
C.1 General
C.2 Classification for smoke control and fire resistant
Grades A, B and C
C.3 Additional requirements for fire resistance
classification Grade C with fire proof core
C.4 Tests
C.4.1 Fire resistance
C.4.2 Smoke control
C.5 Test report
Annex D (informative) - Flow charts of test procedures
Bibliography
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