BS ISO 13044-1:2012 BS Standards Publication Road vehicles 24 V fully automatic coupling systems (FACS) for heavy commercial vehicle combinations Part 1: General requirements and definitions NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW BSi raising standards worldwide rw BSISO13044-1:2012 BRITISHSTANDARD National foreword This British Standard is the UK implementation of ISO 13044-1:2012 The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee AUE/13, Commercial and public service vehicles. A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. @ The British Standards Institution 2012. Published by BSI Standards Limited 2012 ISBN9780580693083 ICS 43.040.70 Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations. This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 August 2012. Amendments issued since publication Date Textaffected BS ISO 13044-1:2012 INTERNATIONAL ISO STANDARD 13044-1 First edition 2012-05-15 Roadvehicles24Vfullyautomatic coupling systems (FACS) for heavy commercial vehicle combinations Part 1: General requirements and definitions Vehicules routiersDispositifs d'attelage entierement automatiques (FACS)a24 V pourensembles routiers lourds- Partie 1: Exigences generales et definitions Reference number ISO 13044-1:2012(E) (so @ISO2012 BSISO13044-1:2012 ISO13044-1:2012(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @ ISO 2012 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either IsO at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 · CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland ii @ ISO 2012 -All rights reserved BS ISO 13044-1:2012 ISO 13044-1:2012(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation ofnational standards bodies technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards.Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval byat least75%of thememberbodies castinga vote. rights. Iso shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. ISO13044-1wasprepared byTechnical CommitteeISO/TC22,Road vehicles,SubcommitteeSC 15, Interchangeability of components of commercialvehiclesand buses. systems (FACS) forheavy commercial vehicle combinations: Part 1: General requirements and definitions Part 2: Electrical and pneumatic interface for 50 mm fifth wheel couplings ISO 2012 - All rights reserved ii BS ISO 13044-1:2012 ISO 13044-1:2012(E) Introduction automated coupling systems (FAcS). has made evident the need for a resilient structure among trailer coupling classes. The IsO 13044 series is intended to facilitate interaction between International Standards and relevant regulations The drivers for the introduction of FACS are the following: personnel injury hazards associated with coupling and uncoupling operations; system availability and operating cost; convenience It is foreseen that interfaces for media other than those included in this part of isO 13044 will be entering the area of trailer coupling in the future. Examples of those other media are hydraulic and radio frequency transmissions. Definitions and