Regulation No 98 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations ... (42010X0630(05))
Regulation No 98 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UN/ECE) — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicle headlamps equipped with gas-discharge light sources
- Regulation No 98 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UN/ECE) — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicle headlamps equipped with gas-discharge light sources
- A. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
- B. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HEADLAMPS
- C. FURTHER ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
- A. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
- 0. SCOPE(1)
- 1. DEFINITIONS
- 2. APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF A HEADLAMP(2)
- 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
- 4.3.4. Distributed lighting systems
- B. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HEADLAMPS(5)
- 5. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
- 5.4. Illumination configuration for different traffic conditions
- 5.8. Replaceability of light sources
- 6. ILLUMINATION
- 6.1. General provisions
- 6.2. Provisions concerning passing beams
- Figure 1
- 6.3. Provisions concerning driving beams
- 6.5. Provisions concerning movable reflectors
- 7. GAUGING OF DISCOMFORT AND/OR DISABILITY
- C. FURTHER ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
- 8. MODIFICATION OF THE HEADLAMP TYPE AND EXTENSION OF APPROVAL
- 9. CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION
- 10. PENALTIES FOR NON-CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION
- 11. PRODUCTION DEFINITELY DISCONTINUED
- 12. NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF TECHNICAL SERVICES RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING APPROVAL TESTS, AND OF ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS
- 13. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
- ANNEX 1
- COMMUNICATION
- (Maximum format: A4 (210 × 297 mm))
- ANNEX 2
- EXAMPLES OF ARRANGEMENTS OF APPROVAL MARKS
- Figure 1
- Figure 3b
- Figure 6
- Figure 10
- Figure 11
- Examples of possible simplified marking for grouped, combined or reciprocally incorporated lamps fitted to the front of the vehicle
- MODEL A
- MODEL B
- MODEL C
- MODEL D
- Figure 12
- Lamp reciprocally incorporated or grouped with a headlamp
- Example 1
- Example 2
- Figure 13
- LED modules
- ANNEX 3
- Figure A
- Measuring screen 1
- Passing beam
- Figure B
- Measuring screen 2
- Passing beam
- Figure C
- Measuring points for illumination values
- ANNEX 4
- Tests for stability of photometric performance of headlamps in operation
- TEST ON COMPLETE HEADLAMPS
- 1. TEST FOR STABILITY OF PHOTOMETRIC PERFORMANCE
- 1.1. Clean headlamp
- 1.1.1. Test procedure
- 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. Preparation of the headlamp
- 1.2.1.1. Test mixture
- 2. TEST FOR CHANGE IN VERTICAL POSITION OF THE CUT-OFF LINE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF HEAT
- 2.1. Test for passing beam headlamps
- 2.2. Test results
- Appendix
- Overview of operational periods concerning test for stability of photometric performance
- ANNEX 5
- 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
- 2.2.3.1. After the test of resistance to atmospheric agents, the outer face of the samples shall be free from cracks, scratches, chipping and deformation, and the mean variation in transmission
- 2.2.3.2. After the test of resistance to chemical agents, the samples shall not bear any traces of chemical staining likely to cause a variation of flux diffusion, whose mean variation
- 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
- Appendix 1
- A. Tests on plastic materials (lenses or samples of material supplied pursuant to paragraph 2.2.4 of this Regulation)
- B. Tests on complete headlamps (supplied pursuant to paragraph 2.2.3 of this Regulation)
- Appendix 2
- Method of measurement of the diffusion and transmission of light
- 1. EQUIPMENT (see figure)
- 2. MEASUREMENTS
- Figure 1
- Optical setup for measurement of variations in diffusion and transmission
- 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 6
- CENTRE OF REFERENCE
- ANNEX 7
- VOLTAGE MARKINGS
- ANNEX 8
- 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 9
- 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 10
- Instrumental verification of the ‘cut-off’ for passing beam headlamps
- 1. GENERAL
- 2. MEASUREMENT OF THE QUALITY OF THE ‘CUT-OFF’
- 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 11
- 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. UV-radiation
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