EN 13537:2012
(Main)Requirements for sleeping bags
Requirements for sleeping bags
This European Standard specifies the requirements and test methods as well as provisions for labelling of adult sized sleeping bags for use in sports and leisure time activities.
This European Standard does not apply to sleeping bags intended for specific purpose such as military use and extreme climate zone expedition. It does not apply to sleeping bags for children or babies: no prediction model exists for the determination of the limiting temperatures based on the thermal resistance of the sleeping bag for these demographics. Moreover, such a model for testing cannot be developed because the necessary controlled sleep trials with children or babies in climatic chambers are, out of ethical reasons, not permitted.
This European Standard describes the method for the assessment of the performance in steady state conditions of a sleeping bag with regard to the protection against cold.
Anforderungen an Schlafsäcke
Diese Europäische Norm legt Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren sowie Bestimmungen zur Kennzeichnung von Schlafsäcken für Erwachsene fest, die bei Sport- und Freizeitaktivitäten benutzt werden. Diese Europäische Norm gilt nicht für Schlafsäcke, die für besondere Zwecke vorgesehen sind, wie z. B. militärische Verwendung und Verwendung bei Expeditionen in extremen Klimabereichen. Sie gilt nicht für Schlafsäcke für Kinder oder Säuglinge: für diese Gruppe existiert kein Vorhersagemodell zur Bestimmung der Grenztemperaturen auf Grundlage des Wärmedurchgangswiderstands eines Schlafsacks. Zudem kann ein solches Modell für die Prüfung nicht entwickelt werden, weil die notwendigen geregelten Schlafversuche mit Kindern oder Säuglingen in Klimakammern aus ethischen Gründen nicht zulässig sind. Diese Europäische Norm beschreibt das Verfahren zur Beurteilung der Leistung eines Schlafsacks hinsichtlich des Schutzes vor Kälte bei konstanten Bedingungen.
Exigences pour les sacs de couchage
La présente Norme européenne spécifie les exigences et les méthodes d’essai ainsi que les dispositions à prendre concernant l’étiquetage des sacs de couchage pour adultes utilisés pour les sports et loisirs.
La présente Norme européenne ne s’applique pas aux sacs de couchage à usage spécifique, comme ceux destinés à un usage militaire ou utilisés dans le cadre d’expéditions dans des conditions climatiques extrêmes. Elle ne s’applique pas non plus aux sacs de couchage pour enfants ou bébés : il n’existe pas de modèle de prévision pour la détermination des températures limites reposant sur la résistance thermique du sac de couchage pour ces catégories de population. En outre, un tel modèle en taille autre qu’adulte ne peut pas être développé car les essais de sommeil contrôlé nécessaires ne sont pas permis pour des raisons éthiques avec des enfants ou des bébés dans des enceintes climatiques.
La présente Norme européenne décrit la méthode d’évaluation des performances en régime stationnaire d’un sac de couchage en fonction de la protection fournie contre le froid.
Zahteve za spalne vreče
Ta evropski standard določa zahteve in preskusne metode ter določbe za označevanje spalnih vreč za odrasle za uporabo v športnih in prostočasnih dejavnostih. Ta evropski standard se ne nanaša na spalne vreče za posebne namene, na primer za uporabo v vojski in ekstremnih podnebnih razmerah. Ne nanaša se na spalne vreče za otroke ali dojenčke: za ti skupini ni modela za napovedovanje, ki bi določal mejne temperature na podlagi toplotne upornosti spalne vreče. Poleg tega takšnega modela za preskušanje ni mogoče razviti, ker zaradi etičnih razlogov nujni nadzorovani spalni eksperimenti z otroki ali dojenčki v klimatskih komorah niso dovoljeni. Ta evropski standard opisuje metodo za oceno učinkovitosti spalne vreče v stacionarnem stanju za zaščito pred mrazom.
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Anforderungen für SchlafsäckeExigences relatives aux sacs de couchageRequirements for sleeping bags97.200.30Oprema za taborjenje in taboriCamping equipment and camp-sitesICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 13537:2012SIST EN 13537:2012en,fr,de01-oktober-2012SIST EN 13537:2012SLOVENSKI
STANDARDSIST EN 13537:20031DGRPHãþD
EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM
EN 13537
May 2012 ICS 97.200.30 Supersedes EN 13537:2002English Version
Requirements for sleeping bags
Exigences pour les sacs de couchage
Anforderungen an Schlafsäcke This European Standard was approved by CEN on 27 April 2012.
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.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom.
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Reference values of thermal resistance for calibration . 18Annex B (informative)
Precision of test results . 20Annex C (informative)
Physiological model for calculation of range of utility . 21Annex D (informative)
Warning of misuse of temperature rating . 26Annex E (informative)
Rationale . 27 SIST EN 13537:2012
Introduction This European Standard has been substantially revised. The objectives of the revision were to simplify the standard by deleting requirements and test methods which had not been proven to be sufficiently reproducible or which did not contribute to the safety and quality performance of sleeping bags. The revision was also conducted in order to improve the inter-laboratory variability and repeatability of the test method for determination of the thermal properties of a sleeping bag. Since the last edition of this European Standard, products in the market have evolved to reflect the changing needs of the user. It was the intention of the committee during this revision that the standard would reflect these continuous and changing needs and not become restrictive in respect of future technology and advances in the manufacturing industry. In buying a sleeping bag, the consumer expects (along with other aspects
such as functional design, good fit, low weight and volume and durability), information regarding which temperature range the sleeping bag can be used. This temperature range serves to prevent the person in the bag feeling too cold on the one hand or too hot, combined with unpleasant sweating, on the other. The primary aim of this European Standard is to provide this information to the consumer by specifying a test procedure and an evaluation model to quantify the thermophysiological function of sleeping bags (see also Annex E). An inter-laboratory test, involving six different laboratories, was organised within the present CEN working group on a set of six sleeping bags filled with feathers and downs and synthetics. Six human shaped thermal manikins were used, consisting of 6 to 35 independent segments and corresponding to the requirements for testing protective clothing against cold. The test showed the following conclusions: even with multi-sectional manikins, the design and especially the number of independent sections can
influence the value of thermal resistance by up to 20 %; yet the test results of thermal resistance with all manikins showed a maximum difference of 10 % (leading e.g. to a difference in Tlim of 3,0 °C for a sleeping bag with Tlim = 0 °C); the weight of the manikin did not significantly effect the test results. SIST EN 13537:2012
material EN 12935, Feather and down — Hygiene and cleanliness requirements EN 13088, Manufactured articles filled with feather and down — Method for the determination of a filled product's total mass and of the mass of the filling EN 13538-3, Determination of dimensional characteristics of sleeping bags — Part 3: Volume under load and easiness of packing EN 15586, Textiles — Methods of testing the fibre proof properties of fabrics: Rubbing test EN 29073-1, Textiles — Test methods for nonwovens — Part 1: Determination of mass per unit area
EN ISO 105-B02, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part B02: Colour fastness to artificial light: Xenon arc fading lamp test (ISO 105-B02) EN ISO 105-C06, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part C06: Colour fastness to domestic and commercial laundering (ISO 105-C06) EN ISO 105-E04, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part E04: Colour fastness to perspiration
(ISO 105-E04) EN ISO 105-X12, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part X12: Colour fastness to rubbing (ISO 105-X12) EN ISO 139, Textiles — Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing (ISO 139) EN ISO 3758, Textiles — Care labelling code using symbols (ISO 3758) EN ISO 12947-1, Textiles — Determination of the abrasion resistance of fabrics by the Martindale method — Part 1: Martindale abrasion testing apparatus (ISO 12947-1) SIST EN 13537:2012
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