Comitato Elettrotecnico Italiano

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety Part 2: Particular requirements for drives for rolling shutters, awnings, blinds and similar equipment
 N EN 60335-2-97/A12

Annotation

This European Standard deals with the safety of electric drives for rolling equipment such as shutters, blinds and awnings, intended for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase drives and 480 V for other drives. It also covers the hazards associated with the movement of the rolling equipment such as shutters, blinds and awnings.

Drives for equipment with a spring-controlled driven part, such as a folding arm awning, are also within the scope of this standard.

NOTE Z101 Battery-operated drives and other d.c. supplied drives are within the scope of this standard.

NOTE Z102 Examples of places where shutters, blinds and awnings for household environment may also be used by non expert users:

– shops, offices and other working environments;

– farm houses;

– hotels, motels and other residential type environments where they are used by clients;

– bed and breakfast type environments.

NOTE Z103 Household environment includes the dwelling and its associated buildings, the garden, etc.

Drives being part of power operated shutters, blinds and awnings which are intended to be used by trained users in shops, in light industry and on farms, are also within the scope of this standard.

NOTE Z104 Examples of rolling equipment that can be driven are