The present standard species the tests to be carried out to determine the ability of the shutters and blinds to resist abnormal use of the operating mechanism in terms of rough/forced/reversed operation.
It applies to the following products :
Internal blinds : Internal venetian blind, roller, vertical and pleated blinds and darkening
blind ;
External blinds : Folding arm awning, trellis arm awning, vertical roller awning, pivot arm
awning, marquisolette, façade awning, roof light awning, verandah awning or conservatory
awning, dutch awning, insect screen awning, louvre array ;
Shutters : External venetian blind, roller shutter (vertical or projected), venetian shutter
(vertical or projected), flat-closing concertina shutter, concertina shutter, sliding panel
shutter ;
Shutters with a projection system are also covered.
Die Norm definiert die notwendigen Prüfungen an Abschlüssen und zusätzlichen Schutzeinrichtungen, die bestanden werden müssen, damit die Funktion auch bei falschem Gebrauch sichergestellt ist.