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BS ISO 7170:2021

BS ISO 7170:2021

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Furniture. Storage units. Test methods for the determination of strength, durability and stability

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BSI 2021 68
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This document specifies test methods for determining the strength, durability and stability of storage units, when fully assembled prior to use, including their movable and non-movable parts.

Acceptance criteria for the strength, durability and stability of the storage furniture is not specified by the test methods. Instead, suggested loads, cycles and forces are provided in Annex B, depending on the applicability of the furniture.

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PDF Pages PDF Title
2 National foreword
7 Foreword
8 Introduction
9 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
12 4 General test conditions
4.1 Preliminary preparation
13 4.2 Application of forces
4.3 Tolerances
4.4 Prevention of movement during test
14 4.5 Loading
5 Test equipment and apparatus
16 6 Test procedures for non-movable parts
6.1 Shelves
6.1.1 General
6.1.2 Shelf retention test — Horizontal outward force
6.1.3 Shelf retention test — Vertical downward force
17 6.1.4 Deflection of shelves
6.1.5 Strength of shelf supports
18 6.2 Tops and bottoms
6.2.1 Sustained load test for tops and bottoms
19 6.2.2 Static load test for tops and bottoms
6.3 Clothes rails and supports
6.3.1 Strength of supports
20 6.3.2 Strength of clothes rails
21 6.4 Strength of the structure
6.4.1 Test for structure, underframe and/or legs
22 6.4.2 Drop test
23 6.4.3 Tests for units with castors or wheels
7 Test procedures for movable parts
7.1 Pivoted doors
7.1.1 General
7.1.2 Strength of pivoted doors — Vertical load
24 7.1.3 Strength of pivoted doors — Horizontal force
25 7.1.4 Slam shut of pivoted doors
7.1.5 Durability of pivoted doors
26 7.2 Sliding doors and horizontal roll fronts
7.2.1 General
7.2.2 Slam shut/open of sliding doors and horizontal roll fronts
27 7.2.3 Durability of sliding doors and horizontal roll fronts
28 7.3 Flaps
7.3.1 General
7.3.2 Strength of bottom-hinged flaps
29 7.3.3 Durability of flaps
7.3.4 Drop test for horizontally top-hinged doors/flaps
30 7.3.5 Vertical downward static load of top hinged flaps
7.4 Vertical roll fronts
7.4.1 General
7.4.2 Slam shut/open of vertical roll fronts
31 7.4.3 Durability of vertical roll fronts
7.5 Extension elements
7.5.1 General
7.5.2 Strength of extension elements
32 7.5.3 Durability of extension elements
34 7.5.4 Slam shut of extension elements
7.5.5 Slam open of extension elements
35 7.5.6 Strength of bottoms in extension elements
7.5.7 Interlock test
7.6 Locking and latching mechanism test
7.6.1 General
7.6.2 Strength test for locking and latching mechanisms for extension elements
36 7.6.3 Locking and latching mechanisms for doors, flaps and roll fronts
7.6.4 Locking and latching mechanism durability test
8 Trays
8.1 General
8.2 Sustained load test for trays
8.3 Drop test for trays
37 9 Strength of coat hooks
10 Units mounted to the building or other structure
10.1 Units not supported by the floor
10.1.1 General
38 10.1.2 Movable parts, shelf supports, tops and bottoms
10.1.3 Static load
39 10.1.4 Dislodgement test
10.1.5 Sideward detachment test
40 10.2 Units supported by the floor
11 Stability tests
11.1 General
41 11.2 Doors, extension elements and flaps closed, all storage units unloaded
11.2.1 Units that are, or can be adjusted to, a height of 1 000 mm or less
11.2.2 Units that are, or can be adjusted to, a height of more than 1 000 mm
42 11.3 Opening doors, extension elements and flaps, all storage units unloaded
43 11.4 Doors, extension elements and flaps opened and unlocked
11.4.1 All storage areas unloaded and all doors, extension elements and flaps open
44 11.4.2 All storage areas unloaded with overturning load
45 11.4.3 All storage areas loaded with overturning load
46 11.4.4 Storage areas partly loaded
47 11.5 Doors, extension elements and flaps closed and locked, all storage units loaded
48 11.6 Dynamic stability test for units with castors
49 11.7 Strength test for anti-overturning device
50 11.8 Additional stability test methods for TV furniture
11.8.1 Determination of TV template
11.8.2 Stability of TV-furniture with one door and/or extension element opened
11.8.3 Stability of TV furniture with doors and extension elements closed — Storage areas unloaded
51 12 Test report
52 Annex A (informative) Guidance for the choice of loads, cycles, etc. for storage furniture strength, durability and stability tests
55 Annex B (informative) Suggested loads, cycles and forces for strength, durability and stability tests for storage furniture for domestic use
60 Annex C (informative) Rationale for selected test methods
67 Annex D (normative) Apparatus for slam-shut/open test of extension elements

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