CEN/TC 337/WG 3 - Interface between tools and vehicle

This European Standard applies to power systems equipped for operation and to drive implements and attachments such as hydraulic driven front sweepers, mowers or suction sweepers on winter service vehicles or road service vehicles equipped with front-mounting plates according to EN 15432.
The purpose of this standard is to ensure interchangeability of vehicles and implements. The minimum requirements on the performance and the components of the hydraulic system, as well as the kind and the size of the connecting elements between the vehicle and the implement, are specified in the standard.
Clause 3 of this standard does not cover applications where the implements need a continuous hydraulic oil flow less than 45 l/ min.
Clause 4 is dealing with the electrical connection between vehicle and implement to drive an electrically driven hydraulic pump, used in trucks without hydraulic systems.
Clause 5 is dealing with a universal electrical connection used for front mounted mowers, spreaders and other road service area equipment with the following functions: power supply and transmitting CAN BUS signals.

This European Standard specifies the requirements for elements mounted to carrying vehicles to ensure interchangeability between a vehicle and different equipments that are to be mounted frontally. It specifies certain interchangeability dimensions of the front mounting plate as well as the locations of coupling devices for electrical and hydraulic connections.
This European Standard specifies a mounting plate in order to cover road vehicles having a maximum total mass of up to 6,0 tons (commercial vehicles, multi purpose vehicles, communal vehicles, …) which are capable of carrying front mounted equipments for winter maintenance and for road service area maintenance. The mounting plate is designed to allow quick and easy changing of carrying vehicle equipments. Mounting or demounting of front-mounted equipments is generally effectuated by one person using conventional tools (mobile or fixed) prior to securing of the front-mounted equipment (by e.g. bolts or hydraulic element).
This European Standard does not specify vehicle-side lifting systems or receiving devices for mounting plate (device side).
The vehicle body guidelines from the vehicle manufacturer should be adhered to when performing any modifications to the vehicle.
This European Standard specifies, with regard to electrical and hydraulic connections, only location areas and clearance spaces in order to ensure interchangeability.

This European Standard specifies the requirements for the various elements of carrying vehicles to ensure interchangeability between a vehicle and different equipments that are to be mounted frontally. It specifies certain interchangeability dimensions of the front mounting plate, including its height above the ground, as well as the locations of coupling devices for electrical and hydraulic connections and for mechanical power take off (PTO).
This European Standard specifies three different classes of mounting plates in order to cover road vehicles, independently from vehicle category and maximum permissible load, of the greatest possible variety (commercial vehicles, multi purpose vehicles, communal vehicles,...) which are capable of carrying front mounted equipments for winter maintenance and for road service area maintenance.
This European Standard specifies, with regard to electrical and hydraulic connections and to PTO, only location areas, clearance spaces and preferred layout in order to ensure interchangeability. Requirements applying to connectors, coupling devices and PTO splines are given in EN 15431.
Normative Annex A specifies provisions for an advanced front coupling system that is able to allow for mounting and demounting equipments without the use of tools. Users having to address specific needs (e.g. extreme weather conditions) may require the vehicle be fitted with such automatic coupling system.
Normative Annex B gives provisions for a compact and light front mounting plate intended for combined road and off road applications.

This document applies to power systems equipped for the operation and able to drive implements and attachments such as snow ploughs and/or spreaders on winter service vehicles or mowers on road service area maintenance vehicles, equipped with front-mounting plates according to prEN 15432.
The purpose of this standard is to ensure interchangeability of vehicles and implements. The minimum requirements on the performance and the components of the hydraulic system as well as the kind, the size and the location of the connecting elements between the vehicle and the implement are specified in this standard.
This standard does not deal with airport equipment.
This standard does not cover applications, where the implements need a continuous hydraulic oil flow exceeding 45 l/min.

This European Standard specifies a standardized protocol for downloading data from the equipment control box to an in vehicle board computer to ensure interchangeability between a vehicle and different equipments that the same vehicle can carry.
It specifies the interface connection as well as variables, records and reports which permit standardized protocol to cover applications with the greatest possible variety of equipments for performing winter maintenance and road service area maintenance.

The function of this Technical Specification is to combine any vehicle equipment with different board computers to any client application server. The communication interface on vehicle is defined by EN 15430-1:2007+A1:2011. The interface between the information supplier server and the client application server is defined as a specific protocol (flow 3), object of the present Technical Specification. This makes interchangeability possible on both sides of the communication without any restriction in the range of communication technology including memory card, WLAN, GPRS or any other communication media.

This European Standard specifies a standardized protocol for downloading data from the equipment control box to an in vehicle board computer to ensure interchangeability between a vehicle and different equipments that the same vehicle can carry.
It specifies the interface connection as well as variables, records and reports which permit standardized protocol to cover applications with the greatest possible variety of equipments for performing winter maintenance and road service area maintenance.

TC - Correction of Figure 3 in 3.1.5 in the three language versions.

This European Standard specifies the requirements for the various elements of carrying vehicles to ensure interchangeability between a vehicle and different equipments that are frontally mounted. It specifies certain interchangeability dimensions of the front mounting plate, including its height above the ground, as well as the locations of coupling devices for electrical and hydraulic connections and for mechanical power take off (PTO).
This European Standard specifies two different classes of mounting plates in order to cover road vehicles, having a maximum design total mass higher than 3,5 t, of the greatest possible variety (commercial vehicles, multi purpose vehicles, communal vehicles, …), which are capable of carrying front mounted equipments for winter maintenance and for road service area maintenance.
This European Standard specifies, with regard to electrical and hydraulic connections and to PTO, only location areas, clearance spaces and preferred layout in order to ensure interchangeability. Requirements applying to connectors, coupling devices and PTO splines are given in EN 15431.
Normative Annex A specifies provisions for an advanced front coupling system that is able to allow for mounting and demounting equipments without the use of tools. Users having to address specific needs (e.g. extreme weather conditions) may require the vehicle be fitted with such automatic coupling system.
Normative Annex B gives provisions for a compact and light front mounting plate intended for combined road and off road applications.