EN 14846: Building hardware - Locks and latches – Electromechanically operated locks and striking plates - Requirements and test methods

Standard: EN 14846: Building hardware - Locks and latches – Electromechanically operated locks and striking plates - Requirements and test methods

Certification: CE Marking: Electromechanically operated locks and striking plates should meet the requirements as described in the standard EN 14846, which is a harmonized standard under the Construction Products Regulation (EU) 305/2011.

Scope: This European Standard specifies requirements and test methods for strength, security, durability and function of electrical and electronic components for all types of electromechanically operated locks and striking plates used on doors, window doors and entrance doors in buildings.

Requirements relating to the purely mechanical feature of products included in this European Standard (e.g. resistance to drilling/side load) are covered by EN 12209.

Applicable Products: This European Standard covers electromechanically operated locks and striking plates which are either manufactured and placed on the market in their entirety by one producer or assembled from sub-assemblies produced by more than one producer and designed to be used in combination.

Exclusions: This document is not applicable to electrically powered hold-open devices (EN 1155), electrically controlled panic exit systems (prEN 13633) or electrically controlled emergency exit systems (EN 13637). It does not apply to purely magnetic locks, mechatronic or mechanical cylinders (EN 1303), handles (EN 1906), locks for windows, padlocks (EN 12320), locks for safes (EN 1300), furniture locks or prison locks, nor does it apply to cover operating and identification devices (such as mechanical cylinders, intelligent cards, digit codes, magnetic cards).

This European Standard does not, for the time being, apply to electromagnetic door locks but these devices will be considered for inclusion in the first revision of this European Standard

Related Standards:

• EN 1634-1: Fire resistance and smoke control tests for door and shutter assemblies, openable
  windows and elements of building hardware — Part 1: Fire resistance test for doors and shutter assemblies and openable windows
• EN 1634-3: Fire resistance and smoke control tests for door and shutter assemblies, openable
  windows and elements of building hardware - Part 3: Smoke control test for door and shutter
  assemblies
• EN 12209: Building hardware — Locks and latches — Mechanically operated locks, latches and locking plates — Requirements and test methods

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