EN 1651-2018 Paragliding equipment - Harnesses - Safety requirements and strength tests.pdf

1、BSI Standards PublicationWB11885_BSI_StandardCovs_2013_AW.indd 1 15/05/2013 15:06Paragliding equipment - Harnesses - Safety requirements and strength testsBS EN 1651:2018EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN 1651 January 2018 ICS 97.220.40 Supersedes EN 1651:1999English Version Paragl

2、iding equipment - Harnesses - Safety requirements and strength tests quipement pour le parapente - Sellettes pour parapente - xigences de scurit et essais de rsistance Ausrstung fr das Gleitschirmfliegen - Gurtzeuge - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prfung der Festigkeit This European Standa

3、rd was approved by CEN on 13 November 2017. 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

4、such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its

5、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

6、 Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPISCHES KOMIT

7、EE FR 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 worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. EN 1651:2018 ENational forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 1651:2018. It

8、supersedes BS EN 1651:1999, which is withdrawn.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee SW/136/-/6, Sports, Playground and other Recreational Equipment - Paragliding.A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.

9、This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. The British Standards Institution 2018 Published by BSI Standards Limited 2018ISBN 978 0 580 94045 3ICS 97.220.40Compliance with a British Standard cannot confe

10、r immunity from legal obligations.This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 January 2018.Amendments/corrigenda issued since publicationDate Text affectedBRITISH STANDARDBS EN 1651:2018EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM

11、 EN 1651 January 2018 ICS 97.220.40 Supersedes EN 1651:1999English Version Paragliding equipment - Harnesses - Safety requirements and strength tests quipement pour le parapente - Sellettes pour parapente - xigences de scurit et essais de rsistance Ausrstung fr das Gleitschirmfliegen - Gurtzeuge - S

12、icherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prfung der Festigkeit This European Standard was approved by CEN on 13 November 2017. 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 wi

13、thout any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any othe

14、r 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,

15、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. EUROPE

16、AN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR 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 worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. EN 1651:2018 EBS

17、EN 1651:2018EN 1651:2018 (E) 2 Contents Page European foreword . 3 1 Scope 4 2 Normative references 4 3 Terms and definitions . 4 4 Safety requirements . 5 4.1 General 5 4.2 Strength requirements 6 4.2.1 Positive symmetric load applied to the paraglider riser attachment points 6 4.2.2 Positive asymm

18、etric load applied to the paraglider riser attachment points 7 4.2.3 Positive symmetric load applied to the emergency parachute attachment points . 7 4.2.4 Negative symmetric load applied to the emergency parachute attachment points . 7 4.2.5 Negative symmetric load applied to the tow attachment poi

19、nts . 7 4.2.6 Negative symmetric load applied to the paraglider riser attachment points . 7 4.2.7 Upright position load . 8 4.2.8 Emergency parachute connecting element . 8 4.2.9 Anti falling-out system 8 4.3 Vertical impact pad test requirements . 8 4.4 Emergency parachute deployment test requireme

20、nts 8 5 Test methods 9 5.1 Principles . 9 5.2 Strength tests 9 5.3 Vertical impact test . 9 5.4 Apparatus . 9 5.4.1 Apparatus for strength tests . 9 5.4.2 Apparatus for vertical impact test . 10 5.5 Procedure 12 5.5.1 Strength test methods 12 5.5.2 Vertical impact pad test . 21 5.5.3 Emergency parac

21、hute deployment from integrated container . 22 6 Test files 22 6.1 Test file information . 22 6.2 Items accompanying the test file 23 7 Users manual 23 8 Manufacturing record . 24 8.1 Manufacturing record content 24 8.2 Listing of the material 24 9 Marking 25 Annex A (informative) Example of manufac

22、turers atestation for emergency parachute deployment. 26 BS EN 1651:2018EN 1651:2018 (E) 3 European foreword This document (EN 1651:2018) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 136 “Sports, playground and other recreational facilities and equipment”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.

23、 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 July 2018, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by July 2018. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the

24、 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 EN 1651:1999. According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the follow

25、ing countries are bound to implement this European Standard: 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, No

26、rway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. BS EN 1651:2018EN 1651:2018 (E) 4 1 Scope This European Standard is applicable only to harnesses for paragliders. The intermediate attachment system between the harness and the par

27、aglider does not form part of this standard. This Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods. 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

28、the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 12491, Paragliding equipment Emergency parachutes Safety requirements and test methods 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following term

29、s 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 paraglider ultra-light glider with no primary

30、rigid structure, for which take-off and landing are on foot, with the pilot (and potentially one passenger) carried in a harness (or harnesses) connected to the wing 3.2 harness assembly composed of straps and fabric for supporting the pilot in the seated or semi-recumbent or standing position Note

31、1 to entry: The harness is attached to the wing via two rings or connectors, it can also be integral with the wing via risers. 3.3 emergency parachute emergency device intended to slow the descent of a paraglider pilot in the event of an incident in flight, which is deployed by the pilot by an inten

32、tional manual action 3.4 emergency parachute connecting element element not supplied as an integral part of either a harness or emergency parachute, provided to connect an emergency parachute to a harness 3.5 spreaders additional parts provided to connect a paraglider to two or more harnesses, and i

33、n some cases also to one or more emergency parachutes BS EN 1651:2018EN 1651:2018 (E) 5 3.6 clip-in weight total weight in flight excluding the paraglider 3.7 special emergency parachute attachment points symmetrical locations on the harness structure provided by the manufacturer specifically for th

34、e attachment of an emergency parachute Note 1 to entry: See Figure 1 locations 1 and 2. 3.8 integrated Y-bridle load distributing component integrated into the harness structure used to connect the harness to a single parachute bridle 3.9 crotch strap harness structural element passing between the l

35、egs intended to restrain the pilot 3.10 inner container - deployment system inner container and the extraction handle system, being either a handle fixed to the inner container, or a free handle and handle attachment point(s) on the inner container 3.11 emergency parachute system emergency parachute

36、 combined with its deployment system 3.12 anti falling-out system system preventing unintentional slipping from a harness when the crotch straps are not closed 3.13 durable medium information given to the user in an unchangeable format that does not allow for unilateral editing or altering by the in

37、formation provider, and enables the recipient to store the information in a way that is accessible for future reference for as long as the user might reasonably need it 3.14 impact pad pad fitted to a paraglider harness to reduce compression damage to the spine of the pilot 4 Safety requirements 4.1

38、 General All free ends of the harness straps shall be finished with a folded hem making it impossible for the straps to pass through the adjustable buckles. The harness shall be made in accordance with accepted practice for textile assemblies. All attachment points provided on the harness (see Figur

39、e 1) that may be used for attachment of the paraglider or emergency parachute shall be clearly marked in a contrasting colour to the other webbing. BS EN 1651:2018EN 1651:2018 (E) 6 The attachment points for the emergency parachute shall not be in a position lower than the attachment points of the p

40、araglider and shall be positioned symmetrically on the harness. Key 1 special harness attachment for emergency parachute (right) 2 special harness attachment for emergency parachute (left) 3 harness attachment for paraglider riser(s) (right) 4 harness attachment for paraglider riser(s) (left) 5 harn

41、ess attachment for tow release (right) 6 harness attachment for tow release (left) B1 dummy attachment to anchorage (right) B2 dummy attachment to anchorage (left) A dummy attachment point F pulling force Figure 1 Attachment points for the tests NOTE The numbering system for attachment points in thi

42、s Figure 1 is retained in all the following figures of this European Standard. 4.2 Strength requirements 4.2.1 Positive symmetric load applied to the paraglider riser attachment points When tested in accordance with 5.5.1.1, there shall be: a) during the adjustable component slipping test, no slippa

43、ge of any adjustable element exceeding 10mm; b) no rupture of any essential structural part; c) no rupture of the stitching of any essential structural part; BS EN 1651:2018EN 1651:2018 (E) 7 d) no rupture, slipping or deformation likely to result in the dummy falling out of the harness. 4.2.2 Posit

44、ive asymmetric load applied to the paraglider riser attachment points When tested in accordance with 5.5.1.2, there shall be: a) no rupture of any essential structural part; b) no rupture of the stitching of any essential structural part; c) no rupture, slipping or deformation that makes it possible

45、 for the dummy to fall out of the harness. 4.2.3 Positive symmetric load applied to the emergency parachute attachment points For harnesses with special emergency parachute attachment points, and / or an integrated Y bridle, when tested in accordance with 5.5.1.3, there shall be: a) during the adjus

46、table component slipping test, no slippage of any adjustable element exceeding 10mm; b) no rupture of any essential structural part; c) no rupture of the stitching of any essential structural part; d) no rupture, slipping or deformation likely to result in the dummy falling out of the harness. 4.2.4

47、 Negative symmetric load applied to the emergency parachute attachment points For harnesses with special emergency parachute attachment points, and / or an integrated Y-bridle, which are formed by a separate attached construction which appears to be asymmetric, when tested in accordance with 5.5.1.4

48、 there shall be: a) during the adjustable component slipping test, no slippage of any adjustable element exceeding 10mm; b) no rupture of any essential structural part; c) no rupture of the stitching of any essential structural part; d) no rupture, slipping or deformation likely to result in the du

49、mmy falling out of the harness. 4.2.5 Negative symmetric load applied to the tow attachment points For harnesses with tow attachment points, when tested in accordance with 5.5.1.5, there shall be: a) no rupture of any essential structural part; b) no rupture of the stitching of any essential structural part; c) no rupture, slipping or deformation that makes it possible for the dummy to fall out of the harness. 4.2.6 Negative symmetric load applied to the paraglider riser attachment points When tested in accordance with 5.5.1.6, there shall be: