BS EN 16867:2020 pdf free.Building hardware – Mechatronic door furniture – Requirements and test methods.
BS EN 16867 This document applies to Mechatronic door furniture (MDF) fitted on the door set which gives the possibility to control the locking and/or release part through an electronic authorization means. This can be operable by credentials (i.e. card, code, biometric).The MDF, according to this document, is combined with locks according to EN 12209, EN 14846,
EN 15685 or can be a part of an emergency exit device according to EN 179, EN 1125 or EN 13637.The MDF can be standalone or linkable to an external control system.The document would allow classifying the MDF upon several characteristics such as category of use,durability, environmental, security, and type of operating device.The suitability of the MDF for use on fire or smoke-door assemblies is determined by fire resistance tests conducted in addition to the performance testing specified by this document.In the area of rotation of the lever handle or knob, the head of any visible fastening element shall be level with or below the surface of the backplate or rose after fitting. However, raised head screws may stand proud of the furniture plate by the domed height of the screw head.Any fastening element that secures the lever handle or knob to the spindle shall not project above the surface by more than 1 mm after fitting.
The design of MDF shall ensure that, after fitting, it is not possible for the fingers of a user to be trapped between lever handle or knob and backplate or rose over the full range of rotation of the lever handle or knob.The torque M1 required to return the unsprung or spring assisted lever handle back to its intended“at-rest” position shall be not greater than the value specified in Table 1.After the durability test the spring -assisted lever handles only, the torque M2 required to rotate the lever handle to a minimum angle of 40° from its intended“at-rest” position shall not exceed the value specified in Table 1.BS EN 16867 pdf download.