1、January 2011 Translation by DIN-Sprachendienst.English price group 12No 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).IC
2、S 55.160!$m,E“1740934www.din.deDDIN EN 14482Postal services Trays for international letter mail Test methods and performance requirementsEnglish translation of DIN EN 14482:2011-01Postalische Dienstleistungen Behlter fr internationale Briefsendungen Testmethoden und AnforderungenEnglische bersetzung
3、 von DIN EN 14482:2011-01Services postaux Caissettes pour le courrier international Mthodes dessais et exigences de performancesTraduction anglaise de DIN EN 14482:2011-01SupersedesDIN CEN/TS 14482:2003-12www.beuth.deDocument comprises pagesIn case of doubt, the German-language original shall be con
4、sidered authoritative.2701.11 DIN EN 14482:2011-01 A comma is used as the decimal marker. National foreword This standard has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 331 “Postal services” (Secretariat: NEN, Netherlands). The responsible German body involved in its preparation was the Normenaussc
5、huss Informationstechnik und Anwendungen (Information Technology and selected IT Applications Standards Committee), Working Committee NA 043-03-04 AA Postalische Dienstleistungen. This document supersedes DIN CEN/TS 14482:2003. The DIN Standards corresponding to the International and European Standa
6、rds referred to in this document are as follows: EN 1005-2 DIN EN 1005-2 EN 22206 DIN EN 22206 EN 22248 DIN EN 22248 EN 60695-11-20 DIN EN 60695-11-20 EN ISO 2233 DIN EN ISO 2233 EN ISO 2247 DIN EN ISO 2247 EN ISO 2875 DIN EN ISO 2875 EN ISO 4180 DIN EN ISO 4180 EN ISO 12048 DIN EN ISO 12048 Amendme
7、nts This standard differs from DIN CEN/TS 14482:2003-12 as follows: a) Clause 2 “Normative references” has been updated; b) the status of Technical Specification CEN/TS 14482:2003 has been changed to that of a European Standard. Previous editions DIN CEN/TS 14482: 2003-12 2 EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME E
8、UROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN 14482 October 2010 ICS 55.160 Supersedes CEN/TS 14482:2003English Version Postal services - Trays for international letter mail - Test methods and performance requirements Services postaux - Caissettes pour le courrier international - Mthodes dessais et exigences de perfo
9、rmances Postalische Dienstleistungen - Behlter fr internationale Briefsendungen - Testmethoden und Anforderungen This European Standard was approved by CEN on 26 September 2010. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this E
10、uropean 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 (En
11、glish, 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, Bulgar
12、ia, 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. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR S
13、TANDARDIZATION COMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNG Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels 2010 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. EN 14482:2010: EEN 14482:2010 (E) 2 Contents Page F
14、oreword 4Introduction .51 Scope 62 Normative references 63 Terms and definitions .74 Requirements .74.1 General 74.2 Tray size requirements 74.3 Tray performance requirement .84.3.1 Compatibility 84.3.2 Compression 84.3.3 Durability 84.3.4 Closure 84.3.5 Flammability .84.3.6 Friction 84.3.7 Handles/
15、handholds 84.3.8 Nestability .84.3.9 Recyclability .94.3.10 Stackability .94.3.11 Tare weight .94.3.12 Temperature resistance 94.3.13 Weather resistance Water spray exposure 95 Test method 95.1 Test methods introduction .95.2 Test sampling and tray preparation 105.3 Test procedures 105.3.1 Test proc
16、edures introduction 105.3.2 Tare weight 105.3.3 Compatibility test 105.3.4 Nestability test 115.3.5 Stackability test. 115.3.6 Friction test . 115.3.7 Temperature resistance test 135.3.8 Weather resistance Water spray test . 13DIN EN 14482:2011-01 EN 14482:2010 (E) 3 5.3.9 Compression test 135.3.10
17、Durability test . 135.4 Test report 15Annex A (informative) Sample test report 16Bibliography 25DIN EN 14482:2011-01 EN 14482:2010 (E) 4 Foreword This document (EN 14482:2010) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 331 “Postal services”, the secretariat of which is held by NEN. This Europea
18、n Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2011, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by April 2011. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements o
19、f 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 CEN/TS 14482:2003. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following co
20、untries 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, Sl
21、ovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. DIN EN 14482:2011-01 EN 14482:2010 (E) 5 Introduction The European Union Commission stressed already in its Green paper on postal services in 1992 the need to establish common rules for the development of community postal services and the im
22、provement of quality of service. Furthermore the Commission has acknowledged the need for technical harmonisation to increase the interoperability of postal networks in the Member States and has given CEN a mandate to define fields where such harmonisation could be useful and suggest priorities and
23、timescales. DIN EN 14482:2011-01 EN 14482:2010 (E) 6 1 Scope This European Standard specifies the performance requirements and testing methods for standard letter mail trays, as specified in the classification below. The trays should be used to facilitate the exchange of international mail. The tech
24、nical specification of the trays should be such that the performance requirements specified herein are met and tests specified herein successfully completed. The technical specifications of trays as such however, are beyond the scope of this standard. This standard covers a one-size universal letter
25、 mail tray suitable for carrying C4, C5 and C6 mail: Table 1 Letters (maximum accepted sizes) Height Width C4 353 mm 250 mm C5 173 mm 250 mm C6 120 mm 250 mm The trays are suitable for containing C4 mail stacked in a horizontal plane and for stacking C5 and C6 mail vertically. 2 Normative references
26、 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 1005-2, Safety of machinery Human physical pe
27、rformance Part 2: Manual handling of machinery and component parts of machinery EN 22206, Packaging Complete, filled transport packages Identification of parts when testing (ISO 2206:1987) EN 22248, Packaging Complete, filled transport packages Vertical impact test by dropping (ISO 2248:1985) EN 606
28、95-11-20, Fire hazard testing Part 11-20: Test flames 500 W flame test methods (IEC 60695-11-20:1999) EN ISO 2233, Packaging Complete, filled transport packages and unit loads Conditioning for testing (ISO 2233:2000) EN ISO 2247, Packaging Complete, filled transport packages and unit loads Vibration
29、 tests at fixed low frequency (ISO 2247:2000) EN ISO 2875, Packaging Complete, filled transport packages and unit loads Water-spray test (ISO 2875:2000) EN ISO 4180, Packaging Complete, filled transport packages General rules for the compilation of performance test schedules (ISO 4180:2009) EN ISO 1
30、2048, Packaging Complete, filled transport packages Compression and stacking tests using a compression tester (ISO 12048:1994) DIN EN 14482:2011-01 EN 14482:2010 (E) 7 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 compatibility ability for
31、trays and closures to fit well onto each other and ability of easy nesting into each other as well as separating of trays and closures from each other 3.2 durability ability of a tray and closure to withstand conditions to which it is subjected (when tested) 3.3 friction capacity to prevent sliding
32、on an inclined low friction conveying surface specified as the coefficient of friction 3.4 letter mail category of postal items classified according to its physical characteristics such as weight and dimensions 3.5 nestability ability of trays and closures to fit together one partially inside the ot
33、her (measured as the ratio of the number of trays and closures which can be nested in a stack for one tray (tray and closure) height) 3.6 recyclability ability to recover the material of a discarded tray (measured as the content of recycled material in a tray) 3.7 stackability ability to be stacked
34、and fully palletisable when filled with letter mail 3.8 temperature resistance ability to maintain shape (when conditioned) within a pre-defined temperature range 3.9 tray primary container with closure for the carriage of letter mail 3.10 weather resistance ability to remain serviceable (when condi
35、tioned) under specific weather conditions 4 Requirements 4.1 General The mail tray shall meet all the requirements stated in Clause 4. 4.2 Tray size requirements Minimum internal tray dimensions shall accommodate mail of the following sizes with ease of handling: DIN EN 14482:2011-01 EN 14482:2010 (
36、E) 8 Table 2 Height Width C4 353 mm 250 mm C5 173 mm 250 mm C6 120 mm 250 mm 4.3 Tray performance requirement 4.3.1 Compatibility Trays and closures shall fit well onto each other, nest easily into each other and separate well from each other without the use of undue force. 4.3.2 Compression The tra
37、ys shall meet a minimum compression strength requirement of 180 kg at a deflection of less than 10 mm before failure. NOTE This represents a five high stack of trays each weighing 10 kg and a safety factor of 4,5, as specified in EN ISO 12048. 4.3.3 Durability Trays shall withstand drop, vibration a
38、nd crushing simulations as per the following: Each tray shall withstand a minimum average of 70 cycles with a standard deviation of maximum 20 %, as specified in EN ISO 2247, EN 22248, EN ISO 4180. 4.3.4 Closure The closure of the tray is to provide security during transit and handling. The closures
39、 shall fit well on the tray to prevent tampering with the content. The closures shall be enclosed tightly to the tray by means of strapping in both directions, once over the width and once over the length of the tray. 4.3.5 Flammability Trays manufactured from plastic material shall meet requirement
40、s as specified in EN 60695-11-20. Trays made from alternative materials shall meet similar requirements when tested with appropriate flammability tests. 4.3.6 Friction The friction coefficient between tray and conveyor surface as specified in 5.3.6 shall not be lower than 0,31. 4.3.7 Handles/handhol
41、ds Handles/handholds shall be designed for ergonomically comfortable handling, with no sharp edges and as referenced in EN 1005-2. 4.3.8 Nestability Nesting ratio of trays and closures to the one “tray and closure height“ shall be a minimum of 1:5. The better the nesting ratio the lower the transpor
42、t cost for moving empty trays and closures. DIN EN 14482:2011-01 EN 14482:2010 (E) 9 4.3.9 Recyclability Trays should be manufactured from a material which is recyclable as specified in EN 13430. 4.3.10 Stackability Trays shall be stackable and inter-stackable. Trays that are stacked shall be placed
43、 on a flat, horizontal and level surface and remain stable at up to 1,8 m stacking height. 4.3.11 Tare weight The tray and closure shall meet the tray dimensions and durability requirements specified with a tare weight remaining as light as possible. Because of the impact of tare weight on transport
44、 cost, the tare weight shall not be higher than 10 % of the maximum filled weight of the tray. The mail load capacity of the tray is determined by the minimum tray dimensions specified in 4.2. The average tare weight shall not exceed 1 050 g and the standard deviation shall not be higher than 1 % of
45、 the average weight. 4.3.12 Temperature resistance Trays shall be capable of being handled at extreme temperatures, as specified in EN ISO 2233: from - 35 C to 70 C there shall be materials stability such that the material shall maintain its essential shape for up to 8 h; at - 35 C the trays shall b
46、e resistant to the drop test (perform the drop test on the edge of the loaded tray with 10 kg gross weight from 1 m high). 4.3.13 Weather resistance Water spray exposure The tray and closure shall be weather resistant with no more than 3 % ingress of water as specified in EN ISO 2875. 5 Test method
47、5.1 Test methods introduction The following testing methods were designed to represent simulation of real life usage and handling in an international mail exchange environment. The test methods intend to characterize the functionality, strength and life span of trays used in the exchange of internat
48、ional mail. The tests are laboratory tests. Life span is expressed as number of cycles successfully completed in the durability test (5.3.10), which is meant to reflect the minimum number of trips the tray can make in real life before failure. The life span expressed as number of cycles is not meant
49、 to be an indicator for the economic life span, although in general the higher the number of cycles the higher the economic life span. Economic life span on the one hand is a function of materials / design / manufacture and is defined by the technical specification of the tray, and on the other hand it is a function of the equipment management determining circulation tim
