Test Stand for Durability Tests of Rotating Elements of Office Chairs

Abstract:

This paper presents the purpose, concept, principles of functioning, design and construction of a stand intended for testing the durability of rotational elements of office chairs. It shows the use of the stand for certification tests in accordance with the PN-EN 1335:2009 standard. It also discusses how tests on swivelling and the durability of wheels and the base of office chairs should be conducted using the developed stand. The authors present test conditions and discuss the instrumentation necessary to induce static loads during the investigations. They also identify the possibilities to perform other tests on the stand by introducing to the existing research instruments additional instrumentation necessary from the point of view of the above listed standard. The possibility of adjusting the stand to the prospective changes in normative requirements and the needs of individual users are also described.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 223)
• Pages: 155-162
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.223.155
• Online since: November 2014
• Authors: Andrzej Zbrowski, Krzysztof Matecki*
• Keywords: Chair for Work, Furniture Casters, Office Furniture

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