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S+ IEC 60670-1 Ed. 3.0 en:2024 (Redline version) Boxes and enclosures for electrical accessories for household and similar fixed electrical installations - Part 1: General requirements >
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S+ IEC 60670-1 Ed. 3.0 en:2024 (Redline version) Boxes and enclosures for electrical accessories for household and similar fixed electrical installations - Part 1: General requirements, 2024
- Redline version (English only) [Go to Page]
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions
- 4 General requirements
- 5 General notes remarks on tests [Go to Page]
- 5.1 Test conditions and number of samples
- 5.2 Compliance general requirement
- 6 Ratings
- 7 Classification
- 8 Marking [Go to Page]
- 8.1 General
- 8.2 Durability of the marking on the boxes and enclosures
- 9 Dimensions
- 10 Protection against electric shock
- 11 Provision for earthing [Go to Page]
- 11.1 Boxes and enclosures with exposed conductive parts
- 11.2 Boxes and enclosures of insulating material classified according to 7.2.2.2 and 7.2.2.3
- 11.3 Boxes or enclosures with removable sides according to 7.1.2
- 11.4 Earthing terminal threads
- 12 Construction [Go to Page]
- 12.1 General
- 12.2 Lids, covers or cover-plates or parts of them [Go to Page]
- 12.2.1 General
- 12.2.2 Screw-type fixing
- 12.2.3 Non-screw-type fixing operable without the use of a tool or a key
- 12.2.4 Non-screw-type fixing operable with the use of a tool or a key
- 12.3 Drain holes
- 12.4 Mounting of enclosures
- 12.5 Boxes and enclosures with inlets for flexible cables
- 12.6 Boxes and enclosures with inlets for applications other than flexible cables
- 12.7 Boxes and enclosures with a cable anchorage(s)
- 12.8 Boxes and enclosures with cable retention means
- 12.9 Knock-outs intended to be removed by mechanical impact [Go to Page]
- 12.9.1 General
- 12.9.2 Knock-out retention
- 12.9.3 Knock-out removal
- 12.9.4 Flat surfaces surrounding knock-outs
- 12.10 Screw fixings
- 12.11 Fixing of boxes and enclosures classified according to 7.2.1
- 12.12 Fixing of flush type and semi-flush type boxes and enclosures classified according to 7.2.2.1
- 12.13 Boxes and enclosures classified according to 7.2.2.2 and 7.2.2.3 [Go to Page]
- 12.13.1 General
- 12.13.2 Boxes intended for mounting on a wooden structural member of a wall
- 12.13.3 Boxes intended for mounting to a wooden structural member of a ceiling
- 12.13.4 Boxes intended for mounting to a steel-stud structural member of a wall
- 12.13.5 Internal volume of boxes and enclosures classified according to 7.2.2.2 and 7.2.2.3
- 12.13.6 Boxes intended for mounting in a finished structure
- 12.14 Cable gland entry
- 12.15 Boxes and enclosures with inlets (outlets) or spouts (hubs) for conduits
- 12.16 Internal volume of boxes and enclosures
- 13 Resistance to ageing, protection against ingress of solid objects and against harmful ingress of water [Go to Page]
- 13.1 Resistance to ageing
- 13.2 Protection against the ingress of solid objects
- 13.3 Protection against harmful ingress of water
- 14 Insulation resistance and electric strength
- 15 Mechanical strength [Go to Page]
- 15.1 General
- 15.2 Impact test at low temperature
- 15.3 Compression test
- 15.4 Impact test for boxes and enclosures
- 15.5 Compression test for enclosures made of natural or synthetic rubber or a mixture of both
- 15.6 Test for boxes and enclosures declared with IK code
- 16 Resistance to heat [Go to Page]
- 16.1 Parts of insulating material necessary to retain current-carrying parts
- 16.2 Parts of insulating material not necessary to retain current-carrying parts
- 16.3 Boxes and enclosures of insulating materials classified according to 7.2.2.2 or 7.2.2.3 [Go to Page]
- 16.3.1 Mechanical strength
- 16.3.2 Parts of insulating material necessary to retain parts of the earthing circuit
- 17 Creepage distances, clearances and distances through sealing compound
- 18 Resistance of insulating material to abnormal heat and fire
- 19 Resistance to tracking
- 20 Resistance to corrosion
- 21 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
- Annex A (informative)Examples of enclosures and parts thereof
- Annex B (normative)Test for boxes and enclosures declared with IK code
- Bibliography
- Figures [Go to Page]
- Figure 1 – Examples of membranes and grommets
- Figure 2 – Test piston dimensions
- Figure 3 – Demonstration of the non-penetration of the internal volume
- Figure 4 – Earthing strap
- Figure 5 – Test strap
- Figure 6 – Arrangement for test on coversor cover-plates (see 12.2.3.2 and 12.2.3.3)
- Figure 7 – Gauge for the verification of the outline of lids, covers or cover-plates
- Figure 8 – Examples of application of the gauge of Figure 7 on covers fixed without screws on a mounting surface or supporting surface
- Figure 9 – Compliance criteria of application of the gauge of Figure 7
- Figure 10 – Gauge for verification of grooves,holes and reverse tapers
- Figure 11 – Sketch showing the direction of application of the gauge of Figure 10
- Figure 12 – Apparatus for testing the cable anchorage
- Figure 13 – Example of mounting block for boxes to be embedded in masonry (flush type and semi-flush type)
- Figure 14 – Example of the fixing of the auxiliary device mounted on a specimen
- Figure 15 – Example of test apparatus for the test
- Figure 16 – Verification of fixing means for boxes and enclosures classified according to 7.2.2.1
- Figure 17 – Test of the force and measurement of the displacement
- Figure 18 – Volume measurement
- Figure 19 – Reference surfaces for boxes and enclosures
- Figure 20 – Test wall
- Figure 21 – Example of the protected volume
- Figure 22 – Apparatus for impact test at low temperature
- Figure 23 – Mounting block for flush-type boxes and enclosures in order to apply blows on the rear surface
- Figure 24 – Sequence of blows for parts A, B, C, D, E, F and G
- Figure 25 – Test devices for load compression test for enclosures made of natural or synthetic rubber or a mixture of both
- Figure 26 – Rigid crossbar
- Figure 27 – Diagrammatic representation of the glow-wire test
- Figure A.1 – Examples of enclosures and parts thereof
- Tables [Go to Page]
- Table 1 – Classification of boxes and enclosures
- Table 2 – Forces to be applied to lids, covers, cover-plates or actuating members whose fixing is not dependent on screws
- Table 3 – Forces and torques to be applied to cable anchorages
- Table 4 – Tightening torques for the verification of the mechanical strength of screws
- Table 5 – Torque test values for cable glands
- Table 6 – Test voltage for electric strength test
- Table 7 – Determination of parts A, B, C, D E, F and G
- Table 8 – Height of fall for impact test
- International Standard (Bilingual) [Go to Page]
- English [Go to Page]
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions
- 4 General requirements
- 5 General remarks on tests [Go to Page]
- 5.1 Test conditions and number of samples
- 5.2 Compliance general requirement
- 6 Ratings
- 7 Classification
- 8 Marking [Go to Page]
- 8.1 General
- 8.2 Durability of the marking on the boxes and enclosures
- 9 Dimensions
- 10 Protection against electric shock
- 11 Provision for earthing [Go to Page]
- 11.1 Boxes and enclosures with exposed conductive parts
- 11.2 Boxes and enclosures of insulating material classified according to 7.2.2.2 and 7.2.2.3
- 11.3 Boxes or enclosures with removable sides according to 7.1.2
- 11.4 Earthing terminal threads
- 12 Construction [Go to Page]
- 12.1 General
- 12.2 Lids, covers or cover-plates or parts of them [Go to Page]
- 12.2.1 General
- 12.2.2 Screw-type fixing
- 12.2.3 Non-screw-type fixing operable without the use of a tool or a key
- 12.2.4 Non-screw-type fixing operable with the use of a tool or a key
- 12.3 Drain holes
- 12.4 Mounting of enclosures
- 12.5 Boxes and enclosures with inlets for flexible cables
- 12.6 Boxes and enclosures with inlets for applications other than flexible cables
- 12.7 Boxes and enclosures with a cable anchorage(s)
- 12.8 Boxes and enclosures with cable retention means
- 12.9 Knock-outs intended to be removed by mechanical impact [Go to Page]
- 12.9.1 General
- 12.9.2 Knock-out retention
- 12.9.3 Knock-out removal
- 12.9.4 Flat surfaces surrounding knock-outs
- 12.10 Screw fixings
- 12.11 Fixing of boxes and enclosures classified according to 7.2.1
- 12.12 Fixing of flush type and semi-flush type boxes and enclosures classified according to 7.2.2.1
- 12.13 Boxes and enclosures classified according to 7.2.2.2 and 7.2.2.3 [Go to Page]
- 12.13.1 General
- 12.13.2 Boxes intended for mounting on a wooden structural member of a wall
- 12.13.3 Boxes intended for mounting to a wooden structural member of a ceiling
- 12.13.4 Boxes intended for mounting to a steel-stud structural member of a wall
- 12.13.5 Internal volume of boxes and enclosures classified according to 7.2.2.2 and 7.2.2.3
- 12.13.6 Boxes intended for mounting in a finished structure
- 12.14 Cable gland entry
- 12.15 Boxes and enclosures with inlets or spouts (hubs) for conduits
- 12.16 Internal volume of boxes and enclosures
- 13 Resistance to ageing, protection against ingress of solid objects and against harmful ingress of water [Go to Page]
- 13.1 Resistance to ageing
- 13.2 Protection against the ingress of solid objects
- 13.3 Protection against harmful ingress of water
- 14 Insulation resistance and electric strength
- 15 Mechanical strength [Go to Page]
- 15.1 General
- 15.2 Impact test at low temperature
- 15.3 Compression test
- 15.4 Impact test for boxes and enclosures
- 15.5 Compression test for enclosures made of natural or synthetic rubber or a mixture of both
- 15.6 Test for boxes and enclosures declared with IK code
- 16 Resistance to heat [Go to Page]
- 16.1 Parts of insulating material necessary to retain current-carrying parts
- 16.2 Parts of insulating material not necessary to retain current-carrying parts
- 16.3 Boxes and enclosures of insulating materials classified according to 7.2.2.2 or 7.2.2.3 [Go to Page]
- 16.3.1 Mechanical strength
- 16.3.2 Parts of insulating material necessary to retain parts of the earthing circuit
- 17 Creepage distances, clearances and distances through sealing compound
- 18 Resistance of insulating material to abnormal heat and fire
- 19 Resistance to tracking
- 20 Resistance to corrosion
- 21 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
- Annex A (informative) Examples of enclosures and parts thereof
- Annex B (normative) Test for boxes and enclosures declared with IK code
- Bibliography
- Figures [Go to Page]
- Figure 1 – Examples of membranes and grommets
- Figure 2 – Test piston dimensions
- Figure 3 – Demonstration of the non-penetration of the internal volume
- Figure 4 – Earthing strap
- Figure 5 – Test strap
- Figure 6 – Arrangement for test on coversor cover-plates (see 12.2.3.2 and 12.2.3.3)
- Figure 7 – Gauge for the verification of the outline of lids, covers or cover-plates
- Figure 8 – Examples of application of the gauge of Figure 7 on covers fixed without screws on a mounting surface or supporting surface
- Figure 9 – Compliance criteria of application of the gauge of Figure 7
- Figure 10 – Gauge for verification of grooves, holes and reverse tapers
- Figure 11 – Sketch showing the direction of applicationof the gauge of Figure 10
- Figure 12 – Apparatus for testing the cable anchorage
- Figure 13 – Example of mounting block for boxes to be embedded in masonry (flush type and semi-flush type)
- Figure 14 – Example of the fixing of the auxiliary device mounted on a specimen
- Figure 15 – Example of test apparatus for the test
- Figure 16 – Verification of fixing means for boxes and enclosures classified according to 7.2.2.1
- Figure 17 – Test of the force and measurement of the displacement
- Figure 18 – Volume measurement
- Figure 19 – Reference surfaces for boxes and enclosures
- Figure 20 – Test wall
- Figure 21 – Example of the protected volume
- Figure 22 – Apparatus for impact test at low temperature
- Figure 23 – Mounting block for flush-type boxes and enclosures in order to apply blows on the rear surface
- Figure 24 – Sequence of blows for parts A, B, C, D, E, F and G
- Figure 25 – Test devices for load compression test for enclosures made of natural or synthetic rubber or a mixture of both
- Figure 26 – Rigid crossbar
- Figure 27 – Diagrammatic representationof the glow-wire test
- Figure A.1 – Examples of enclosures and parts thereof
- Tables [Go to Page]
- Table 1 – Classification of boxes and enclosures
- Table 2 – Forces to be applied to lids, covers, cover-plates or actuating members whose fixing is not dependent on screws
- Table 3 – Forces and torques to be applied to cable anchorages
- Table 4 – Tightening torques for the verification of the mechanical strength of screws
- Table 5 – Torque test values for cable glands
- Table 6 – Test voltage for electric strength test
- Table 7 – Determination of parts A, B, C, D E, F and G
- Table 8 – Height of fall for impact test
- Français [Go to Page]
- SOMMAIRE
- AVANT-PROPOS
- 1 Domaine d'application
- 2 Références normatives
- 3 Termes et définitions
- 4 Exigences générales
- 5 Généralités sur les essais [Go to Page]
- 5.1 Conditions d'essai et nombre d'échantillons
- 5.2 Exigences générales de conformité
- 6 Caractéristiques assignées
- 7 Classification
- 8 Marquage [Go to Page]
- 8.1 Généralités
- 8.2 Durabilité du marquage sur les boîtes et enveloppes
- 9 Dimensions
- 10 Protection contre les chocs électriques
- 11 Dispositions relatives à la mise à la terre [Go to Page]
- 11.1 Boîtes et enveloppes comportant des parties conductrices accessibles
- 11.2 Boîtes et enveloppes en matériau isolant classées selon le 7.2.2.2 et le 7.2.2.3
- 11.3 Boîtes ou enveloppes possédant des côtés démontables selon le 7.1.2
- 11.4 Filetage de la borne de terre
- 12 Construction [Go to Page]
- 12.1 Généralités
- 12.2 Couvercles, capots, plaques de recouvrement ou parties de ceux-ci [Go to Page]
- 12.2.1 Généralités
- 12.2.2 Fixations à vis
- 12.2.3 Fixations par d'autres moyens que les vis n'impliquant pas l'usage d'un outil ou d'une clé
- 12.2.4 Fixations par d'autres moyens que les vis impliquant l'usage d'un outil ou d'une clé
- 12.3 Trous de drainage
- 12.4 Montage des enveloppes
- 12.5 Boîtes et enveloppes avec orifices d'entrée pour câbles souples
- 12.6 Boîtes et enveloppes avec orifices d'entrée pour applications autres que les câbles souples
- 12.7 Boîtes et enveloppes équipées de serre-câbles
- 12.8 Boîtes et enveloppes équipées de dispositifs de retenue de câbles
- 12.9 Parois défonçables destinées à être ouvertes par des chocs mécaniques [Go to Page]
- 12.9.1 Généralités
- 12.9.2 Tenue des parois défonçables
- 12.9.3 Enlèvement des parois défonçables
- 12.9.4 Surfaces planes entourant les parois défonçables
- 12.10 Fixations à vis
- 12.11 Fixation des boîtes et enveloppes classées selon le 7.2.1
- 12.12 Fixation des boîtes et enveloppes pour montage encastré et semi-encastré classées selon le 7.2.2.1
- 12.13 Boîtes et enveloppes classées selon le 7.2.2.2 et le 7.2.2.3 [Go to Page]
- 12.13.1 Généralités
- 12.13.2 Boîtes prévues pour montage sur une structure en bois intégrée dans un mur
- 12.13.3 Boîtes prévues pour montage sur une structure en bois intégrée dans un plafond
- 12.13.4 Boîtes prévues pour montage sur une structure métallique intégrée dans un mur
- 12.13.5 Volume intérieur des boîtes et enveloppes classées selon le 7.2.2.2 et le 7.2.2.3
- 12.13.6 Boîtes prévues pour montage dans une structure finie
- 12.14 Entrées de presse-étoupes
- 12.15 Boîtes et enveloppes avec orifices d'entrée ou orifices à manchon pour conduits
- 12.16 Volume intérieur des boîtes et enveloppes
- 13 Résistance au vieillissement, protection contre la pénétration de corps solides et contre la pénétration nuisible de l'eau [Go to Page]
- 13.1 Résistance au vieillissement
- 13.2 Protection contre la pénétration de corps solides
- 13.3 Protection contre la pénétration nuisible de l'eau
- 14 Résistance d'isolement et rigidité diélectrique
- 15 Résistance mécanique [Go to Page]
- 15.1 Généralités
- 15.2 Essai de choc à basse température
- 15.3 Essai de compression
- 15.4 Essai de choc pour boîtes et enveloppes
- 15.5 Essai de compression pour les enveloppes en caoutchouc naturel ou synthétique ou faites d'un mélange des deux
- 15.6 Essai des boîtes et enveloppes déclarées avec un code IK
- 16 Résistance à la chaleur [Go to Page]
- 16.1 Parties en matériau isolant nécessaires au maintien en place des pièces sous tension
- 16.2 Parties en matériau isolant non nécessaires au maintien en place des pièces sous tension
- 16.3 Boîtes et enveloppes en matériau isolant classées selon le 7.2.2.2 ou le 7.2.2.3 [Go to Page]
- 16.3.1 Résistance mécanique
- 16.3.2 Parties en matériau isolant nécessaires au maintien en place des parties du circuit de mise à la terre
- 17 Lignes de fuite, distances d'isolement dans l'air et distances à travers le matériau d'étanchéité
- 18 Résistance du matériau isolant à la chaleur anormale et au feu
- 19 Résistance au cheminement
- 20 Résistance à la corrosion
- 21 Compatibilité électromagnétique (CEM)
- Annexe A (informative) Exemples d'enveloppes et de leurs éléments constituants
- Annexe B (normative) Essai des boîtes et enveloppes déclarées avec un code IK
- Bibliographie
- Figures [Go to Page]
- Figure 1 – Exemples de membranes et de passe-fils
- Figure 2 – Dimensions du piston d'essai
- Figure 3 – Démonstration d'absence de pénétration du volume intérieur
- Figure 4 – Bande de mise à la terre
- Figure 5 – Languette d'essai
- Figure 6 – Disposition pour l'essai des capots ou plaques de recouvrement (voir le 12.2.3.2 et le 12.2.3.3)
- Figure 7 – Calibre pour la vérification des contours des couvercles, capots ou plaques de recouvrement
- Figure 8 – Exemples d'applications du calibre de la Figure 7 sur des capots fixés sans vis sur une surface de montage ou de support
- Figure 9 – Critères de conformité d'application du calibre de la Figure 7
- Figure 10 – Calibre de vérification des rainures, trous et contre-dépouilles
- Figure 11 – Schéma qui indique la direction d'application du calibre de la Figure 10
- Figure 12 – Appareillage d'essai des serre-câbles
- Figure 13 – Exemple de bloc de montage pour boîtes destinées à être encastrées dans de la maçonnerie (pour montage encastré et semi-encastré)
- Figure 14 – Exemple de fixation du dispositif auxiliaire monté sur un échantillon
- Figure 15 – Exemple d'appareillage d'essai
- Figure 16 – Vérification des moyens de fixation des boîtes et enveloppesclassées selon le 7.2.2.1
- Figure 17 – Essai de la force et mesurage du déplacement
- Figure 18 – Mesurage du volume
- Figure 19 – Surfaces de référence pour boîtes et enveloppes
- Figure 20 – Mur d'essai
- Figure 21 – Exemple de volume protégé
- Figure 22 – Appareillage pour l'essai de choc à basse température
- Figure 23 – Bloc de montage pour boîtes et enveloppes pour montage encastré pour application des coups sur l'arrière
- Figure 24 – Séquence des coups pour les parties A, B, C, D, E, F et G
- Figure 25 – Appareils d'essai pour l'essai de compression des enveloppes en caoutchouc naturel ou synthétique ou faites d'un mélange des deux
- Figure 26 – Barre rigide
- Figure 27 – Représentation schématiquede l'essai au fil incandescent
- Figure A.1 – Exemples d'enveloppes et de leurs éléments constituants
- Tableaux [Go to Page]
- Tableau 1 – Classification des boîtes et enveloppes
- Tableau 2 – Forces à appliquer aux couvercles, capots, plaques de recouvrement ou aux organes de manœuvre dont la fixation ne s'effectue pas par des vis
- Tableau 3 – Forces et couples à appliquer aux serre-câbles
- Tableau 4 – Couples de serrage pour la vérification de la résistance mécanique des vis
- Tableau 5 – Valeurs du couple d'essai pour les presse-étoupes
- Tableau 6 – Tension d'essai pour l'essai de rigidité diélectrique
- Tableau 7 – Détermination des parties A, B, C, D, E, F et G
- Tableau 8 – Hauteur de chute pour l'essai de choc [Go to Page]
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