SIST EN 12520:2010
(Main)Furniture - Strength, durability and safety - Requirements for domestic seating
Furniture - Strength, durability and safety - Requirements for domestic seating
This European standard specifies the minimum requirements for the safety, strength and durability of all types of domestic seating for adults. It does not apply to ranked seating, seating for non-domestic use, office work chairs, office visitors chairs, chairs for educational institutions, outdoor seating and to links for linked seating for which European Standards exist. It does not include requirements for the durability of upholstery materials, castors, reclining and tilting mechanisms and seat height adjustment mechanisms. The tests are based on use by persons weighing up to 110 kg.
Möbel - Festigkeit, Dauerhaltbarkeit und Sicherheit - Anforderungen an Sitzmöbel für den Wohnbereich
Diese Europäische Norm legt die Mindestanforderungen an die Sicherheit, Festigkeit und Dauerhaltbarkeit für alle Typen von Sitzmöbeln für Erwachsene im Wohnbereich fest.
Sie gilt nicht für Reihenstühle, Stühle für den Einsatz außerhalb des Wohnbereichs, Büroarbeitsstühle, Büro¬besucherstühle, Stühle für Bildungseinrichtungen, Sitzmöbel im Außenbereich sowie für die Verbindungs-elemente von miteinander verbundenen Sitzmöbeln, für die EN-Normen oder Entwürfe bestehen.
Diese Norm enthält keine Anforderungen an die Dauerhaltbarkeit von Polstermaterialien, Stuhlrollen, Neige- und Wippmechaniken sowie von Höhenverstelleinrichtungen.
Die Prüfungen beruhen auf dem Gebrauch durch Personen mit einem Körpergewicht bis zu 110 kg.
Die Norm enthält keine Anforderungen an die elektrische Sicherheit.
Sie enthält keine Anforderungen an die Beständigkeit gegen Alterung, Verwitterung, Entflammbarkeit und Ergonomie.
Meubles - Résistance, durabilité et sécurité - Exigences relatives aux sièges à usage domestique
La présente Norme européenne spécifie les exigences minimales relatives à la sécurité, à la résistance et à la durabilité de tous les types de sièges à usage domestique pour adultes.
Elle ne s’applique pas aux sièges suivants : sièges en rangées, sièges à usage non domestique, sièges de travail de bureau, sièges de bureau pour visiteurs, chaises pour les établissements d’enseignement, sièges à usage extérieur et éléments de liaison de sièges reliés les uns aux autres, qui font l’objet de normes ou de projets de norme EN.
Elle ne comprend aucune exigence concernant la durabilité des matériaux d’ameublement, des roulettes, des mécanismes des sièges pivotants et inclinables et des mécanismes de réglage en hauteur.
Les essais sont effectués sur la base d’une utilisation par des personnes pesant jusqu’à 110 kg.
La présente norme ne comporte pas d’exigences relatives à la sécurité électrique.
Elle ne fixe pas non plus d’exigences relatives à la résistance au vieillissement, à la dégradation, à l’inflammabilité et à l’ergonomie.
Pohištvo - Trdnost, trajnost in varnost - Zahteve za sedežno pohištvo za domačo uporabo
Ta evropski standard določa minimalne zahteve za varnost, trdnost in trajnost za vse tipe sedežnega pohištva za domačo uporabo za odrasle. Ne velja za vrstno sedežno pohištvo, sedežno pohištvo, ki ni za domačo uporabo, pisarniške delovne stole, pisarniške stole za obiskovalce, stole za izobraževalne ustanove, sedežno pohištvo na prostem in za sedežno pohištvo, povezano v vrsto, za katere obstajajo evropski standardi. Ne vsebuje zahtev za trajnost materialov za oblazinjenje, koleščke, mehanizme za naslon in nagib ter mehanizme na nastavitev višine sedeža. Preskusi so osnovani na uporabo oseb s težo do 110 kg.
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.XSRUDERMöbel - Festigkeit, Dauerhaltbarkeit und Sicherheit - Anforderungen an Sitzmöbel für den WohnbereichMeubles - Résistance, durabilité et sécurité - Exigences relatives aux sièges à usage domestiqueFurniture - Strength, durability and safety - Requirements for domestic seating97.140PohištvoFurnitureICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 12520:2010SIST EN 12520:2010en,fr,de01-julij-2010SIST EN 12520:2010SLOVENSKI
STANDARDSIST ENV 12520:20011DGRPHãþD
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EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM
EN 12520
March 2010 ICS 97.140 Supersedes ENV 12520:2000English Version
Furniture - Strength, durability and safety - Requirements for domestic seating
Meubles - Résistance, durabilité et sécurité - Exigences relatives aux sièges à usage domestique
Möbel - Festigkeit, Dauerhaltbarkeit und Sicherheit - Anforderungen an Sitzmöbel für den Wohnbereich This European Standard was approved by CEN on 20 February 2010.
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 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 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 and United Kingdom.
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EN 12520:2010 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword .31 Scope .42 Normative references .43 Terms and definitions .44 Test sequence .45 Constructional requirements .55.1 General requirements .55.2 Shear and squeeze points .55.2.1 Shear and squeeze points when setting up and folding .55.2.2 Shear and squeeze points under influence of powered mechanisms .55.2.3 Shear and squeeze points during use .55.3 Stability .55.4 Strength and durability .65.4.1 General .65.4.2 Strength and durability requirements.76 Information for use .77 Test report .7Annex A (normative)
Backward fall test .8A.1 Backward fall test .8 SIST EN 12520:2010
EN 12520:2010 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 12520:2010) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 207 “Furniture”, the secretariat of which is held by UNI. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by September 2010, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by September 2010. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This document supersedes ENV 12520:2000. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: 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 and the United Kingdom.
SIST EN 12520:2010
EN 12520:2010 (E) 4 1 Scope This European standard specifies the minimum requirements for the safety, strength and durability of all types of domestic seating for adults.
It does not apply to ranked seating, seating for non-domestic use, office work chairs, office visitors chairs, chairs for educational institutions, outdoor seating and to links for linked seating for which European Standards exist.
It does not include requirements for the durability of upholstery materials, castors, reclining and tilting mechanisms and seat height adjustment mechanisms.
The tests are based on use by persons weighing up to 110 kg.
It does not include requirements for electrical safety. It does not include requirements for the resistance to ageing, degradation, flammability and ergonomics. 2 Normative references The
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XSRUDER
Furniture - Strength, durability and safety - Requirements for domestic seating
Möbel - Festigkeit, Dauerhaltbarkeit und Sicherheit - Anforderungen an Sitzmöbel für den
Wohnbereich
Meubles - Résistance, durabilité et sécurité - Exigences relatives aux sièges à usage
domestique
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 12520
ICS:
97.140 Pohištvo Furniture
oSIST prEN 12520:2008 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
DRAFT
prEN 12520
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2008
ICS 97.140 Will supersede ENV 12520:2000
English Version
Furniture - Strength, durability and safety - Requirements for
domestic seating
Meubles - Résistance, durabilité et sécurité - Exigences Möbel - Festigkeit, Dauerhaltbarkeit und Sicherheit -
relatives aux sièges à usage domestique Anforderungen an Sitzmöbel für den Wohnbereich
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 207.
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 Management Centre has the
same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, 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 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.
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© 2008 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 12520:2008: E
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Contents Page
Foreword.3
1 Scope.3
2 Normative references.3
3 Terms and definitions .3
4 Test sequence.4
5 Safety requirements.4
5.1 General.4
5.2 Shear and squeeze points .4
5.2.1 Shear and squeeze points when setting up and folding .4
5.2.2 Shear and squeeze points under influence of powered mechanisms .5
5.2.3 Shear and squeeze points during use.5
5.3 Stability.5
5.4 Rolling resistance of the unloaded chair .5
5.5 Construction.5
6 Strength and durability .6
6.1 General.6
6.2 Strength and durability requirements.7
7 Information for use .7
8 Test report.7
Annex A (normative) Tests for special types of seating and components.8
A.1 Rolling resistance.8
A.1.1 Test surface for testing rolling resistance .8
A.1.2 Testing of rolling resistance of the unloaded chair .8
A.2 Backward fall test .9
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Foreword
This document (prEN 12520:2008) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 207 “Furniture”, the
secretariat of which is held by UNI.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede ENV 12520:2000.
1 Scope
This European standard specifies the minimum requirements for the safety, strength and durability of all types
of domestic seating for adults.
It does not apply to ranked seating, seating for non-domestic use, office work chairs, office visitors chairs,
chairs for educational institutions, outdoor seating and to links for linked seating for which EN standards or
drafts exist.
It does not include requirements for the durability of upholstery materials, castors, reclining and tilting
mechanisms and seat height adjustment mechanisms.
The tests are based on use by persons weighing up to 110 kg.
It does not include requirements for electrical safety.
It does not include requirements for the resistance to ageing, degradation, flammability and ergonomics.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application 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 1022:2005, Domestic furniture – Seating – Determination of stability
EN 1728:2000, Domestic 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.
3.1
accessible parts
parts to which access can easily be gained by the user when the seating is in its intended configuration of use
and for which the probability of unintentional user contact is high
3.2
parts accessible during setting up and folding
parts to which access can only be gained when setting up and folding the furniture
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3.3
shear and squeeze points
shear and squeeze points exist if the distance between two accessible parts moving relative to each other can
be less than 18 mm or more than 7 mm in any position during movement
3.4
castor type H
castors wi
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