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Commission Regulation (EU) No 109/2011Show full title
Commission Regulation (EU) No 109/2011 of 27 January 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards type-approval requirements for certain categories of motor vehicles and their trailers as regards spray suppression systems (Text with EEA relevance)
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6.3. Rain flaps U.K.
6.3.1.The width of the flap must fulfil the requirement for ‘q’ in point 6.1.1(c), except for any part of the flap that is contained within the mudguards. In such cases this part of the flap must be at least equal in width to the tread of the tyre.U.K.
The width of the part of the rain flaps positioned beneath the mudguard must satisfy the condition laid down in this paragraph with a tolerance of ± 10 mm at each side.
6.3.2.The orientation of the flap must be basically vertical.U.K.
6.3.3.The maximum height of the bottom edge must not exceed 200 mm (Figure 3 of Annex VI).U.K.
This distance is increased to 300 mm in the case of the last axle where the radial distance of the lower edge of the outer valancing, Rv, does not exceed the dimensions of the radius of the tyres fitted to the wheels on that axle.
The maximum height of the bottom edge of the rain flap in relation to the ground, may be raised to 300 mm if the manufacturer deems it technically appropriate with regard to the suspension characteristics.
6.3.4.The rain flap must not be more than 300 mm from the rearmost edge of the tyre, measured horizontally.U.K.
6.3.5.In the case of multiple axles where distance d between the tyres on adjacent axles is less than 250 mm, only the rear set of wheels must be fitted with rain flaps. There must be a rain flap behind each wheel when distance d between the tyres on adjacent axles is at least 250 mm (Figure 4 of Annex VI).U.K.
6.3.6.Rain flaps must not be deflected by more than 100 mm towards the rear under a force of 3 N per 100 mm of flap width, applied to a point located 50 mm above the lower edge of the flaps.U.K.
6.3.7.The whole of the front face of the part of the rain flap having the minimum dimensions required must be fitted with a spray-suppression device that meets the specifications set out in Part 2 of Annex III.U.K.
6.3.8.No openings enabling spray to emerge are allowed between the lower rear edge of the mudguard and the rain flaps.U.K.
6.3.9.Where the spray-suppression device meets the specifications relating to rain flaps (point 6.3), no additional rain flap is required.U.K.
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