BS EN ISO 3164:2013

BSI Standards Publication

Earth-moving machinery —
Laboratory evaluations of
protective structures —
Specifications for
deflection-limiting volume
BS EN ISO 3164:2013 BRITISH STANDARD

National foreword
This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN ISO 3164:2013. It
supersedes BS EN ISO 3164:2008 which is withdrawn.
The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee
B/513, Construction equipment and plant and site safety, to Subcommittee
B/513/1, Earth moving machinery (International).
A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on
request to its secretary.
This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a
contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.
© The British Standards Institution 2013
Published by BSI Standards Limited 2013
ISBN 978 0 580 74414 3
ICS 53.100

Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from

legal obligations.

This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards
Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 May 2013.

Amendments issued since publication

Amd. No. Date Text affected

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN ISO 3164

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM May 2013

ICS 53.100 Supersedes EN ISO 3164:2008

English Version

Earth-moving machinery - Laboratory evaluations of protective

structures - Specifications for deflection-limiting volume (ISO
3164:2013)

Engins de terrassement - Étude en laboratoire des Erdbaumaschinen - Prüfung von Schutzaufbauten -

structures de protection - Spécifications pour le volume Verformungsgrenzbereich (ISO 3164:2013)
limite de déformation (ISO 3164:2013)

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 14 March 2013.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same
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Contents Page

Foreword ..............................................................................................................................................................3
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC ..........................................................................................4

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Foreword
This document (EN ISO 3164:2013) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 127 "Earth-moving
machinery" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 151 “Construction equipment and building
material machines - Safety” the secretariat of which is held by DIN.

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 November 2013, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn
at the latest by November 2013.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document supersedes EN ISO 3164:2008.

This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive.

For relationship with EU Directive, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.

According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

Endorsement notice

The text of ISO 3164:2013 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 3164:2013 without any modification.

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Annex ZA
(informative)

Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential

Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC

This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission
and the European Free Trade Association to provide one means of conforming to Essential Requirements of
the New Approach Directive 2006/42/EC on machinery.
Once this standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union under that Directive and has been
implemented as a national standard in at least one Member State, compliance with the normative clauses of
this standard confers, within the limits of the scope of this standard, a presumption of conformity with the
relevant Essential Requirements of that Directive and associated EFTA regulations.

WARNING: Other requirements and other EU Directives may be applicable to the product(s) falling within the
scope of this standard.

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Contents Page

1 Scope.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
2 Normative references....................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
3 Terms and definitions...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
4 DLV dimensions, use and accuracy..................................................................................................................................................... 2
5 Location of DLV........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2

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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 3164:2013(E)

Earth-moving machinery — Laboratory evaluations of

protective structures — Specifications for deflection-
limiting volume

1 Scope
This International Standard specifies the deflection limiting volume (DLV) to be used when performing
laboratory evaluations of structures which provide protection to operators of earth-moving machinery
as defined in ISO 6165.

2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 3411:2007, Earth-moving machinery — Physical dimensions of operators and minimum operator
space envelope
ISO 5353:1995, Earth-moving machinery, and tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry —
Seat index point
ISO 6165, Earth-moving machinery — Basic types — Identification and terms and definitions

3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
deflection-limiting volume
DLV
approximation of a large seated operator as defined in ISO 3411
3.1.1
orthogonal DLV
DLV (3.1) that is an orthogonal approximation of an operator
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 1.

3.1.2
rounded DLV
orthogonal DLV (3.1.1) with corners rounded to approximate the curvature of the operator (e.g.
head, shoulders)
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 2.

3.1.3
orthogonal top head plane
270 mm by 330 mm rectangular horizontal surface used with the rounded DLV (3.1.2) to replicate the
top horizontal surface of the orthogonal DLV (3.1.1)
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 3.

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Note 2 to entry: This top head plane is to be used with the rounded DLV when testing a FOPS (falling-object
protective structure).

3.2
seat index point
SIP
point on the central vertical plane of the seat as determined by ISO 5353
3.3
locating axis
LA
horizontal axis for positioning the DLV (3.1) with respect to the SIP (3.2)

4 DLV dimensions, use and accuracy

4.1 The dimensions of the orthogonal DLV shall be as shown in Figure 1 and the dimensions of the
rounded DLV as shown in Figure 2.

4.2 The dimension from the SIP to the rear boundary of the DLV assumes that the seat has 150 mm
fore–aft adjustment. The 210 mm dimension shall be reduced from 210 mm to 135 mm if the seat does not
have any fore–aft adjustment. If the fore–aft seat adjustment is less than 150 mm, the 210 mm dimension
shall be reduced by one half of the difference between 150 mm and the actual fore–aft seat adjustment.

4.3 ROPS (roll-over protective structure) and TOPS (tip-over protective structure) testing shall use
either the rounded or the orthogonal DLV. FOPS (falling-object protective structure) testing shall use the
orthogonal DLV or the rounded DLV with an added orthogonal top head plane.

4.4 During lateral loading for TOPS and ROPS testing, it is permissible for the upper portion of the DLV
to be rotated laterally about the SIP up to 15° (see Table 1). During longitudinal loading for TOPS and
ROPS testing, it is permissible for the upper portion of the DLV to be rotated forwards about the LA up to
15°. See the examples given in Figure 4. The portion below the SIP of the DLV does not rotate. If there is
interference with any machine component, rotation of the DLV shall be limited to the angle at which the
interference occurs.

Table 1 — Summary of allowed DLV rotation during ROPS/TOPS testing

ROPS/TOPS loading direction Degrees DLV rotation direction
Lateral loading 15 Lateral
Longitudinal loading 15 Longitudinal
The rounded DLV better represents the shape of the operator’s head when the DLV is rotated in the longitudinal and lateral
directions.

4.5 All linear dimensions of the DLV shown in Figures 1 and 2 shall have a tolerance of ±5 mm. The
accuracy of locating the DLV with respect to the SIP shall be ±13 mm, horizontally and vertically. The
accuracy of the rotation shall be ±1°.

5 Location of DLV

5.1 The DLV shall be located using the SIP, as defined in ISO 5353, as the reference point (see
Figures 1 and 2).

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Dimensions in millimetres
515
A 330
B 270

1 020
SIP

700
100

275
LA

130
210
a
665

a
490
100

45
c
130 420
b
320 550

550

≤500b

Key
A front boundary plane
B rear boundary plane
LA locating axis
SIP seat index point
a May be reduced to avoid interference with floor plates.
b Machine parts or controls can require additional separation of the feet and legs of the DLV.
c Feet may move 45 mm rearwards.

Figure 1 — Orthogonal DLV dimensions

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Dimensions in millimetres
515
A 330
B
270

5
16

16
SR

SR
1 020

23
R1
2*
SIP

700
100

275
LA
R123
130

210
a
665

a
490
R6
5
100

45
c
130 420
b

320 550

65
R1
550

≤500b

Key
A front boundary plane
B rear boundary plane
LA locating axis
SIP seat index point
a May be reduced to avoid interference with floor plates.
b Machine parts or controls can require additional separation of the feet and legs of the DLV.
c Feet may move 45 mm rearwards.

Figure 2 — Rounded DLV dimensions

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5.2 For machines which have multiple seat locations and therefore multiple SIPs (see ISO 5353:1995,
5.3.3), the SIP used by the operator to move the machine in the travel mode shall be used.

5.3 The DLV shall be positioned so that the locating axis (LA) shown in Figure 1 passes through the SIP
location as determined in 5.2. The DLV shall be centred transversely in the seat location with its principal
axes horizontal and vertical (axes X′ and Z′ as defined in ISO 5353:1995, Figure 2).

5.4 The location of the LA of the DLV shall remain coincidental with the SIP even though that line can
move during any or all of the laboratory loadings.
NOTE Machine controls and their components normally positioned in the DLV are not considered to
violate the DLV.

Figure 3 — Perspective and orthogonal top head plane for use with rounded DLV for FOPS testing

≤15°

SIP

a) Lateral load on roller with sideways-mounted seat

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≤15°

SIP

b) Longitudinal load on tractor–dozer

≤15°

SIP

c) Lateral load on roller with forward-mounted seat

Key
SIP seat index point

Figure 4 — Example rotation of DLV

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