EN 747-1:2012+A1:2015
(Main + Amendment)Furniture - Bunk beds and high beds - Part 1: Safety, strength and durability requirements
Furniture - Bunk beds and high beds - Part 1: Safety, strength and durability requirements
This European Standard specifies requirements for the safety, strength and durability of bunk beds and high beds for domestic and non-domestic use.
It applies to bunk beds with a height to the upper surface of the top bed base of 600 mm or more above the floor and to high beds with a height to the upper surface of the bed base of 600 mm or more above the floor.
The loads and forces in the strength and durability tests apply to beds with an internal length greater than 140 cm and a maximum bed base width of 120 cm.
The dimensional requirements are intended to minimise the risk of accidents, particularly to children.
The strength and durability requirements are intended to represent use by one occupant per bed.
Safety requirements for other products included in a bunk bed/high bed, for example a table or storage furniture, are not included in this standard.
This European Standard does not apply to bunk beds and high beds used for special purposes, including but not limited to prison, the military and fire brigades.
Möbel - Etagenbetten und Hochbetten - Teil 1: Anforderungen an die Sicherheit, Festigkeit und Dauerhaltbarkeit
Diese Europäische Norm legt Anforderungen an die Sicherheit, Festigkeit und Dauerhaltbarkeit von Etagen-betten und Hochbetten für den Wohn- und Objektbereich fest. Die für die Festigkeits- und Dauerhaltbar-keitsprüfungen festgelegten Belastungen und Kräfte gelten für Betten mit einer inneren Länge von mehr als 140 cm und einer Höchstbreite des Bettbodens von 120 cm. Durch die Maßanforderungen ist beabsichtigt, die Unfallgefahr insbesondere für Kinder auf ein Mindestmaß zu reduzieren. Die Anforderungen an die Festigkeit und die Dauerhaltbarkeit sollen die Benutzung durch eine Person je Bett repräsentieren. Sicherheitsanforderungen für andere Produkte, die bei einem Etagenbett/Hochbett mit enthalten sind, z. B. ein Tisch oder ein Behältnismöbel, sind nicht Gegenstand der vorliegenden Norm. Diese Europäische Norm gilt nicht für Etagenbetten und Hochbetten für besondere Zwecke, einschließlich, aber nicht begrenzt auf Gefängnisse, Kasernen und Feuerwachen.
Meubles - Lits superposés et lits surélevés - Partie 1: Exigences de sécurité, de résistance et de durabilité
La présente Norme européenne spécifie les exigences relatives à la sécurité, la résistance et la durabilité des lits superposés et des lits surélevés à usage domestique et collectif. Les charges et forces spécifiées dans les essais de résistance et de durabilité s’appliquent aux lits de longueur interne supérieure à 140 cm et dont le sommier à une largeur maximale de 120 cm.
Les exigences dimensionnelles visent essentiellement à minimiser le risque d’accidents pour les enfants.
Les exigences de résistance et de durabilité sont basées exclusivement sur un usage d’une personne par lit.
Les exigences de sécurité relatives aux autres articles inclus dans un lit superposé/surélevé, par exemple une table ou un meuble de rangement, ne sont pas indiquées dans la présente norme.
La présente Norme européenne ne s’applique pas aux lits superposés et lits surélevés utilisés pour un usage spécial, notamment ceux destinés à être utilisés en environnement carcéral ou militaire, ou à usage du corps des sapeurs-pompiers.
Pohištvo - Pogradi in visoke postelje - 1. del: Zahteve za varnost, trdnost in trajnost
Ta evropski standard določa zahteve za varnost, trdnost in trajnost pogradov in visokih postelj za domačo in javno rabo.
Velja za pograde z višino do zgornje površine zgornjega posteljnega dna 600 mm ali več nad tlemi in visokih postelj z višino do zgornje površine posteljnega dna 600 mm ali več nad tlemi.
Obremenitve in sile v preskusih trdnosti in trajnosti veljajo za postelje, katerih notranja dolžina presega 140 cm in pri katerih širina dna meri 120 cm.
Namen zahtev glede mer je zmanjšati tveganje za nesreče, zlasti pri otrocih.
Pri zahtevah glede trdnosti in trajnosti se predvideva, da posteljo uporablja ena oseba.
Varnostne zahteve za druge izdelke, ki so del pograda/visoke postelje, npr. miza ali shranjevalno pohištvo, niso vključene v tem standardu.
Ta evropski standard se ne uporablja za pograde in visoke postelje, ki se uporabljajo za posebne namene, vključno z, a ne omejeno na, zapore, vojsko in gasilske službe.
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2015
Pohištvo - Pogradi in visoke postelje - 1. del: Zahteve za varnost, trdnost in
trajnost
Furniture - Bunk beds and high beds - Part 1: Safety, strength and durability
requirements
Möbel - Etagenbetten und Hochbetten - Teil 1: Anforderungen an die Sicherheit,
Festigkeit und Dauerhaltbarkeit
Meubles - Lits superposés et lits surélevés - Partie 1: Exigences de sécurité, de
résistance et de durabilité
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 747-1:2012+A1:2015
ICS:
97.140 Pohištvo Furniture
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 747-1:2012+A1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
May 2015
ICS 97.140 Supersedes EN 747-1:2012
English Version
Furniture - Bunk beds and high beds - Part 1: Safety, strength
and durability requirements
Meubles - Lits superposés et lits surélevés - Partie 1: Möbel - Etagenbetten und Hochbetten - Teil 1:
Exigences de sécurité, de résistance et de durabilité Anforderungen an die Sicherheit, Festigkeit und
Dauerhaltbarkeit
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 8 March 2012 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 16 April 2015.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same
status as the official versions.
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Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
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Kingdom.
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worldwide for CEN national Members.
Contents Page
Foreword .3
Introduction .4
1 Scope .5
2 Normative references .5
3 Terms and definitions .5
4 Safety requirements .6
4.1 Construction .6
4.1.1 General .6
4.1.2 Accessible holes gaps and openings .7
4.1.3 Bed base(s) .8
4.1.4 Safety barriers .8
4.1.5 Ladder or other means of access .9
4.2 Strength of ladder or other means of access: Attachment, deflection and strength . 10
4.3 Strength of frame and fastenings . 10
4.4 Stability . 10
4.5 Fastening of the upper bed to the lower bed . 11
5 Instructions for use . 11
6 Marking . 12
Foreword
This document (EN 747-1:2012+A1:2015) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 207
“Furniture”, the secretariat of which is held by UNI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by November 2015, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn
at the latest by November 2015.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document includes Amendment 1, approved by CEN on 2015-04-16.
The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags ! ".
This document supersedes !EN 747-1:2012".
!deleted text"
EN 747 is divided into the following parts:
— EN 747-1, Furniture — Bunk beds and high beds — Part 1: Safety, strength and durability requirements;
— EN 747-2, Furniture — Bunk beds and high beds — Part 2: Test methods.
It should be noted that the changes made to Part 2 are of importance for Part 1 because information regarding
loads and forces is contained in Part 2.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Introduction
This part of EN 747 specifies requirements for bunk beds and high beds for use by one occupant per bed.
1 Scope
!This European Standard specifies requirements for the safety, strength and durability of bunk beds and
high beds for domestic and non-domestic use.
It applies to bunk beds with a height to the upper surface of the top bed base of 600 mm or more above the
floor and to high beds with a height to the upper surface of the bed base of 600 mm or more above the floor.
The loads and forces in the strength and durability tests apply to beds with an internal length greater than 140
cm and a maximum bed base width of 120 cm."
The dimensional requirements are intended to minimise the risk of accidents, particularly to children.
The strength and durability requirements are intended to represent use by one occupant per bed.
Safety requirements for other products included in a bunk bed/high bed, for example a table or storage
furniture, are not included in this standard.
This European Standard does not apply to bunk beds and high beds used for special purposes, including but
not limited to prison, the military and fire brigades.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
!EN 747-2:2012+A1:2015", Furniture — Bunk beds and high beds — Part 2: Test methods
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
bunk bed
set of components that can be assembled as beds, one above the other, where the upper surface of the top
bed base is !600" mm or more above the floor
3.2
high bed
set of components that can be assembled as a bed, where the upper surface of the top bed base is !600"
mm or more above the floor, irrespective of the use to which the space below is put
3.3
bed end structures
upright unit at the head and foot of the bed to which the side rails are attached
3.4
bed base
support structure for a mattress
3.5
safety barrier
component intended to prevent an occupant from falling out of the upper bed or the high bed
3.6
side rail
longitudinal member attached to the bed end structure by which the bed base can be supported
3.7
tread
structure intended as a foothold, including ladder rungs and steps
4 Safety requirements
4.1 Construction
4.1.1 General
Accessible edges and corners shall be rounded or chamfered and free from burrs or sharp edges.
There shall be no open ended tubes.
All assembly and pilot holes shall be made by the manufacturer.
Vertically protruding parts on the top of the upper bed shall either:
a) have an uninterrupted minimum horizontal dimension of 300 mm without any other vertical protrusion
(see Figure 1 a), or
b) have an uninterrupted vertical dimension of at least 600 mm measured from the highest adjacent part
(see Figure 1 b), or
c) where the largest dimension is 50 mm or more (see Figure 1), have a maximum height at which a line,
drawn at 45° touches it, of not more than 5 mm above at least one adjacent/adjoining horizontal
component; the maximum vertical protrusion above that component shall not exceed 20 % of the largest
horizontal dimension of parts (see Figure 1 c), or
d) where the largest dimension is less than 50 mm, have a maximum height at which a line, drawn at 45°
touches it, of not more than 5 mm above at least one adjacent/adjoining horizontal component; the
maximum vertical protrusion above that component shall not exceed 10 mm (see Figure 1) of parts (see
Figure 1 d).
It shall not be possible to dismantle the bed or its components without the use of a tool.
The dimensional requirements apply both before and after testing without re-tightening.
Dimension in millimetres
Key
1 Vertically protruding part
2 Highest adjacent part
w Width of protruding part
H Height of protruding part
V 45° angle to the horizontal
Figure 1 — Examples of a vertically protruding part
!
4.1.2 Accessible holes gaps and openings
4.1.2.1 General
There shall be no accessible holes, gaps or openings with a diameter/width greater than 7 mm and less than
12 mm, unless the depth is less than 10 mm when tested according to 5.3 of EN 747-2:2012+A1:2015.
Additionally, accessible holes, gaps and openings in safety barriers, bed bases and treads, shall fulfil the
requirements specified in the respective clauses, i.e. 4.1.3 Bed base(s), 4.1.4 Safety barriers and 4.1.5 Ladder
or other means of access.
All other accessible holes, gaps or openings shall be either:
a) at least 12 mm but not more than 25 mm, when tested in accordance with 5.3 of EN 747-
2:2012+A1:2015; or
b) at least 60 mm but not more than 75 mm, when tested in accordance with 5.3 of EN 747-
2:2012+A1:2015; or
c) at least 200 mm.
4.1.2.2 Head entrapment on the outside of the bunk bed/high bed
The following requirements apply only to openings, where the lowest part is ≥ 600 mm from the floor.
Partially bound, V and irregular shaped openings shall be constructed so that:
a) portion B of the template shall not enter the opening to the full thickness of the template when tested in
accordance with 5.3.2 of EN 747-2:2012+A1:2015; or
b) the apex of portion A of the template shall contact the base of the opening when tested in accordance
with 5.3.2 of EN 747-2:2012+A1:2015."
4.1.3 Bed base(s)
The bed shall have a means (e.g. fastening) of preventing the side rails from bending outwards. This
requirement is fulfilled if the bed base(s) or its elements do not fall down when tested with the horizontal
outwards force specified in 5.4.2 of !EN 747-2:2012+A1:2015".
All gaps between the bed base and the side or ends shall not exceed 25 mm when measured in accordance
with 5.3 of !EN 747-2:2012+A1:2015".
All gaps between bed base components, (e.g. slats or springs) shall not exceed 75 mm when measured in
accordance with 5.3 of !EN 747-2:2012+A1:2015".
When tested in accordance with 5.4.3, 5.4.5 and 5.4.4 of !EN 747-2:2012+A1:2015", the bed base and/or
its elements shall not break, fall down or become detached.
The distance between the upper surface of the lower bed base and the underside of the upper bed base shall
be at least 750 mm.
The bed base shall allow ventilation. ! This requirement is fulfilled if there is a minimum ventilation area of
35 cm (e.g. 8 holes with a diameter of 24 mm in a solid bed base, gaps between slats). The openings shall
fulfil the requirements in 4.1.2."
4.1.4 Safety barriers
Any upper bunk bed or high bed shall be equipped with continuous safety barriers all a
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