SIST EN 985:2001

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 985:2001
01-december-2001
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SIST EN 985:1999
Tekstilne talne obloge - Preskus s stolom na kolescih
Textile floor coverings - Castor chair test
Textile Bodenbeläge - Stuhlrollenprüfung
Revetements de sol textiles - Essai a l'appareil a roulettes
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 985:2001
ICS:
59.080.60 Tekstilne talne obloge Textile floor coverings
SIST EN 985:2001 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 985:2001

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SIST EN 985:2001
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 985
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2001
ICS 50.080.60 Supersedes EN 985:1994
English version
Textile floor coverings - Castor chair test
Revêtements de sol textiles - Essai à l'appareil à roulettes Textile Bodenbeläge - Stuhlrollenprüfung
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 2 June 2001.
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SIST EN 985:2001
EN 985:2001 (E)
Foreword
This European Standard has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 134 "Resilient and textile floor
coverings", the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This European Standard replaces EN 985:1994.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by January 2002, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn
at the latest by January 2002.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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SIST EN 985:2001
EN 985:2001 (E)
1 Scope
This European Standard specifies three methods for assessing the behaviour of textile floor coverings under the
movement of a castor chair.
- Test A: Assessment of the wear behaviour of textile floor coverings under the castor chair,
- Test B: Assessment of the change in colour (glossing) of needled floor coverings without a pile,
- Test C: Assessment of the general structural integrity of textile floor coverings.
2 Normative references
This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated references, provisions from other
publications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text, and the publications are
listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications
apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references
the latest edition of the publication referred to applies (including amendments).
EN 20139, Textiles — Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing (ISO 139:1973).
ISO 1957, Machine-made textile floor coverings — Sampling and cutting specimens for physical tests.
EN 1471, Textile floor coverings — Assessment of changes in appearance.
EN 12529:1998, Castors and wheels — Castors for furniture — Castors for swivel chairs — Requirements.
ISO 2424, Textile floor coverings – Vocabulary.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this standard the terms and definitions given in ISO 2424 apply.
4 Principle
A textile floor covering is submitted for a prescribed number of cycles to the action of three castors which
produce an eccentric turning motion.
At the end of each test:
 - the change in appearance in accordance with EN 1471 is assessed after 5 000 cycles and 25 000 cycles
(Test A);
 - the change in colour by m
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