oSIST prEN 12790-1:2019

Child care articles - Reclined cradles - Part 1: Reclined cradles for children up to when they try to sit up

This standard specifies safety requirements and the corresponding test methods for fixed or folding
reclined cradles intended for children up to when they start try to sit up.
This standard applies also to car seats complying with ECE R44 or ECE R129 that can be used as
reclined cradles according to manufacturer’s instructions. If usage as reclined cradle is not included in the product information or marketing material, car seats are excluded from the scope of this standard.
If a reclined cradle has several functions or can be converted into another function the relevant

Artikel für Säuglinge und Kleinkinder - Kinderliegesitze - Teil 1: Kinderliegesitze für Kinder, bis sie versuchen sich aufzusetzen

Dieses Dokument legt Sicherheitsanforderungen und die entsprechenden Prüfverfahren für fest stehende oder zusammenklappbare Kinderliegesitze fest, die für Säuglinge und Kleinkinder bestimmt sind, bis sie beginnen, zu versuchen, sich aufzusetzen.
Dieses Dokument gilt ebenfalls für Autokindersitze nach UN R44 oder UN R129, die nach Herstellerangaben als Kinderliegesitze verwendet werden können. Wenn die Verwendung als Kinderliegesitz nicht in den Produktinformationen oder im Marketingmaterial enthalten ist, sind Autokindersitze nicht im Anwendungs¬bereich dieses Dokumentes erfasst.
Wenn ein Kinderliegesitz über mehrere Funktionen verfügt oder in eine andere Funktion umgebaut werden kann, muss dieser den zutreffenden Europäischen Normen entsprechen.

Articles de puériculture - Transats - Partie 1: Transats pour enfants jusqu'à ce qu'ils essayent de s'asseoir

Le présent document spécifie les exigences de sécurité et les méthodes d’essai correspondantes relatives aux transats fixes ou pliants destinés aux enfants jusqu’à ce qu’ils commencent à essayer de s’asseoir.
Le présent document s’applique également aux sièges-auto conformes au Règlement ECE R44 ou ECE R129 pouvant être utilisés comme transats conformément aux instructions du fabricant. Si l’utilisation comme transat n’est pas incluse dans les informations relatives au produit ou les documents de commercialisation, les sièges-auto n’entrent pas dans le domaine d’application du présent document.
Si un transat offre plusieurs fonctions ou peut être converti en une autre fonction, les normes européennes pertinentes s’appliquent.

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General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 04-Sep-2019
• ICS: 97.190 - Equipment for children
• Technical Committee: OTR - Child use and care article
• Current Stage: 4020 - Public enquire (PE) (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 23-Jul-2019
• Due Date: 10-Dec-2019
• Completion Date: 20-Aug-2019
• Mandate: M/264 - Mandate to CEN and CENELEC in the field of consumer safety related to the safety of child-care articles
• Ref Project: FprEN 12790-1 - Child care articles - Reclined cradles - Part 1: Reclined cradles for children up to when they start to try to sit up

RELATIONS

• Revised: SIST EN 12790:2009 - Child use and care articles - Reclined cradles
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2019

Standards Content (sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 12790-1:2018
01-julij-2018
[Not translated]

Child care articles - Reclined cradles - Part 1: Reclined cradles for children up to when

they try to sit up
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 12790-1
ICS:
97.190 Otroška oprema Equipment for children
oSIST prEN 12790-1:2018 en,fr,de

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 12790-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
June 2018
ICS 97.190 Will supersede EN 12790:2009
English Version
Child care articles - Reclined cradles - Part 1: Reclined
cradles for children up to when they try to sit up

This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee

CEN/TC 252.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, 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.

This draft European Standard was established by CEN 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, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,

Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,

Turkey and United Kingdom.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are

aware and to provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without

notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels

© 2018 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 12790-1:2018 E

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Contents
Page

European foreword ....................................................................................................................................................... 6

1 Scope ................................................................................................................................................................. 7

2 Normative references ................................................................................................................................. 7

3 Terms and definitions ................................................................................................................................. 8

4 Test equipment ............................................................................................................................................. 8

4.1 Test mass A ..................................................................................................................................................... 8

4.2 Test mass B ..................................................................................................................................................... 9

4.3 Small parts cylinder .................................................................................................................................. 10

4.4 Feeler gauge................................................................................................................................................. 11

4.5 Test equipment for handle strength test .......................................................................................... 11

4.6 Test probes for finger entrapment ...................................................................................................... 14

4.6.1 Test probes with hemispherical end .................................................................................................. 14

4.6.2 Shape assessment probe ......................................................................................................................... 14

4.7 Test equipment for handle locking mechanism strength test .................................................. 15

4.8 Test surface for the stability test ......................................................................................................... 16

4.9 Test mass C ................................................................................................................................................... 16

4.10 Test mass D ................................................................................................................................................ 17

4.11 Wood block .................................................................................................................................................. 18

5 General requirements and test conditions ...................................................................................... 18

5.1 Product conditioning ............................................................................................................................... 18

5.2 Test conditions ........................................................................................................................................... 19

5.3 Application of forces ................................................................................................................................. 19

5.4 Tolerances .................................................................................................................................................... 19

5.5 Order of tests ............................................................................................................................................... 19

6 Chemical hazards ....................................................................................................................................... 19

6.1 General .......................................................................................................................................................... 19

6.2 Migration of certain elements (see A.2) ............................................................................................ 19

6.3 Formaldehyde (see A.2) .......................................................................................................................... 20

6.4 Colorants (see A.2) .................................................................................................................................... 20

6.5 Aniline (see A.2) ......................................................................................................................................... 21

7 Thermal hazards ........................................................................................................................................ 21

7.1 Requirement ............................................................................................................................................... 21

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7.2 Test method ................................................................................................................................................. 21

8 Mechanical hazards ................................................................................................................................... 22

8.1 General ........................................................................................................................................................... 22

8.1.1 Determination of the junction line ...................................................................................................... 22

8.1.2 Positioning of the test mass .................................................................................................................... 22

8.1.3 Determination of protected volume .................................................................................................... 23

8.2 Hazards due to sound level..................................................................................................................... 24

8.2.1 Requirement ................................................................................................................................................ 24

8.2.2 Test method ................................................................................................................................................. 24

8.3 Entrapment hazards ................................................................................................................................. 24

8.3.1 Requirements .............................................................................................................................................. 24

8.3.2 Test methods ............................................................................................................................................... 25

8.4 Hazards due to moving parts ................................................................................................................. 25

8.4.1 Requirements for compression points ............................................................................................... 25

8.4.2 Requirements for shear points ............................................................................................................. 25

8.5 Hazards due to falling of the child ....................................................................................................... 25

8.5.1 Angle of seat unit ........................................................................................................................................ 25

8.5.2 Restraint system ......................................................................................................................................... 26

8.5.3 Locking mechanism(s) for carrying handle(s) ................................................................................ 27

8.6 Hazards due to folding of the product ................................................................................................ 31

8.6.1 Requirements .............................................................................................................................................. 31

8.6.2 Test methods ............................................................................................................................................... 31

8.7 Hazards from entanglement in cords, ribbons and similar parts ............................................ 32

8.7.1 Requirements .............................................................................................................................................. 32

8.7.2 Test method ................................................................................................................................................. 33

8.8 Choking and ingestion hazard ............................................................................................................... 33

8.8.1 Requirements .............................................................................................................................................. 33

8.8.2 Test methods ............................................................................................................................................... 33

8.9 Suffocation hazards from plastic packaging .................................................................................... 34

8.10 Hazards from edges, corners and protruding parts ...................................................................... 34

8.11 Hazards from inadequate structural integrity ................................................................................ 34

8.11.1 Static strength ............................................................................................................................................. 34

8.11.2 Reclining system ......................................................................................................................................... 35

8.11.3 Durability of powered mechanisms .................................................................................................... 35

8.11.4 Durability of reclined cradles with carrying handle(s) ............................................................... 36

8.11.5 Strength of carrying handle(s) locking mechanism(s) ................................................................. 36

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8.11.6 Toy bar attachment integrity ................................................................................................................ 38

8.12 Hazards from inadequate stability...................................................................................................... 39

8.12.1 Requirements ............................................................................................................................................. 39

8.12.2 Test method ................................................................................................................................................. 39

8.13 Hazards from possible slippage of the reclined cradle ................................................................ 40

8.13.1 Requirements ............................................................................................................................................. 40

8.13.2 Test method ................................................................................................................................................. 40

8.14 Electrical hazards ...................................................................................................................................... 40

8.14.1 General .......................................................................................................................................................... 40

8.14.2 Leakage prevention .................................................................................................................................. 41

8.14.3 Test methods ............................................................................................................................................... 41

9 Product information ................................................................................................................................. 41

9.1 General .......................................................................................................................................................... 41

9.2 Marking of the product ............................................................................................................................ 41

9.2.1 General requirements .............................................................................................................................. 41

9.2.2 Requirements for reclined cradles with electrical components .............................................. 42

9.3 Purchase information .............................................................................................................................. 43

9.4 Instructions for use ................................................................................................................................... 44

9.4.1 General requirements .............................................................................................................................. 44

9.4.2 Requirements for reclined cradles with electrical components .............................................. 45

Annex A (informative) Rationales ....................................................................................................................... 46

A.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 46

A.1.1 General .......................................................................................................................................................... 46

A.1.2 Static reclined cradle ................................................................................................................................ 46

A.1.3 Rocking reclined cradle .......................................................................................................................... 46

A.1.4 Bouncing reclined cradle ........................................................................................................................ 46

A.2 Chemical hazards (see Clause 6) .......................................................................................................... 46

A.3 Thermal hazards (see Clause 7) ........................................................................................................... 46

A.4 Mechanical hazards (see Clause 8)...................................................................................................... 47

A.4.1 Protective volume (see 8.1.3) ............................................................................................................... 47

A.4.2 Hazards due to sound level (see 8.2) .................................................................................................. 47

A.4.3 Entrapment hazards (see 8.3) ............................................................................................................... 47

A.4.4 Hazards due to moving parts (see 8.4) .............................................................................................. 47

A.4.5 Entanglement hazards (see 8.7) ........................................................................................................... 47

A.4.6 Choking and ingestion hazards (see 8.8) .......................................................................................... 47

A.4.7 Suffocation hazards (see 8.9) ................................................................................................................ 48

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A.4.8 Hazardous edges, corners and protruding parts (see 8.10) ....................................................... 48

A.4.9 Hazards from inadequate structural integrity (see 8.11) ........................................................... 48

A.4.10 Hazards due to release of toy bar (see 8.11.6) ................................................................................ 48

A.4.11 Hazards from slippage of the reclined cradle (see 8.13) ............................................................. 48

Annex B (normative) Warnings ............................................................................................................................ 49

Annex C (informative) A–deviations ................................................................................................................... 50

Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................................. 51

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European foreword

This document (prEN 12790-1:2018) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 252 “Child

care articles”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 12790:2009.

This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the

European Free Trade Association.
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1 Scope

This document specifies safety requirements and the corresponding test methods for fixed or folding

reclined cradles intended for children up to when they start try to sit up.

This document applies also to car seats complying with ECE R44 or ECE R129 that can be used as

reclined cradles according to manufacturer’s instructions. If usage as reclined cradle is not included in

the product information or marketing material, car seats are excluded from the scope of this document.

If a reclined cradle has several functions or can be converted into another function the relevant

European standards apply to it.
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 71-2:2011+A1:2014, Safety of toys - Part 2: Flammability
EN 71-3, Safety of toys – Part 3: Migration of certain elements

EN 71-10:2005, Safety of toys - Part 10: Organic chemical compounds - Sample preparation and

extraction

EN 71-11, Safety of toys - Part 11: Organic chemical compounds - Methods of analysis

EN 622-1, Fibreboards - Specifications - Part 1: General requirements

EN 717-1, Wood-based panels - Determination of formaldehyde release - Part 1: Formaldehyde emission

by the chamber method

EN 61558-2-7, Safety of power transformers, power supplies, reactors and similar products – Part 2-7:

Particular requirements and tests for transformers and power supplies for toys (IEC 61558-2-7)

EN 61558-2-16, Safety of transformers, reactors, power supply units and similar products for supply

voltages up to 1 100 V - Part 2-16: Particular requirements and tests for switch mode power supply units

and transformers for switch mode power supply units (IEC 61558-2-16)
EN 62115:2005, Electric toys – Safety (IEC 62115:2003 + A1:2004)

EN ISO 3746:2010, Acoustics - Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise

sources using sound pressure - Survey method using an enveloping measurement surface over a reflecting

plane (ISO 3746:2010)

EN ISO 14184-1, Textiles - Determination of formaldehyde - Part 1: Free and hydrolysed formaldehyde

(water extraction method) (ISO 14184-1)

EN ISO 14362-1, Textiles - Methods for determination of certain aromatic amines derived from azo

colorants - Part 1: Detection of the use of certain azo colorants accessible with and without extracting the

fibres (ISO 14362-1)

EN ISO 17234-1, Leather - Chemical tests for the determination of certain azo colorants in dyed leathers -

Part 1: Determination of certain aromatic amines derived from azo colorants (ISO 17234-1)

ISO 7619-1, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Determination of indentation hardness — Part 1:

Durometer method (Shore hardness)
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3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.

ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:

• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
reclined cradle
article intended to accommodate a child in a reclined position

Note to entry: Reclined cradles may be static, rocking or bouncing and may have an adjustable backrest

and/or seat, see A.1.
3.2
seat unit

part of the reclined cradle that support the child, either in the form of a hammock or composed by a seat

and a backrest
3.3
restraint system
system to restrain the child within the reclined cradle
3.4
crotch restraint

device designed to pass between the child’s legs to prevent the child from sliding forward

3.5
carrying handle

component to enable the reclined cradle, fully deployed for use, to be carried by hand

3.6
junction line
intersection of the seat and the backrest
3.7
toy bar

any bar or mobile connected to the frame of the product in any location with one or more attachment

points typically used to suspend toys over the occupant

Note to entry: Canopies and carrying handles, fixed and rotating, are not considered a toy bar regardless of

whether they allow for the attachment of toys.
4 Test equipment
4.1 Test mass A

Test mass A is a rigid cylinder (160 ± 5) mm in diameter and (300 ± 5) mm in height, having a mass of

+0,01

9 kg and with its centre of gravity in the centre of the cylinder. All edges shall have a radius of

(5 ± 1) mm. Two anchorage points shall be provided. These shall be positioned (150 ± 2,5) mm from the

base and at 180° to each other around the circumference (see Figure 1).
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Dimensions in millimetres
Key
1 radius: (5 ± 1) mm
2 two anchorage points
Figure 1 — Test mass A
4.2 Test mass B

Test mass B is a rigid cylinder (200 ± 5) mm in diameter and (300 ± 5) mm in height, having a mass of

+0,01

15 kg and with its centre of gravity in the centre of the cylinder. All edges shall have a radius of

(5 ± 1) mm. Two anchorage points shall be provided. These shall be positioned (150 ± 2,5) mm from the

base and at 180° to each other around the circumference (see Figure 2).
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Dimensions in millimetres
Key
1 radius: (5 ± 1) mm
2 two anchorage points
Figure 2 — Test mass B
4.3 Small parts cylinder

Small parts cylinder for the assessment of small components, having dimensions in accordance with

Figure 3.
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Dimension in millimetres
Figure 3 — Small parts cylinder
4.4 Feeler gauge

Gauge with a thickness of (0,4 ± 0,02) mm and an insertion edge radius of (3 ± 0,5) mm (see Figure 4).

Dimensions in millimetres
Figure 4 — Feeler gauge
4.5 Test equipment for handle strength test
Hooks rigidly connected to a metal plate (see Figure 5).

The distance between the central axis of two hooks shall be (70 ± 2) mm (see Figure 6).

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Dimensions in millimetres
a) b) c)
Key
tolerance of dimension: ± 2 except for the 12 mm diameter
Figure 5 — Metal hooks

Rubber adaptor with a Hardness of (70 ± 5) Shore A and a thickness: 10 mm ± 1 mm as in Figure 6.

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Dimensions in millimetres
Figure 6 — Rubber adaptor

Four stops of 15 mm high, 30 mm diameter and of hardness (70 ± 5) Shore A according to ISO 7619-1,

which are screwed on the rigid frame.
Dimensions in millimetres
Key
1 metal plate: [(300 ± 5) × (300 ± 5)] mm and thickness 6 mm
2 metal hooks (see Figure 5) rigidly fixed to the metal plate
3 stops
4 frame made of steel square tube: [(30 ± 5) × (30 ± 5)] mm and thickness 1,5 mm
Figure 7 — Apparatus for dynamic strength test
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4.6 Test probes for finger entrapment
4.6.1 Test probes with hemispherical end
+01,

Probes made from plastic or other hard, smooth material of diameters 7 mm and 12 mm with a

−01, 0

full hemispherical end that can be mounted on a force-measuring device, see Figure 8.

Mesh probe made from plastic or other hard, smooth material as shown in Figure 9.

Dimensions in millimetres
Key
Probe type 7 mm probe 12 mm probe
Diameter A 0
+01,
−01,
Radius RB half of diameter A half of diameter A
1 Line ascribed around circumference showing depth of penetration
Figure 8 — Test probes with hemispherical end
Dimensions in millimetres
Key
Probe type mesh probe
Diameter A 0
−01,
Diameter B 0
5,6
−01,
Radius RB half of diameter B
Figure 9 — Test probe for mesh
4.6.2 Shape assessment probe

Probe made from plastics or other hard, smooth material with the dimensions shown in Figure 10.

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a) b)
Key
A front view
B top view
C side view
D 3D view
Figure 10 — Shape assessment probe
4.7 Test equipment for handle locking mechanism strength test

Rotation point: L section made of steel or similar material with dimensions of 30 mm x 30 mm x 3 mm

and a length of 200 mm, fixed on the vertical surface as in Figure 11 and adjustable in height.

Vertical surface: Rigid and smooth vertical surface.

Suspension system: Chain (with links less than or equal to 45 mm) or steel wire (with a diameter less

than or equal to 2 mm) to suspend the cradle.
S hook: an appropriate S hook to suspend the cradle.
The distance between the S hook and the rotation
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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Izdelki za otroke - Sklopne zibelke - 1. del: Sklopne zibelke za otroke, ki še ne

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Child care articles - Reclined cradles - Part 1: Reclined cradles for children up to when

they try to sit up

Artikel für Säuglinge und Kleinkinder - Kinderliegesitze - Teil 1: Kinderliegesitze für

Kinder, bis sie versuchen sich aufzusetzen

Articles de puériculture - Transats - Partie 1: Transats pour enfants jusqu'à ce qu'ils

essayent de s'asseoir
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 12790-1
ICS:
97.190 Otroška oprema Equipment for children
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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 12790-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
June 2018
ICS 97.190 Will supersede EN 12790:2009
English Version
Child care articles - Reclined cradles - Part 1: Reclined
cradles for children up to when they try to sit up

This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee

CEN/TC 252.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, 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.

This draft European Standard was established by CEN 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, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,

Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,

Turkey and United Kingdom.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are

aware and to provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without

notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels

© 2018 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 12790-1:2018 E

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Contents
Page

European foreword ....................................................................................................................................................... 6

1 Scope ................................................................................................................................................................. 7

2 Normative references ................................................................................................................................. 7

3 Terms and definitions ................................................................................................................................. 8

4 Test equipment ............................................................................................................................................. 8

4.1 Test mass A ..................................................................................................................................................... 8

4.2 Test mass B ..................................................................................................................................................... 9

4.3 Small parts cylinder .................................................................................................................................. 10

4.4 Feeler gauge................................................................................................................................................. 11

4.5 Test equipment for handle strength test .......................................................................................... 11

4.6 Test probes for finger entrapment ...................................................................................................... 14

4.6.1 Test probes with hemispherical end .................................................................................................. 14

4.6.2 Shape assessment probe ......................................................................................................................... 14

4.7 Test equipment for handle locking mechanism strength test .................................................. 15

4.8 Test surface for the stability test ......................................................................................................... 16

4.9 Test mass C ................................................................................................................................................... 16

4.10 Test mass D ................................................................................................................................................ 17

4.11 Wood block .................................................................................................................................................. 18

5 General requirements and test conditions ...................................................................................... 18

5.1 Product conditioning ............................................................................................................................... 18

5.2 Test conditions ........................................................................................................................................... 19

5.3 Application of forces ................................................................................................................................. 19

5.4 Tolerances .................................................................................................................................................... 19

5.5 Order of tests ............................................................................................................................................... 19

6 Chemical hazards ....................................................................................................................................... 19

6.1 General .......................................................................................................................................................... 19

6.2 Migration of certain elements (see A.2) ............................................................................................ 19

6.3 Formaldehyde (see A.2) .......................................................................................................................... 20

6.4 Colorants (see A.2) .................................................................................................................................... 20

6.5 Aniline (see A.2) ......................................................................................................................................... 21

7 Thermal hazards ........................................................................................................................................ 21

7.1 Requirement ............................................................................................................................................... 21

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7.2 Test method ................................................................................................................................................. 21

8 Mechanical hazards ................................................................................................................................... 22

8.1 General ........................................................................................................................................................... 22

8.1.1 Determination of the junction line ...................................................................................................... 22

8.1.2 Positioning of the test mass .................................................................................................................... 22

8.1.3 Determination of protected volume .................................................................................................... 23

8.2 Hazards due to sound level..................................................................................................................... 24

8.2.1 Requirement ................................................................................................................................................ 24

8.2.2 Test method ................................................................................................................................................. 24

8.3 Entrapment hazards ................................................................................................................................. 24

8.3.1 Requirements .............................................................................................................................................. 24

8.3.2 Test methods ............................................................................................................................................... 25

8.4 Hazards due to moving parts ................................................................................................................. 25

8.4.1 Requirements for compression points ............................................................................................... 25

8.4.2 Requirements for shear points ............................................................................................................. 25

8.5 Hazards due to falling of the child ....................................................................................................... 25

8.5.1 Angle of seat unit ........................................................................................................................................ 25

8.5.2 Restraint system ......................................................................................................................................... 26

8.5.3 Locking mechanism(s) for carrying handle(s) ................................................................................ 27

8.6 Hazards due to folding of the product ................................................................................................ 31

8.6.1 Requirements .............................................................................................................................................. 31

8.6.2 Test methods ............................................................................................................................................... 31

8.7 Hazards from entanglement in cords, ribbons and similar parts ............................................ 32

8.7.1 Requirements .............................................................................................................................................. 32

8.7.2 Test method ................................................................................................................................................. 33

8.8 Choking and ingestion hazard ............................................................................................................... 33

8.8.1 Requirements .............................................................................................................................................. 33

8.8.2 Test methods ............................................................................................................................................... 33

8.9 Suffocation hazards from plastic packaging .................................................................................... 34

8.10 Hazards from edges, corners and protruding parts ...................................................................... 34

8.11 Hazards from inadequate structural integrity ................................................................................ 34

8.11.1 Static strength ............................................................................................................................................. 34

8.11.2 Reclining system ......................................................................................................................................... 35

8.11.3 Durability of powered mechanisms .................................................................................................... 35

8.11.4 Durability of reclined cradles with carrying handle(s) ............................................................... 36

8.11.5 Strength of carrying handle(s) locking mechanism(s) ................................................................. 36

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8.11.6 Toy bar attachment integrity ................................................................................................................ 38

8.12 Hazards from inadequate stability...................................................................................................... 39

8.12.1 Requirements ............................................................................................................................................. 39

8.12.2 Test method ................................................................................................................................................. 39

8.13 Hazards from possible slippage of the reclined cradle ................................................................ 40

8.13.1 Requirements ............................................................................................................................................. 40

8.13.2 Test method ................................................................................................................................................. 40

8.14 Electrical hazards ...................................................................................................................................... 40

8.14.1 General .......................................................................................................................................................... 40

8.14.2 Leakage prevention .................................................................................................................................. 41

8.14.3 Test methods ............................................................................................................................................... 41

9 Product information ................................................................................................................................. 41

9.1 General .......................................................................................................................................................... 41

9.2 Marking of the product ............................................................................................................................ 41

9.2.1 General requirements .............................................................................................................................. 41

9.2.2 Requirements for reclined cradles with electrical components .............................................. 42

9.3 Purchase information .............................................................................................................................. 43

9.4 Instructions for use ................................................................................................................................... 44

9.4.1 General requirements .............................................................................................................................. 44

9.4.2 Requirements for reclined cradles with electrical components .............................................. 45

Annex A (informative) Rationales ....................................................................................................................... 46

A.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 46

A.1.1 General .......................................................................................................................................................... 46

A.1.2 Static reclined cradle ................................................................................................................................ 46

A.1.3 Rocking reclined cradle .......................................................................................................................... 46

A.1.4 Bouncing reclined cradle ........................................................................................................................ 46

A.2 Chemical hazards (see Clause 6) .......................................................................................................... 46

A.3 Thermal hazards (see Clause 7) ........................................................................................................... 46

A.4 Mechanical hazards (see Clause 8)...................................................................................................... 47

A.4.1 Protective volume (see 8.1.3) ............................................................................................................... 47

A.4.2 Hazards due to sound level (see 8.2) .................................................................................................. 47

A.4.3 Entrapment hazards (see 8.3) ............................................................................................................... 47

A.4.4 Hazards due to moving parts (see 8.4) .............................................................................................. 47

A.4.5 Entanglement hazards (see 8.7) ........................................................................................................... 47

A.4.6 Choking and ingestion hazards (see 8.8) .......................................................................................... 47

A.4.7 Suffocation hazards (see 8.9) ................................................................................................................ 48

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A.4.8 Hazardous edges, corners and protruding parts (see 8.10) ....................................................... 48

A.4.9 Hazards from inadequate structural integrity (see 8.11) ........................................................... 48

A.4.10 Hazards due to release of toy bar (see 8.11.6) ................................................................................ 48

A.4.11 Hazards from slippage of the reclined cradle (see 8.13) ............................................................. 48

Annex B (normative) Warnings ............................................................................................................................ 49

Annex C (informative) A–deviations ................................................................................................................... 50

Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................................. 51

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European foreword

This document (prEN 12790-1:2018) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 252 “Child

care articles”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 12790:2009.

This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the

European Free Trade Association.
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1 Scope

This document specifies safety requirements and the corresponding test methods for fixed or folding

reclined cradles intended for children up to when they start try to sit up.

This document applies also to car seats complying with ECE R44 or ECE R129 that can be used as

reclined cradles according to manufacturer’s instructions. If usage as reclined cradle is not included in

the product information or marketing material, car seats are excluded from the scope of this document.

If a reclined cradle has several functions or can be converted into another function the relevant

European standards apply to it.
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 71-2:2011+A1:2014, Safety of toys - Part 2: Flammability
EN 71-3, Safety of toys – Part 3: Migration of certain elements

EN 71-10:2005, Safety of toys - Part 10: Organic chemical compounds - Sample preparation and

extraction

EN 71-11, Safety of toys - Part 11: Organic chemical compounds - Methods of analysis

EN 622-1, Fibreboards - Specifications - Part 1: General requirements

EN 717-1, Wood-based panels - Determination of formaldehyde release - Part 1: Formaldehyde emission

by the chamber method

EN 61558-2-7, Safety of power transformers, power supplies, reactors and similar products – Part 2-7:

Particular requirements and tests for transformers and power supplies for toys (IEC 61558-2-7)

EN 61558-2-16, Safety of transformers, reactors, power supply units and similar products for supply

voltages up to 1 100 V - Part 2-16: Particular requirements and tests for switch mode power supply units

and transformers for switch mode power supply units (IEC 61558-2-16)
EN 62115:2005, Electric toys – Safety (IEC 62115:2003 + A1:2004)

EN ISO 3746:2010, Acoustics - Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise

sources using sound pressure - Survey method using an enveloping measurement surface over a reflecting

plane (ISO 3746:2010)

EN ISO 14184-1, Textiles - Determination of formaldehyde - Part 1: Free and hydrolysed formaldehyde

(water extraction method) (ISO 14184-1)

EN ISO 14362-1, Textiles - Methods for determination of certain aromatic amines derived from azo

colorants - Part 1: Detection of the use of certain azo colorants accessible with and without extracting the

fibres (ISO 14362-1)

EN ISO 17234-1, Leather - Chemical tests for the determination of certain azo colorants in dyed leathers -

Part 1: Determination of certain aromatic amines derived from azo colorants (ISO 17234-1)

ISO 7619-1, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Determination of indentation hardness — Part 1:

Durometer method (Shore hardness)
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3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.

ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:

• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
reclined cradle
article intended to accommodate a child in a reclined position

Note to entry: Reclined cradles may be static, rocking or bouncing and may have an adjustable backrest

and/or seat, see A.1.
3.2
seat unit

part of the reclined cradle that support the child, either in the form of a hammock or composed by a seat

and a backrest
3.3
restraint system
system to restrain the child within the reclined cradle
3.4
crotch restraint

device designed to pass between the child’s legs to prevent the child from sliding forward

3.5
carrying handle

component to enable the reclined cradle, fully deployed for use, to be carried by hand

3.6
junction line
intersection of the seat and the backrest
3.7
toy bar

any bar or mobile connected to the frame of the product in any location with one or more attachment

points typically used to suspend toys over the occupant

Note to entry: Canopies and carrying handles, fixed and rotating, are not considered a toy bar regardless of

whether they allow for the attachment of toys.
4 Test equipment
4.1 Test mass A

Test mass A is a rigid cylinder (160 ± 5) mm in diameter and (300 ± 5) mm in height, having a mass of

+0,01

9 kg and with its centre of gravity in the centre of the cylinder. All edges shall have a radius of

(5 ± 1) mm. Two anchorage points shall be provided. These shall be positioned (150 ± 2,5) mm from the

base and at 180° to each other around the circumference (see Figure 1).
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Dimensions in millimetres
Key
1 radius: (5 ± 1) mm
2 two anchorage points
Figure 1 — Test mass A
4.2 Test mass B

Test mass B is a rigid cylinder (200 ± 5) mm in diameter and (300 ± 5) mm in height, having a mass of

+0,01

15 kg and with its centre of gravity in the centre of the cylinder. All edges shall have a radius of

(5 ± 1) mm. Two anchorage points shall be provided. These shall be positioned (150 ± 2,5) mm from the

base and at 180° to each other around the circumference (see Figure 2).
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Dimensions in millimetres
Key
1 radius: (5 ± 1) mm
2 two anchorage points
Figure 2 — Test mass B
4.3 Small parts cylinder

Small parts cylinder for the assessment of small components, having dimensions in accordance with

Figure 3.
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Dimension in millimetres
Figure 3 — Small parts cylinder
4.4 Feeler gauge

Gauge with a thickness of (0,4 ± 0,02) mm and an insertion edge radius of (3 ± 0,5) mm (see Figure 4).

Dimensions in millimetres
Figure 4 — Feeler gauge
4.5 Test equipment for handle strength test
Hooks rigidly connected to a metal plate (see Figure 5).

The distance between the central axis of two hooks shall be (70 ± 2) mm (see Figure 6).

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a) b) c)
Key
tolerance of dimension: ± 2 except for the 12 mm diameter
Figure 5 — Metal hooks

Rubber adaptor with a Hardness of (70 ± 5) Shore A and a thickness: 10 mm ± 1 mm as in Figure 6.

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Dimensions in millimetres
Figure 6 — Rubber adaptor

Four stops of 15 mm high, 30 mm diameter and of hardness (70 ± 5) Shore A according to ISO 7619-1,

which are screwed on the rigid frame.
Dimensions in millimetres
Key
1 metal plate: [(300 ± 5) × (300 ± 5)] mm and thickness 6 mm
2 metal hooks (see Figure 5) rigidly fixed to the metal plate
3 stops
4 frame made of steel square tube: [(30 ± 5) × (30 ± 5)] mm and thickness 1,5 mm
Figure 7 — Apparatus for dynamic strength test
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4.6 Test probes for finger entrapment
4.6.1 Test probes with hemispherical end
+01,

Probes made from plastic or other hard, smooth material of diameters 7 mm and 12 mm with a

−01, 0

full hemispherical end that can be mounted on a force-measuring device, see Figure 8.

Mesh probe made from plastic or other hard, smooth material as shown in Figure 9.

Dimensions in millimetres
Key
Probe type 7 mm probe 12 mm probe
Diameter A 0
+01,
−01,
Radius RB half of diameter A half of diameter A
1 Line ascribed around circumference showing depth of penetration
Figure 8 — Test probes with hemispherical end
Dimensions in millimetres
Key
Probe type mesh probe
Diameter A 0
−01,
Diameter B 0
5,6
−01,
Radius RB half of diameter B
Figure 9 — Test probe for mesh
4.6.2 Shape assessment probe

Probe made from plastics or other hard, smooth material with the dimensions shown in Figure 10.

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a) b)
Key
A front view
B top view
C side view
D 3D view
Figure 10 — Shape assessment probe
4.7 Test equipment for handle locking mechanism strength test

Rotation point: L section made of steel or similar material with dimensions of 30 mm x 30 mm x 3 mm

and a length of 200 mm, fixed on the vertical surface as in Figure 11 and
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