Appendix 4 F1
United Kingdom
Test report on the brake
1.
Manufacturer …
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Make …
3.
Type …
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Permissible ‘maximum mass’ per wheel G Bo = … kg
5.
Braking torque M* (as specified by the manufacturer according to point 2.2.23. of Annex VIII of Regulation (EU) 2015/68) = … Nm
6.
Dynamic tyre rolling radius
| R min = … m; | R max = … m |
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Brief description
(List of plans and dimensioned drawings)
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Diagram showing principle of brake
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Test result:
| Strike out what does not apply. | |
| State lengths used to determine i g or i′ g | |
| State lengths whose ratio was used to determine iHo or ih. | |
| mechanical brake f1 | hydraulic brake |
| 9.1. Reduction ratio | 9.1.A. Reduction ratio i′ g =… |
| 9.2. Lift (application travel) s B = … mm | 9.2.A. Lift (application travel) s B = … m |
| 9.3. Prescribed lift (prescribed application travel) s B* = … mm | 9.3.A. Prescribed lift (prescribed application travel) s B* = … mm |
| 9.4. Retraction force P o = … N | 9.4.A. Retraction pressure p o = … N/cm 2 |
| 9.5. Coefficient (characteristic) ρ = … m | 9.5.A. Coefficient (characteristic) ρ′ = … m |
| 9.6. An overload protector according to point 3.6. of Annex VIII of Regulation (EU) 2015/68 is/is not provided 4 | 9.6.A. An overload protector according to paragraph 3.6. of Annex VIII of Regulation (EU) 2015/68 is/is not provided 4 |
| 9.6.1. Braking torque activating the overload protector M op = … Nm | 9.6.1.A. Braking torque activating the overload protector M op = … Nm |
| 9.7. Force for M* P* = … N | 9.7.A. Pressure for M* p* = … N/cm 2 |
| 9.8.A. Surface area of wheel cylinder F RZ = … cm 2 | |
| 9.9.A. (for disk brakes) Fluid volume absorption V 60 = … cm 3 | |
9.10.
Service brake performance when the towed vehicle moves rearwards (see figures 6 and 7 of Appendix 1 to Annex VIII of Regulation (EU) 2015/68)
9.10.1.
Maximum Fig 6 braking torque M r = … Nm
9.10.1.A
Maximum Fig 7 braking torque M r = … Nm
9.10.2.
Maximum permissible travel s r = … mm
9.10.2.A
Maximum permissible fluid volume absorbed V r = … cm 3
9.11.
Further brake characteristics when the towed vehicle moves rearwards (see figures 6 and 7 of Appendix 1 to Annex VIII of Regulation (EU) 2015/68)
9.11.1.
Brake-retraction force P or = … N
9.11.1.A
Brake-retraction pressure p or = … N/cm 2
9.11.2.
Brake characteristic ρ r = … m
9.11.2.A
Brake characteristic ρ′ r = … m
9.12.
Tests according to point 7.5. of Annex VIII of Regulation (EU) 2015/68, if applicable (corrected to take account of the rolling resistance corresponding to 0,01 · g · G Bo )
9.12.1.
Brake test Type-0
Test speed = … km/h
Braking ratio = …%
Control force = … N
9.12.2.
Brake test Type-I
Test speed = … km/h
Sustained braking ratio = … %
Braking time = … minutes
Hot performance = … %
(expressed as a per cent of the above Type-0 test result in point 9.12.1.)
Control force = … N
10.
The above brake does / does not conform to the requirements of paragraphs 3 and 6 of the testing conditions for vehicles fitted with inertia braking systems described in Annex VIII of Regulation (EU) 2015/68.
The brake may / may not be used for an inertia braking system without an overload protector.
| Date: … | Signature: … |
11.
This test has been carried out and the results reported in accordance with relevant provisions of Annex VIII of Regulation (EU) 2015/68.
Technical Service f4 carrying out the test
| Date: … | Signature: … |
12.
Approval Authority
| Date: … | Signature: … |
Annotations
Textual amendments
Footnotes
- f1
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Strike out what does not apply.
- f2
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State lengths used to determine i g or i′ g
- f3
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State lengths whose ratio was used to determine iHo or ih.
- f4
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To be signed by different persons even when the Technical Service and Approval Authority are the same or alternatively a separate Approval Authority authorization issued with the report.