BS 4875-7:1998
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Strength and stability of furniture Methods for determination of strength and durability of storage furniture
Hardcopy , PDF
31-10-2006
English
15-10-1998
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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Principle
3 General requirements for tests
4 Inspection before and after testing
5 Apparatus
6 Procedures
7 Interpretation of results
8 Test report
Annex A (informative) Explanation of furniture test levels
Annex B (normative) Calibration of drawer slamming machine
Bibliography
Figures
1 Strength of shelf supports
2 Deflection of shelves
3 Strength of clothes rail supports
4 Deflection of clothes rails
5 Strength of pivoted doors
6 Wear and fatigue of pivoted doors
7 Wear and fatigue of sliding doors
8 Slam open/shut of sliding doors
9 Strength of flaps
10 Slam open/shut of roll front
11 Strength of runners
12 Wear and fatigue of drawers and runners
13 Displacement of bottom surface of drawers
14 Slam shut of drawers
15 Strength of carcase and underframe
Tables
1 Summary of test procedures (see also Tables 2 and 3)
2 Average loads applied to parts other than the part being
tested
3 Maximum loads applied to parts undergoing test
4 Steel impact plates
A.1 Relationship of test levels to use of furniture
A.2 Specific applications for furniture in relation to test
levels
Covers procedures for determining the strength and durability of storage furniture. Not applicable to test procedures for determination of safety aspects of domestic storage furniture, given in BS EN 1727, or to the structural performance of kitchen furniture, nor to educational furniture.
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FW/0
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes BS 4875-7(1985). (06/2004)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
20
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| Supersedes |
| BS EN 1727:1998 | Domestic furniture. Storage furniture. Safety requirements and test methods |
| BS 5459-3:1983 | Specification for performance requirements and tests for office furniture Storage furniture |
| BS 6001(1972) : AMD 5054 | SAMPLING PROCEDURES FOR INSPECTION BY ATTRIBUTES - SPECIFICATION FOR SAMPLING PLANS INDEXED BY ACCEPTABLE QUALITY LEVEL (AQL) FOR LOT - BY - LOT INSPECTION |
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