EN 62929:2014

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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Cleaning robots for household use - Dry cleaning: Methods of measuring performance
Reinigungsroboter für den Hausgebrauch - Trockenreinigung: Verfahren zur Messung
der Gebrauchseigenschaften
Robots de nettoyage à usage domestique - Nettoyage à sec: Méthodes de mesure de
l'aptitude à la fonction
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 62929:2014
ICS:
97.080 Aparati za nego tal Floor treatment appliances
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 62929
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
September 2014
ICS 97.080
English Version
Cleaning robots for household use - Dry cleaning: Methods of
measuring performance
(IEC 62929:2014)
Robots de nettoyage à usage domestique - Nettoyage à Reinigungsroboter für den Hausgebrauch -
sec: Méthodes de mesure de l'aptitude à la fonction Trockenreinigung: Verfahren zur Messung der
(CEI 62929:2014) Gebrauchseigenschaften
(IEC 62929:2014)
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Ref. No. EN 62929:2014 E
Foreword
The text of document 59F/258/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 62929, prepared by SC 59F "Surface
cleaning appliances" of IEC/TC 59 "Performance of household and similar electrical appliances" was
submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN 62929:2014.
The following dates are fixed:
– latest date by which the document has to be implemented at (dop) 2015-05-26
national level by publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting with (dow) 2017-08-26
the document have to be withdrawn

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such
patent rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62929:2014 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:
IEC 60335-1:2001 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60335-1:2002 (modified)
+ A1:2004 + A1:2004 (not modified)
+ A2:2006 + A2:2006 (not modified).
IEC 60335-2-2:2009 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60335-2-2:2010 (not modified).

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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE 1 When an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod),
the relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is
available here: www.cenelec.eu.

Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60312-1 (mod) 2010 Vacuum cleaners for household use - EN 60312-1 2013
Part 1: Dry vacuum cleaners - Methods for
+ A1 2011 - -
measuring the performance
ISO 554 -  Standard atmospheres for conditioning - -
and/or testing - Specifications
ISO 679 2009 Cement - Test methods - Determination of - -
strength
ISO 2768-1 1989 General tolerances - EN 22768-1 1993
Part 1: Tolerances for linear and angular
dimensions without individual tolerance
indications
IEC 62929 ®
Edition 1.0 2014-07
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
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Cleaning robots for household use – Dry-cleaning: Methods of measuring

performance
Robots de nettoyage à usage domestique – Nettoyage à sec: Méthodes

de mesure de l'aptitude à la fonction

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ICS 97.080 ISBN 978-2-8322-1685-9

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms and definitions . 8
4 General conditions for testing . 10
4.1 Atmospheric conditions . 10
4.2 Lighting conditions . 10
4.3 Test equipment and materials . 10
4.4 Number of samples . 10
4.5 Running-in of a new cleaning robot . 10
4.6 Preparation of battery . 11
4.7 Operation of the cleaning robot . 11
4.8 Measurement of dust receptacle weight . 11
4.9 Measurement resolution and accuracy . 11
4.10 Tolerance of dimensions . 12
5 Dust removal test – Box . 12
5.1 General . 12
5.2 Dust removal from hard flat floors . 12
5.2.1 Test bed . 12
5.2.2 Preparation of test . 13
5.2.3 Test method . 15
5.2.4 Determination of dust removal ability and operation time . 16
5.3 Dust removal from carpets . 17
5.3.1 Test bed . 17
5.3.2 Preparation of test . 18
5.3.3 Test method . 19
5.3.4 Determination of dust removal ability and operation time . 20
Dust removal – Straight line . 20
6.1 General . 20
6.2 Test Mode . 20
6.2.1 General . 20
6.2.2 Access to test mode . 20
6.2.3 Test mode action . 21
6.2.4 Test mode speed verification . 21
6.3 Dust removal from hard floor . 21
6.3.1 Test bed . 21
6.3.2 Preparation of test . 22
6.3.3 Test method . 23
6.3.4 Determination of dust removal ability . 24
6.4 Dust removal from carpet . 26
6.4.1 Test bed . 26
6.4.2 Preparation of test . 26
6.4.3 Test method . 27
6.4.4 Determination of dust removal ability . 27
7 Autonomous navigation/coverage test . 27

IEC 62929:2014 © IEC 2014 – 3 –
7.1 General . 27
7.2 Test bed . 27
7.2.1 Test conditions . 27
7.2.2 Floor configuration . 27
7.2.3 Wall and ceiling configuration . 33
7.2.4 General conditions . 38
7.3 Preparation of test . 39
7.4 Test method . 40
7.5 Performance measurement . 41
8 Average robot speed . 43
8.1 Test bed . 43
8.2 Preparation . 44
8.2.1 Preconditioning of test floor . 44
8.2.2 Pre-treatment of cleaning robot . 44
8.2.3 Visual tracking system (VTS) . 44
8.3 Test method . 44
8.4 Determination of average speed . 45
9 Instructions for use . 46
Annex A (informative) Calculation of coverage . 47
A.1 Robot metrics . 47
A.2 Calculating robot coverage .
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