Foreword
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Juvenile products - General requirements for soothing articles bearing children
1 Scope
This document specifies the technical requirements, markings and instructions for use of soothing articles bearing children, and describes the test methods for soothing articles bearing children.
This document is applicable to products designed and intended to carry infants at a certain tilt angle, driven mechanically or non-mechanically to obtain emotional soothing by bouncing, rocking or swinging in any direction, including infant bouncers, infant rockers, infant swings and their combination or conversion products.
This document is also applicable to group 0/0+ child safety seat products that comply with GB 27887 and can be used as soothing articles bearing children according to the manufacturer's instructions.
This document is not applicable to stationary activity centers.
2 Normative references
The following documents contain requirements which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
GB/T 2912.1 Textiles - Determination of formaldehyde - Part 1: Free and hydrolyzed formaldehyde (water extraction method)
GB/T 3768-2017 Acoustics - Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure - Survey method using an enveloping measurement surface over a reflecting plane
GB/T 3785.1-2010 Electroacoustics - Sound level meters - Part 1: Specifications
GB/T 3785.2-2010 Electroacoustics - Sound level meters - Part 2: Pattern evaluation tests
GB/T 3920 Textiles - Tests for color fastness - Color fastness to rubbing
GB/T 3922 Textiles - Tests for color fastness - Color fastness to perspiration
GB/T 5465.2-2008 Graphical symbols for use on electrical equipment - Part 2: Graphical symbols
GB/T 6031 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of hardness (hardness between 10 IRHD and 100 IRHD)
GB/T 6672 Plastics film and sheeting - Determination of thickness by mechanical scanning
GB 6675.2-2014 Safety of toys - Part 2: Mechanical and physical properties
GB 6675.3-2014 Safety of toys - Part 3: Flammability
GB 6675.4-2014 Safety of toys - Part 4: Migration of certain elements
GB/T 17592 Textiles - Determination of the banned azo colorants
GB/T 17657 Test methods of evaluating the properties of wood-based panels and surface decorated wood-based panels
GB/T 18886 Textiles - Tests for color fastness - Color fastness to saliva
GB/T 19212.8 Safety of power transformers, power supplies, reactors and similar products - Part 8: Particular requirements and tests for transformers and power supplies for toys
GB/T 19212.17 Safety of transformers, reactors, power supply units and similar products for supply voltages up to 1,100V - Part 17: Particular requirements and tests for switch mode power supply units and transformers for switch mode power supply units
GB 19865-2005 Electric toys - Safety
GB/T 19942 Leather and fur - Chemical tests - Determination of banned azo colorants
GB/T 22048 Determination of certain phthalate esters in toys and children’s products
GB/T 23344 Textiles - Determination of 4-aminoazobenzene
GB 27887 Restraining devices for child occupants of power-driven vehicles
GB/T 30157 Textiles - Determination of total content of lead and cadmium
GB/T 41524 Determination of short chain chlorinated paraffins in toy materials - Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
infant bouncer
lounger intended for carrying an infant, in which the infant can be bounced by the elasticity of the support or by other mechanical means (see Figure 1)
Note: There are two types of infant bouncers, one for infants up to when they start to try to sit up, and the other for infants up to when they start to stand up, both including foldable and non-foldable products.
Figure 1 Example diagram of infant bouncer
3.2
infant rocker
lounger intended for carrying an infant to rock him/her (see Figure 2)
Note: There are two types of infant rockers, one for infants up to when they start to try to sit up, and the other for infants up to when they start to stand up, both including foldable and non-foldable products. Some infant rockers can be locked to stay still.
Figure 2 Example diagram of infant rocker
3.3
infant swing
device with a fixed frame and a transmission mechanism for reciprocal swinging of an infant in a lying or sitting position (see Figure 3)
Note: Infant swings are intended for use by infants weighing up to 9kg who cannot sit independently.
Figure 3 Example diagram of infant swing
3.4
junction line
position where the backrest intersects the seating surface
Note 1: In case of a non-hammock type seat unit, the seam line between the backrest and the seating surface is the junction line, as shown in Figure 4.
Key:
LL——Junction line;
1——Backrest;
2——Seating surface.
Figure 4 Junction line of non-hammock type seat unit
Note 2: In case of a hammock type seat unit, the theoretical junction line is "LL", as shown in Figure 5. For these products, the junction line will vary when the backrest is adjusted in different positions.
Key:
LL——Junction line;
CL——Vertical projection line of point C on the hammock.
Figure 5 Junction line of hammock type seat unit
3.5
protected volume
range accessible by the arms, hands, legs, etc. of an infant when he/she is placed in the product
Note: See 6.6.1 for the protected volume of infant bouncer/infant rocker and 6.6.2 for that of infant swing.
3.6
restraint system
device that confines an infant in the product
3.7
crotch strap
device designed to be placed between the crotches of an infant to prevent the infant from sliding forward
3.8
carrying handle
part that enables a product (in which an infant is seated) to be carried by hand
3.9
toy bar
bar typically used to hang a toy over an infant and having one or more connection points that can be attached to the product frame at any position
Note: Fixed and rotatable awnings and carrying handles are not considered as toy bars, regardless of whether the product allows for the attachment of toys.
3.10
accessible part
parts in the protected volume of the soothing articles bearing children that can be accessed by any part in front of the shaft shoulder of accessible probe as described in GB 6675.2-2014, 5.7
3.11
stationary activity center
freestanding product designed for use by a child who can sit or stand so that his or her torso is completely encircled by the product, allowing him or her to remain stable while walking, rocking, playing, rotating, bouncing, or performing a combination of the above actions within a limited range of motion
