SIST EN 60320-3:2015/A1:2021

Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes - Part 3: Standard sheets and gauges (IEC 60320-3:2014/A1:2018)

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Gerätesteckvorrichtungen für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche allgemeine Zwecke - Teil 3: Normblätter und Lehren (IEC 60320-3:2014/A1:2018)

Connecteurs pour usages domestiques et usages généraux analogues - Partie 3: Feuilles de norme et calibres (IEC 60320-3:2014/A1:2018)

Aparatne spojke za hišno rabo in podobne splošne namene - 3. del: Standardni merilni lističi (IEC 60320-3:2014/A1:2018)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 08-Sep-2021
• ICS: 29.120.30 - Plugs, socket-outlets, couplers
• Technical Committee: EPR - Electrical accessories
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 31-Mar-2021
• Due Date: 05-Jun-2021
• Completion Date: 09-Sep-2021
• Directive: 2014/35/EU - Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
• Mandate: M/511 - Mandate to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI relating to harmonised standards in the field of the Low Voltage Directive
• Ref Project: EN 60320-3:2014/A1:2021 - Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes - Part 3: Standard sheets and gauges

Relations

• Amends: SIST EN 60320-3:2015 - Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes - Part 3: Standard sheets and gauges (IEC 60320-3:2014)
• Effective Date: 14-Mar-2017

Overview

EN 60320-3:2014/A1:2021 is the CENELEC amendment to Part 3 of the IEC 60320 series: Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes – Part 3: Standard sheets and gauges. Published as an amendment (A1) to EN 60320-3:2014 and aligned with IEC 60320-3:2014/A1:2018, this document updates standard sheet dimensions, gauge tests and general requirements for appliance couplers - including new provisions for couplers with protection degrees above IPX0 (IP-A to IP-D).

Key topics and technical requirements

• Standard sheets and dimensional updates: Revised figures for several existing sheets (e.g., C6, J, L) and formatting corrections to sheets B and F. New sheets added for IP-rated couplers.
• New IP-A to IP-D sheets: Four new standard sheets (IP-A, IP-B, IP-C, IP-D) cover IPX4 protection for class II (double insulated) equipment in cold conditions:
  • IP-A/IP-C: connector types (6 A and 10 A variants).
  • IP-B/IP-D: appliance inlet / plug connector types (6 A and 10 A).
• Gauges and “GO” tests: Introduction of new “GO” gauges (Figures 32–35) for connectors and inlets that must allow full insertion with a force not exceeding 60 N. Gauge materials and dimensional checks are specified.
• General requirements for IP-rated couplers: Table updates cover rated current classes, rewirability, recommended minimum nominal conductor cross-sections (e.g., 0.75 mm² for typical cords; ≥1.0 mm² when cord length >2 m or pre-coiled for 10 A plugs).
• Normative references: Adds IEC 60227 (PVC insulated cables), IEC 60245 (rubber insulated cables) and IEC 60320‑2‑3 (appliance couplers with protection > IPX0) as referenced standards.
• Conformance/implementation: Endorsed by CENELEC; national adoption dates and withdrawal timelines were set at publication.

Applications and who uses it

This standard is essential for:

• Manufacturers and designers of appliance couplers, plugs and inlets (ensuring dimensional compatibility and IPX4 suitability).
• Test laboratories and certification bodies performing “GO” gauge and insertion-force tests to verify compliance.
• Product compliance teams and safety engineers documenting conformance with European/CENELEC requirements.
• Regulatory and procurement specialists specifying accepted connector types for household and similar appliances, particularly class II equipment intended for cold conditions.

Related standards

• IEC 60320-2-3: Appliance couplers with protection higher than IPX0
• IEC 60227 series: PVC insulated cables
• IEC 60245 series: Rubber insulated cables

Keywords: EN 60320-3:2014/A1:2021, IEC 60320-3 amendment, appliance couplers, standard sheets, gauges, IPX4, class II equipment, GO gauge, insertion force, CENELEC compliance.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2021
Aparatne spojke za hišno rabo in podobne splošne namene - 3. del: Standardni
merilni lističi (IEC 60320-3:2014/A1:2018)
Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes - Part 3: Standard sheets
and gauges (IEC 60320-3:2014/A1:2018)
Gerätesteckvorrichtungen für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche allgemeine Zwecke - Teil
3: Normblätter und Lehren (IEC 60320-3:2014/A1:2018)
Connecteurs pour usages domestiques et usages généraux analogues - Partie 3:
Feuilles de norme et calibres (IEC 60320-3:2014/A1:2018)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60320-3:2014/A1:2021
ICS:
29.120.30 Vtiči, vtičnice, spojke Plugs, socket-outlets,
couplers
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60320-3:2014/A1

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2021
ICS 29.120.30
English Version
Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes -
Part 3: Standard sheets and gauges
(IEC 60320-3:2014/A1:2018)
Connecteurs pour usages domestiques et usages généraux Gerätesteckvorrichtungen für den Hausgebrauch und
analogues - Partie 3: Feuilles de norme et calibres ähnliche allgemeine Zwecke - Teil 3: Normblätter und
(IEC 60320-3:2014/A1:2018) Lehren
(IEC 60320-3:2014/A1:2018)
This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN 60320-3:2014; it was approved by CENELEC on 2018-11-16. CENELEC
members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment 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 CENELEC member.
This amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the
responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as
the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2021 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN 60320-3:2014/A1:2021 E

European foreword
The text of document 23G/408/FDIS, future IEC 60320-3:2014/A1, prepared by SC 23G "Appliance
couplers" of IEC/TC 23 "Electrical accessories" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and
approved by CENELEC as EN 60320-3:2014/A1:2021.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2021-09-19
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2021-03-19
document have to be withdrawn
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60320-3:2014/A1:2018 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
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.
NOTE 1  Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2  Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available here:
www.cenelec.eu.
Add the following references to the Annex ZA of EN 60320-3:2014:
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60227 series Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of rated
- -
voltages up to and including 450/750 V
IEC 60245 series Rubber insulated cables - Rated voltages
- -
up to and including 450/750 V
IEC 60320-2-3 2018 Appliance couplers for household and EN IEC 60320-2-3 2019
similar general purposes - Part 2-3:
Appliance couplers with a degree of
protection higher than IPX0
IEC 60320-3 ®
Edition 1.0 2018-10
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Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes –

Part 3: Standard sheets and gauges

Connecteurs pour usages domestiques et usages généraux analogues –

Partie 3: Feuilles de norme et calibres

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ELECTROTECHNICAL
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ICS 29.120.30 ISBN 978-2-8322-6084-5

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© IEC 2018
FOREWORD
This amendment has been prepared by subcommittee 23G:Appliance couplers, of IEC
technical committee 23:Electrical accessories.
The text of this amendment is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
23G/408/FDIS 23G/410/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this amendment can be found in the report
on voting indicated in the above table.
The committee has decided that the contents of this amendment and the base publication will
remain unchanged until the stability date indicated on the IEC website under
"http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to the specific publication. At this date, the
publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by
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