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AS/NZS 2596:2003
[Available Superseded]Seat belt assemblies for motor vehicles (ECE Regulation No. 16, MOD)
Specifies requirements for seat belt assemblies for use by adults and larger children intended for after market supply. This Standard modifies and has been reproduced from UN ECE Regulation 16 with variations for Australian and New Zealand included in a ZZ Appendix.
Published: 29/12/2003
Pages: 106
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
PREFACE
1 SCOPE
2 DEFINITIONS
3 APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL
3.1 Vehicle type
3.1.1
3.1.2
3.1.2.1
3.1.2.2
3.1.2.3
3.1.2.4
3.1.2.5
3.1.2.6
3.1.3
3.2 Safety-belt type
3.2.1
3.2.2
3.2.2.1
3.2.2.2
3.2.2.3
3.2.2.4
3.2.3
4 MARKINGS
5 APPROVAL
5.1
5.1.1
5.1.2
5.2 Vehicle type
5.2.1
5.2.2
5.2.3
5.2.4
5.2.4.1
5.2.4.2
5.2.5
5.2.6
5.2.7
5.3 Safety-belt type
5.3.1
5.3.2
5.3.3
5.3.4
5.3.4.1
5.3.4.1.1
5.3.4.1.2
5.3.4.2
5.3.4.2.1
5.3.4.2.2
5.3.4.2.2.1
5.3.4.2.2.2
5.3.4.2.2.3
5.3.4.2.2.4
5.3.4.2.2.5
5.3.4.2.3
5.3.5
5.3.6
5.3.7
6 SPECIFICATIONS
6.1 General specifications
6.1.1
6.1.2
6.1.3
6.1.4
6.2 Rigid parts
6.2.1 General
6.2.1.1
6.2.1.2
6.2.1.3
6.2.1.4
6.2.2 Buckle
6.2.2.1
6.2.2.2
6.2.2.3
6.2.2.4
6.2.2.5
6.2.2.6
6.2.2.7
6.2.3 Belt adjusting device
6.2.3.1
6.2.3.2
6.2.3.3
6.2.3.4
6.2.4 Attachments and belt adjustment devices for height
6.2.5 Retractors
6.2.5.1 Manually unlocking retractors
6.2.5.1.1
6.2.5.1.2
6.2.5.1.3
6.2.5.2 Automatically locking retractors
6.2.5.2.1
6.2.5.2.2
6.2.5.2.3
6.2.5.3 Emergency locking retractors
6.2.5.3.1
6.2.5.3.1.1
6.2.5.3.1.2
6.2.5.3.1.3
6.2.5.3.1.4
6.2.5.3.1.5
6.2.5.3.2
6.2.5.3.3
6.2.5.3.4
6.2.5.3.5
6.2.6 Pre-loading device
6.2.6.1
6.2.6.2
6.2.6.3
6.2.6.3.1
6.2.6.3.2
6.3 Straps
6.3.1 General
6.3.1.1
6.3.1.2
6.3.2 Strength after room-conditioning
6.3.3 Strength after special conditioning
6.4 Belt assembly or restraint system
6.4.1 Dynamic test
6.4.1.1
6.4.1.2
6.4.1.2.1
6.4.1.2.2
6.4.1.2.3
6.4.1.2.4
6.4.1.3
6.4.1.3.1
6.4.1.3.2
6.4.1.3.3
6.4.1.4
6.4.1.4.1
6.4.1.4.2
6.4.1.5
6.4.2 Strength after abrasion conditioning
6.4.2.1
6.4.2.2
7 TESTS
7.1 Use of samples submitted for approval of a type of belt or restraint system (see annex 13 to this Regulation)
7.1.1
7.1.2
7.1.3
7.1.4
7.2 Corrosion test
7.2.1
7.2.2
7.3 Micro-slip test (see annex 11, figure 3 to this Regulation)
7.3.1
7.3.2
7.3.3
7.3.4
7.3.5
7.3.6
7.3.7
7.4 Conditioning of straps and breaking-strength test (static)
7.4.1 Conditioning of straps for the breaking-strength test
7.4.1.1 Temperature-conditioning and hygrometrics
7.4.1.2 Light-conditioning
7.4.1.2.1
7.4.1.2.2
7.4.1.3 Cold-conditioning
7.4.1.3.1
7.4.1.3.2
7.4.1.4 Heat-conditioning
7.4.1.4.1
7.4.1.4.2
7.4.1.5 Exposure to water
7.4.1.5.1
7.4.1.5.2
7.4.1.6 Abrasion conditioning
7.4.1.6.1
7.4.1.6.2
7.4.1.6.3
7.4.1.6.4
7.4.1.6.4.1
7.4.1.6.4.2
7.4.1.6.4.3
7.4.2 Test of breaking strength of strap (static test)
7.4.2.1
7.4.2.2
7.4.2.3
7.4.2.4
7.4.2.5
7.5 Test of belt assembly components incorporating rigid parts
7.5.1
7.5.2
7.5.3
7.5.4
7.5.5
7.5.6
7.6 Additional tests for safety-belts with retractors
7.6.1 Durability of retractor mechanism
7.6.1.1
7.6.1.2
7.6.2 Locking of emergency locking retractors
7.6.2.1
7.6.2.1.1
7.6.2.1.2
7.6.2.2
7.6.2.3
7.6.3 Dust resistance
7.6.3.1
7.6.3.2
7.6.4 Retracting forces
7.6.4.1
7.7 Dynamic test of belt assembly or of the restraint system
7.7.1
7.7.1.1
7.7.1.2
7.7.1.3
7.7.1.4
7.7.1.5
7.7.1.6
7.7.2
7.7.3
7.7.4
7.7.5
7.7.6
7.8 Buckle-opening test
7.8.1
7.8.2
7.8.3
7.8.4
7.9 Additional tests on safety-belts with pre-loading devices
7.9.1 Conditioning
7.10 Test report
7.10.1
8 REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING THE INSTALLATION IN THE VEHICLE
8.1 Vehicle equipment
8.1.1
8.1.2
8.1.3
8.1.4
8.1.5
8.1.6
8.1.7
8.1.8
8.1.9
8.1.9.1
8.1.9.2
8.1.9.3
8.1.10
8.1.10.1
8.1.10.2
8.1.10.3
8.1.11
8.1.12
8.1.13
8.2 General requirements
8.2.1
8.2.2
8.2.2.1
8.2.2.2
8.2.2.3
8.2.2.4
8.2.2.5
8.2.2.5.1
8.2.2.5.2
8.3
8.3.1
8.3.2
8.3.3
8.3.4
8.3.5
9 CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION
9.1
9.2
9.3
10 PENALTIES FOR NON-CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION
10.1
10.2
11 MODIFICATIONS AND EXTENSION OF APPROVAL OF THE VEHICLE TYPE OR SAFETY-BELT OR RESTRAINT SYSTEM TYPE
11.1
11.1.1
11.1.2
11.2
11.3
11.4
12 PRODUCTION DEFINITELY DISCONTINUED
13 INSTRUCTIONS
14 NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF TECHNICAL SERVICES RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING APPROVAL TESTS, AND OF ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS
15 TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
15.1 Approvals of vehicle type
15.1.1
15.1.2
15.1.3
15.1.3.1
Annex 1A
Annex 1B
Annex 2
1
2
Annex 3
Annex 4
Annex 5
Annex 6
1 TROLLEY
2 SEAT
3 ANCHORAGES
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
4 STOPPING DEVICE
4.1
4.2
4.3
Annex 7
1 Specifications of the manikin
1.1 General
1.2 Description of the manikin
1.2.1 Structure of the lower leg (see Figures 3 and 4)
1.2.2 Structure of the thigh (see Figures 3 and 4)
1.2.3 Structure of the torso (see Figures 1 and 2)
1.2.4 Neck (see Figures 1 and 2)
1.2.5 Head (see Figures 1 and 2)
1.2.6 Knee joint (see Figure 4)
1.2.7 Hip joint (see Figure 4)
1.2.8 Polyurethane
1.2.9 Overalls
2 Correction devices
2.1 General
3 Cushion
4 Adjustment of the joints
4.1 General
4.2 Knee joint
4.3 Hip joint
4.4 Atlas-Axis joint
4.5 Neck
Annex 8
Annex 9
Annex 10
Annex 11
Annex 12
1 Test apparatus
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
2 Location of test samples in the mist cabinet
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
3 Salt solution
3.1
3.2
4 Air supply
5 Conditions in the mist chamber
5.1
5.2
Annex 13
Annex 14
1 TESTS
1.1 Verification of the locking threshold and durability of emergency locking retractors
1.2 Verification of the durability of automatically-locking retractors
1.3 Test for strength of straps after conditioning
1.3.1 Test for strength of straps after abrasion
1.4 Microslip test
1.5 Test of the rigid parts
1.6 Verification of the performance requirements of the safety-belt or restraint system when subjected to the dynamic test
1.6.1 Tests with conditioning
1.6.1.1
1.6.1.2
1.6.1.3
1.6.2 Test without any conditioning
2 TEST FREQUENCY AND RESULTS
2.1
2.1.1
2.1.1.1
2.1.1.2
2.2
2.2.1 Tests with conditioning
2.2.1.1
2.2.1.2
2.2.2 Tests without conditioning
2.2.2.1
2.2.2.1.1
2.2.2.1.2
2.2.2.2
2.2.2.2.1
2.2.2.2.2
2.2.3 Results
2.2.3.1
2.3
Annex 15
1 PURPOSE
2 DEFINITIONS
2.1
2.1.1
2.1.2
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
2.10
2.11
3 REQUIREMENTS
3.1
3.1.1
3.1.2
3.1.3
3.2
3.2.1
3.2.2
3.2.3
3.2.4
3.2.5
4 PROCEDURE FOR "H" POINT AND ACTUAL TORSO ANGLE DETERMINATION
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.7.1
4.7.1.1
4.7.1.2
4.7.2
4.7.3
4.8
4.9
4.9.1
4.9.2
4.10
4.11
4.12
4.13
4.14
4.14.1
4.14.2
4.15
4.16
4.16.1
4.16.2
Annex 15 - Appendix 1 DESCRIPTION OF THE THREE DIMENSIONAL "H" POINT MACHINE ∗/ (3-D H machine)
1 Back and seat pans
2 Body and leg elements
Annex 15 - Appendix 2 THREE-DIMENSIONAL REFERENCE SYSTEM
1
2
3
Annex 15 - Appendix 3 REFERENCE DATA CONCERNING SEATING POSITIONS
1
2
2.1
3
3.1
3.1.1
3.1.2
3.1.3
Annex 16
Annex 17
1 Compatibility with child restraint systems
1.1
1.2
Annex 17 - Appendix 1 PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE INSTALLATION OF "UNIVERSAL" CATEGORY CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS INSTALLED WITH THE SAFETY-BELT EQUIPMENT OF THE VEHICLE
1 General
1.1
1.2
2 Test procedure
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.6.1
2.6.2
2.7
2.8
2.9
2.10
3 Requirements
3.1
3.2
3.3
Annex 17 - Appendix 2 TABLE OF VEHICLE HANDBOOK INFORMATION ON CHILD RESTRAINT SUITABILITY FOR VARIOUS SEATING POSITIONS
AMENDMENT NO. 1
AMENDMENT NO. 2
AMENDMENT NO. 3
APPENDIX ZZ
APPENDIX ZA
ZA1 INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLATION
ZA2 INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
ZA2.1 General
ZA2.2 Warning
ZA3 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
APPENDIX ZB
APPENDIX ZC
APPENDIX ZD
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