IEC 61058-2-4:1995/AMD1:2003
(Amendment)Amendment 1 - Switches for appliances - Part 2-4: Particular requirements for independently mounted switches
Amendment 1 - Switches for appliances - Part 2-4: Particular requirements for independently mounted switches
Amendement 1 - Interrupteurs pour appareils - Partie 2-4: Règles particulières pour les interrupteurs à montage indépendant
General Information
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 06-Feb-2003
- Technical Committee
- SC 23J - Switches for appliances
- Drafting Committee
- MT 1 - TC 23/SC 23J/MT 1
- Current Stage
- DELPUB - Deleted Publication
- Start Date
- 12-Oct-2018
- Completion Date
- 26-Oct-2025
Relations
- Effective Date
- 05-Sep-2023
- Effective Date
- 05-Sep-2023
Overview
IEC 61058-2-4:1995/AMD1:2003 is an important amendment to the international standard governing switches for appliances, specifically focusing on the particular requirements for independently mounted switches. Published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), this amendment updates the base standard (IEC 61058-2-4:1995) to ensure enhanced safety, functionality, and conformity for switches used in electrical appliances. It is designed to be used in conjunction with IEC 61058-1, which covers general requirements for switches.
This amendment highlights updated provisions related to the construction, marking, classification, electrical load capacities, protection against electric shock, and additional requirements for electronic switches, ensuring that independently mounted switches are suitable for household and similar applications with rated voltages up to 480 V and currents up to 63 A.
Key Topics
Scope and Application
- Applies to mechanical or electronic independently mounted switches.
- Intended for manual actuation (hand, foot) or through sensing units.
- Covers switches controlling household or similar electrical equipment.
- Rated for voltages ≤ 480 V and currents ≤ 63 A.
- Includes switches incorporating additional control functions governed by switch operation.
Switch Operation
- Supports direct manual operation or indirect actuation via remote control or equipment parts (e.g., appliance doors).
- Incorporates signal transmission methods including electrical, optical, acoustic, or thermal.
Construction Requirements
- Specifies design and construction modifications for reliability and safety.
- Mandates additional terminals on certain surface-mounted switches for continuity of current-carrying conductors.
- Ensures adequate internal space for conductor connection without damage.
Protection and Safety
- Defines enhanced protection against electric shock, specifying clearance and creepage distances.
- Addresses protection against foreign solid objects, ingress of dust and water, and humid conditions.
- Includes specific provisions for switches used in tropical climates.
- Stipulates heat and fire resistance standards.
Marking and Documentation
- Requires specific markings as detailed in modified tables, ensuring clear identification of switch characteristics.
- Documentation must provide detailed instructions reflecting the updated standards.
Electrical and EMC Requirements
- Outlines electrical load capabilities with updated conductor specifications.
- Addresses electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements as per Part 1.
Testing and Compliance
- Incorporates normative and informative annexes on routine and sampling tests.
- Adds requirements for abnormal operation and fault conditions, especially for electronic switches.
Applications
IEC 61058-2-4 Amendment 1 applies extensively in the design, manufacture, and testing of switches used in household and similar electrical appliances, including but not limited to:
- Consumer Appliances: Washing machines, dryers, refrigerators where independently mounted switches control operation.
- Electronic Devices: Appliances integrating electronic switches with mechanical cutoff for enhanced functionality and safety.
- Industrial Equipment: Small-scale equipment requiring manual or remote actuation switches with rated parameters within specified limits.
- Lighting and Control Systems: Systems utilizing switches with additional sensing units or remote actuation capabilities.
- Climatic Variations: Devices operating in harsh or tropical environments, requiring additional switch specifications.
By adhering to these updated standard requirements, manufacturers ensure higher quality, improved user safety, and international compliance in product development and certification processes.
Related Standards
IEC 61058-1: Switches for appliances – Part 1: General requirements (Third edition, 2000)
- Provides the foundational framework to be used alongside IEC 61058-2-4, covering broad requirements for appliance switches.
IEC 60529: Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
- Referenced for defining the switch's protection against solid objects, dust, and water ingress.
IEC 60227-3: Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including 300/500 V
- Relevant for conductor specifications associated with switch terminals and connections.
EMC Standards: Referenced within Part 1 and Part 2-4 for electromagnetic compatibility requirements to reduce interference.
Compliance with IEC 61058-2-4:1995/AMD1:2003 ensures switches for appliances meet rigorous international safety and performance criteria, supporting the development of reliable electrical equipment for global markets.
Frequently Asked Questions
IEC 61058-2-4:1995/AMD1:2003 is a standard published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Its full title is "Amendment 1 - Switches for appliances - Part 2-4: Particular requirements for independently mounted switches". This standard covers: Amendment 1 - Switches for appliances - Part 2-4: Particular requirements for independently mounted switches
Amendment 1 - Switches for appliances - Part 2-4: Particular requirements for independently mounted switches
IEC 61058-2-4:1995/AMD1:2003 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 29.120.40 - Switches. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
IEC 61058-2-4:1995/AMD1:2003 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to IEC 61058-2-4:1995, IEC 61058-2-4:2018. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
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Standards Content (Sample)
NORME CEI
INTERNATIONALE IEC
61058-2-4
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
AMENDEMENT 1
AMENDMENT 1
2003-02
Amendement 1
Interrupteurs pour appareils –
Partie 2-4:
Règles particulières pour les interrupteurs
à montage indépendant
Amendment 1
Switches for appliances –
Part 2-4:
Particular requirements for independently
mounted switches
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AVANT-PROPOS
Le présent amendement a été établi par le sous-comité 23J: Interrupteurs pour appareils, du
comité d'études 23 de la CEI: Petit appareillage.
Le texte de cet amendement est issu des documents suivants:
FDIS Rapport de vote
23J/253/FDIS 23J/255/RVD
Le rapport de vote indiqué dans le tableau ci-dessus donne toute information sur le vote ayant
abouti à l'approbation de cet amendement.
Le comité a décidé que le contenu de la publication de base et de ses amendements ne sera
pas modifié avant 2007. A cette date, la publication sera
• reconduite;
• supprimée;
• remplacée par une édition révisée, ou
• amendée.
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Page 4
AVANT-PROPOS
Remplacer la première phrase du deuxième alinéa comme suit:
La présente norme doit être utilisée conjointement avec la CEI 61058-1, Interrupteurs pour
appareils – Partie 1: Règles générales (troisième édition, 2000).
Page 8
1 Domaine d’application
Remplacer le paragraphe 1.1 par le suivant:
1.1 Remplacement
La présente Norme internationale s'applique aux interrupteurs montés de manière
indépendante pour appareils (mécaniques ou électroniques) manœuvrés à la main, au pied
ou par d'autres activités humaines, pour faire fonctionner ou commander des appareils
électriques et autres matériels pour usage domestique et analogue de tension assignée ne
dépassant pas 480 V et de courant assigné ne dépassant pas 63 A.
Ces interrupteurs sont prévus pour être manœuvrés par une personne, via un organe de
manœuvre ou par action d'une unité sensible. L'organe de manœuvre ou l'unité sensible peut
être intégré à l’interrupteur ou être disposé séparément, soit physiquement soit
électriquement, et peut associer la transmission d'un signal, par exemple électrique, optique,
acoustique ou thermique, entre l'organe de manœuvre ou l'unité sensible et l'interrupteur.
Les interrupteurs qui incorporent des fonctions de commande supplémentaires gérées par la
fonction de coupure sont inclus dans le domaine d'application de cette norme.
61058-2-4 Amend. 1 IEC:2003 – 3 –
FOREWORD
This amendment has been prepared by subcommittee 23J: Switches for appliances, of IEC
technical committee 23: Electrical accessories.
The text of this amendment is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
23J/253/FDIS 23J/255/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this amendment can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
The committee has decided that the contents of the base publication and its amendments will
remain unchanged until 2007. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed;
• withdrawn;
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
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Page 5
FOREWORD
Replace the first sentence of the second paragraph as follows:
This standard shall be used in conjunction with IEC 61058-1, Switches for appliances – Part 1:
General requirements (third edition, 2000).
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1 Scope
Replace subclause 1.1 by the following:
1.1 Replacement:
This International Standard applies to independently mounted switches for appliances
(mechanical or electronic) actuated by hand, by foot or by other human activity, to operate or
control electrical appliances and other equipment for household or similar purposes with a
rated voltage not exceeding 480 V and a rated current not exceeding 63 A.
These switches are intended to be operated by a person, via an actuating member or by
actuating a sensing unit. The actuating member or sensing unit can be integral with or
arranged separately, either physically or electrically, from the switch and may involve
transmission of a signal, for example electrical, optical, acoustic or thermal, between the
actuating member or sensing unit and the switch.
Switches which incorporate additional control functions governed by the switch function are
within the scope of this standard.
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La présente norme couvre aussi la manœuvre indirecte de l'interrupteur lorsque le fonc-
tionnement de l'organe de manœuvre ou de l'unité sensible est réalisé par une commande
à distance ou une partie d'appareil ou d'équipement telle qu'une porte.
NOTE 1 Les interrupteurs électroniques peuvent être combinés avec des interrupteurs mécaniques donnant la
coupure complète ou la microcoupure.
NOTE 2 Les interrupteurs électroniques sans interrupteur mécanique dans le circuit d'alimentation procurent
seulement une coupure électronique. Le circuit du côté de la charge est donc toujours considéré comme actif.
NOTE 3 Pour les interrupteurs utilisés dans des climats tropicaux, des prescriptions supplémentaires peuvent
être nécessaires.
NOTE 4 L'attention est attirée sur le fait que les normes pour appareils peuvent contenir des prescriptions
supplémentaires ou alternatives pour les interrupteurs.
NOTE 5 Dans toute la norme, le terme «appareil» signifie «appareil ou équipement».
Remplacer les paragraphes 1.2 et 1.3 par ce qui suit:
1.2 Le paragraphe de la partie 1 n’est pas applicable.
1.3 Le paragraphe de la partie 1 est applicable.
Ajouter le paragraphe suivant:
1.4 Le paragraphe de la partie 1 n’est pas applicable.
2 Références normatives
2.1 Normes CEI
Supprimer le numéro et le titre de ce paragraphe ainsi que la première ligne.
Remplacer «CEI 227-3:1993» par «CEI 60227-3:1997»
Page 10
7 Classification
Ajouter le paragraphe suivant:
7.1.15.2 Ce paragraphe de la partie 1 n’est pas applicable.
Page 12
8 Marquage et documentation
Remplacer le texte existant par le suivant:
L’article de la partie 1 est applicable avec les modifications suivantes dans le tableau 3:
61058-2-4 Amend. 1 IEC:2003 – 5 –
This standard also covers the indirect actuation of the switch when the operation of the
actuating member or sensing unit is provided by a remote control or a part of an appliance or
equipment such as a door.
NOTE 1 Electronic switches may be combined with mechanical switches giving full disconnection or micro-
disconnection.
NOTE 2 Electronic switches without a mechanical switch in the supply circuit provide only electronic
disconnection. Therefore, the circuit on the load side is always considered to be live.
NOTE 3 For switches used in tropical climates, additional requirements may be necessary.
NOTE 4 Attention is drawn to the fact that the standards for appliances may contain additional or alternative
requirements for switches.
NOTE 5 Throughout this standard, the word “appliance” means “appliance or equipment”.
Replace subclauses 1.2 and 1.3 by the following:
1.2 This subclause of Part 1 is not applicable
1.3 This subclause of Part 1 is applicable.
Add the following subclause:
1.4 This subclause of Part 1 is not applicable.
2 Normative references
2.1 IEC standards
Delete the subclause number, the title of the subclause and the first line.
Replace “IEC 227-3:1993” by “IEC 60227-3:1997”
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7 Classification
Add the following subclause:
7.1.15.2 This subclause of Part 1 is not applicable.
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8 Marking and documentation
Replace the existing text by the following:
This clause of Part 1 is applicable with the following modifications in Table 3:
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Tableau 3 – Informations sur l'interrupteur
Moyen d'information
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