Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00867:body:0:p23
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00867
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Character Range: 67329–70389

The plate edges are rounded to a radius of 6 mm ± 1 mm.
3.6.2.                              Place the force application device and force application plate against the door so that the applied force is horizontal and normal to the vehicle's longitudinal centreline, and vertically centred on the door-mounted portion of the latch/striker.
3.6.3.                              The force application plate is positioned such that the long edge of the plate is as close to, and parallel to, the interior edge of the door as possible, but not such that the forward edge of the plate is more than 12.5 mm from the interior edge.
3.7.                                    For any tested door edge that contains more than one latch/striker, the following setup procedures are used:
3.7.1.                              The force application plate is 300 mm in length, and 50 mm in width, and at least 15 mm in thickness. The plate edges are rounded to a radius of 6 mm ± 1 mm.
3.7.2.                              Place the force application device and force application plate against the door so that the applied force is horizontal and normal to the vehicle's longitudinal centreline, and vertically centred on a point mid-way between the outermost edges of the latch/striker assemblies.
3.7.3.                              The force application plate is positioned such that the long edge of the plate is as close to, and parallel to, the interior edge of the door as possible, but not such that the forward edge of the plate is more than 12.5 mm from the interior edge.
3.8.                                    For any tested door edge that does not contain at least one latch/striker, the following setup procedures are used:
3.8.1.                              The force application plate is 300 mm in length, 50 mm in width, and at least 15 mm in thickness.
3.8.2.                              Place the force application device and force application plate against the door so that the applied force is horizontal and normal to the vehicle's longitudinal centreline, and vertically centred on a point mid-way along the length of the door edge ensuring that the loading device avoids contact with the window glazing.
3.8.3.                              The force application plate is positioned as close to the edge of the door as possible. It is not necessary for the force application plate to be vertical.
3.9.                                    The door is unlocked. No extra fixtures or components may be welded or affixed to the sliding side door or any of its components.
3.10.                                Attach any equipment used for measuring door separation that will be used to determine separation levels during the test procedure.
3.11.                                Place the load application structure so that the force application plates are in contact with the interior of the sliding door.
4.                                          Test procedure
4.1.                                    Move each force application device at a rate up to 2,000