DKE German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies of DIN and VDE
DIN EN 60335-2-17
; VDE 0700-17:2013-08
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-17: Particular requirements for blankets, pads, clothing and similar flexible heating appliances (IEC 60335-2-17:2012); German version EN 60335-2-17:2013
Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-17: Besondere Anforderungen an Wärmezudecken, Wärmeunterbetten, Heizkissen, Kleidung und ähnliche schmiegsame Wärmegeräte (IEC 60335-2-17:2012); Deutsche Fassung EN 60335-2-17:2013
Overview
This standard deals with the safety of electric blankets, pads, clothing and other flexible appliances that heat the bed or human body, for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V. Normative requirements which have so far been included in notes have been converted to normative text. Furthermore, the tests which no longer correspond with the current state of the art have been deleted. The responsible committee is DKE/UK 511.9 "Schmiegsame Wärmegeräte" ("Flexible heating appliances") of the DKE (German Commission for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies) at DIN and VDE.
