DIN EN 16948-2017 Child protective products - Consumer fitted child resistant locking devices for cupboards and drawers - Safety requirements and test methods German version EN 169.pdf

1、September 2017 English price group 13No part of this translation may be reproduced without prior permission ofDIN Deutsches Institut fr Normung e. V., Berlin. Beuth Verlag GmbH, 10772 Berlin, Germany,has the exclusive right of sale for German Standards (DIN-Normen).ICS 97.140!%mP_“2744560www.din.deD

2、IN EN 16948Child protective products Consumer fitted child resistant locking devices for cupboards and drawers Safety requirements and test methods;English version EN 16948:2017,English translation of DIN EN 16948:2017-09Kindersicherheitsprodukte Vom Verbraucher angebrachte kindergesicherte Verriege

3、lungsvorrichtungen fr Schrnke und Schubladen Sicherheitsanforderungen und Prfverfahren;Englische Fassung EN 16948:2017,Englische bersetzung von DIN EN 16948:2017-09Articles pour la scurit des enfants Dispositifs de fermeture monter soimme rsistants aux enfants pour les armoires et les tiroirs Exigen

4、ces de scurit et mthodes dessai;Version anglaise EN 16948:2017,Traduction anglaise de DIN EN 16948:2017-09www.beuth.deDTranslation by DIN-Sprachendienst.In case of doubt, the German-language original shall be considered authoritative.Document comprises 24 pages 08.17 2 A comma is used as the decimal

5、 marker. National foreword This standard includes safety requirements. This document (EN 16948:2017) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 398 “Child protective products” (Secretariat: ASI, Austria). The responsible German body involved in its preparation was DIN-Normenausschuss Sicherheit

6、stechnische Grundstze (DIN Standards Committee Safety Design Principles), Working Committee NA 095-05-03 AA “Child use and care articles - Seating and body care, protection, lying down and transportation”. Informative Annex B contains references to the following standards which are not listed in the

7、 Bibliography: DIN EN 71-1, Safety of toys Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties DIN EN 13869, Lighters Child safety requirements for lighters Safety requirements and test methods DIN EN 16281, Child protective products Consumer fitted child resistant locking devices for windows and balcony doo

8、rs Safety requirements and test methods DIN EN 16948:2017-09 EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN 16948 July 2017 ICS 97.140 English Version Child protective products - Consumer fitted child resistant locking devices for cupboards and drawers - Safety requirements and test methods Ar

9、ticles pour la scurit des enfants - Dispositifs de fermeture monter soi-mme rsistants aux enfants pour les armoires et les tiroirs - Exigences de scurit et mthodes dessai Kindersicherheitsprodukte - Vom Verbraucher angebrachte kindergesicherte Verriegelungsvorrichtungen fr Schrnke und Schubladen - S

10、icherheitsanforderungen und Prfverfahren This European Standard was approved by CEN on 10 April 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. U

11、p-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 other language made by tran

12、slation 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, Finla

13、nd, 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. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDA

14、RDIZATION COMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNG CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels 2017 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. EN 16948:2017 EEN 16948:2017 (E) 2Contents P

15、age European foreword . 3 1 Scope 4 2 Normative references 4 3 Terms and Definitions . 4 4 Requirements . 4 4.1 Child appeal . 4 4.2 Child protective function 4 4.2.1 General 4 4.2.2 Requirements concerning the child panel test . 5 4.3 Mechanical function and structural integrity . 7 4.4 Small parts

16、 . 8 4.5 Sharp edges . 8 4.6 Purchase information 8 4.7 User instructions . 8 4.8 Marking of the product . 9 5 Test methods 9 5.1 General test conditions . 9 5.2 Test equipment 9 5.2.1 A test rig for the child panel test 9 5.2.2 Test rig for mechanical tests . 9 5.2.3 Equipment to perform cyclic ope

17、ning, loading and closing operations for the wear testing . 11 5.2.4 Probe. 12 5.2.5 Small parts cylinder 12 5.2.6 Tension test equipment . 12 5.3 Extent and order of testing . 13 5.4 Test procedures - child protective function . 13 5.4.1 Test supervision . 13 5.4.2 Test samples 13 5.4.3 Preliminary

18、 checking and preparation 13 5.4.4 Child test 14 5.5 Test procedure mechanical tests 15 5.5.1 Test of durability of the locking device and the locking mechanism 15 5.5.2 Test of disengagement force of locking mechanism using a single operation . 15 5.5.3 Test of disengagement force of locking mechan

19、ism depending on two actions . 15 5.5.4 Test of structural integrity . 16 5.5.5 Opening gap measurement . 16 5.5.6 Small parts test . 16 5.6 Test report 17 Annex A (normative) Flowchart of test procedure . 19 Annex B (informative) Rationales . 20 Bibliography . 22 DIN EN 16948:2017-09 EN 16948:2017

20、(E) 3 European foreword This document (EN 16948:2017) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 398 “Child protective products”, the secretariat of which is held by ASI. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by en

21、dorsement, at the latest by January 2018, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by January 2018. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any o

22、r all such patent rights. According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic

23、 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 the United Kingdom. DIN EN 16948:2017-09 EN 16948:2017 (E) 4 1 Scope This

24、 European Standard specifies requirements and test methods for locking devices fitted by consumers in a domestic environment for cupboards and drawers for restricting access by young children. Child resistant locking devices only intended to be installed by professionals or that are an integral part

25、 of the cupboard and drawer system are beyond the scope of this standard. 2 Normative references Not applicable. 3 Terms and Definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 child protective locking device for cupboards and drawers locking device device m

26、ounted on cupboards and drawers intended to make it difficult for young children to access the contents of the cupboard/drawer Note 1 to entry: In the remainder of the document the short expression “locking device” is used for “child protective locking device for cupboards and drawers” 3.2 locking m

27、echanism part of the locking device which prevents opening of the cupboard or drawer 3.3 child appealing locking device locking device that resembles by any means another object commonly recognized as appealing to or intended for use by young children, or has entertaining audio effects or animated e

28、ffects Note 1 to entry: This includes, but is not limited to locking devices the shape of which resembles cartoon characters, toys, guns, watches, telephones, musical instruments, vehicles, human body or parts of the human body, animals, food or beverages, or that play musical notes, or have flashin

29、g lights or moving objects or other entertaining features. 4 Requirements 4.1 Child appeal The locking device shall not be child appealing. 4.2 Child protective function 4.2.1 General The locking mechanism shall be resistant to operation by young children. It shall either: a) require one action and

30、not release the locking mechanism when tested in accordance with 5.5.2; or DIN EN 16948:2017-09 EN 16948:2017 (E) 5 b) require at least two consecutive actions to release the locking mechanism, the operation of the second action being dependent on the first action having been carried out and maintai

31、ned and not release the locking mechanism when tested in accordance with 5.5.3; or c) require at least two separate but simultaneous actions to release the locking mechanism operating on different principles and not release the locking mechanism when tested in accordance with 5.5.3; or d) require th

32、e use of a specifically designed removable device or removable tool (e.g. a key or a magnet); or e) comply with the child panel test requirements in 4.2.2. Ideally, the locking mechanism would automatically re-engage when closing the cupboard or drawer after having been completely disengaged. Howeve

33、r, at this point in time this is not a requirement. It may become a requirement in future. In b) maintaining or removing the first action cannot mean that the locking mechanism remains in the partially unlocked position without continued intervention of the user. 4.2.2 Requirements concerning the ch

34、ild panel test 4.2.2.1 General The locking mechanism shall comply with either 4.2.2.2 or 4.2.2.3. The child panel test is required only in case option 4.2.1 e) is chosen. The minimum number of children required in the sequential test depends on how many children can open the locking mechanism. The n

35、umber to pass a locking device can be as low as 30. 4.2.2.2 Test panel of 200 children If the full test panel of 200 children is used when testing in accordance with 5.4, the following requirements shall be met: a) at least 85 % of the children in the test panel shall be unable to disengage the lock

36、ing mechanism within the first 5 min without a demonstration; and b) at least 80 % of the children in the test panel shall be unable to disengage the locking mechanism within another 5 min after a demonstration has been given to those children unable to disengage the locking mechanism in the first 5

37、 min. 4.2.2.3 Sequential test less than 200 children If the full test panel is not used when testing in accordance with 5.4, the result is obtained from completing Figure 1 and Figure 2 as follows: a) the result of the test is a failure if the child succeeds in disengaging the locking mechanism; b)

38、as each result is obtained, it shall be plotted on the appropriate chart by filling in a square as follows: 1) fill in a square immediately to the right of the previous result on Figure 1 if the child failed to disengage the locking mechanism in the first 5 min, and on Figure 2 if the child failed t

39、o disengage the locking mechanism in the second 5 min, i.e. if the result is a success; 2) fill in a square immediately above the previous result on Figure 1 and Figure 2 if the child succeeded in disengaging the locking mechanism in the first 5 min, or only on Figure 2 if the child succeeded in dis

40、engaging the locking mechanism in the second 5 min, i.e. if the result is a failure. DIN EN 16948:2017-09 EN 16948:2017 (E) 6 In the case of the first result to be plotted, the blanked out square is regarded as the “previous result”. The locking device shall be deemed to have: passed the test as soo

41、n as the trail of filled squares passes below limit line 1 on both Figure 1 and Figure 2; failed the test as soon as the trail of filled squares passes above limit line 2 on either Figure 1 or Figure 2. If neither occurs, the results shall be assessed in accordance with the requirements laid down in

42、 4.2.2.2. Key 1 number of locking mechanism not disengaged 4 limit line 2 2 number of locking mechanism disengaged 5 limit line 1 3 enlargement of chart scale Acceptable quality limit (AQL) = 5 %; limiting quality (LQ): 20 %; = = 5 %, where is the producers risk; is the consumers risk. Figure 1 Char

43、t of a sequential child test procedure (before demonstration) for locking mechanism DIN EN 16948:2017-09 EN 16948:2017 (E) 7 Key 1 number of locking mechanism not disengaged 3 limit line 2 2 number of locking mechanism disengaged 4 limit line 1 Acceptable quality limit (AQL) = 5 %; limiting quality

44、(LQ): 20 %; = = 5 %, where is the producers risk; is the consumers risk. NOTE For an enlargement of the chart scale, see Figure 1. Figure 2 Chart of a sequential child test procedure (after demonstration) for locking mechanism 4.2.2.4 Full test If a sequential procedure is not used and the full numb

45、er of children is tested, the results shall be assessed in accordance with the requirements laid down in 4.2.2.2. 4.2.2.5 Additional information to be recorded Any other information deemed to be useful in assessing the interpretation of the result, such as the time required for children to disengage

46、 the locking mechanism and, where appropriate, to engage it properly, the method used by children to disengage it, etc. shall be recorded. 4.3 Mechanical function and structural integrity The locking device shall maintain its mechanical properties throughout its expected lifetime. The manufacturer s

47、hall indicate the type(s) of cupboards and drawers including the materials (e.g. glass, aluminium, PVC, wood) for which the locking device is or is not suitable. In particular, if fixings (e.g. screws) are provided with the locking device, the manufacturer shall ensure that they are suitable for the

48、 recommended material(s). If fixings are not provided, there shall be clear guidance on the type of fixings to be used with the device (see 4.6). When tested according to 5.5.1 and 5.5.4, none of the tested items or any part of the items shall be broken or have any visible cracks or permanent deform

49、ation or disengage. All devices shall be fully functional during and after the tests. For devices that are intended to re-engage automatically the automatic re-engagement function shall still operate after completion of the tests. For all locking devices when the product is mounted in accordance with the manufacturers instructions, the maximum gap into which a child could insert its fingers shall not exceed 30 mm for a depth o