Carriages and Strollers Regulations (SOR/85-379)

Regulations are current to 2013-04-29 and last amended on 2011-06-20. Previous Versions

SCHEDULE VII

(ss. 10 and 11)

WHEEL INTEGRITY TESTING

  • 1. The method to be used for testing the wheel attachment of a product is as follows:

    • (a) mount a wheel and axle in a test fixture as shown in Figure C;

    • (b) apply a force of 450 N to the axle, as shown in Figure C, at a rate of loading not exceeding 450 N/min.;

    • (c) maintain the force for a period of two minutes;

    • (d) reduce the load to zero at a rate not exceeding 450 N/min.;

    • (e) examine the wheel to ascertain whether or not the wheel has become detached or suffered loss of function; and

    • (f) repeat steps (a) to (e) for each of the other wheels of the product.

Figure C. Specifications and illustration for wheel integrity testing. Top view of the wheel and tire, wheel hub and the axel. The wheel assembly is held in place in a test fixture capable of holding the wheel without impeding any removal action, while the test force is applied axially to the axle so as to try and pull the wheel assembly off its axle.