oSIST prEN 581-2:2024
(Main)Outdoor furniture - Seating and tables for camping, domestic and contract use - Part 2: Mechanical safety requirements and test methods for seating
Outdoor furniture - Seating and tables for camping, domestic and contract use - Part 2: Mechanical safety requirements and test methods for seating
This document specifies the minimum requirements for the safety, strength and durability of all types of outdoor seating for adults, without regard to materials, design/construction or manufacturing processes.
It does not apply to street furniture.
It does not include requirements for removable upholstery, including the cover and filling.
It does not include requirements for the durability of castors/wheels and height adjustment mechanisms.
It does not include requirements for electrical safety.
It does not include requirements for the resistance to ageing and degradation caused by light, temperature and moisture.
The test requirements contained within this document are based on use by persons weighing up to 110 kg.
The document has 4 annexes:
- Annex A (normative) Test methods for finger entrapment;
- Annex B (normative) Additional test method for deckchair;
- Annex C (informative) Additional test for folding lounger;
- Annex D (informative) Purchase information (guidelines).
Außenmöbel - Sitzmöbel und Tische für Camping-, Wohn- und Objektbereich - Teil 2: Mechanische Sicherheitsanforderungen und Prüfverfahren für Sitzmöbel
Dieses Dokument legt die Mindestanforderungen an die Sicherheit, Festigkeit und Dauerhaltbarkeit für alle Arten von Außensitzmöbeln für Erwachsene, unabhängig von Werkstoffen, Design/Konstruktion oder Herstellungsprozessen, fest.
Es gilt nicht für öffentlich aufgestellte Straßenmöbel.
Es enthält keine Anforderungen für abnehmbare Polster, einschließlich Bezug und Füllmaterial.
Es enthält keine Anforderungen an die Dauerhaltbarkeit von Rollen/Rädern und an Vorrichtungen zur Höhenverstellung.
Es enthält keine Anforderungen an die elektrische Sicherheit.
Es enthält keine Anforderungen an die Alterungsbeständigkeit und Verwitterung verursacht durch Licht, Temperatur und Feuchtigkeit.
Die in diesem Dokument enthaltenen Prüfanforderungen beruhen auf dem Gebrauch durch Personen mit einem Körpergewicht bis zu 110 kg.
Das Dokument enthält 4 Anhänge:
Anhang A (normativ), Prüfverfahren für Fangstellen für die Finger;
Anhang B (normativ), Zusätzliches Prüfverfahren für Liegestühle;
Anhang C (informativ), Zusätzliche Prüfung für klappbare Liegen;
Anhang D (informativ), Kaufinformation (Leitfaden).
Mobilier d'extérieur - Sièges et tables à usages domestique, collectif et de camping - Partie 2 : Exigences et essais de sécurité mécanique des sièges
Le présent document spécifie les exigences minimales en matière de sécurité, de résistance et de durabilité de tous les types de sièges d’extérieur pour usage par des adultes, indépendamment de la nature des matériaux, de la conception/construction ou des procédés de fabrication.
Il ne s’applique pas au mobilier urbain.
Il n’inclut pas d’exigence relative au coussin amovible, notamment au revêtement ou au rembourrage.
Il n’inclut pas d’exigence relative à la durabilité des roulettes/roues et des mécanismes de réglage en hauteur.
Il n’inclut pas d’exigence relative à la sécurité électrique.
Il n’inclut pas d’exigence relative à la résistance au vieillissement et aux détériorations dues à la lumière, à la température et à l’humidité.
Les exigences d’essai figurant dans le présent document sont basées sur un usage du mobilier par des personnes pesant jusqu’à 110 kg.
Ce document comporte quatre annexes :
— l’Annexe A (normative), Méthodes d’essai pour le coincement des doigts ;
— l’Annexe B (normative), Méthode d’essai complémentaire pour les chiliennes ;
— l’Annexe C (informative), Méthode d’essai complémentaire pour les bains de soleil pliants ;
— l’Annexe D (informative), Informations relatives à l’achat (lignes directrices).
Zunanje pohištvo - Sedežno pohištvo in mize za domačo in javno uporabo ter taborjenje - 2. del: Mehanske varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode za sedežno pohištvo
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2024
Zunanje pohištvo - Sedežno pohištvo in mize za domačo in javno uporabo ter
taborjenje - 2. del: Mehanske varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode za sedežno
pohištvo
Outdoor furniture - Seating and tables for camping, domestic and contract use - Part 2:
Mechanical safety requirements and test methods for seating
Außenmöbel - Sitzmöbel und Tische für Camping-, Wohn- und Objektbereich - Teil 2:
Mechanische Sicherheitsanforderungen und Prüfverfahren für Sitzmöbel
Mobilier d'extérieur - Sièges et tables à usages domestique, collectif et de camping -
Partie 2 : Exigences et essais de sécurité mécanique des sièges
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 581-2
ICS:
97.140 Pohištvo Furniture
97.200.30 Oprema za taborjenje in Camping equipment and
tabori camp-sites
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
September 2024
ICS 97.140; 97.200.30 Will supersede EN 581-2:2015
English Version
Outdoor furniture - Seating and tables for camping,
domestic and contract use - Part 2: Mechanical safety
requirements and test methods for seating
Mobilier d'extérieur - Sièges et tables à usages Außenmöbel - Sitzmöbel und Tische für Camping-,
domestique, collectif et de camping - Partie 2 : Wohn- und Objektbereich - Teil 2: Mechanische
Exigences et essais de sécurité mécanique des sièges Sicherheitsanforderungen und Prüfverfahren für
Sitzmöbel
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 4
4 Testing . 7
5 Test equipment . 7
6 Determination of the loading points . 8
7 Safety, structural safety requirements for loungers . 8
7.1 General safety requirements . 8
7.2 Holes in tubular/rigid components . 8
7.3 Shear and compression points . 8
7.3.1 Shear and compression points when setting up and folding . 8
7.3.2 Shear and compression points under influence of powered mechanisms . 9
7.3.3 Shear and compression points during use . 9
7.4 Stability and structural safety . 9
7.4.1 Test sequence and parameters . 9
7.4.2 Requirements . 11
8 Safety, structural safety requirements for other seating . 11
8.1 General safety requirements . 11
8.2 Holes in tubular/rigid components . 11
8.3 Shear and compression points . 11
8.3.1 Shear and compression points when setting up and folding . 11
8.3.2 Shear and compression points under influence of powered mechanisms . 12
8.3.3 Shear and compression points during use . 12
8.4 Stability and structural safety . 12
8.4.1 Test sequence and parameters . 12
8.4.2 Requirements . 15
9 Information for use . 15
9.1 General. 15
9.2 Marking for loungers . 16
10 Test report . 16
Annex A (normative) Test methods for finger entrapment and shear and compression . 17
Annex B (normative) Test method for deckchair . 23
Annex C (informative) Test method for folding lounger . 26
Annex D (informative) Purchase information (guidelines) . 33
European foreword
This document (prEN 581-2:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 297
“Furniture”, the secretariat of which is held by UNI.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 581-2:2015.
— updated seating requirements to take into account new version of EN 1022:2023;
— updated requirements for tables;
— normative Annex A “Forward and sideways stability tests for loungers” has been deleted;
— clarification of the instruction for use;
— precision for rearward stability test for camping use.
1 Scope
This document specifies the minimum requirements for the safety, strength and durability of all types
of outdoor seating for adults, without regard to materials, design/construction or manufacturing
processes.
It does not apply to street furniture.
It does not include requirements for removable upholstery, including the cover and filling.
It does not include requirements for the durability of castors/wheels and height adjustment
mechanisms.
It does not include requirements for electrical safety.
It does not include requirements for the resistance to ageing and degradation caused by light,
temperature and moisture.
The test requirements contained within this document are based on use by persons weighing up
to 110 kg.
The document has 4 annexes:
— Annex A (normative) Test methods for finger entrapment;
— Annex B (normative) Additional test method for deckchair;
— Annex C (informative) Additional test for folding lounger;
— Annex D (informative) Purchase information (guidelines).
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 1022:2023, Furniture — Seating — Determination of stability
EN 1728:2012, Furniture — Seating — Test methods for the determination of strength and durability
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp/
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
outdoor seating for contract use
outdoor seating intended for non-private use in places with public access
3.2
outdoor seating for domestic use
outdoor seating intended for private use in places use without public access
3.3
outdoor seating for camping use
outdoor seating foldable or knock-down and light-weight, intended for use in connection with camping
and travelling
3.4
lounger
seating intended for reclined posture with at least one backrest position with an “teta angle” between 0°
and 45° and a leg rest which is integral part of the product and which is intended to support the full
body weight of a user
Note 1 to entry: Figure 1 shows teta angle in lounger.
Key
θ teta angle
Figure 1 — Teta angle in lounger
3.5
street furniture
outdoor furniture used in public space, permanently fixed to the ground or any structure (e.g. bus stop,
wall…) or not able to be manually removed
3.6
deckchair
foldable seating with articulated cross-shaped frame capable of being folded in completely that can be
set to one or more predefined positions by means of a locking system at the transverse bar and having a
frame which supports a flexible sheet suspended in the upper part of the backrest and the front of the
seat
Note 1 to entry: Figure 2 shows an example a typical deckchair.
Note 2 to entry: Figure 3 shows an example of typical locking system.
Figure 2 — Example a typical deckchair
Key
1 locking position
2 locking bar
3 lower transverse bar
Figure 3 — Example of typical locking system
3.7
median plane
vertical plane running from front to rear through the centre of the seat, dividing the chair into two equal
parts
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 4.
[SOURCE: EN 1335-1:2020+A1:2022, definition 3.9]
Key
1 median plane
Figure 4 — Illustration of the median plane
4 Testing
Testing shall be carried out as specified in EN 1728:2012 and EN 1022:2023.
With the exception of seating with a seat and back made of one piece of flexible material (e.g. textile),
attached at the upper and lower edges only, seat and back loading points shall be determined according
to EN 1728:2012.
For seating with a frame which supports a flexible sheet suspended in the upper part of the backrest
and the front of the seat, the loading point shall be the lowest point when a rolling cylinder (5.2) is
placed in the seating.
If the width of flexible sheet is more than 1,1 m, in derogation with EN 1728:2012, the two loading
points are located 1/4 of the width of the sheet from each side of the transverse plane.
5 Test equipment
5.1 General
Test equipment is specified in EN 1728:2012 and EN 1022:2023.
5.2 Small cylinder to determinate the loading point for seating with a frame which supports a
flexible sheet suspended in the upper part of the backrest and the front of the seat
Cylinder with a mass of (1 ± 0,5) kg and a diameter of (70 ± 10) mm.
NOTE A suitable length of the cylinder is 200 mm.
6 Determination of
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