1、BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 957-9:2003 Stationary training equipment Part 9: Elliptical trainers, additional specific safety requirements and test methods The European Standard EN 957-9:2003 has the status of a British Standard ICS 97.220.30 Copyright European Committee for Standardization Provided by IH
2、S under license with CEN Not for Resale No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS - - -BS EN 957-9:2003 This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 14 June 2004 BSI 14 June 2004 ISBN 0 580 43930 5 National foreword
3、This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 957-9:2003. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee SW/136/4, Stationary training equipment, which has the responsibility to: A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtaine
4、d on request to its secretary. Cross-references The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Catalogue under the section entitled “International Standards Correspondence Index”, or by using the “Search” facility of
5、the BSI Electronic Catalogue or of British Standards Online. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. aid e
6、nquirers to understand the text; present to the responsible international/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed; monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK. Summary of pages This
7、document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page, pages 2 to 12, an inside back cover and a back cover. The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. Date Comments Copyright Euro
8、pean Committee for Standardization Provided by IHS under license with CEN Not for Resale No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS - - -EUROPEANSTANDARD NORMEEUROPENNE EUROPISCHENORM EN9579 June2003 ICS97.220.30 Englishversion StationarytrainingequipmentPart9:Ellipticaltrainer
9、s, additionalspecificsafetyrequirementsandtestmethods AppareilsdentranementfixesPartie9:Appareils dentranementelliptiques,exigencesspcifiquesde scuritetmthodesdessaisupplmentaires StationreTrainingsgerteTeil9:EllipsenTrainer, zustzlichebesonderesicherheitstechnische AnforderungenundPrfverfahren This
10、EuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon25March2003. CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEurope an Standardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Uptodatelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcernings uchnational standardsmaybeobta
11、inedonapplicationtotheManagementCentreortoanyCENmember. ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).Aversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytra nslation undertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheManagementCentrehasthesamestatusasthe official versions. C
12、ENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece, Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Slovakia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUn ited Kingdom. EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATION COMITEUROPENDENORMALISATION
13、 EUROPISCHESKOMITEEFRNORMUNG ManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B1050Brussels 2003CEN Allrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreserved worldwideforCENnationalMembers. Ref.No.EN9579:2003E Copyright European Committee for Standardization Provided by IHS under license with CEN Not for Resale No repr
14、oduction or networking permitted without license from IHS - - -EN9579:2003(E) Contents Page Foreword3 Introduction .4 1 Scope 5 2 Normativereferences 5 3 Termsanddefinitions. .5 4 Classification5 5 Safetyrequirements . .7 6 Testmethods8 7 Additionalinstructionsforuse. 11 Bibliography 12 Copyright Eu
15、ropean Committee for Standardization Provided by IHS under license with CEN Not for Resale No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS EN9579:2003(E) 3 Foreword Thisdocument(EN9579:2003)hasbeenpreparedbytheTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC136“Sports,playground andotherrecreationalequipme
16、nt”,thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyDIN. ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextor byendorsement,atthelatestbyDecember2003,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatest byDecember2003. ThisEuropeanStandardisoneoftheseriesEN957“Stati
17、onarytrainingequipment”whichconsistsofthefollowing parts: Part1:Generalsafetyrequirementsandtestmethods Part2:Strengthtrainingequipment,additionalspecificsafetyrequirementsandtestmethods Part4:Strengthtrainingbenches,additionalspecificrequirementsandtestmethods Part5:Pedalcranktrainingequipment,addi
18、tionalspecificsafetyrequirementsandtestmethods Part6:Treadmills,additionalspecificsafetyrequirementsandtestmethods Part7:Rowingmachines,additionalspecificsafetyrequirementsandtestmethods Part8:Steppers,stairclimbersandclimbers,additionalspecificsafetyrequirementsandtestmethods Part9:Ellipticaltraine
19、rs,additionalspecificsafetyrequirementsandtestmethods Part10:Exercisebicycleswithafixedwheelorwithoutfreewheel,additionalspecificsafetyrequirementsand testmethods AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowingcoun triesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStan
20、dard:Austria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland, France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal, Slovakia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom. Copyright European Committee for Standardization Provided by IHS under license with CEN Not for
21、Resale No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS EN9579:2003(E) Introduction ThisPartofEN957amendsandsupplementsEN9571.TherequirementsofthisspecificEuropeanStandard takepriorityoverthoseinthegeneralstandard. Copyright European Committee for Standardization Provided by IHS unde
22、r license with CEN Not for Resale No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS EN9579:2003(E) 5 1Scope ThisPartofEN957specifiessafetyrequirementsforellipticaltrainersalsodescribedascrosstrainingmachinesin additiontothegeneralsafetyrequirementsofEN9571andshouldbereadinconjunctionw
23、ithit. 2 Normativereferences ThisEuropeanStandardincorporatesbydatedorundatedreference,provisionsfromotherpublications.These normativereferencesarecitedattheappropriateplacesinthetextandthepublicationsarelistedhereafter.For datedreferences,subsequentamendmentstoorrevisionsofanyofthesepublicationsapp
24、lytothisEuropean Standardonlywhenincorporatedinitbyamendmentorrevision.Forundatedreferencesthelatesteditionofthe publicationreferredtoapplies(includingamendments). EN711, SafetyoftoysPart1:Mechanicalandphysicalproperties. EN9571:1996, StationarytrainingequipmentPart1:Generalsafetyrequirementsandtest
25、methods. ISO5904, GymnasticequipmentLandingmatsandsurfacesforfloorexercisesDeterminationofresistanceto slipping. 3 Termsanddefinitions ForthepurposesofthisEuropeanStandard,thetermsanddefinitionsgiveninEN9571:1996andthefollowing apply: 3.1 ellipticaltrainer manuallyoperatedtrainingequipmentwhichcanpr
26、oduceacontinuousreciprocatingellipticalfootactionwhichcan includeupperbodytrainingdevices.Ellipticaltrainingfunctionsasacontinuousandreciprocatingclosedloopcycle 3.2 footplatform pedal devicedesignedtosupportthefootwhilstcorrectlyperformingtheexerciseproceduredeterminedbythemanu facturer 3.3 footpla
27、tformguard pedalguard fence rigidpartofthefootplatformstructurewhichisdesignedtopreventthefootmovingoffthefootplatformwhilstcor rectlyperformingtheexerciseproceduredeterminedbythemanufacturer 3.4 cycle onecycleofanellipticaltrainerequalsfromstarttostartthroughthefullrangeofmotion(360) 4Classificatio
28、n Theclassificationasdefinedinclause4ofEN9571:1996applies. Copyright European Committee for Standardization Provided by IHS under license with CEN Not for Resale No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS - - -EN9579:2003(E) a) Ellipticaltrainerwithoutmovablehandlebars b) Ellip
29、ticaltrainer withmovablehandlebar c)Ellipticaltrainerwithmovableandfixedhandlebar Key 1D i s p l a y 2 Resistance 3 Footplatformguard 4 Footplatform(pedal) 5 Movablehandlebar 6 Fixedhandlebar 7F r a m e Figure1Examplesofellipticaltrainers Copyright European Committee for Standardization Provided by
30、IHS under license with CEN Not for Resale No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS - - -EN9579:2003(E) 7 5 Safetyrequirements 5.1General DependingonthedesignofthepieceofequipmentthefollowingadditionalrequirementstoEN9571shallapply asappropriate. 5.2 Externalconstruction 5.2.1
31、 Squeezeandshearpointswithintheaccessiblearea Ellipticaltrainersshallbefreeofsqueezeandshearpoints. Testinaccordancewith6.2. 5.2.2Temperature rise Whentestedinaccordancewith6.3,accessiblepartsoftheellipticaltrainershallnothaveatemperaturegreater than65C. 5.3 Intrinsicloading 5.3.1 ClassH Eachpieceof
32、equipmentofclassHloadedwiththeusersbodymassshallwithstand2,5timesthebodymass (100kg)withoutbreakage. Testinaccordancewith6.4. 5.3.2 ClassS Thetrainingequipmentshallwithstandfourtimesthebodymass(100kg)withoutbreakage. EachpieceofequipmentofclassSloadedwiththeusersbodymassshallwithstandtwotimesthebody
33、mass (100kg). Whentestedaccordingto6.4,supports(e.g.loadbearingsurfaces)shallnotbedeformedbymorethan f=1/100, cantileversupports(cantileversurfaces)bymorethan f=1/150andotherdimensionsbymorethan1%. Abodymassof100kgistakenasthenominalload. Afterthetest supports(e.g.loadbearingsurfaces)shallnotbedefor
34、medbymorethan f=1/100; cantileversupports(cantileversurfaces)bymorethan f=1/150; otherdimensionsbymorethan1/100. 5.4Handlebars Thehandlebarsshallshownopermanentdeformationofmorethan3%whentestedinaccordancewith6.5. Toreducethedangerofpenetrationthesectionofthetipofthehandlebarshallhaveaminimumdiamete
35、rof50 mm.Testinaccordancewith6.1.1. Copyright European Committee for Standardization Provided by IHS under license with CEN Not for Resale No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS - - -EN9579:2003(E) 5.5Footplatforms Thefootplatformsshallhaveanonslipsurfaceofatleast300mm 100m
36、mandwithafrictionfactorofmorethan 0,5,whentestedinaccordancewithISO5904. Thefootplatformshallhaveaguardwithatleast30mmheightalongtheinsideedgeandthefrontedge. 5.6Stability Whentestedinaccordancewith6.6,thetrainingequipmentshallnotfallover. 5.7Endurance Whentestedinaccordancewith6.7,thetrainingequipm
37、entshallwithstand 12000cyclesforclassHand 100000cyclesforclassS. Afterthetestthetrainingequipmentshallbecapableoffunctioningaccordingtothemanufacturersinstructionsfor thecorrectuseandshallnotshowanysignsofdamage. 5.8 AdditionalrequirementsforclassA Thevariationoftheindicatedordeterminedpower Pfromth
38、epowerinputshallnotexceed 5Wupto50Wand 10%over50W. Testinaccordancewiththemanufacturerspowermeasurementdescription. 5.9 AdditionalrequirementsforclassBandclassC SeeEN9571. Thepowershallnotbegiveninwatts. 6Test methods 6.1General 6.1.1 Dimensionalcheck. 6.1.2 Visualexamination. 6.1.3 Tactileexaminati
39、on. 6.1.4 Performancetest. 6.2 Testingofsqueezeandshearpoints Apparatus: testfingerprobeBinaccordancewithEN711forclassH; testfingerinaccordancewith6.5ofEN9571:1996forclassS; testfootinaccordancewithFigure2. Copyright European Committee for Standardization Provided by IHS under license with CEN Not f
40、or Resale No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS - - -EN9579:2003(E) 9 Approachallmovingpartsfromallsideswiththetestfingerprobestodeterminewhetherthefingerscanbecome trapped. Thetestfootprobeinaccordancewithfigure2shallbeplacedbelowaheightof600mmmeasuredfromthefloor insucha
41、waythatatleast3pointsArestuponthefloorand/orupontheequipment.Inthispositionthetestfoot probeshallnotbetrappedbymovingparts. Determinewhetherthetestfingerand/orthetestfootprobesaretrapped. Dimensionsinmillimetres Key 1 Front Figure2Testfoot 6.3 Testingoftemperaturerise Apparatus:contactthermometer,wi
42、thanaccuracyof 1C. Testroomtemperature:between18Cand25C. Carryoutthesetestsusing(100 5)kgtestsubjects. Operatetheellipticaltrainerat60cyclesmin 1 10%for20min. Theresistanceshallbesetatthemaximumresistanceorreduceduntil60cyclesmin 1 canbemaintainedwithout apausebetweencycles. Notewhetherthetemperatur
43、eofaccessiblepartsoftheellipticaltrainerhasexceeded65C. Forspeeddependenttrainingmachinescarryoutthetestusinga100kgloadandapaddlingspeedproducinga mechanicalpowerof180W 10%. SeealsoEN563. Copyright European Committee for Standardization Provided by IHS under license with CEN Not for Resale No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS - - -EN9579:2003(E) 6.4 Testingofintrinsicloading Applytherequiredtestload FforclassesHorSwithoutshockfor5mininthebalancepositiontoonefootplatform (peda
