IEC 62115 : 2.0

ELECTRIC TOYS - SAFETY

International Electrotechnical Committee

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FOREWORD INTRODUCTION 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 General requirement 5 General conditions for tests 6 Criteria for reduced testing 7 Marking and instructions 8 Power input 9 Heating and abnormal operation 10 Electric strength 11 Electric toys used in water, electric toys used    with liquid and electric toys cleaned with liquid 12 Mechanical strength 13 Construction 14 Protection of cords and wires 15 Components 16 Screws and connections 17 Clearances and creepage distances 18 Resistance to heat and fire 19 Radiation and similar hazards Annex A (normative) - Experimental sets Annex B (normative) - Needle-flame test Annex C (normative) - Automatic controls and         switches Annex D (normative) - Electric toys with protective         electronic circuits Annex E (normative) - Safety of electric toys         incorporating optical radiation sources Annex F (informative) - Flowcharts showing the         assessment of optical radiation safety of LEDs         in electric toys Annex G (informative) - Examples of calculations         on LEDs Annex H (informative) - Explanation of the principles         used for the requirements of Annex E Annex I (informative) - Electric toys generating         electromagnetic fields (EMF) Annex J (normative) - Safety of remote controls         for electric ride-on toys Annex K (informative) - Flow charts showing the         application of Clause 9 Bibliography Index of defined terms and definitions

Abstract

Describes safety requirements for electric toys that have at least one function dependant on electricity, electric toys being any product designed or intended, whether or not exclusively, for use in play by children under 14 years of age.

Scope

This International Standard specifies safety requirements for electric toys that have at least one function dependant on electricity, electric toys being any product designed or intended, whether or not exclusively, for use in play by children under 14 years of age.Additional requirements for experimental sets are given in Annex A.Additional requirements for electric toys incorporating optical radiation sources are given in Annex E.Measurement methods for electric toys generating electromagnetic fields (EMF) are given in Annex I. Additional requirements for the safety of remote-controls for electric ride-on toys are given in Annex J. If the packaging is intended to have play value then it is considered to be part of the electric toy. This International Standard only covers the safety aspects of electric toys that relate to an electrical function.This International Standard does not apply to the following products:automatic playing machines, whether coin operated or not, intended for public use(IEC 60335-2-82);– toy vehicles equipped with combustion engines;– toy steam engines;– slings and catapults;– electric decorative robots – decorative objects for festivities and celebrations;– sports equipment, including roller skates, inline skates, and skateboards intended forchildren with a body mass of more than 20 kg;– bicycles with a maximum saddle height of more than 435 mm, measured as the vertical distance from the ground to the top of the seat surface, with the seat in a horizontal position and with the seat pillar set to the minimum insertion mark; – scooters and other means of transport designed for sport or which are intended to be used for travel on public roads or public pathways; – electrically driven vehicles which are intended to be used for travel on public roads, public pathways, or the pavement thereof; – aquatic equipment intended to be used in deep water, and swimming learning devices for children, such as swim seats and swimming aids;– puzzles with more than 500 pieces;– guns and pistols using compressed gas, with the exception of water guns and water pistols, and bows for archery over 120 cm long; – products and games using sharp-pointed missiles, such as sets of darts with metallic points; – functional educational products, such as electric ovens, irons or other functional products operated at a nominal voltage exceeding 24 V which are sold exclusively for teaching purposes under adult supervision; – fireworks, including percussion caps which are not specifically designed for electric toys; – products intended for use for educational purposes in schools and other pedagogical contexts under the surveillance of an adult instructor, such as science equipment;– electronic equipment, such as personal computers and game consoles, used to access interactive software and their associated peripherals, unless the electronic equipment or the associated peripherals are specifically designed for and targeted at children and have a play value on their own, such as specially designed personal computers, key boards, joy sticks or steering wheels; – interactive software, intended for leisure and entertainment, such as computer games, and their storage media, such as CDs; – fashion accessories for children which are not for use in play;– babies soothers; – personal protective equipment including swimming goggles, sunglasses and other eye protectors as well as bicycle and skateboard helmets; – products for collectors, provided that the product or its packaging bears a visible and legible indication that it is intended for collectors of 14 years of age and above. EXAMPLES of this category are• detailed and faithful scale models,• kits for the assembly of detailed scale models,• folk dolls and decorative dolls and other similar articles,• historical replicas of electric toys, and• reproductions of real firearms.– equipment intended to be used collectively in playgrounds;– amusement machines and personal service machines (IEC 60335-2-82);– professional electric toys installed in public places (such as shopping centres and railway stations);– products containing heating elements intended for use under the supervision of an adult in a teaching context; – portable luminaries for children (IEC 60598-2-10);– blowers for inflatable activity toys (such as blowers for bouncy castles);