DIN Standards Committee Timber and Furniture
Furniture - Safety, strength and durability - Requirements for domestic seating; German and English version prEN 12520:2023
Abstract
This document specifies the minimum requirements for the safety, strength and durability of all types of domestic seating for adults. It also specifies additional test methods for seat side-to-side durability as well as finger entrapment and shear and compression. It does not apply to ranked seating, seating for non-domestic use, office work chairs, chairs for educational institutions, outdoor seating and to links for linked seating for which European Standards exist. It does not include requirements for the durability of upholstery materials, castors, reclining and tilting mechanisms and seat height adjustment mechanisms. It does not include requirements for electrical safety. It does not include requirements for the resistance to ageing, degradation, flammability and ergonomics. The requirements are based on use by persons weighing up to 110 kg. Annex A (normative) specifies the seat side-to-side durability test in D-G points. Annex B (informative) gives rationales for some of the tests referred to in Table 1. Annex C (normative) specifies the test methods for finger entrapment and shear and compression. Annex D (normative) specifies the seat loading point for seating with suspended flexible material.
Begin
2021-09-10
WI
00207306
Planned document number
DIN EN 12520
Project number
04201162
Responsible national committee
NA 042-05-15 AA - Seating, Upholstered furniture and Tables
Responsible european committee
CEN/TC 207/WG 1 - Requirements for domestic furniture
draft standard
Furniture - Domestic seating - Requirements for safety, strength and durability; German and English version prEN 12520:2023
2023-04
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