
Introduction Chapter 1
List of Abbreviations Page 5
Tray transport trolley
4330080_A0 TTW/M
1.3 List of Abbreviations
Abbreviation Definition
BGR Rule of the Professional Association
BGV Regulation of the Professional Association
DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung
German Institute for Standardisation, technical regulations and technical specifications
EC European Community
European Union
EN European Standard
Harmonised standard for the EU market
E/V Spare and wearing part
IP International Protection. The abbreviation IP and a further two-digit index specify the
protection class of a housing.
The first digit: Protection against ingress of solid foreign objects The second digit: Protection against ingress of
water
0 No protection against contact, no protec-
tion against ingress of solid foreign
objects
0 No protection against ingress of water
1 Protection against contact with any large
surface of the body such as the hand,
protection against ingress of foreign
objects >2.0‘’ (50 mm)
1 Protection against vertically falling water
drops
2 Protection against contact with the
fingers, protection against ingress of
foreign objects > 0.47'' (12 mm)
2 Protection against dripping water (at any
angle up to 15° from the vertical)
3 Protection against contact with tools,
thick wires or similar objects of > 0.1’’
(2.5 mm) protection against foreign
objects >0.1’’ (2.5 mm)
3 Protection against water drips at any
angle up to 60° from the vertical
4 Protection against contact with tools,
thick wires or similar objects of >0.04’’
(1 mm) protection against foreign objects
>0.04’’ (1 mm)
4 Protection against water splashing from
any direction
5 Protection against contact, protection
against dust deposits inside
5 Protection against water jets (projected
by a nozzle) at any angle
6 Complete protection against contact,
protection against ingress of dust
6 Protection against rough sea or strong
water jets (flood protection)
7 Protection against ingress of water
during temporary immersion
8 Protection against pressurised water
during continuous immersion
LED Light Emitting Diode
Light diode
RCD Residual current device (RCD) In the EU the English RCD (Residual Current Device)
term is customary in standardisation matters.