SIST EN ISO 9994:2004

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2004
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SIST EN ISO 9994:2001
Vžigalniki - Varnostna specifikacija (ISO 9994:2002)
Lighters - Safety specification (ISO 9994:2002)
Feuerzeuge - Festlegungen für die Sicherheit (ISO 9994:2002)
Briquets - Spécifications de sécurité (ISO 9994:2002)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 9994:2002
ICS:
97.180 Razna oprema za dom in Miscellaneous domestic and
trgovino commercial equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 9994
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2002
ICS 97.180 Supersedes EN ISO 9994:1996
English version
Lighters - Safety specification (ISO 9994:2002)
Briquets - Spécifications de sécurité (ISO 9994:2002) Feuerzeuge - Festlegungen für die Sicherheit (ISO
9994:2002)
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Foreword
This document (ISO 9994:2002) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 61
"Plastics", the secretariat of which is held by CMC.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication
of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by September 2002, and conflicting
national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by September 2002.
This document supersedes EN ISO 9994:1996.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of
the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard ISO 9994:2002 has been approved by CEN as a
European Standard without any modifications.
INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 9994
Third edition
2002-03-15
Lighters — Safety specification
Briquets — Spécifications de sécurité

Reference number
ISO 9994:2002(E)
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ISO 9994:2002(E)
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ISO 9994:2002(E)
Contents Page
Foreword.iv
1 Scope .1
2 Terms and definitions .1
3 Functional requirements.3
4 Structural integrity requirements.7
5 Test methods .9
6 Instructions and warnings.19
7 Product marking .21
Annex A (informative) Manufacturer’s acceptance limits for specifications and inset limits for flame
characteristics in 3.2.1 and 3.2.2.22
Bibliography.23

ISO 9994:2002(E)
Foreword
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member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO technical
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Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this International Standard may be the subject of
patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
International Standard ISO 9994 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 61, Plastics.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO 9994:1995). Other than editorial changes made for
purposes of clarification, and changes in format now required by ISO, there are a number of technical changes as
follows.
a) The maximum flame height for adjustable postmixing burner gas lighters has been reduced.
b) Requirements for premixing burner gas lighters have been added to the standard. This type of lighter is
sometimes referred to as a “catalytic” lighter.
c) In the elevated-temperature test, the temperature has been increased and the controlled water bath has been
deleted.
d) The direction for flame height adjustment is now required to be permanently imprinted or engraved on the
lighter.
e) In the fuel compatibility test and the elevated-temperature test, a lighter empty of fuel is considered a failure.
This International Standard reproduces the technical content of ASTM/ANSI F 400-97.
Annex A of this International Standard is for information only.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 9994:2002(E)

Lighters — Safety specification
1 Scope
This International Standard establishes requirements for lighters to ensure a reasonable degree of safety for
normal use or reasonably foreseeable misuse of such lighters by users.
The safety specification given in this International Standard applies to all flame-producing products commonly
known as cigarette lighters, cigar lighters and pipe lighters. It does not apply to matches, nor does it apply to other
flame-producing products intended solely for igniting materials other than cigarettes, cigars, and pipes.
Lighters, being flame-producing devices, can, as do all flame sources, present a potential hazard to users. The
safety specification given in this International Standard cannot eliminate all hazards, but is intended to reduce
potential hazards to users.
2 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this International Standard, the following terms and definitions apply.
2.1
lighter
manually operated flame-producing device, employing a petrochemical derivative as a fuel, normally used for
deliberately igniting cigarettes, cigars and pipes, and which may foreseeably be used to ignite materials such as
paper, wicks, candles and lanterns
NOTE Lighters are specifically not intended for use as candles or as flashlights, or for other uses requiring an extended
burn time.
2.2
fluid lighter
lighter, with an exposed wick, that employs as fuel liquid hydrocarbons such as hexane whose gauge vapour
pressure at 24 °C does not exceed 34,5 kPa
2.3
gas lighter
lighter that employs as fuel liquefied hydrocarbons such as n-butane, isobutane and propane whose gauge vapour
pressure at 24 °C exceeds 104 kPa
2.4
postmixing burner lighter
gas lighter in which fuel is supplied for combustion and air is supplied at the point of combustion
2.5
premixing burner lighter
gas lighter in which fuel and air are mixed before being supplied for combustion
2.6
disposable lighter
lighter marketed with an integral supply of fuel and that is not intended to be refuelled
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2.7
refillable lighter
lighter intended to be refuelled either by transferring fuel from an external container or by inserting a new prefilled
fuel reservoir
2.8
adjustable lighter
lighter provided with a mechanism for the user to vary the flame height
2.9
non-adjustable lighter
lighter that is not provided with a user-accessible mechanism to adjust the flame height
NOTE The flame height is preset by the manufacturer.
2.10
automatically adjusting pipe lighter
lighter characterized by an automatic increase in flame height when tilted from an upright position, designed
specifically for the purpose of lighting pipes
2.11
self-extinguishing lighter
lighter that, once ignited, requires continuous intentional and positive action to maintain a flame and that is
subsequently extinguished by the termination of such positive action
2.12
non-self-extinguishing lighter
lighter that, once ignited, does not require intentional or positive action by the user to maintain a flame and requires
a subsequent deliberate user action to extinguish the flame
2.13
flame height
linear distance from the tip of the visible flame to the top of the shield or, in the absence of a shield, from the tip of
the visible flame to the bottom of the wick or burner valve orifice
2.14
shield
structure that totally or partially surrounds the burner valve orifice of a gas lighter or the wick of a fluid lighter
2.15
burner valve
component of a gas lighter which controls the release of fuel
2.16
burner valve orifice
tip of the burner valve from which fuel is released
2.17
flaring
variation of flame height from the steady-state flame condition
2.18
sustained self-ignition
propagation of a flame by other than deliberate manual operation, such as by dropping the lighter, so as to cause
the ignition element to be activated and the flame to continue to burn
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ISO 9994:2002(E)
2.19
spitting
sputtering
flame phenomenon of a gas lighter wherein the escape of non-evaporated liquefied gas produces a shower of
burning liquid droplets which separate from the main flame
2.20
flame
result of combustion of fuel that produces heat and often light which could be visible with the naked eye under
normal or subdued lighting conditions
2.21
ignite
produce a flame with a lighter by activating the self-contained ignition and fuel release systems of that lighter in the
intended manner
3 Functional requirements
3.1 Flame generation
In order to minimize the possibility of inadvertent ignition, or self-ignition, lighters shall require a deliberate manual
operation to produce a flame. This operation shall conform to at least one of the following requirements:
a) positive action on the part of the user shall be required to generate and maintain a flame;
b) two or more independent actions by the user shall be required to generate a flame;
c) an actuating force equal to, or greater than, 15 N shall be required to generate a flame (see Figure 1 or
Figure 2
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