This European Standard specifies the terminology for doors, gates and
barriers, intended for installation in areas in the reach of people, for which the main intended uses are giving safe access for goods and
vehicles accompagnied by persons in industrial and commercial
premises and in residential garages. This standard specifies with the help of sketches most types of doors, gates and barriers in common use, irrespective of the material used. Doors for the passage of persons only are covered by prEN 12650-1 and prEN 12519. The terminology for parts of doors are covered in EN 12433-2.
In dieser Norm sind mit Hilfe von Skizzen verschiedene üblicherweise eingesetzte Bauarten von Toren beschrieben und begrifflich festgelegt, unabhängig vom Torwerkstoff.