EN 1906 Building Hardware - Door Handles and Knobs - Requirements and Test Methods

In the EN 1906 standard, a European standard, the spindle and fasteners, operating torques, allowable free play and safety, free angular movement and misalignment, durability, static strength and spring and unsprung door handles, knobs for doors, push pads and back plates or similar devices with operating latches are described and test methods are presented. This standard applies to door handles and knobs and other devices that operate only a latch or lock.

The EN 1906 standard defines only the performance parameters without considering the dimensions of the hardware. It introduces a classification code system that allows products to be compared, but also provides test methods and requirements for determining static strength and corrosion resistance for various equipment. These requirements and test methods are structured on the basis of category of use, durability, door mass, fire resistance, safety, reliability, corrosion resistance and type of operation, to simulate daily use.

The EN 1906 standard describes four categories of use, based on frequency and other conditions of use:

• Grade 1: Moderate use by people with a high need for maintenance and a low probability of misuse, eg interior residential doors.
• Grade 2: Moderate use by people with a high need for maintenance but likely to misuse, eg interior office doors.
• Grade 3: Low need for care and misuse and high frequency of use by the public or others, for example public office doors.
• Grade 4: High frequency of use on doors subject to heavy use, eg football stadiums, offshore facilities (oil rigs), barracks, public toilets, and the like.

In general, this standard defines three different modes of operation: furniture with spring support (type A), furniture with springs (type B) and furniture without spring (type U).

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