BRITISH STANDARD BS EN

12400:2002

Windows and
pedestrian doors —
Mechanical
durability —
Requirements and
classification

The European Standard EN 12400:2002 has the status of a

British Standard

ICS 91.060.50

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BS EN 12400:2002

National foreword
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 12400
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM October 2002

ICS 91.060.50

English version

Windows and pedestrian doors - Mechanical durability -

Requirements and classification

Fenêtres et portes - Durabilité mécanique - Prescriptions et Fenster und Türen - Mechanische Beanspruchung -
classification Anforderungen und Einteilung

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 5 September 2002.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
standards may be obtained on application to the Management Centre or to any CEN member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Management Centre has the same status as the official
versions.

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Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

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Contents

page
Foreword......................................................................................................................................................................3
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................4
1 Scope ..............................................................................................................................................................5
2 Normative references ....................................................................................................................................5
3 Classification criteria.....................................................................................................................................5
Annex A (informative) Performance classes in relation to categories of duty .....................................................6

Tables

Table 1 — Classification.......................................................................................................................................... 5

Table A.1 — Window classes.................................................................................................................................. 6

Table A.2 — Door classes ....................................................................................................................................... 6

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 EN 12400:2002 (E)

Foreword
This document (EN 12400:2002) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 33 "Doors, windows,
shutters, building hardware and curtain walling", the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.

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 April 2003, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by
April 2003

This European Standard is one of a series of standards for windows and pedestrian doors. The performance
classes relate to the test methods of EN 1191.

This European Standard includes an Annex A (informative) which gives some general guidance on the
appropriateness of performance classes in relation to categories of duty.

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, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

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EN 12400:2002 (E)

Introduction
This European Standard specifies the partial, provisional and interim classification of the performance of windows
and pedestrian doors in respect of repeated opening and closing. It does not take into account the effects of long-
term static loading. It is intended to establish a standard for a complete classification scheme which includes all
relevant properties, valid for different types of windows and pedestrian doors.

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1 Scope
This European Standard specifies a means of classifying opening windows and pedestrian doors according to the
performance when subjected to repeated opening and closing. The classes take into account normal and intended
use.

2 Normative references
This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, 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 1191, Windows and doors – Resistance to repeated opening and closing – Test method.

EN 13115, Windows – Classification of mechanical properties – Racking, torsion, and operating forces.

prEN 12217, Doors – Operating forces – Classification.

3 Classification criteria
After testing according to EN 1191 the test specimen shall remain functional in relation to its operating forces, i. e.
the initial and final operating forces shall fall within the same classification band given in EN 13115 or prEN 12217.
The specimen shall not suffer such damage or deformation, including loosening of hardware, closing devices or
their connections, joints or weather sealing systems, intumescent seals or smoke seals, as would render the
window or pedestrian door unfit for its purpose.

At the end of the test, closing devices of pivoted doors shall continue to close the leaf unaided from an opening
angle of ≤ 5 ° and sliding doors with counter weights, from an opening distance of ≤ 200 mm.

Table 1 — Classification

Class Number of cycles

0 – Pedestrian doors and
windows
1 5 000
2 10 000
3 20 000
4 50 000 Pedestrian doors only
5 100 000
6 200 000
7 500 000
8 1 000 000

For doors with double leaves, the most used (primary leaf) is classified as in Table 1 and the other leaf on half the
number of cycles.

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Annex A
(informative)

Performance classes in relation to categories of duty

Tables A.1 and A.2 give some general guidance on the appropriateness of performance classes in relation to
categories of duty to be expected. It should be noted that national requirements can vary considerably.

Table A.1 — Window classes

Class Duty
1 light
2 moderate
3 heavy

Table A.2 — Door classes

Class Duty
1 occasional
2 light
3 infrequent
4 moderate
5 normal
6 frequent
7 heavy
8 severe

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