Do you need ECE R46 Certification services for your indirect vision devices or mirrors used for automotive?
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UN ECE Regulation 46 is published by United Nations’ ECE commission and it is recognized in more than 50 countries.
ECE R46 certification comes with a unique E mark for your product (type and its variants).
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About ECE R46
One of the automotive regulations is UN ECE Regulation 46. It covers more than 50 countries. UN ECE R46 compliance of lamps are ensured by testing, technical documentation, quality certification and production control. ECE R46 regulation explains these processes and it is free to download.
Latest version (revision 6) of ECE R46 is published on 11 July 2016.
Full title of the regulation is ‘Uniform provisions concerning the approval of devices for indirect vision and of motor vehicles with regard to the installation of these devices’
ECE R46 is available in three languages:: English, French and Russian.
ECE R46 regulation applies to the following products:
1) Compulsory and optional devices for indirect vision, set out in the regulation for vehicles of category M and N1,
2) Compulsory and optional devices for indirect vision mentioned in the regulation for vehicles of category L1 with bodywork at least partly enclosing the driver,
3) Installation of devices for indirect visions on vehicles of categories M and N and on vehicles of category L1 with bodywork at least partly enclosing the driver.
Type and its variants are subjected to R46 tests to ensure technical requirements are fulfiled. After passing the tests type approval certification stage starts. At this stage, technical documents of the lamp and its manufacturer are submitted officially to type approval authority. At the end of type approval certification, the product deserves a unique E mark on its label.
Definitions
ECE R46 lists the definition of terms used within the regulation. Some of them are given below:
“Devices for indirect vision” means devices intended to give a clear view of the rear, side or front of the vehicle within the fields of vision defined in the regulation. These can be conventional mirrors, camera-monitors or other devices able to present information about the indirect field of vision to the driver.
“Mirror” means any device, excluding devices such as periscopes, intended to give a clear view to the rear, side or front of the vehicle within the fields of vision defined in the regulation by means of a reflective surface.
“Camera-monitor system (CMS)” means a device for indirect vision as defined in the regulation, where the field of vision is obtained by means of a camera monitor combination as defined in the regulation.
“Other devices for indirect vision” means devices as defined in the regulation, where the field of vision is not obtained by means of a mirror or a camera-monitor device.
“Vision support system” means a system to enable the driver to detect and/or see objects in the area adjacent to the vehicle.
Other UN ECE Regulations
Some products may fall under the scope of more UN ECE regulations. For instance, if your product falls under the scope of Regulation 10 for its EMC compliance, both R10 and R46 certification is required. ECE R81 is also one of the related regulations for mirrors.
Mirrors and Indirect Vision Laboratory
In our partner’s mirrors and indirect vision laboratory, we can verify the technical characteristics of mirrors or modern camera/monitor systems, e.g. according to the UNECE Regulation 46 and Regulation 81 as well as according to the applicable EC directives. We are not limited in the purely verification of legal requirements but can also carry out tests according to vehicle manufacturer’s specificaIons in an easy and unbureaucratic way. In our partner’s laboratory we dispose of modern equipment including an integrating sphere to measure the reflectance, a spherometer, an impact-test stand, an illuminance measuring device, as well as the experience of the staff.
Our partner’s photometric laboratory is also offering and collaborating with Environmental and EMC test laboratory at same place.
The test reports issued are for E1 approvals with KBA (Kraftfahrt Bundesamt, German Approval Authority) or for E24 approvals with NSAI (National Standards Authority of Ireland, Irish Approval Authority).
Testing Capability
1) General construction requirements
2) Determination of radius of curvature
3) Verification of reflectance
4) Impact test
5) Bending test
6) Determination of the luminance contrast in case of camera/monitor systems
7) Verification of the field of vision (installation)
The tests are carried out according to the valid UNECE Regulations R46 and/or R81 for mirror classes I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII as well as for other devices for indirect vision. In our partner’s test laboratory we are able to test all kinds of mirrors in consideration of the different requirements and fields of vision.
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