1、raising standards worldwideNO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWBSI Standards PublicationBS EN 1888:2012Child care articles Wheeledchild conveyances Safetyrequirements and test methodsBS EN 1888:2012 BRITISH STANDARDNational forewordThis British Standard is the UK im
2、plementation of EN 1888:2012. It supersedes BS EN 1888:2003, which will be withdrawn on 30 July 2013.The UK Committee has agreed a transition period between BS EN 1888:2003+A3:2005 and BS EN 1888:2012 to allow manufacturers time to modify their products. However, attention needs to be drawn to the f
3、act that EN 1888:2003 including Amendment A2:2005 may allow single strollers with independent parking devices and swivel wheels when it is known that there is a risk associated with these types of products. The revised BS EN 1888:2012 has eliminated the associated risk.The UK participation in its pr
4、eparation was entrusted to Technical Committee CW/1/2, Conveyances.A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct applicat
5、ion. The British Standards Institution 2012. Published by BSI Standards Limited 2012ISBN 978 0 580 68090 8ICS 97.190Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee
6、on 30 June 2012.Amendments issued since publicationDate Text affectedBS EN 1888:2012EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN 1888 March 2012 ICS 97.190 Supersedes EN 1888:2003English Version Child care articles - Wheeled child conveyances - Safety requirements and test methods Articles d
7、e puriculture - Voitures denfant - Exigences de scurit et mthodes dessai Artikel fr Suglinge und Kleinkinder - Transportmittel auf Rdern fr Kinder - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prfungen This European Standard was approved by CEN on 16 December 2011. CEN members are bound to comply with t
8、he 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-CENELEC Manageme
9、nt 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-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status
10、 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,
11、Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNG Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels 2012 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any mea
12、ns reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. EN 1888:2012: EBS EN 1888:2012EN 1888:2012 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword 51 Scope 62 Normative references 63 Terms and definitions .64 General requirements and test conditions .84.1 Samples 84.2 Principle of the most onerous condition .84.3 Tol
13、erances for test equipment .94.4 Test conditions 94.5 Determination of the protected volume .94.5.1 Protected volume of seat units 94.5.2 Protected volume of pram bodies having a length greater than 800 mm . 114.5.3 Protected volume for pram bodies having a maximum internal length of 800 mm and car
14、seats . 124.6 Determination of the junction line. 125 Test equipment . 135.1 Test masses 135.1.1 General . 135.1.2 Test mass A . 135.1.3 Test mass B . 145.1.4 Test mass C . 155.1.5 Test mass D . 165.1.6 Test mass D0. 175.1.7 Test mass F . 185.1.8 Test mass G . 195.1.9 Test bar 205.2 Test probes 205.
15、2.1 Finger probes 205.2.2 Hip probe . 215.2.3 Large head probe 225.3 Angle measuring device 225.4 Test ball . 245.5 Hinged board . 245.6 Small parts cylinder 255.7 Bite tester 255.8 Test surface . 275.9 Rectangular stops. 275.10 Irregular surface test equipment . 275.10.1 Obstacles . 275.10.2 Articu
16、lating arms (see Annex B) . 286 Chemical hazards (see A.2) 297 Thermal hazards (see A.3) 298 Mechanical hazards (see A.4) 298.1 Protective function (see A.4.2) . 298.1.1 Suitability of vehicle . 298.1.2 Minimum internal height of pram body 338.1.3 Restraint system and fasteners 348.2 Entrapment haza
17、rds (see A.4.3) . 37BS EN 1888:2012EN 1888:2012 (E) 3 8.2.1 Holes and openings 378.2.2 Entrapment between the handle and the pram body . 388.3 Hazards from moving parts (see A.4.4) . 388.3.1 Requirements . 388.3.2 Wheels 388.3.3 Locking mechanism(s) 398.4 Entanglement hazards (see A.5) 428.5 Choking
18、 and ingestion hazards (see A.6) . 438.5.1 Requirements . 438.5.2 Test methods . 438.6 Suffocation hazards (see A.7) 448.6.1 Internal lining of the pram body and seat unit . 448.6.2 Plastic packaging 448.7 Hazardous edges and protrusions (see A.8). 458.8 Parking and braking devices (see A.9) 458.8.1
19、 Requirements . 458.8.2 Test methods . 468.9 Stability (see A.10) . 498.9.1 Stability of vehicle . 498.9.2 Longitudinal stability of a pram body with carrying handles . 538.10 Structural integrity (see A.11) . 548.10.1 Carrying handles and handle anchorage points of pram bodies and detachable seat u
20、nits 548.10.2 Strength and durability of attachment devices for pram bodies or seat units or car seats 548.10.3 Irregular surface test . 558.10.4 Dynamic strength 568.10.5 Wheel strength . 588.10.6 Handle strength . 599 Durability of marking . 6210 Product information 6210.1 General . 6210.2 Marking
21、 of product 6210.3 Purchase information 6310.4 Instructions for use . 64Annex A (informative) Rationales 66A.1 General . 66A.2 Chemical hazards (see Clause 6) . 66A.3 Thermal hazards (see Clause 7) . 66A.4 Mechanical hazards (see Clause 8) 66A.4.1 General . 66A.4.2 Protective function (see 8.1) . 66
22、A.4.3 Entrapment hazards (see 8.2) . 66A.4.4 Hazards from moving parts (see 8.3) . 67A.5 Entanglement hazards (see 8.4) . 67A.6 Choking and ingestion hazards (see 8.5) 67A.7 Suffocation hazards (see 8.6) . 67A.8 Hazardous edges and protrusions (see 8.7) . 67A.9 Parking and braking devices (see 8.8)
23、68A.10 Stability (see 8.9) . 68A.11 Structural integrity (see 8.10) . 68Annex B (informative) Examples of articulated arms to maintain the vehicle on the rig for the irregular surface test . 69Annex C (informative) Guideline for the application of 8.3.3.1.1.3 “Unintentional release of locking mechan
24、ism(s)“ . 70C.1 Relevant definitions 70C.2 Guidelines for the application of 8.3.3.1.1.3 “Unintentional release of locking mechanism(s)“ . 70C.2.1 General . 70BS EN 1888:2012EN 1888:2012 (E) 4 C.2.2 Products fitted with one single operating device (products that may be fold using only one hand) . 70
25、C.2.3 Products fitted with two operating devices . 71C.2.4 Products having three or more operating devices 72C.2.5 Products covered by different requirements . 73Annex D (informative) A-deviation 74Bibliography . 75BS EN 1888:2012EN 1888:2012 (E) 5 Foreword This document (EN 1888:2012) has been prep
26、ared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 252 “Child use and care articles”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR. 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 2012, and conflicting nat
27、ional standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by March 2013. 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 supersed
28、es EN 1888:2003. In comparison with this EN 1888:2003, the significant technical changes relates to the following issues: a) determination of a protected volume; b) clarification of the protective function; c) angles measurements test method; d) holes and openings; e) locking mechanisms; f) handle m
29、ovement; g) introduction of a bite test; h) parking and braking devices; i) stability; j) handle strength; k) product information; l) introduction of rationales in Annex A. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to
30、 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, Swede
31、n, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. BS EN 1888:2012EN 1888:2012 (E) 6 1 Scope This European Standard specifies the safety requirements and test methods for wheeled child conveyances, designed for the carriage of one or more children, up to 15 kg each and additional 20 kg on any integrated
32、 platform on which a child can stand. This European Standard does not cover toys, shopping trolleys; baby carriers fitted with wheels; wheeled child conveyances propelled by a motor and wheeled child conveyances designed for children with special needs. Where additional products are designed to be a
33、ttached to a wheeled child conveyance, a hazard and risk analysis should be undertaken to identify any potential hazards. Where a wheeled child conveyance or any part of the wheeled child conveyance has several functions or can be converted into another function it shall comply with the relevant sta
34、ndards. 2 Normative references The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including a
35、ny amendments) applies. EN 71-1, Safety of toys Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties EN 71-3:1994, Safety of toys Part 3: Migration of certain elements EN 1103, Textiles Fabrics for apparel Detailed procedure to determine the burning behaviour 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this d
36、ocument, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 wheeled child conveyance vehicle designed for the carriage of one or more children consisting of a chassis to which a pram body (bodies) or car seat(s) or seat unit(s) or combination of these is (are) attached, which can be manually steered whi
37、le being pushed or pulled Note 1 to entry: Referred to as the “vehicle“ for the purpose of this standard. 3.2 pram body structure with essentially vertical and continuous sides and ends with an internal base designed to transport one or more children in a primarily horizontal position 3.3 seat unit
38、structure which may or may not be adjustable to achieve a reclining or recumbent position designed to support one or more children 3.4 car seat group 0/0+ child restraint system complying with ECE44 BS EN 1888:2012EN 1888:2012 (E) 7 3.5 chassis wheeled framework with extended handle(s) for pushing,
39、pulling and steering, designed to accommodate and transport a pram body (bodies) or car seat(s) or seat unit(s) or a combination of these items 3.6 pram vehicle comprising a chassis and one or more pram bodies 3.7 pushchair vehicle comprising a chassis and one or more seat units or car seats 3.8 par
40、king device device to maintain the vehicle in a stationary position 3.9 restraint system system to restrain the child within the vehicle 3.10 crotch restraint device positioned between the childs legs to prevent the child from sliding forwards 3.11 harness anchorage point device suitable for the att
41、achment of an additional childs harness 3.12 braking device device to reduce the speed of the vehicle 3.13 platform integral part of the vehicle designed to support an additional child in a standing position 3.14 junction line intersection of the seat and the backrest 3.15 folding system assembly of
42、 moving parts which enables the vehicle to be changed from an erected position to a folded position and vice versa under the control of the carer 3.16 locking device mechanical component that maintains part(s) of the vehicle erected in the position of use (e.g. latch(es), hooks, over centre lock.) w
43、hich could be deactivated or activated by action(s) on the operating device 3.17 operating device part of the locking mechanism(s) designed to be activated by the carer through one or several positive action(s) 3.18 locking mechanism assembly of components consisting of one or more locking device(s)
44、 and one or more operating device(s) BS EN 1888:2012EN 1888:2012 (E) 8 3.19 automatic locking device device that engages with no additional voluntary action by the carer, when the vehicle is erected to its position of use 3.20 reversible handle handle that can be rotated on the chassis to change the
45、 direction of pushing 3.21 carry cot (generic term) product consisting of a base, sides, ends and carrying handle(s), within which a child can be laid down and transported by hand(s) 4 General requirements and test conditions NOTE Words in italics are defined in Clause 3 (Terms and definitions). Add
46、itional information on the background and rationale for various requirements is given in Annex A. 4.1 Samples Tests should be carried out in the order of the clauses given in this standard, unless otherwise stated. Each test shall be carried out only using one vehicle, unless otherwise stated. Vehic
47、les with multiple places for pram bodies and/or seat units shall comply with all applicable requirements in any possible arrangement in accordance with the manufacturers instructions. If a vehicle can be equipped with an additional seat unit or pram body or group 0/0+ car seat supplied or recommende
48、d by the manufacturer, the combination shall comply with this European Standard. 4.2 Principle of the most onerous condition Unless otherwise stated each test shall be conducted with the vehicle in the most onerous condition for that test in terms of: the choice and number of seat units and/or pram
49、bodies and/or car seats attached to the chassis stated in the manufacturers instructions; the addition of any additional seat unit(s) approved by the manufacturer; the use of test masses: for vehicles transporting more than one child, at least one place that a child can occupy shall be loaded with a test mass; the loading (or no
