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Council Directive of 16 October 1978 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to head restraints of seats of motor vehicles (78/932/EEC) (repealed)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.(1) Each Member State shall grant EEC component type-approval for...

  3. Article 2.Member States shall, for each type of head restraint which...

  4. Article 3.(1) No Member State may prohibit the placing on the...

  5. Article 4.The competent authorities of each Member State shall within one...

  6. Article 5.(1) If the Member State which has granted EEC component...

  7. Article 6.Any decision taken pursuant to the provisions adopted in implementation...

  8. Article 7.No Member State may refuse to grant EEC type-approval or...

  9. Article 8.No Member State may refuse or prohibit the sale, registration,...

  10. Article 9.For the purposes of this Directive, ‘vehicle’ means any Category...

  11. Article 10.Any amendments necessary to adapt the requirements of the Annexes...

  12. Article 11.(1) Member States shall bring into force the provisions necessary...

  13. Article 12.This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

    1. ANNEX I

      SCOPE, DEFINITIONS, APPLICATION FOR EEC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL, GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS, TESTS AND CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION

      1. 1. SCOPE

        1. 1.1. This Directive applies to head restraints (head rests):

      2. 2. DEFINITIONS

        1. 2.1. Vehicle type with regard to head restraints

          1. 2.1.1. the lines and internal dimensions of the bodywork constituting the...

          2. 2.1.2. the types and dimensions of the seats.

        2. 2.2. Head restraint

        3. 2.3. Type of seat

        4. 2.4. Type of head restraint

        5. 2.5. H point

        6. 2.6. R point or seating reference point

        7. 2.7. Reference line r

        8. 2.8. Head line

      3. 3. APPLICATION FOR EEC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL

        1. 3.1. The application for EEC component type-approval must be submitted by...

        2. 3.2. It must be accompanied by the following documents in triplicate:...

          1. 3.2.1. a detailed description of the head restraint, specifying in particular...

          2. 3.2.2. a detailed description of the type or types of seats...

          3. 3.2.3. details of the type or types of vehicle on which...

          4. 3.2.4. dimensional drawings of the characteristic parts of the seat and...

        3. 3.3. The following must be submitted to the technical service responsible...

          1. 3.3.1. if the head restraint is an integral part of the...

          2. 3.3.2. if the head restraint is intended to be firmly anchored...

            1. 3.3.2.1. two seats of each type to which the head restraint...

            2. 3.3.2.2. 4 + 2N head restraints, N being the number of types of...

        4. 3.4. The technical service responsible for conducting the component type-approval tests...

          1. 3.4.1. the submission of specific parts or specific samples of the...

          2. 3.4.2. the submission of vehicles of the type or types referred...

      4. 4. MARKINGS

        1. 4.1. The devices submitted for component type-approval must:

          1. 4.1.1. be clearly and indelibly marked with the trade name or...

          2. 4.1.2. provide adequate space on the lateral face for the component...

        2. 4.2. Where the head restraint forms an integral part of the...

      5. (5.)

      6. 6. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

        1. 6.1. The presence of the head restraint in a vehicle must...

          1. 6.1.1. the impact zone must be bounded laterally by two vertical...

          2. 6.1.2. the impact zone must be limited in height to the...

        2. 6.2. Parts of the front and rear faces of the head...

        3. 6.3. The head restraint must be anchored to the seat in...

        4. 6.4. The height of the head restraint, measured as described in...

        5. 6.5. The height of the device on which the head rests,...

        6. 6.6. There must be no gap of more than 50 mm between...

        7. 6.7. The width of the head restraint must be such as...

        8. 6.8. The head restraint and its anchorage must be such that...

        9. 6.9. The head restraint and its anchorage must be strong enough...

      7. 7. TESTS

        1. 7.1. Verification of the R point of the seat in which...

        2. 7.2. Determination of the height of the head restraint

          1. 7.2.1. All lines must be drawn in the plane of symmetry...

          2. 7.2.2. The manikin corresponding to an average adult male or the...

          3. 7.2.3. The projection of the reference line of the manikin referred...

          4. 7.2.4. The distance h from the R point to the tangent...

        3. 7.3. Determination of the width of the head restraint

          1. 7.3.1. The plane S1 perpendicular to the reference line and situated...

          2. 7.3.2. The width of the head restraint to be taken into...

          3. 7.3.3. The width of the head restraint must if necessary also...

        4. 7.4. Determination of the effectiveness of the device

          1. 7.4.1. The effectiveness of the head restraint is to be checked...

          2. 7.4.2. Preparation for the test

            1. 7.4.2.1. If the head restraint is not an integral part of...

          3. 7.4.3. Testing

            1. 7.4.3.1. All lines must be drawn in the vertical plane of...

            2. 7.4.3.2. A projection of the reference line r is drawn in...

            3. 7.4.3.3. The displaced reference line r1 is determined by applying to...

            4. 7.4.3.4. By means of a spherical head 165 mm in diameter an...

            5. 7.4.3.5. The tangent Y to the spherical head, parallel to the...

            6. 7.4.3.6. The distance X between the tangent Y and the displaced...

            7. 7.4.3.7. The initial load specified in 7.4.3.4 is increased to 89 daN...

      8. 8. CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION

        1. (8.1.)

        2. (8.2.)

        3. (8.3.)

        4. 8.4. Head restraints selected for verification of conformity with an approved...

      9. (9.)

      10. 10. INSTRUCTIONS

    2. ANNEX II

      PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING THE ‘H’ POINT AND THE ACTUAL SEATBACK ANGLE AND FOR VERIFYING THE RELATIVE POSITIONS OF THE R AND H POINTS AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DESIGN SEATBACK ANGLE AND THE ACTUAL SEATBACK ANGLE

      1. Annex III to Directive 77/649/EEC shall be applicable.

    3. ANNEX III

      DETERMINATION OF HEIGHT AND WIDTH OF HEAD RESTRAINT

    4. ANNEX IV

      DETAILS OF LINES DRAWN AND MEASUREMENTS TAKEN DURING TEST

    5. ANNEX V

      TEST PROCEDURE FOR CHECKING ENERGY DISSIPATION

      1. 1. SETTING UP, TEST APPARATUS, RECORDING INSTRUMENTS AND PROCEDURE

        1. 1.1. Setting up

        2. 1.2. Test apparatus

          1. 1.2.1. This apparatus consists of a pendulum whose pivot is supported...

          2. 1.2.2. The headform is fitted with two accelerometers and a speed-measuring...

        3. 1.3. Recording instruments

          1. 1.3.1. Acceleration:

          2. 1.3.2. Speed:

          3. 1.3.3. Time recording:

        4. 1.4. Test procedure

          1. 1.4.1. The surface to be tested must be so placed that...

          2. 1.4.2. The headform must strike the test item at a speed...

      2. 2. RESULTS

      3. 3. EQUIVALENT PROCEDURES

        1. 3.1. Equivalent test procedures are permitted on condition that the results...

        2. 3.2. Responsibility for demonstrating the equivalence of a method other than...

    6. ANNEX VI

      EEC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL MARK

      1. 1. GENERAL

        1. 1.1. The EEC component type-approval mark consists of:

          1. 1.1.1. a rectangle surrounding the lower-case letter ‘e’ followed by the...

          2. 1.1.2. it must also include the EEC component type-approval number which...

          3. 1.1.3. where the head restraint is an integral part of the...

        2. 1.2. The EEC component type-approval mark must be clearly legible and...

      2. 2. TWO EXAMPLES OF EEC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL MARKS

        1. 2.1. Component type-approval mark of a head restraint which forms an...

        2. 2.2. EEC component type-approval mark of a head restraint which is...

    7. ANNEX VII

      MODEL EEC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE

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