Regulation No 112 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations... (42014X0822(02))
Regulation No 112 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UN/ECE) — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicle headlamps emitting an asymmetrical passing-beam or a driving-beam or both and equipped with filament lamps and/or light-emitting diode (LED) modules
- Regulation No 112 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UN/ECE) — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicle headlamps emitting an asymmetrical passing-beam or a driving-beam or both and equipped with filament lamps and/or light-emitting diode (LED) modules
- A. Administrative provisions
- B. Technical requirements for headlamps
- C. Further administrative provisions
- A.
- ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
- SCOPE(1)
- 1. DEFINITIONS
- 2. APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF A HEADLAMP
- 3. MARKINGS
- 4. APPROVAL
- 4.1. General
- 4.2. Composition of the approval mark
- 4.3. Arrangement of the approval mark
- 4.3.1. Independent lamps
- 4.3.2. Grouped, combined or reciprocally incorporated lamps
- 4.3.3. Lamps, the lens of which are used for different types of headlamps and which may be reciprocally incorporated or grouped with other lamps
- B.
- TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HEADLAMPS
- (5)
- 5. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
- 5.8. Illumination configuration for different traffic conditions
- 6. ILLUMINATION
- 6.1. General provisions
- 6.2. Provisions concerning passing-beams
- Figure 1
- 6.3. Provisions concerning driving-beams
- 7. COLOUR
- 8. GAUGING OF DISCOMFORT
- C.
- FURTHER ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
- 9. MODIFICATION OF THE HEADLAMP TYPE AND EXTENSION OF APPROVAL
- 10. CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION
- 11. PENALTIES FOR NON-CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION
- 12. PRODUCTION DEFINITIVELY DISCONTINUED
- 13. NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF TECHNICAL SERVICES RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING APPROVAL TESTS AND OF TYPE APPROVAL AUTHORITIES
- 14. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
- ANNEX 1
- COMMUNICATION
- (Maximum format: A4 (210 × 297 mm))
- ANNEX 2
- EXAMPLES OF ARRANGEMENT OF APPROVAL MARKS
- Figure 4b
- Figure 11
- Simplified marking for grouped, combined or reciprocally incorporated lamps
- Model A
- Model B
- Model C
- Model D
- Figure 12
- Lamp reciprocally incorporated with a headlamp
- Example 1
- Example 2
- Figure 13
- LED modules
- ANNEX 3
- SPHERICAL COORDINATE MEASURING SYSTEM AND TEST POINT LOCATIONS
- Figure A
- Spherical coordinate measuring system
- Figure B
- Passing-beam for right-hand traffic
- Figure C
- Driving-beam test points
- ANNEX 4
- TESTS FOR STABILITY OF PHOTOMETRIC PERFORMANCE OF HEADLAMPS IN OPERATION
- Tests on complete headlamps
- 1. Test for stability of photometric performance
- 1.1. Clean headlamp
- 1.1.1. Test procedure(1)
- 1.1.1.2. Test voltage
- 1.1.2. Test results
- 1.1.2.1. Visual inspection
- 1.1.2.2. Photometric test
- 1.2. Dirty headlamp
- 1.2.1. Preparations of the headlamp
- 1.2.1.1. Test mixture
- 1.2.1.2. Application of the test mixture to the headlamp
- 2. Test for change in vertical position of the cut-off line under the influence of heat
- 2.1. Test
- 2.2. Test results
- Appendix 1
- OVERVIEW OF OPERATIONAL PERIODS CONCERNING TEST FOR STABILITY OF PHOTOMETRIC PERFORMANCE
- ANNEX 5
- MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION CONTROL PROCEDURES
- 1. General
- 2. Minimum requirements for verification of conformity by the manufacturer
- 2.1. Nature of tests
- 2.2. Methods used in tests
- 2.3. Nature of sampling
- 2.4. Measured and recorded photometric characteristics
- 2.5. Criteria governing acceptability
- ANNEX 6
- REQUIREMENTS FOR LAMPS INCORPORATING LENSES OF PLASTIC MATERIAL – TESTING OF LENS OR MATERIAL SAMPLES AND OF COMPLETE LAMPS
- 1. General specifications
- 2. Tests
- 2.1. Resistance to temperature changes
- 2.1.1. Tests
- 2.1.2. Photometric measurements
- 2.1.2.1. Method
- 2.1.2.2. Results
- 2.2. Resistance to atmospheric and chemical agents
- 2.2.1. Resistance to atmospheric agents
- 2.2.2. Resistance to chemical agents
- 2.2.2.1. Test mixture
- 2.2.2.2. Application of the test mixture
- 2.2.2.3. Cleaning
- 2.2.3. Results
- 2.2.4. Resistance to light source radiations
- 2.3. Resistance to detergents and hydrocarbons
- 2.3.1. Resistance to detergents
- 2.3.2. Resistance to hydrocarbons
- 2.3.3. Results
- 2.4. Resistance to mechanical deterioration
- 2.4.1. Mechanical deterioration method
- 2.4.2. Results
- 2.5. Test of adherence of coatings, if any
- 2.5.1. Preparation of the sample
- 2.5.2. Description of the test
- 2.5.3. Results
- 2.6. Tests of the complete headlamp incorporating a lens of plastic material
- 2.6.1. Resistance to mechanical deterioration of the lens surface
- 2.6.1.1. Tests
- 2.6.1.2. Results
- 2.6.2. Test of adherence of coatings, if any
- 3. Verification of the conformity of production
- Appendix 1
- CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF APPROVAL TESTS
- Appendix 2
- METHOD OF MEASUREMENT OF THE DIFFUSION AND TRANSMISSION OF LIGHT
- 1. Equipment (see figure)
- 2. Measurements
- Appendix 3
- SPRAY TESTING METHOD
- 1. Test equipment
- 1.1. Spray gun
- 1.2. Test mixture
- 2. Test
- Appendix 4
- ADHESIVE TAPE ADHERENCE TEST
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Principle
- 3. Specified atmospheric conditions
- 4. Test pieces
- 5. Procedure
- 6. Results
- ANNEX 7
- MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR SAMPLING BY AN INSPECTOR
- 1. General
- 2. First sampling
- 2.1. The conformity is not contested
- 2.2. The conformity is contested
- 2.3. Approval withdrawn
- 3. Repeated sampling
- 3.1. The conformity is not contested
- 3.2. The conformity is contested
- 3.3. Approval withdrawn
- 4. Change of the vertical position of the cut-off line
- Figure 1
- ANNEX 8
- OVERVIEW OF OPERATIONAL PERIODS CONCERNING TESTS FOR STABILITY OF PHOTOMETRIC PERFORMANCE
- ANNEX 9
- INSTRUMENTAL VERIFICATION OF THE ‘CUT-OFF’ FOR PASSING-BEAM HEADLAMPS
- 1. General
- 2. Measurement of the quality of the ‘cut-off’
- 2.1. Not more than one ‘cut-off’ shall be visible(1).
- 2.2. Sharpness of ‘cut-off’
- 2.3. Linearity
- 3. Vertical and horizontal adjustment
- Figure 1
- Measurement of ‘cut-off’ quality
- 3.1. Vertical adjustment
- 3.2. Horizontal adjustment
- Figure 2
- Instrumental vertical and horizontal adjustment — horizontal line scan method
- Figure 3
- Instrumental vertical and horizontal adjustment — Three line scan method
- ANNEX 10
- REQUIREMENTS FOR LED MODULES AND HEADLAMPS INCLUDING LED MODULES
- 1. General specifications
- 2. Manufacture
- 3. Test conditions
- 3.1. Application
- 3.2. Operating conditions
- 3.2.1. LED module operating conditions
- 3.2.2. Ambient temperature
- 3.3. Ageing
- 4. Specific requirements and tests
- 4.1. Colour rendering
- 4.1.1. Red content
- 4.2. UV-radiation
- 4.3. Temperature stability
- 4.3.1. Illuminance
- 4.3.2. Colour
- ANNEX 11
- A GENERAL ILLUSTRATION FOR PRINCIPAL PASSING-BEAM AND BEAM CONTRIBUTORS AND CORRELATED LIGHT SOURCE OPTIONS
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