BRITISH STANDARD AUTOMOBILE SERIES CONFIRMED MAY 1989 BS AU 188 1983 ISO 5422 1982 Specification for Anchorages for towing ropes, cables or bars for road vehicles [ISO title Road vehicles — Anchorages[.]
Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 01 : 57: 44 G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI BRITIS H S TAND ARD AUTO MO BILE S E RIE S BS AU 88: 983 ISO 2 : 982 C O NFI RME D MAY 89 Specification for Anchorages for towing ropes, cables or b ars for road vehicles [IS O title : Road ve hicles — Anchorages for towing rop es, cab les or b ars] UD C 62 1 Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 01 : 57: 44 G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI BS AU 188:1983 Committees responsible for this British Standard This British Standard was published under the direction of the Automobile Standards Committee AUE/- Its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee AUE/1 upon which the following bodies were represented: Association of Trailer Manufacturers Caravan Club Department of the Environment (Transport and Road Research Laboratory) Department of Transport National Caravan Council Limited Royal Automobile Club Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Limited This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Automobile Standards Committee, was published under the authority of the Board of BSI and comes into effect on 31 March 983 © BSI 02- 2000 The following BSI references relate to the work on this standard: Committee reference AUE/1 Draft for comment 78/73649 DC ISBN 580 13250 Amendments issued since publication Amd No Date of issue Comments Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 01 : 57: 44 G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI BS AU 188:1983 Contents Page Committees responsib le National foreword ii Scope Field of application References D efinitions Location Shape Strength Testing Requirements Identification 10 © BSI 02 - 000 Inside front cover i Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 01 : 57: 44 G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI BS AU 88:1 983 National foreword This British Standard, which has been prepared under the direction of the Automobile Standards Committee, is identical with ISO 5422: 982 “Road vehicles — Ancho rages for tow ing rop es , cab les or b ars ” prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 22, Road vehicles, and published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Terminology and conventions The text of the International Standard has been approved as suitable for publication as a British Standard without deviation Some terminology and certain conventions are not identical with those used in British Standards; attention is drawn especially to the following Wherever the words “International Standard” appear, referring to this standard, they should be read as “British Standard” The comma has been used as a decimal marker In British Standards it is current practice to use a full point on the baseline as the decimal marker Cross-references ISO 1 76 “Road v ehicles — m asses — v ocab ulary ” referred to in clause is in course of preparation and is a revision of ISO 1 76: 974 The technical committee has reviewed the provisions of ISO 1 76: 974 “Road vehicles — w eights — v ocab ulary ” together with those of ISO 3833: 977, referred to in clause , and has decided that they are acceptable for use in conj unction with this standard There are no related British Standards to these two standards A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii, page and a back cover This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had amendments incorporated This will be indicated in the amendment table on the inside front cover ii © BSI 02- 2000 Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 01 : 57: 44 G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI BS AU 88: 983 The smallest dimension of the working aperture S cop e shall not be less than 25 mm This International Standard specifies the The anchorages shall not damage the ropes or cables characteristics of the towing anchorages mounted on road vehicles, allowing them to be towed or to tow during towing another vehicle by means of towing ropes, cables or bars at the vehicle manufacturer’s option S tre ngth Fie ld of ap p lication least half the maximum authorized total mass The anchorage shall withstand a static load of at according to clause This International Standard applies to passenger cars as defined in ISO 3833 and to other vehicles which have a maximum authorized total weight not exceeding 3, tonnes Te sting Te st conditions The vehicle shall be appropriately secured at kerb Re fe re nce s ISO 1 76, Ro ad v ehicles — Masses — Vocab ulary ISO 3833, Ro ad v ehicles Typ es — Term s and 1) weight position as specified by the vehicle manufacturer, on a horizontal rigid surface The vehicle manufacturer is allowed if he desires, to carry out the test on the structure of the vehicle, definitions provided that equivalence is demonstrated with the D e finitions complete vehicle 4.1 Te st p roce dure anchorage The anchorage shall be subj ected to two tests, device fixed to the vehicle or capable of being easily each consisting of a static tractive force equal to half hooked, allowing the temporary attachment of a the maximum authorized total weight rope, a cable or a bar provided for towing 4.2 forward direction for the anchorages mounted at the ke rb mass front of the vehicle and in the rearward direction for anchorages mounted at the rear as defined in ISO 1 76 4.3 The first test shall be carried out horizontally in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle The maximum authoriz e d to tal mass second test shall be made at one of the angles as defined in ISO 1 76 specified in Location 5.1 The static tractive load shall be applied in the 5.2 If the manufacturer of the vehicle agrees to the use of bars for towing the vehicle, all tests shall be Unless they are removable, the anchorages shall repeated as compressive tests not proj ect, in the horizontal plane, beyond the exterior contour of the vehicle (body plus bumpers) 5.2 Each towing anchorage shall be located in such a way that the requirements of clause are fulfilled when a displacement of ± ° vertically and ± 25 ° horizontally occurs at the other end of the connecting element recommended by the vehicle manufacturer These angles are measured from a horizontal line parallel to the middle plane of the vehicle through the anchorage in question S hap e The shape of the anchorages is left to the manufacturer’s option It shall permit the attachment, without the aid of tools or auxiliary parts 1) Re quireme nts After each test carried out as specified in clause 8, the vehicle shall meet the following requirements: a) The anchorages shall show no deformation liable to affect normal operation; 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