CEN/TC 324 - Castors and wheels
Standardization of technical requirements, testings, dimensions and terminology for castors and wheels (which may include fittings such as wheel and/or swivel locking and/or braking devices) for general applications. Wheels for road vehicles are excluded
Castors and wheels
Standardization of technical requirements, testings, dimensions and terminology for castors and wheels (which may include fittings such as wheel and/or swivel locking and/or braking devices) for general applications. Wheels for road vehicles are excluded
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CEN/TC 324 is a Technical Committee within the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). It is named "Castors and wheels" and is responsible for: Standardization of technical requirements, testings, dimensions and terminology for castors and wheels (which may include fittings such as wheel and/or swivel locking and/or braking devices) for general applications. Wheels for road vehicles are excluded This committee has published 8 standards.
CEN/TC 324 develops CEN standards in the area of T12 - INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS. The scope of work includes: Standardization of technical requirements, testings, dimensions and terminology for castors and wheels (which may include fittings such as wheel and/or swivel locking and/or braking devices) for general applications. Wheels for road vehicles are excluded Currently, there are 8 published standards from this technical committee.
The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) is a public standards organization that brings together the national standardization bodies of 34 European countries. CEN provides a platform for developing European Standards (ENs) and other technical documents in relation to various products, materials, services, and processes, supporting the European Single Market.
A Technical Committee (TC) in CEN is a group of experts responsible for developing international standards in a specific technical area. TCs are composed of national member body delegates and work through consensus to create standards that meet global industry needs. Each TC may have subcommittees (SCs) and working groups (WGs) for specialized topics.
This European Standard defines terms and symbols relating to castors and wheels. NOTE 1: Castors and wheels is the English expression; in other languages the expression may be reversed e.g. in French "Roues et roulettes" and in German "Räder und Rollen".
- Standard45 pagesEnglish, French, German, Finnish, Italian, Holland and Swedish languagee-Library read for1 day
This European Standard specifies the technical requirements, the appropriate dimensions and the requirements for testing. This European Standard applies to castors and wheels which may include braking and/or locking devices, specifically for manually propelled use in an institutional environment. This includes for example, shops, restaurants, hotels, educational buildings and hospitals. Castors for specialised applications may also have to conform to other specialised standards.
- Standard15 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This European Standard specifies the technical requirements, the appropriate dimensions and the requirements for testing. This European Standard applies to castors for general furniture applications, but specifically excludes those for swivel chairs and other specialised applications.
- Standard6 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
- Standard6 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This European Standard specifies the technical requirements, the appropriate dimensions and the requirements for testing. This European Standard applies to castors and wheels (which may include accessories) for manually propelled or power towed industrial applications up to 1,1 m/s (4 km/h). This European Standard does not apply to castors and wheels for furniture, swivel chairs, institutional, hospital beds and driven applications. Castors for specialised applications may also have to conform to other specific standards.
- Standard19 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
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 100 mm or more, which have a central locking device. Swivel castors may be used with the main principal dimensions.
- Standard12 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This European standard specifies the technical requirements, the appropriate dimensions and the requirements for testing. This European standard applies to castors and wheels (which may include accessories) specifically for manually propelled or power towed industrial applications at speeds over 1,1 m/s (4 km/h) and up to 4,4 m/s (16 km/h). Pneumatic wheels and drive wheels are excluded from this standard.
- Standard13 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This standard specifies the test methods and apparatus to be used to check the performance of the castors and wheels. The test to be used and the acceptance criteria, values and applicability relevant to each type of castor and wheel are covered by the specific standards.
- Standard23 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This European Standard specifies the technical requirements, the appropriate dimensions and the requirements for testing. This European Standard applies to castors with or without braking devices that will normally be used on swivel chairs.
- Standard13 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
- Standard13 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day