BRITISH STANDARD BS AU 209 7 1993 Vehicle security — Part 7 Specification for locking systems for goods vehicle driver’s compartments BS AU 209 7 1993 This British Standard, having been prepared under[.]
BRITISH STANDARD Vehicle security — Part 7: Specification for locking systems for goods vehicle driver’s compartments BS AU 209-7:1 993 BS AU 209-7:1 993 Committees responsible for this British Standard The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted by the Automobile Standards Policy Committee (AUE/- ) to Technical Committee AUE/1 7, upon which the following bodies were represented: Association of Car Fleet Operators Automobile Association British Security Industry Association Consumers’ Association Consumer Policy Committee of BSI Department of Trade and Industry Department of Transport Freight Transport Association Home Office Institute for Consumer Ergonomics Ltd Master Locksmiths’ Association Metropolitan Police Motor Industry Research Association Road Haulage Association Ltd Royal Automobile Club Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Automobile Standards Policy Committee, was published under the authority of the Standards Board and comes into effect on July 993 © BSI 08- 999 The following BSI references relate to the work on this standard: Committee reference AUE/1 Draft for comment 91 /7691 DC ISBN 80 21 781 Amendments issued since publication Amd No Date Comments BS AU 209-7:1 993 Contents Page Committees responsible Foreword ii Scope References Definitions Locks operated by mechanical keys Exterior release controls Functional requirements Test conditions Annex A (normative) Lock and key wear test Annex B (normative) Electrically powered system test List of references © BSI 08- 999 Inside front cover Inside back cover i BS AU 209-7:1 993 Foreword This Part of BS AU 209 has been prepared under the direction of the Automobile Standards Policy Committee, at the request of the Department of Transport and with the support of the Home Office and organizations connected with law enforcement, the motor vehicle construction industry and vehicle user organizations Hitherto, no standard has existed for the United Kingdom that defines the performance and use of equipment intended to prevent or deter unauthorized entry into or removal of a motor vehicle This standard is not a substitute for anti- burst latch test requirements of vehicle doors, nor for protective devices used on the steering system, transmission or gear lever It is considered essential that goods vehicles should be equipped with a dead locking facility which requires minimum effort from the driver to achieve a satisfactory level of vehicle security It is recognized that this standard covers a relatively new area, not previously standardized and that it may be necessary to amend the requirements resulting from initial experience of its use Other Parts of BS AU 209 are: — Part a: Specification for locking systems for passenger cars and car derived vehicles; — Part 2: Specification for security systems against theft of in-car equipment for entertainment and communication purposes; — Part 3: Specification for security marking of glazing for passenger cars and car derived vehicles; — Part 5a: Specification for central power locking systems for passenger cars and car derived vehicles; — Part 6: Specification for dead locking systems for passenger cars and car derived vehicles; — Part 8: Specification for locking systems for the load carrying compartment — Part 9: Specification for security of ancillary equipment on CVs 1) 1) ; ; — Part 0: Specification for immobilizers 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, pages to 4, an inside back cover 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 1) ii In preparation © BSI 08- 999 BS AU 209-7:1 993 Scope This Part of BS AU 209 specifies requirements for 3.4 closure the performance of locking systems fitted to all a physical barrier which fits in an aperture and is closures through which access may be gained to the designed to move to enable, or prevent, access driver’s compartment of goods vehicles Goods through that aperture carrying compartments which are not accessible 3.5 from the driver’s compartment, are the subj ect of latch Part of this British Standard a mechanism employed to retain a door or This Part of BS AU 209 does not apply to category compartment cover in a closed condition with N (gross vehicle mass of up to t) vehicles that provision for controlled release (or operation) have been derived from passenger cars References 2.1 Normative reference This Part of BS AU 209 incorporates, by reference, provisions from a specific edition of another publication This normative reference is cited at the appropriate point in the text and the publication is 3.6 freewheel the ability of a button or handle to move without releasing the latch 3.7 central power locking system a facility that provides for the locking/unlocking by given on the inside back cover Subsequent a single action, of all closures to the driver’s amendments to, or revisions of, this publication compartment apply to this Part of BS AU 209 only when 3.8 incorporated in it by updating or revision 2.2 Informative references normal locking a facility that provides locking of the driver’s This Part of BS AU 209 refers to other publications compartment doors such that their exterior release that provide information or guidance Editions of controls are rendered inoperable these publications current at the time of issue of this standard are listed on the inside back cover, but reference should be made to the latest editions 3.9 dead locking a facility which prevents the unlocking of the Definitions For the purposes of this Part of BS AU 209 the following definitions apply 3.1 goods vehicle vehicle used for the carriage of goods and having a gross vehicle mass, as defined in the European Community Directive 70/1 56/EEC, of: a) up to a maximum of t: category N ; b) from t to a maximum of t: category N 2; c) maximum in excess of t: category N 3.2 closure other than by operation of the key 3.1 internal locking/unlocking control any device located within the vehicle that controls the locking mechanism of the latch Locks operated by mechanical keys 4.1 A lock intended to be unlocked from outside the vehicle, using its own specifically coded key, shall conform to Annex A 4.2 The lock and its key shall, after being tested in accordance with A.2 , remain an effective specific combination lock 4.3 After completion of the test in A.2 , further a device that prevents the release of a latch and that manipulation of a minimum difference key for can only be activated by the use of: shall not unlock the assembly a) a specifically coded key; and/or b) a linkage between the latch mechanisms and controls situated within the vehicle 4.4 Keys shall not be permanently marked with their coded identification except on the tags designed to be removed by the user Key code information shall not appear elsewhere on the 3.3 vehicle or its equipment, including handbooks, or on key the lock a device, specifically coded to match a specific lock © BSI 08- 999 BS AU 209-7:1 993 The key locking system shall comprise not less than 000 different key combinations for any one series of key combinations 4.6 Locks incorporating tumblers shall have no more than two identical tumblers operating in the same direction, positioned adjacent to each other There shall be not more than 50 % of identical tumblers in a lock 4.7 It shall not be possible to release the latch or enable it to be released by any of the following means a) By rotating the lock cylinder within its housing or the housing within its mounting on the vehicle in accordance with the following torque test procedure, using a tool, normally in the form of a key blank, and manufactured from high strength steel, hardened and tempered to a hardness on the Rockwell scale of HRC 48 to HRC 56, for the length of engagement of it into the lock plus a further 10 mm proud of the lock face 1) The tool shall be of such a size that it can transmit the maximum possible torque to the lock cylinder and yet it can be inserted into the lock with an axial force not exceeding 600 N 2) Insert the tool into the lock and apply an axial load of 600 N ± 10 N while applying an increasing torque until one of the following occurs: i) the tool fails within 10 mm of the lock face; or ii) the torque applied exceeds 100 N·m; or iii) it is not possible to achieve a torque of 100 N·m for other mechanical reasons 3) Remove any easily removable parts and if the resulting key opening has been enlarged then item 2) shall be repeated once using a larger tool which conforms to item 1) b) By displacing the lock cylinder from its housing or the housing from its mounting on the vehicle or by distorting the body panel, using the following axial test procedure 1) Insert the largest size of high quality steel self-tapping screw, conforming to ISO 2702:1974, that can be screwed into the lock without breaking the screw or exceeding a torque of 100 N·m Apply an increasing force along the axis of the screw in the tensile mode until one of the following occurs: i) the screw fails; or ii) the load applied exceeds 200 N; or iii) it is not possible to achieve a load of 200 N for other mechanical reasons 4.5 Tens ile 2) Apply an increasing force along the axis of the lock in the compressive mode until one of the following occurs: i) the load applied exceeds 200 N; or ii) it is not possible to achieve a load of 200 N for other mechanical reasons c) By displacing the lock cylinder from its housing or the housing from its mounting on the vehicle or by distorting the body panel in accordance with the following bending moment test procedure, using a tool, normally in the form of a key blank, and manufactured from high strength steel, hardened and tempered to a hardness on the Rockwell scale of HRC 48 to HRC 56, for the length of engagement of it into the lock plus a further 10 mm proud of the lock face 1) The tool shall be of such a size that it can transmit the maximum possible bending moment to the lock cylinder and yet it can be inserted into the lock with an axial force not exceeding 600 N 2) Insert the tool into the lock and apply an axial load of 600 N ± 10 N while applying a bending moment up to a maximum of 60 N·m but not exceeding the yield point of the tool, alternatively upwards and downwards for 20 cycles Each cycle shall consist of the maximum bending moment applied upwards for a least 0.5 s followed by the maximum bending moment downwards applied for at least 0.5 s Repeat the procedure using opposite directions in the horizontal plane using a new tool, lock and closure Com p ress iv e NOTE At the discretion of the test authority a third plane may be chosen if it is judged to represent the worst case situation and a new tool, lock and closure used 3) Remove any easily removable parts and if the resulting key opening has been enlarged then item 2) shall be repeated using a larger tool which conforms to item 1) Where the mechanism is fractured or damaged as a result of verifying conformance to a), b) or c) the mechanism shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements provided that entry into the vehicle cannot be subsequently achieved by releasing the latch via any resulting aperture using a simple tool or by applying the test procedure in 7.4 Exterior release controls Exterior push buttons or handles shall either freewheel when in the locked state, or be so constructed that, when in the locked state and sufficient force is applied so as to produce the full operating movement of the release button or handle, such movement shall not effect entry into the vehicle © BSI 08-1999 BS AU 209-7:1 993 Functional requirements 6.1 All closures to the driver’s compartment shall be either: d) it shall not be possible for a single power malfunction to cause deadlocking of all the closures Conformity shall be checked by calculation, based on information which shall be a) secured by latches which are capable of being provided by the manufacturer locked from inside and outside the driver’s compartment; or b) necessitate prior access to the driver’s compartment in order to remove closures, e g roof mounted air conditioning equipment Test conditions 7.1 For the tests specified in clause a complete vehicle or representative portion thereof shall be provided for testing together with installation 6.2 Normal locking shall be achievable on every drawings of the system applicable to the vehicle closure in the driver’s compartment by the internal NOTE locking control which shall inhibit access to the locking device layout, central power locking system and compartment (the anti- hij ack provision), such deadlocking system, by examination of the vehicle with door action shall be reversible so that exit is always possible from within the compartment 6.3 Opening windows shall not move more than mm in the direction of the opening when a load of 750 N ± N is applied within 20 mm of the plane of the window and in the direction of opening the window 6.4 The central power locking system, where fitted, shall permit the internal locking and unlocking controls for each closure to be individually effective It shall be possible to operate the central power locking system from: a) at least one nominated point within the driver’s compartment of the vehicle; and b) at least one specific external nominated point 6.5 Deadlocking shall only be achievable by operation of the driver’s and front passenger’s door exterior locks operated by their own specifically coded keys Such systems shall be tested in accordance with clause All other closures to the driver’s compartment shall be simultaneously deadlocked on deadlocking either the driver’s or front passenger’s door Detailed requirements for deadlocking systems are: a) the deadlocks shall have two positions, unlocked and deadlocked; NOTE Normal locking may be achieved by use of the internal locking unlocking control Provision should be made for emergency egress from the driver’s compartment in a Pre- test familiarization of the latch linkage, internal trims removed and by examination of the drawings, is permitted 7.2 Before the start of the tests all external closures shall be fully closed, latched and locked or deadlocked, and any window shall be in the fully closed position with minimum backlash left in the system, immediately preceding each test 7.3 For tests carried out with the deadlocking system activated all glazing giving access to the driver’s compartment shall be either broken or removed except for the last mm above the bottom of the daylight opening NOTE For tests to be carried out on the deadlocking system, access to the driver’s compartment should be permitted to establish conformance to 3.9 NOTE The closure internal trim may be removed, either completely or partially, provided that by so doing the probe or simple tool is not permitted to pass into/through spaces that would otherwise be restricted by the trim if it were present This is to negate the need for the tester to be familiar with the latch mechanism when forming the probe or simple tool 7.4 It shall not be possible to release or enable the release of the latches of any of the driver’s compartment closures and thereby gain access to the driver’s compartment by the following methods, without permanently distorting the closure or the surrounding body aperture a) If contact can be made with any part of the latch assembly, latch linkage, lock or internal locking and unlocking control from outside the vehicle using a probe formed from a wire of diameter mm, then b) shall apply to that part deadlocked condition which is in contact b) individual deadlock closures to the load b) Attach a simple tool via the external access carrying area may be unlocked by the key for that point of the probe and then replace the internal closure; trim Manipulate the tool over the range of c) it shall not be possible to activate or deactivate the deadlocking system by the application of electromagnetic or other transmissions and power supply variations when tested in accordance with the appropriate method in Annex B; directions which are possible from the access point while applying load through the tool up to a maximum of 300 N If no simple tool can be attached then that part of the linkage is considered to have satisfied the requirements of 7.4 NOTE In the case where a large portion of the linkage can be contacted by the probe, the tester may restrict tests to the mid- point and to each end of that portion © BSI 08- 999 BS AU 209-7:1 993 Annex A (normative) Lock and key wear test Annex B (normative) Electrically powered system test A.1 Principle Carry out the following procedure with the To assess the resistance to wear between the key appropriate closure in the closed or locked position: and the lock cylinder, the key and the internal a) disconnect the battery positive (+) lead elements of the lock cylinder, and the lock cylinder for min, then reconnect; and its housing b) disconnect the battery negative (–) lead A.2 Locks intended for use from outside the for min, then reconnect; vehicle A.2.1 Sampling c) reverse the normal polarity of the supply to the system for min, then return it to normal; A key and lock assembly shall be chosen at random d) increase the supply voltage to twice the normal and at least two further distinct key and lock system voltage for min, then revert to normal assemblies of minimum difference to the first shall supply voltage; be selected A.2.2 Test Subj ect the sample keys to a torque of not e) expose the system to an electromagnetic field of 50 V/m over a frequency range of kHz to 000 MHz less than 45 N·m in all three locks, to check that NOTE each lock can only be unlocked by its own specific systems not under test The system may be isolated so as to protect non- security key A.2.3 Test Subj ect each sample to 25 000 complete locking and unlocking cycles At the end of each cycle, fully withdraw and reinsert the key A.2.4 Test After completion of the 25 000 cycles, verify conformance to A.2.2 © BSI 08- 999 BS AU 209-7:1 993 List of references (see clause ) Normative references ISO publications INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION (ISO) , Geneva (Publication available from BSI Sales) ISO 2702: 974, Heat-treated steel tapping screws — Mechanical properties Informative references BSI standards publications BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, London BS AU 209, Vehicle security BS AU 209- 8, Specification for locking systems for the load carrying compartment 2) Other references [1 ] EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 70/1 56/EEC Council Directive of February 970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type- approval of motor vehicles and their trailers 2) In preparation © BSI 08- 999 BS AU 209-7:1 993 BSI — British Standards Institution BS I is the indep endent national b ody res p ons ib le for p rep aring Britis h S tandards It p res ents the UK view on s tandards in E urop e and at the international level It is incorp orated b y Royal C harter Revisions Britis h S tandards are up dated b y amendment or revis ion Us ers of Britis h S tandards should make s ure that they p oss es s the latest amendments or editions It is the constant aim of BS I to imp rove the quality of our p roducts and services We would b e grateful if anyone finding an inaccuracy or amb iguity while us ing this Britis h S tandard would inform the S ecretary of the technical committee res p ons ib le, the identity of which can b e found on the inside front cover Tel: 02 89 96 90 00 Fax: 02 89 96 40 BS I offers memb ers an individual up dating s ervice called PLUS which ens ures that s ub s crib ers automatically receive the lates t editions of s tandards Buying standards O rders for all BS I, international and foreign s tandards p ub lications s hould b e addres s ed to C us tomer S ervices Tel: 899 00 Fax: 899 7001 In res p ons e to orders for international standards , it is BS I p olicy to sup p ly the BS I imp lementation of thos e that have b een p ub lis hed as Britis h S tandards, unless otherwis e requested Information on standards BS I p rovides a wide range of information on national, E urop ean and international standards through its Lib rary and its Technical H elp to E xp orters S ervice Various BS I electronic information s ervices are also availab le which give details on all its p roducts and s ervices C ontact the Information C entre Tel: 02 89 96 71 1 Fax: 02 89 96 048 S ub s crib ing memb ers of BS I are kep t up to date with s tandards develop ments and receive sub s tantial discounts on the p urchase p rice of s tandards For details of thes e and other b enefits contact Memb ership Adminis tration Tel: 02 89 96 70 02 Fax: 02 89 96 00 Copyright C op yright s ub s is ts in all BS I p ub lications BS I als o holds the cop yright, in the UK, of the p ub lications of the internationalstandardization b odies E xcep t as p ermitted under the C op yright, D es igns and Patents Act 988 no extract may b e rep roduced, s tored in a retrieval s ystem or transmitted in any form or b y any means – electronic, p hotocop ying, recording or otherwis e – without p rior written p ermis s ion from BS I This does not p reclude the free us e, in the cours e of imp lementing the standard, of necess ary details such as s ymb ols, and size, typ e or grade designations If thes e details are to b e used for any other p urp os e than imp lementation then the p rior written p ermiss ion of BS I must b e ob tained If p ermis sion is granted, the terms may include royalty p ayments or a licensing agreement D etails and advice can b e ob tained from the C op yright Manager BS I 89 C his wick H igh Road London W4 4AL Tel: 02 89 96 70