BS EN 61058-2-1:2011
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Switches for appliances – Particular requirements for cord switches
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| BSI | 2011 | 28 |
This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows:
1.1 Replacement:
1.1 This International Standard applies to cord switches (mechanical or electronic) for appliances actuated by hand, by foot or by other human activity, to operate or control electrical appliances and other equipment for household or similar purposes with a rated voltage not exceeding 250 V and a rated current not exceeding 16 A.
These switches are intended to be operated by a person, via an actuating member or by actuating a sensing unit. The actuating member or sensing unit can be integral or arranged separately from the switch. The transmission of a signal between the actuating member or sensing unit and the switch may be made either physically or electrically (for example electrical, optical, acoustic or thermal).
Switches which incorporate additional control functions governed by the switch function are within the scope of this standard.
This standard also covers the indirect actuation of the switch when the operation of the actuating member or sensing unit is provided by a remote control or a part of an appliance or equipment such as a door.
NOTE 1 Electronic switches may be combined with mechanical switches giving full disconnection or micro-disconnection.
NOTE 2 Electronic switches without a mechanical switch in the supply circuit provide only electronic disconnection. Therefore, the circuit on the load side is always considered to be live.
NOTE 3 For switches used in tropical climates, additional requirements may be necessary.
NOTE 4 Attention is drawn to the fact that the standards for appliances may contain additional or alternative requirements for switches.
NOTE 5 Throughout this standard, the word “appliance” means “appliance or equipment”.
1.2 Replacement:
1.2 This standard applies to switches intended to be connected to a flexible cable.”
NOTE In this document, the word “cable” means “cable or cord”.
1.3 This subclause applies.
1.4 This subclause does not apply.
PDF Catalog
| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 7 | 1 Scope 2 Normative references |
| 8 | 3 Definitions 4 General requirement |
| 9 | 5 General notes on tests 6 Rating 7 Classification |
| 10 | 8 Marking and documentation 9 Protection against electric shock Table 3 – Switch information |
| 11 | 10 Provision for earthing 11 Terminals and terminations Table 4 – Resistive current carried by the terminal and related cross-sectional areas of terminals for unprepared conductors |
| 12 | 12 Construction |
| 13 | Table 101 – Rated currents for resistor loads and related type of cords |
| 16 | Table 102 – Size of conductor |
| 17 | 13 Mechanism 14 Protection against solid objects, ingress of water and humid conditions 15 Insulation resistance and dielectric strength 16 Heating 17 Endurance 18 Mechanical strength |
| 18 | 19 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections |
| 19 | 20 Clearances, creepage distances and distances through insulation and coatings of rigid printed board assemblies 21 Fire hazard 22 Resistance to rusting 23 Abnormal operation and fault conditions for electronic switches 24 Components for electronic switches 25 EMC requirements Table 103 – Torque values for insulating material screws |
| 20 | Figure 101 – Pull apparatus for testing the cord anchorage |
| 21 | Figure 102 – Apparatus for flexing test |
| 22 | Figure 103 – Tumbling barrel |
| 23 | Figure 104 – Torque apparatus for testing the cord anchorage |
| 24 | Figure 105 – Example for the insulation system |
| 25 | Annexes |
