furniture test rigs - Hegewald & Peschke MPT GmbH - #4

field of application

automatic testing acc. to standards DIN 4551, ISO 7173, NEN 1812, BIFMA X5.1 and BSI/BS 5459 in development and quality control during batch production

test objects

chairs, revolving chairs, armchairs, stools, rocking chairs....

system configuration

impact test rig for seating furniture with drop weights of 9.1 to 136 kg, seat impactor, drop heights up to 500 mm, optional: depth suspension measurement to act in combination with:

- central controlling with controlling unit for 5 mutually independent cylinders

- PC workstation for programming, visualization and evaluation

parameter limits

weights of 9.1 to 136 kg (depends on drop weights and additional loads) drop height: up to 500 mm number of cycles: 1 - 500,000 single cycle times: 0.1 - 600 sec

test procedure

tested pieces are subjected either to the entire test procedure prescribed by the standards or to selected individual tests.

supply of compressed air

air pressure: 8bar

consumption: up to 800l/min

quality of compressed air: acc. to ISO/DIS 8573-1

- residual oil content better class 1

- residual dust content better class 1

- residual water content better class 4

input control unit

230 V/50 Hz

dimensions of test rig

2050 x 2150 x 3250 (length x width x height)

weight

400 kg

optional accessories

measurement device for the finding of the acceleration of the drop weight acc. to EN 581-2