scope:

This International Standard deals with the safety of electric drives for 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 equipment such as shutters, blinds and awnings.

NOTE 101 Battery-operated drives and other d.c. supplied drives are within the scope of this standard.

NOTE 102 Examples of equipment that can be driven are

- spring controlled folding arm awnings;

- curtains;

- grilles covering doors and windows;

- projection screens;

- shutters covering doors and windows;

- draperies.

Examples are shown in Figure 101.

NOTE 103 Drives may be supplied with a driven part.

This document deals with the reasonably foreseeable hazards presented by drives that are encountered by all persons in and around the installation place. However, in general, it does not take into account:

- children playing with the drive;

- the use of the drive by very young children;

- the use of the drive by young children without supervision.

It is recognized that very vulnerable people can have needs beyond the level addressed in this document.

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 document.

NOTE Z101 Examples of places where shutters, blinds and awnings for household environment can also be used by nonexpert 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 Z102 Household environment includes the dwelling and its associated buildings, the garden, etc.

NOTE 104 Attention is drawn to the fact that

- for drives intended to be used in vehicles or on board ships or aircraft, additional requirements may be necessary;

- in many countries, additional requirements are specified by the national health authorities, the national authorities responsible for the protection of labour and similar authorities.

NOTE 105 This standard does not apply to

- drives intended to be used in locations where special conditions prevail, such as the presence of a corrosive or explosive atmosphere (dust, vapour or gas);

- drives for vertically moving garage doors for residential use (IEC 60335-2-95);

- drives for gates, doors and windows (IEC 60335-2-103);

- drives used in premises such as hangars or in heavy industry;

- drives for theatre curtains.

NOTE Z103 Within this document the terms drive and appliance are interchangeable.

Products covered by this document and installed according to the manufacturer instructions do not create a noise hazard.