1、BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 13590:2003 Packaging Flexible carrier bags for the transport of various retail goods General characteristics and test methods for the determination of volume and carrying capacity The European Standard EN 13590:2003 has the status of a British Standard ICS 55.080 BS EN 13590:2
2、003 This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 3 April 2003 BSI 3 April 2003 ISBN 0 580 41525 2 National foreword This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 13590:2003. The UK participation in its preparation wa
3、s entrusted by Technical Committee PKW/5, Primary and transport packaging, to Subcommittee PKW/5/26, Packaging made from flexible materials, which has the responsibility to: A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on request to its secretary. Cross-references The Bri
4、tish 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 the BSI Electronic Catalogue or of British Standards On
5、line. 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 enquirers to understand the text; present to the respons
6、ible 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 document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover
7、, the EN title page, pages 2 to 14, an inside back cover and a back cover. The BSI copyright date displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. Date CommentsEUROPEANSTANDARD NORMEEUROPENNE EUROPISCHENORM EN13590 March2003 ICS55.0
8、80 Englishversion PackagingFlexiblecarrierbagsforthetransportofvarious retailgoodsGeneralcharacteristicsandtestmethodsforthe determinationofvolumeandcarryingcapacity EmballageSacsenmatriausouplepourletransportde marchandisesdedtailvariesCaractristiques gnralesetmthodesdessaipourladterminationdu volu
9、meetdelacapacitdetransport VerpackungTragetaschenfrdenTransport verschiedenerEinzelhandelsgterAllgemeine EigenschaftenundPrfverfahrenfrdieBestimmungdes VolumensundderTragekapazitt ThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon6December2002. CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhic
10、hstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEurope an Standardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Uptodatelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcernings uchnational standardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheManagementCentreortoanyCENmember. ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,
11、French,German).Aversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytra nslation undertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheManagementCentrehasthesamestatusasthe official versions. CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece, Hunga
12、ry,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Slovakia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUn ited Kingdom. EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATION COMITEUROPENDENORMALISATION EUROPISCHESKOMITEEFRNORMUNG ManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B1050Brussels 2003CEN Allrightsofexploitationinanyfo
13、rmandbyanymeansreserved worldwideforCENnationalMembers. Ref.No.EN13590:2003EEN13590:2003(E) 2 Contents page Foreword3 Introduction .4 1 Scope 4 2 Normativereferences 4 3 Termsanddefinitions. .4 4 General5 5 Testmethods 7 6 Marking .13 AnnexA (normative) Fillingmaterial. .14EN13590:2003(E) 3 Foreword
14、 Thisdocument(EN13590:2003)hasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC261“Packaging“,the secretariatofwhichisheldbyAFNOR. ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextor byendorsement,atthelatestbySeptember2003,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbew
15、ithdrawnatthe latestbySeptember2003. AnnexAisnormative. AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowing countriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland, France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Lux
16、embourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal, Slovakia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom.EN13590:2003(E) 4 Introduction Efficientpackagingisofgreatimportanceforthedistributionandtheprotectionofgoods.Insufficientor inappropriatepackagingcanleadtodamageorwastageofthecontentsofthepack. 1Scope Th
17、isEuropeanStandardspecifiesgeneralcharacteristicsandtestmethodsfordeterminationofvolumeand carryingcapacityofflexiblecarrierbagswithhandlesfortransportofvariousunspecifiedretailgoods. Forspecificretailgoodsthereshouldbeanagreementbetweensupplierandbuyerabouttheapplicationofthis standard. Thisstandar
18、disapplicabletocarrierbagsmadeofpaper,thermoplasticmaterialandoranyotherflexiblematerial. 2 Normativereferences ThisEuropeanStandardincorporatesbydatedorundatedreference,provisionsfromotherpublications.These normativereferencesarecitedattheappropriateplacesinthetext,andthepublicationsarelistedhereaf
19、ter.For datedreferences,subsequentamendmentstoorrevisionsofanyofthesepublicationsapplytothisEuropean Standardonlywhenincorporatedinitbyamendmentorrevision.Forundatedreferencesthelatesteditionofthe publicationreferredtoapplies(includingamendments). ENISO2233,PackagingComplete,filledtransportpackagesa
20、ndunitloadsConditioningfortesting(ISO 2233:2000). ENISO83671, PackagingDimensionaltolerancesforgeneralpurposesacksPart1:Papersacks(ISO8367 1:1993). ENISO83672,PackagingDimensionaltolerancesforgeneralpurposesacksPart2:Sacksmadefrom thermoplasticflexiblefilm(ISO83672:1993). 3 Termsanddefinitions Forth
21、epurposesofthisEuropeanStandard,thefollowingtermsanddefinitionsapply. 3.1 gusset foldinsertedinthelongitudinaledgeofatubeorbag 3.2 basegusset foldinsertedinthebottomofthebag 3.3 tube oneormorepliesintheformofaflattenedcylindercutintoprescribedlengths 3.4 ply filmorsheetofflexiblematerial,orcombinati
22、onofsuchmaterials,formingthewallsofabagEN13590:2003(E) 5 3.5 lengthofbag, a greatestdistancebetweenthetransverseedgesoftheflatbag,perpendiculartothebottom 3.6 widthofbag, b distancebetweenthelongitudinaledgesoftheflatbag,gussetnotincluded,paralleltothebottom 3.7 widthofgusset, e distancebetweentheex
23、ternalcreasesoftheunfoldedgusset 3.8 widthofbottom, c distancebetweenthetwobottomedgefoldsortheexternalcreasesofthebasegusset,measuredatthecentre, paralleltothebagslength 3.9 handle deviceformingpartofthebagallowingtheinsertionofhandsfortheeasycarryingofaload 3.10 lengthofhandle, d overalllengthfrom
24、thetoptothemaximumpossiblefillingheightofthebag 3.11 widthofhandle, f minimalwidthofahandlemeasuredontheflatbag 4General 4.1Material Thematerialshallbeagreedbetweensupplierandbuyer. Thecarrierbagsmaybemadeofpaper,thermoplasticmaterialandoranyotherflexiblematerial. NOTE Materialsshouldbechosenandjoin
25、edtogetherinsuchawaythatrecoveryispromoted. 4.2Shapeanddimensions Theshapeanddimensionsshallbeagreedbetweensupplierandbuyer. Thisstandardappliestocarrierbagswithanyshapeanddimension.Bagsmaybeprovidedwithgussets. SomeexamplesareshowninFigure1,includingreferencetothedefinitionsgiveninparagraph3.EN1359
26、0:2003(E) 6 PlasticBag Paperbag Topview Figure1Exampleofcarrierbagstoillustratedefinitions Foralldimensions,ifnototherwiseagreed,thegeneralvaluesoftolerancesshallbeinaccordancewith ENISO83671orENISO83672. Thewidthofhandlesshallbesuchthattheycanfulfiltheircarryingpurposes. 4.3Volume Thevolumeshallbea
27、greedbetweensupplierandbuyer. Thevolumeofthecarrierbagshallbedeterminedinaccordancewiththetestmethodgivenin5.5.1. 4.4Carryingcapacity Thecarryingcapacityshallbeagreedbetweensupplierandbuyer. Thecarryingcapacityofthecarrierbagshallbedeterminedinaccordancewiththetestmethodgivenin5.5.2.EN13590:2003(E)
28、7 5Test methods 5.1Sampling Inordertoassuretheperformanceofthebagsproduced,atypetesthastobedoneonceforeachtypewithat least100bagsmanufacturedundernormalindustrialconditionsselectedatrandom. 5.2Conditioning ThesamplesshallbeconditionedandtestedinaccordancewithENISO2233,conditionG,i.e.temperature 23C
29、2C(withrelativehumidity50% 5%forbagssensitivetohumidity). 5.3Fillingmaterial 5.3.1 Fillingmaterialforthedeterminationofthevolume Thefillingmaterialusedfortestingthevolumeofcarrierbagsconsistofplasticgranuleswithbulkspecificmass between500kg/m 3 and600kg/m 3 . Forthedeterminationofbulkdensitya1litrec
30、apacitycylinderwithaninnerdiameterof75mm 5mmisfilledto thetopwiththeplasticgranules. Thecylindercontentiscompactedbyimpactingthecylindertwiceontoatableandthenthevolumeismeasured. Thegranulesareweightedandthebulkspecificmassiscalculated. 5.3.2 Fillingmaterialfortestingthecarryingcapacity Thefillingma
31、terialusedfortestingthecarryingcapacityofcarrierbagsshallconsistofhighdensitypolyethylene (HDPE)cylindersasspecifiedinannexA. 5.4Equipment AnexampleofequipmentfortestingthevolumeandthecarryingcapacityisshowninFigure2.Thisequipment testsonecarrierbagatatime.EN13590:2003(E) 8 T1 T2 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 7 -
32、30 Key 1 Liftingcylinder 2 Positioner 3 Time1 4 Time2 5 Numberoflifts 6 Photocell 7 Surface:Laminatedfibreboard 8 Upperturningpoint 9 Lowerturningpoint Figure2Exampleoftestingequipment Theliftingandloweringmovementsarecarriedoutbyamechanismwhichallowstocontrolofthetopandbottom turningpoints. Theequi
33、pmentisconstructedsothattheliftingandloweringspeedofthebagis(0,65 0,05)m/s.Thespeedshall tobereachedinlessthan20mmandshallbeconstantallthroughoutboththeliftingandloweringprocedures,with asmoothmovementatthetopturningpoint. Thespeedoftheliftingmechanismshallbeconstantwithinthespeedtolerancesirrespect
34、iveoftheloaded weights. Thefilledcarrierbagishungusingbothitshandlesonthegripofthemachinewhichisformedlikeahand(see exampleinFigure3).EN13590:2003(E) 9 Dimensionsinmillimetres Tolerance0,5mm Nosharpedges Symmetric Key 1 Excludedfromthestandard Figure3TestingequipmentGripEN13590:2003(E) 10 Ahandlesto
35、pisrequired.Thehandlestopshallbesoconstructedthatitfitsperfectlyinthegripandkeepsthe handlestighttothegripwithoutdamagingthem.Thehandlestopshallpreventthehandlesfromcomingloose(see exampleinFigure4andthegeneralviewofgripandhandlestopFigure5). Dimensionsinmillimetres Tolerance0,1mm Material:Plastic,r
36、ubberorwood Figure4testingequipmentHandlestopEN13590:2003(E) 11 Key AHandlestop BGrip Figure5Generalviewofgripandhandlestopassembly Thebagisfreeliftedfor0,5s 0,05s(i.e.approximately300mm350mm)andthenloweredagain. Thenumberofliftsiscounted. Thebottomturningpointiscontrolledbyaphotocelloranequivalentd
37、evice,sothattherelaxationofthebagisthe samewhetheritisstretchedornot. Whenthebottomofthebaghastouchedthebottomplateduringthedownwardmove,themachinehandleis loweredadditionally50mm 5mm. Atthelowerturningpointthecarrierbagisplacedandrestedonahorizontalrigidsmoothsurface. 5.5Procedurefortesting 5.5.1 D
38、eterminationofthevolume Forthedeterminationofthevolumethefollowingstepsareneeded: a) thecarrierbagishunginbothitshandlessothatitishangingfree,e.g.onthegripofthetestingmachine; b) thebagisfilledtotherimwithplasticgranules(see5.3.1); c) thebagisputdownandcompletelyreleasedstillholdingthehandles; d) th
39、ebagisliftedagainandhungfreelyasina)anditisthenfilledupwithgranulesto2cmfromitsupperedge orpatchhandles;EN13590:2003(E) 12 e) thebagisweighedanditsweightisnoted; f) repeata)toe)for10bags,andcalculatetheaverageweight; g) calculatetheaveragevolumeinlitresbydividingtheaverageweightwiththebulkspecificma
40、ssdefinedin 5.3.1.Thevolumeisroundedtothenearestfulllitresothatanaveragevolumeofe.g.15,5litresisroundedto 16litres. 5.5.2 Determinationofthecarryingcapacity Thecarrierbagisplacedonabalanceandfilledwiththefillingmaterialgivenin5.3.2.Thebagisfilledtothe weightcalculatedin5.5.1or,otherwise,asagreedbetw
41、eensupplierandbuyer. Thebagisliftedbybothitshandlesfromthebalance.Thenitishunginitshandlesonthegripofthetesting machine.Thehandlestopisthenpushedintothegrip.Theliftingbarwiththefilledcarrierbagisplacedinitsupper position.Themachineisstartedandthebagisloweredandlifteduntilitbreaksorhasbeenlifted20tim
42、es. Thepass/failareasfollows: a) holeswithamaximumdimensionof30mm,whilethebagishanging,arepermitted; b) ifholesarebiggerthan30mm,orinthecaseofhandleruptures,thebagisconsideredasbroken. Ifonly1bagoutof20bagsfails,thecarryingcapacityisacceptedandthetestisfinished. Ifmorethan1bagfails,theloadisdecrease
43、dby1kgandanothertestseriesof20bagsisstartedandsoon. Ifatleast4outofthe5firsttestedbagsdontbreakuntil20lifts,theweightisincreasedby1kgandanewtest seriesof5newbagsisstartedandsoon. Ifatleast2outof5firstbagsbreakbeforetheyhavebeenlifted20times,thetestisinterrupted,theweightis reducedby1kgandanewtestseriesof5newbagsisstarted,andsoon. Afteratl
