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IS 13942 (1994): Automotive vehicles - External projections

- Performance requirements [TED 6: Automotive Body,
Chassis, Accessories and Garage Equipments]

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Indian Standard
AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES — EXTERNAL
[PROJECTIONS — PERFORMANCE
REQUIREMENTS

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@ Ills 1994

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

MANAK 13HAVAN, 9 BAHAIXJR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI 110002
Price Group 3
January 1994
Automotive Body and Chassis Sectional Committee, TED 6

FOREWORD

This Indian Standard was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the draft finalized by
the Automotive Body and Chassis Sectional Committee had been approved by the Transport
Engineering Division Council.

The purpose of this standard is to reduce the risk of seriousness of body injury to a person hit by,
the body work or crushing against it in the event of a collision. There is also likelihood of injury
to the passenger if some parts are projected out more than specified particularly while taking a.
turn or cornering.

In preparation of this Indian Standard ( considerable assistance has been derived from Safety
Standard ) ( SS 29 ) ‘External projection’ issued by Automotive Research Association of India
( ARAI ), Pune and Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to their-
external projections, EEC Regulation No. 26.

The Committee responsible for the preparation’of this standard is given in Annex B.

In reporting the results of a test’or analysis made in accordance with this standard, if the final,
value, observed or calculated, is to be rounded off, it shall be done in accordance with IS 2 : 19601
‘Rules for rounding off numerical values ( revised)‘.
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Indian Standard
AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES - EXTERNAL
PROJECTIONS - PERFORMANCE
REQUIREMENTS
1 SCOPE In determining the floor line, no account
shall be taken of the following:
1.1 This standard specifies the requirements and
test for all external projections of the vehicle 1) Exhaust pipes
excluding the rear view mirrors and other 2) Wheels
accessories like aerials, luggage racks, etc, if
fitted. 3) Functional mechanical features
attached to the under body, such as
jacking points, suspension mountings,
1.2 This standard applies to all classes of vehicle etc.
on the road except for two and three wheeled
vehicles below 500 cc. 4) Attachments
^_ _. for use in towing or in
case of breakdown.
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2 REFERENCE The gaps of the wheel arches are assumed
to be filled in by an imaginary surface
The Indian Standard IS 9435 : 1980 ‘Terms and forming a smooth continuation of the
definitions relating to dimensions of road surrounding external surface.
vehicles’ is a necessary adjunct to this standard.
The front bumpers’ shall be taken into
3 TERMINOLOGY account in determining the floor line.
Depending on the type of vehicles, the
trace of the floor line shall be at either
3.1 Vehicle the outer edge of the bumper or at the
body panel below the bumper.
Vehicle shall be as defined in IS 9435 : 1980.
Where two or more points of contact are
3.2 External Surface observed at the same time, the lowest
point of contact shall be used to determine
.It means the outside of the vehicle including the the floor line.
bonnet, the lid of the luggage compartment, the
doors, the wings, the roof, the lighting and light 3.4 Radius of Curvature
signalling devices and the visible strengthening
components. It means the radius of the arc of a circle which
comes closest to the rounded form of the com-
ponent under consideration.
3.3 Floor Line
4 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
The following procedure to be followed for the
floor line: 4.1 The provisions of this standard shall not
apply to those parts of the external surface
4 A cone is selected ( the height of which which, with the vehicle in the laden condition,
shall be convenient to handle ) which has with all doors, windows and access lids, etc, in
its side at an angle of 15” to the vehicles, the closed position, are either:
vertical.
a) at height of more than 2 m; or
b) The vehicle of which floor line is to be
established shall be laden to its rated b) below the floor line; or
GVW. c) so located that, in static conditions,
they cannot be contacted by a sphere
cl The cone, in its vertical position, shall be 100 mm in diameter.
brought near the lowest possible position
of the laden vehicle’s external surface.
4.2 The external surface of vehicles shall not
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4 The cone shall be movedpound the vehicle exhibit, direct outwards, any pointed or sharp
so that it comes in contact with its lowest parts or any projections of such shape,
point. dimensions, direction or hardness as to be likely
to increase the risk or seriousness of bodily
4 These points of contact are then geometri- injury to a person hit by the external surface or
cally traced to find the floor line. brushing against it in the event of a collision.

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4.3The external surface of vehicles shall not
exhibit, direct outwards, any parts likely to
catch on pedestrians, cyclists or motorcyclists.
4.4 No protruding part of the external surface
other than wiper blades and supporting members
shall have a radius of curvature less than 2’5 mm
except for provisions in 4.5, 5.3, 7, 8.2, 11.1,12
and 14.
4.5 Protruding parts of the external surface,
made of a material hardness not exceeding 60
Shore A, may have a radius of curvature of less
than 2’5 mm.
5 ORNAMENTS
5.1 Added ornaments which project. more than
10 mm from their support shall retract, become
detached or bend over under a force of 10 daN
exerted at their most salient point in any
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direction in a plane approximately parallel to , have a minimum radius of curvature
the surface on which thev are mounted. These ’
provisions shall not apply to ornaments
radiator grilles, to which only the general
requirements of 4.1 to 4.5 shall apply.
5.2 Protective strips or shielding on the external
surface shall not be subjected to the test indicated
in 4.4 and 4.5. However, they shall be firmly
secured to the vehicle.
5.3 If the added ornaments are less than 5 mm
thick, minimum radius of curvature shall not
apply, but the outward facing angles of such
ornaments shall be blunted.
6 HEADLIGHTS
6.1 Projecting visors and rims shall be permitted
on headlights, provided that their projection, as
measured in relation to the external transparent
surface of the headlight, does not exceed 30 mm
and their radius of curvature is atleast 2’5 mm
throughout.
6.2 Retracting headlights shall meet the require-
ment in 6.1 in both the operative and retracted
positions.
7 GRJLLES AND GAPS
7.1 The requirements of 4.4 shall not apply to
gaps between fixed or movable elements in-
cluding those forming part of air intake or outlet
grilles and radiator grilles, provided that the
distance between c’onsecutive elements does not
exceed 40 mm. For gap between 40 mm to 25
mm the radii of curvature shall be of 1 mm or
more. However, if! the distance between two
consecutive elements is equal to or less than 25
mm, the ra.dii of cbrvature of external faces of
the elements shall not be less than 0’5 mm.
7.2 The junction of the front with the side faces
of each element forming a grille or gap shall be
blunted.
8 WINDSCREEN WIPERS
8.1 The windscreen wiper fittings shall be such,
that the wiper shaft is furnished with a protective
casing which has radius of curvature meeting
the requirements of 4.4 above and a surface of
not less than 150 mm2.
8.2 These units shall be so made as to have no
sharp angles or pointed or cutting parts of a
non-functional nature.
9 BUMPERS
9.1 The ends of the bumpers shall be turned in
towards the external surface in order to reduce
the risk of fouling.
9.2 The components of the bumper shall be so
designed that all rigid surfaces facing outwards
of 5 mm.
on 10 HANDLES,HINGES AND PUSHBUTTONS
OF DOORS, LUGGAGE COMPARTMENTS
AND FLAPS, TANK OPENINGS AND
COVERS
10.1The projection shall not exceed 60 mm in)
the case of lateral door and luggage compart-
ment handles and 30 mm in all other cases.
10.2 If lateral door handles turn to operate,
they shall meet the following requirements.
10.2.1 The open end of the handle shall be
directed towards the rear and the handle so
arranged that it turns parallel to the plane of
the door.
10.2.2 The end of the handle shall be turned,
back towards the door.
11 WHEEL, FASTENERS AND HUB CAPS
11.1 The requirements as given in 4.4 shall not
apply, but these components shall satisfy the
requirements of 11.2 and 11.3.
11.2 The wheel fasteners and hub caps shall not
exhibit any finshaped projections.
11.3 When the vehicle is travelling in a straight
line, no part of the wheels other than the tyres,
shall project beyond the vertical projection of
any external surface or structure located over a
horizontal plane passing through the axis of
rotation. If functional requirements so warrant,
wheel discs which cover wheel and hub nuts may
project beyond the vertical projection of the
external surface or structure provided that the
radius of curvature of the surface of the pro-
jecting part is not less than 30 mm. The
maximum projection beyond the vertical pro-
jection of the external surface of the structure in.
no case shall exceed 30 mm.
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12 SHEET METAL E0GES method described in Annex A.

Sheet metal edges, such as gutter edges and the
rails of sliding door shall not be permitted
unless they are folded back or are fitted with a
shield meeting the requirements of this standard.
13 BODY PANEL
Folds in body panels may have a radius of
curvature of less than 2’5 mm, provided that it
is not less than one-tenth of the height ‘H’ of
the projection, measured in accordance with the
14 LATERAL, AIR OR RAIN DEFLECTORS
Lateral deflectors shall have a radius of curvature
of at least 1 mm on edges capable of being
directed outwards.
15 JACKING BRACKETS
The jacking bracket shall not project beyond a
distance of 10 mm more than the vertical pro-
jection of the floor line lying directly above it,

ANNEX A
( Clause 13 )
A-l The height ‘H’ of a projection is determined
graphically by reference to the circumference of
a 165 mm diameter circle, interna!ly tangential
to the outer line of the external surface at the
section to be checked.
A-2 His the maximum value of the distance,
measured along a straight line passing through
centre of the 165 mm diameter circle, between
the circumference of the aforesaid circle and the-
external contour of the projection ( see Fig. 1 ).
A-3 In case where it is not possible for a 165 mm
diameter circle to contact externally part of the
outer line of the external surface at the section
under consideration, the surface outline in this
area shall be assumed to be that formed by the
circumference of the 100 mm diameter circle

FIG. 1 METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF HEIGHT ‘H’

BY DRAWING A CIRCLE OF 165 mm
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between its tangent points with the outer line, ~-4 Drawings of the necessary sections through
( see Fig. 2 ). ‘H’ shall be determined as in A-2 the external surface shall be provided by the
above. manufacturer to allow the height of the pro-
jections referred to above to the measured.

FIG. 2 METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF HEIGHT ‘H'BY DRAWING

A CIRCLE OF 165 mm AND 100 mm

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