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Firefighting
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DIN
EN
81-72

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81-72.

Content.

DINEN81-72

Requirementsforentrancearea

Requirementsforcar

Requirementsforshaft

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DINEN81-72.

Targetsof standardizationcommittee:

firefightingelevatorsofsamedesignandfunctioninEurope

operation during incase of fire

uniformoperationforrescueparties

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Theserequirements have the following effects on the elevator design:

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Requirementsforentrancearea.

Fireservicebox
infireman‘saccess level
at height of 1.8- 2.1m

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Requirementsforentrancearea.

Pictographacc.tostandard

Triangularkeyswitch

Intercom station

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Requirementsforentrancearea.
IPX30water spray1protected operating panels!

ThyssenKruppoperatingpanelsSTEP CLASSIC and standard case designs

fulfiltherequirement!

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Requirementsforentrancearea.
Alternativesmake...
...Switching ...WolfgangSchäferGmbH

SCline 44S RT42 wg

0ø 33mm1 0ø 32.5mm1

OperationandindicatingelementsfromothermanufacturerswithoutIPX3

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protectionhavetobeswitchedoffincaseoffire!
0Extracostsforengineering1
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Requirementsforcar.

Thestandardimpliesthatfirewater
canbeexposeelectricalcarandshaft
componentsfromadistanceof approx.
1mofthelandingdoor.

Theseelementsaretobeprotectedin
accordancewithprotectionclassIPX3.

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Requirementsforcar.
Caroperationpanel

- IndicationoffireservicelandingusingStep Modul
Classicinscriptionandpictograph

- Protection acc.toIPX3:
Panelling of car operationpanel and electrical
componentsoncarroof0inspectionbox,doordrive...1

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Requirementsforcar.

Emergencytrapdoor
0700x500mm1

Have tobe within

reach throughstairsor

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ladderincar!

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Requirementsforcar.

The fire service people must beabletoreachthe

nearestfloorfromthe most unfavourable
carposition!
Aladder at the carisprovided for that purpose.

A symbolateachlanding
doorillustratesthe
unlockingmechanism:

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Requirementsforshaft.

All safetyswitches in theshaftpit uptoalevelof1mmustbeIP67

0waterimmersion1protected.
Forexample : - oil buffers
- compensatingropetensioner
- governorropetensioner

Pumptobe provided by the customer must prevent

thatthe water may rise above the lowest car floor

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Requirementsforshaft.

Inaddition:

- Landing door designacc.toIPX3

- Shaftlighting,floorselectionsystem 0...1tobearranged
accordinglyorprovidedwithIP54protection.

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Summary.

DINEN81-72...
...facilitates fire service operationincaseoffire.
..integrates the elevator installation intothe rescue operations provided
within abuilding.
..isa Europeanstandard applicable for firefighting elevator safety.

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