IEC_60312-1-2011.pdf

IEC 60312-1 Edition 1.1 2011-11 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD Vacuum cleaners for household use Part 1:Dry vacuum cleaners Methods for measuring the performance IEC 60312-1:2010+A1:2011(E)colourinsideCopyrighted material licensed to BR Demo by Thomson Reuters(Scientific),Inc.,,downloaded on Nov-28-2014 by James Madison.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.THIS PUBLICATION IS COPYRIGHT PROTECTED Copyright 2011 IEC,Geneva,Switzerland All rights reserved.Unless otherwise specified,no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means,electronic or mechanical,including photocopying and microfilm,without permission in writing from either IEC or IECs member National Committee in the country of the requester.If you have any questions about IEC copyright or have an enquiry about obtaining additional rights to this publication,please contact the address below or your local IEC member National Committee for further information.IEC Central Office 3,rue de Varemb CH-1211 Geneva 20 Switzerland Email:inmailiec.ch Web:www.iec.ch About the IEC The International Electrotechnical Commission(IEC)is the leading global organization that prepares and publishes International Standards for all electrical,electronic and related technologies.About IEC publications The technical content of IEC publications is kept under constant review by the IEC.Please make sure that you have the latest edition,a corrigenda or an amendment might have been published.Catalogue of IEC publications:www.iec.ch/searchpub The IEC on-line Catalogue enables you to search by a variety of criteria(reference number,text,technical committee,).It also gives information on projects,withdrawn and replaced publications.IEC Just Published:www.iec.ch/online_news/justpub Stay up to date on all new IEC publications.Just Published details twice a month all new publications released.Available on-line and also by email.Electropedia:www.electropedia.org The worlds leading online dictionary of electronic and electrical terms containing more than 20 000 terms and definitions in English and French,with equivalent terms in additional languages.Also known as the International Electrotechnical Vocabulary online.Customer Service Centre:www.iec.ch/webstore/custserv If you wish to give us your feedback on this publication or need further assistance,please visit the Customer Service Centre FAQ or contact us:Email:csciec.ch Tel.:+41 22 919 02 11 Fax:+41 22 919 03 00 Copyrighted material licensed to BR Demo by Thomson Reuters(Scientific),Inc.,,downloaded on Nov-28-2014 by James Madison.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.IEC 60312-1 Edition 1.1 2011-11 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD Vacuum cleaners for household use Part 1:Dry vacuum cleaners Methods for measuring the performance INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION CQ ICS 97.080 PRICE CODE ISBN 978-2-88912-738-2 Registered trademark of the International Electrotechnical Commission colourinsideCopyrighted material licensed to BR Demo by Thomson Reuters(Scientific),Inc.,,downloaded on Nov-28-2014 by James Madison.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.2 60312-1 IEC:2010+A1:2011(E)CONTENTS FOREWORD.4 INTRODUCTION(to amendment 1).6 1 Scope.7 2 Normative references.7 3 Terms and definitions.8 4 General conditions for testing.9 4.1 Atmospheric conditions.9 4.2 Test equipment and materials.10 4.3 Voltage and frequency.10 4.4 Running-in of vacuum cleaner.10 4.5 Equipment of the vacuum cleaner.10 4.6 Operation of the vacuum cleaner.11 4.7 Conditioning prior to each tests.11 4.8 Mechanical operator.11 4.9 Number of samples.11 4.10 In-house reference cleaner system(s).12 5 Dry vacuum cleaning tests.12 5.1 Dust removal from hard flat floors.12 5.2 Dust removal from hard floors with crevices.14 5.3 Dust removal from carpets.15 5.4 Dust removal along walls.18 5.5 Fibre removal from carpets and upholstery.19 5.6 Thread removal from carpets.23 5.7 Maximum usable volume of the dust receptacle.24 5.8 Air data.25 5.9 Performance with loaded dust receptacle.27 5.10 Total emission while vacuum cleaning.29 5.11 Filtration efficiency of the vacuum cleaner.30 6 Miscellaneous tests.34 6.1 General.34 6.2 Motion resistance.35 6.3 Cleaning under furniture.35 6.4 Radius of operation.36 6.5 Impact resistance for detachable cleaning heads.37 6.6 Deformation of hose and connecting tubes.37 6.7 Bump test.38 6.8 Flexibility of the hose.40 6.9 Repeated bending of the hose.41 6.10 Life test.42 6.11 Mass.43 6.12 Weight in hand.43 6.13 Specific cleaning time.44 6.14 Dimensions.44 6.15 Noise level.44 6.16 Energy consumption.44 Copyrighted material licensed to BR Demo by Thomson Reuters(Scientific),Inc.,,downloaded on Nov-28-2014 by James Madison.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.60312-1 IEC:2010+A1:2011(E)3 7 Test material and equipment.46 7.1 General.46 7.2 Material for measurements