1、BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 14036:2003 Child use and care articles Baby bouncers Safety requirements and test methods The European Standard EN 14036:2003 has the status of a British Standard ICS 97.190 BS EN 14036:2003 This British Standard, was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and S
2、trategy Committee on 26 September 2003 BSI 26 September 2003 ISBN 0 580 42700 5 National foreword This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 14036:2003. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee CW/41, Nursery goods, which has the responsi
3、bility to: A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained 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 “Inter
4、national Standards Correspondence Index”, or by using the “Search” facility of 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 Br
5、itish Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. aid enquirers 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
6、and European developments and promulgate them in the UK. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page, pages 2 to 13 and a back cover. The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. Amendments issue
7、d since publication Amd. No. Date CommentsEUROPEANSTANDARD NORMEEUROPENNE EUROPISCHENORM EN14036 September2003 ICS97.190 Englishversion ChilduseandcarearticlesBabybouncersSafety requirementsandtestmethods ArticlesdepuricultureNacellesoscillationverticale Exigencesdescuritetmthodesdessais ArtikelfrSu
8、glingeundKleinkinderKinderhpfsitze (Hopser)SicherheitstechnicsheAnforderungenund Prfverfahren ThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon23May2003. CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEurope an Standardthestatusofanationalstandardwithouta
9、nyalteration.Uptodatelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcernings uchnational standardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheManagementCentreortoanyCENmember. ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).Aversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytra nslation undertheresponsibilityofaCENme
10、mberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheManagementCentrehasthesamestatusasthe official versions. CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece, Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Slovakia,Spain,Swede
11、n,SwitzerlandandUn ited Kingdom. EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATION COMITEUROPENDENORMALISATION EUROPISCHESKOMITEEFRNORMUNG ManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B1050Brussels 2003CEN Allrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreserved worldwideforCENnationalMembers. Ref.No.EN14036:2003EEN14036:2003(E
12、) 2 Contents page Foreword. 3 1 Scope . 4 2 Normativereferences . 4 3 Termsanddefinitions. 4 4 Propertiesofmaterials . 6 4.1 Chemicalproperties . 6 4.2 Flammability 6 5 Construction 6 5.1 Childsupportsystem . 6 5.2 Dimensions 6 5.3 Entanglementhazard. . 6 5.4 Chokingandsuffocationhazards . 7 5.5 Edg
13、es,projectionsandcorners 7 5.6 Movingparts 8 5.7 Stabilityofframe . 8 5.8 Staticstrength. 8 5.9 Dropstrength . . 8 5.10 Screwinhooks. . 9 6 Generaltestconditions . . 9 6.1 Tolerances . 9 6.2 Orderoftests . 9 6.3 Conditioning 9 7 Testmethods . 9 7.1 Measurementofchildsupportsystem . 9 7.2 Testforenta
14、nglementcords,andribbonsusedasties. 10 7.3 Testforsmallparts . 10 7.4 Testfordecals. 10 7.5 Testforstabilityoftheframe. 11 7.6 Staticstrengthtest . 11 7.7 Dropstrength . . 12 8 Instructionsforuse 12 9 Purchaseinformation . 13 10 Marking 13 10.1 Markingontheproduct. . 13 10.2 Labelsontheproduct 13 10
15、.3 Durabilityofmarking 13 11 Packaging 13EN14036:2003(E) 3 Foreword ThisdocumentEN14036:2003hasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC252“Childuseandcare articles”,thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyAFNOR. ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidentical textorb
16、yendorsement,atthelatestbyMarch2004,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnat thelatestbyMarch2004. ThisdocumenthasbeenpreparedunderamandategiventoCENbytheEuropeanCommissionandthe EuropeanFreeTradeAssociation . Anypossiblerisksassociatedwithattachmentdevicesforfixingbabybouncerstodoorframesa
17、renotincluded intherequirementsofEN14036. AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowing countriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark, Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,
18、Netherlands, Norway,Portugal,Slovakia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom.EN14036:2003(E) 4 1Scope ThisEuropeanStandardspecifiestheminimumsafetyrequirementsandtestmethodsforvertically suspendedbabybouncersfordomesticuse,forchildrenwhocansupporttheirheadunaidedanduptoa maximumweightof12kg. Th
19、isstandarddoesnotincludeproductsthatallowthechildtolaydownsuchasverticallysuspendedmoses basketsandcarrycots. Thisstandarddoesnotincludebabybouncersdesignedforchildrenwithspecialneeds. 2 Normativereferences ThisEuropeanStandardincorporatesbydatedorundatedreference,provisionsfromotherpublications. Th
20、esenormativereferencesarecitedattheappropriateplacesinthetext,andthepublicationsarelisted hereafter.Fordatedreferences,subsequentamendmentstoorrevisionsofanyofthesepublicationsapplyto thisEuropeanStandardonlywhenincorporatedinitbyamendmentorrevision.Forundatedreferencesthe latesteditionofthepublicat
21、ionreferredtoapplies(includingamendments). EN711SafetyoftoysPart1:Mechanicalandphysicalproperties . EN712SafetyoftoysPart2:Flammability . EN713SafetyoftoysPart3:Migrationofcertainelements . 3 Termsanddefinitions ForthepurposesofthisEuropeanStandard,thefollowingtermsanddefinitionsapply. 3.1 babybounc
22、er productdesignedtosuspendachildinanessentiallyverticalpositionwhichenablesthechildstoes/ballsof thefeettohavecontactwiththefloortoactivateandmaintainthebouncingaction 3.2 attachmentdevice deviceforattachingthesuspensionsystemtoasupportingstructure 3.3 suspensionsystem devicewhichisdesignedtoenable
23、theproducttobouncevertically 3.4 childsupportsystem partofthebabybouncerinwhichthechildisplaced 3.5 childsupportsuspensionsystem mechanismfortheattachmentofthechildsupportsystemtothesuspensionsystem 3.6 frame freestandingstructuretosupportthebabybouncerEN14036:2003(E) 5 Key 1Attachmentdevice 2Suspen
24、sionsystem 3Childsupportsuspensionsystem 4Childsupportsystem Figure1ExampleofanassembledbabybouncerEN14036:2003(E) 6 4 Propertiesofmaterials 4.1Chemicalproperties Anycoatingofpaint,varnish,lacquerorsimilarsubstancesandpartsconsistingofdyedmaterials,leatherand textilesshallbemadeusingproductswhichint
25、heirsolublecompounddonotexceedthefollowingamounts: Antimony : 60 mg/kg Arsenic : 25 mg/kg Barium : 1000 mg/kg Cadmium : 75 mg/kg Chromium : 60 mg/kg Lead : 90 mg/kg Mercury : 60 mg/kg Selenium : 500 mg/kg Whereasurfaceiscoatedwithamultilayerpaintorsimilarcoating,thesampleshallbetakendowntothe substr
26、ate. ThetestprocedureisdefinedinEN713. 4.2Flammability ThereshallbenopartofthebabybouncerthatcangiverisetosurfaceflashwhentestedinaccordancewithEN 712 beforeandafterconditioninginaccordancewith6.2. 5Construction 5.1Childsupportsystem Thechildsupportsystemshallbecapableofbeingfittedaroundthechildstor
27、so. 5.2Dimensions 5.2.1 Inordertopreventthechildfallingoutofthebabybouncertheminimumheightofthesidesofthechild supportsystemshallbe200mmwhenmeasuredinaccordancewith7.1. 5.2.2Inordertopreventstrangulationthemaximumheightatthefrontofthechildsupportsystemshallbe 250mmwhenmeasuredinaccordancewith7.1. 5.
28、3Entanglementhazard 5.3.1Cordsandribbonsusedasties Thefreelengthofcordsandribbonsusedasties,shallnotexceed220mmwhentestedinaccordancewith 7.2.EN14036:2003(E) 7 5.4Chokingandsuffocationhazards 5.4.1Small parts Inordertoavoidingestionorinhalationofsmallobjects,componentsintendedtobedetachedbythechild
29、shallnot,whatevertheirposition,fitwhollywithinthecylinderspecifiedinEN711. Nondetachablecomponents,partswhicharenotintendedtoberemoved,shallcomplywithoneofthe following: a) thecomponentsshalleitherbefixedtotheproductthattheycannotbecomedetachedwhentestedin accordancewiththetorqueandtensiontestsin7.3
30、,or b) anycomponentwhichbecomesdetachedwhentestedshallnotfitwhollywithinthecylinderspecifiedin EN711. 5.4.2 Plasticdecals Plasticdecalsorpartsofplasticdecalsshallnotbecomedetachedorberemovablebyhand,whentestedin accordancewith7.4.1and7.4.2. 5.5Edges,projectionsandcorners Inordertoavoidlacerationsora
31、brasions,surfacesshallbesmoothandfreefromburrs. Edgesandcornersinfrequentbodycontactshallberoundedand/orchamferedinthemannerofoneofthe examplesgiveninFigure2.Thisrequirementisappliedtoedgesandcornerswheretheinternalangleisless than120andisformedbyrigidmaterialswhich,duringnormalusethechildwouldhavec
32、ontactwithwhen leaning,pressingorrubbingagainstanedgeorcorner. Allothercornersandedgesshallbechamferedorrounded. Anycoverappliedinordertomeettheaboveshallcomplywiththerequirementsforprotectivecomponents specifiedinEN711. Figure2Examplesforminimumradiiofedgesandcorners TheminimumradiishowninFigure2do
33、esnotapplytosmallcomponentssuchashinges,bracketsand catches.EN14036:2003(E) 8 5.6Movingparts 5.6.1General Toavoidshearandcrushingpointsgapsbetweenrigidmovingpartswithinthechildsupportsystemthat moverelativetoeachothershallalwaysbegreaterthan12mmorlessthan5mm. NOTEUnavoidableshearandcrushingpointstha
34、tarecreatedonlywhensettinguporfoldingbythecarerareacceptable becausethecarercanbeassumedtobeincontrolofitsmovements. 5.6.2 Childsupportsuspensionsystem 5.6.2.1 Childsupportsuspensionsystem Suspensionsystemcords shallhaveaminimumdiameterof10mmoraminimumwidthof20mm. 5.6.2.2 Anyrotationofthechildsuppor
35、tsuspensionsystemshallnotgiverisetoanyclosureoranygaps withinthecords/ropesorstrapsofthesystem. 5.6.2.3Suspension system Gapsbetweentwoconsecutiveturnsofexposedextensionhelicalspringsshallnotbegreaterthan3mm whenthespringisextendedwitha15kgmassandshallbenotgreaterthan5mmwhenthespringis extendedwitha
36、66kgmass. 5.6.3 Lockingmechanismsonframes Whenthebabybouncerandanyframeisassembledinaccordancewiththemanufacturersinstructions, lockingmechanismsshallbeconsideredasinoperablebyachildifatleastoneofthefollowingconditionsis fulfilled: a) foldingordetachmentisonlypossiblewhentwoindependentlockingmechani
37、smsareoperated simultaneously;or b) releaseofthelockingmechanismsrequiresa50Nforceorrequirestheuseofatool(e.g.spanneror screwdriver);or c) releaseofthelockingmechanismsrequiretwoconsecutiveactions,thefirstofwhichshallbemaintained whilethesecondiscarriedout. 5.7Stabilityofframe Whentestedinaccordance
38、with7.5thepartoftheframeincontactwiththefloorshallnotmovemorethan10 mmfromitsoriginalpositionandtheframeshallnotoverturn. 5.8Staticstrength Whentestedinaccordancewith7.6,thebabybouncershallnotcollapseandshallremainattachedtothe supportbeamorframesuppliedandshallfulfilitsfunctions. Fittingsandfasteni
39、ngdevicesshallnotbecomedetachedandshallstillfunctionnormally. 5.9Dropstrength Whentestedinaccordancewith7.7thebabybouncershallshownostructuraldamageandshallremain attachedtothesupportbeamorframeandshallstillfunctionnormally.EN14036:2003(E) 9 Fittingsandfasteningdevicesshallnotbecomeloosenedordetache
40、dandstillshallfunctionnormally. 5.10 Screwinhooks Screwinsuspensionhooksshallbeofadesignthatpreventsunintentionaldisconnection(e.g.woundoverat least540orofaspringhook). 6General test conditions 6.1Tolerances Unlessotherwisestated,accordingtotheaccuracyofmeasurementdevicesshallhaveatoleranceasfollows
41、: Forces 5% masses 0,5% dimensions 0,5mm all angles 1 6.2Orderoftests Unlessspecifiedtheorderoftestingshallbecarriedoutintheorderoftheclausenumbersofthisstandard. Additionalsamplesmaybeusedwhendoingthefollowingtests: 4.1Chemicalproperties 4.2 Flammability 6.3Conditioning 6.3.1 Clean/washanddryanyfab
42、ricstwiceinaccordancewiththemanufacturersinstructions. 6.3.2 Whentestinginaccordancewith7.6and7.7,fitandremovetheattachmentdevicefromthesupport beam(fig3)10times. Screwinhooksareexcludedfromthisrequirement. 7Test methods 7.1Measurementofchildsupportsystem 7.1.1Apparatus Arigidcylinder(120 5)mmindiam
43、eterand(180 5)mminheight,havingamassof( 01 , 0 0 9 + - )kgandwithits centreofgravityinthecentreofthecylinder,alledgesshallhavearadiusof(5 1)mm.EN14036:2003(E) 10 7.1.2 Testmethod Suspendthebabybouncerfromthesupportbeam(7.6.1)inthenormalpositionofuseandplacethe9kg dummy(7.1.1)inthebabybouncerandensureitisinaverticalposition.Measuretheminimumheightofthe sidesandfront. 7.2Testforentanglementcords,andribbonsusedasties Thefree
