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  • DIN EN 12183:2014-06

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    Manual wheelchairs - Requirements and test methods

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  26-11-2022

    Language(s):  German, English

    Published date:  01-06-2014

    Publisher:  German Institute for Standardisation (Deutsches Institut für Normung)

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    National foreword
    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Test apparatus
    5 General requirements
    6 Preparation for testing
    7 Wheelchair performance
    8 Component properties
    9 Propulsion and braking systems
    10 Operations
    11 Electrical systems - Electrically powered ancillary
       equipment
    12 Information supplied by the manufacturer
    13 Test report
    14 Tables
    15 Figures
    Annex A (informative) - Recommendations for
            dimensions and manoeuvring space of
            manual wheelchairs
    Annex B (informative) - Recommended design features
    Annex C (informative) - EN 12183 and rail interoperability
    Annex D (informative) - Recommendations for castor stem
            angle
    Annex E (informative) - Technical changes from previous
            editions of EN 12183
    Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this European
             Standard and the Essential Requirements of Council
             Directive 93/42/EEC
    Bibliography

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    This standard is included in DIN Handbook 257 and 276.

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    Development Note Together with DIN EN 12184 supersedes DIN 13241-3. (06/2000) THE 2020 DRAFT VERSION HAS RELEASED FOR THE STANDARD DIN EN 12183.
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher German Institute for Standardisation (Deutsches Institut für Normung)
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO 8191-2:1988 Furniture — Assessment of ignitability of upholstered furniture — Part 2: Ignition source: match-flame equivalent
    ISO 7193:1985 Wheelchairs Maximum overall dimensions
    ISO 7176-15:1996 Wheelchairs — Part 15: Requirements for information disclosure, documentation and labelling
    ISO 7176-1:2014 Wheelchairs Part 1: Determination of static stability
    ISO 7176-22:2014 Wheelchairs Part 22: Set-up procedures
    2008/57/EC : 2008 AMD 5 2014 DIRECTIVE 2008/1957/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 17 JUNE 2008 ON THE INTEROPERABILITY OF THE RAIL SYSTEM WITHIN THE COMMUNITY (RECAST) (TEXT WITH EEA RELEVANCE)
    EN 12182:2012 Assistive products for persons with disability - General requirements and test methods
    ISO 7176-3:2012 Wheelchairs — Part 3: Determination of effectiveness of brakes
    ISO 7176-7:1998 Wheelchairs — Part 7: Measurement of seating and wheel dimensions
    ISO 7176-5:2008 Wheelchairs — Part 5: Determination of dimensions, mass and manoeuvring space
    EN 12184:2014 Electrically powered wheelchairs, scooters and their chargers - Requirements and test methods
    ISO 68-1:1998 ISO general purpose screw threads — Basic profile — Part 1: Metric screw threads
    ISO 7176-13:1989 Wheelchairs — Part 13: Determination of coefficient of friction of test surfaces
    ISO 7176-8:2014 Wheelchairs Part 8: Requirements and test methods for static, impact and fatigue strengths
    ISO 7176-19:2008 Wheelchairs Part 19: Wheeled mobility devices for use as seats in motor vehicles
    EN ISO 14971:2012 Medical devices - Application of risk management to medical devices (ISO 14971:2007, Corrected version 2007-10-01)
    ISO 7176-11:2012 Wheelchairs — Part 11: Test dummies
    ISO 14971:2007 Medical devices Application of risk management to medical devices
    EN 1021-2:2014 Furniture - Assessment of the ignitability of upholstered furniture - Part 2: Ignition source match flame equivalent
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