MS IEC 61058-1:2016 Switches for appliances — Part 1: General requirements

Scope:

This part of IEC 61058 applies to switches or switching devices for appliances. The switches are intended to control electrical appliances and other equipment for household or similar purposes with a rated voltage not exceeding 600 V and a rated current not exceeding 63 A.
In the IEC 61058 series the terms “switching devices” and “switches” are used interchangeably.
Switches for appliances are intended to be operated by

– a person via an actuating member,

– indirect actuation,

– an actuating sensing unit.

Transmission of a signal between the actuating member or sensing unit and the switch can be connected by optical, acoustic, thermal, electrical or other relevant connection and can include remote controlled units.
This document applies to switches for appliances with additional control functions provided by the switch using electronic circuits.
This document applies to circuitry when evaluated with a switch and necessary for the switching function.
This part document applies in general to switches for appliances in conjunction with the following parts:

– Part 1-1: Requirements for mechanical switches, and/or

– Part 1-2: Requirements for electronic switches.

This document does not apply to switches covered by:

– IEC 60669 (all parts), Switches for household and similar fixed-electrical installations, and

– IEC 60730 (all parts), Automatic electrical controls.

NOTE 1 Attention is drawn to the fact that the end product standards for appliances can contain additional or alternative requirements for switches (see Annex O).
NOTE 2 Throughout this document, the word “appliance” means “appliance or equipment”.