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  DIN VDE 0470 PART 1 /EN 60529 / IEC 529


  IP XX

  X First Digit:
  This indicates the degree of protection of persons against contact with, or approach to,
  hazardous internal components, and protection of the equipment against ingress of solid
  foreign bodies and dust.

  X Second Digit:
  This indicates the degree of protection of the equipment inside the enclosure from ingress
  of water.

 
 
 1st
 Digit
 Protection  Explanation
0
 No protection
 
 -





1
 Protection against large
 foreign bodies
            1_

 Protection of persons from accidental large area direct
 contact with active or internal moving parts (e.g. hand
 contact), nut no guarding against intentional access to such
 parts.
 Protection of the object from access of solid foreign matter
 larger than Ø50mm.
2
 Protection against
 medium-size foreign
 bodies
            2_

 Protection of persons from finger contact with active
 or internal moving parts.
 Protection of the object from access of solid foreign matter
 larger than Ø12mm.


3
 Protection against small
 foreign bodies
            3_

 Protection of persons from contact with active or internal
 moving parts with tools, wires or similar foreign matter
 thicker than Ø2.5mm.
 Protection of the object from access of solid foreign matter
 larger than Ø2.5mm.

4
 Protection against
 granular foreign bodies
            4_

 Protection of persons from contact with active or internal
 moving parts with tools, wires or similar foreign matter
 thicker than > than Ø1mm.



5
 Protection against
 deposits of dust
       5_

 Total protection of persons from contact with voltage
 carrying or internal moving parts.
 Protection of the object from harmful deposits of dust.
 Ingress of dust is not completely prevented, but dust is
 prevented from entering in a quantity that would impair
 the functioning of the object.
6
 Protection against
 ingress of dust
       6_

 Total protection of persons from contact with voltage
 carrying or internal moving parts.
 Protection of the object from ingress of dust.



 

 2nd
 Digit
 Protection  Explanation
0
 No protection  -



1
 Protection against water
 dripping vertically
            _1

 Water drops falling vertically must not have any harmful
 effect.


2
 Protection against water
 dripping up to 15°
           _2

 Water drops falling at any angle up to 15° from vertical
 must not have any harmful effect.


3
 Protection against spray
 water 
        _3

 Water hitting the object at any angle up to 60° from
 vertical must not have any harmful effect.


4
 Protection against splash
 water
         _4

 Water splashing against the object from all directions
 must not have any harmful effect.


5
 Protection against jet
 water
          _5

 A jet of water nozzeled against the object from all directions
 must not have any harmful effect.


6
 Protection against
 flooding
         _6

 Water of temporary flooding, as in heavy seas, must not
 enter the object in any harmful quantity.


7  Protection against dipped
 state
         _7

 If the object is dipped into water (150mm to 1000mm),
 under the defined conditions of pressure and time, water
 must not enter the object in any harmful quantity.

8  Protection during
 submerged state
         _8

 If the object is submerged in water under defined extreme
 conditions, water must not enter the object in any
 harmful quantity.

 

PRODUCT RATINGS

 IP Rating  Product Range
 <IP 40  DESK CASE
 DIN-BOX A
 DIN-BOX B - without snap-on cover
 EURO CASE
 FLAT-PACK
 HAND-HELD
 KEYBOARD
 LUX CASE
 METTEC-EURO
 METTEC 19"
 MOTEC
 MULTITEC
 PLUG CASE
 POTTING BOX
 RAILTEC B
 RAILTEC C
 SHELL-TYPE - V, O; G without sealing kit
 UNICASE
 UNIMET
 UNIMET 19"

 IP 40  ART-CASE
 MEDITEC
 SMART-CASE XS
 TOPTEC

 IP 41  COMTEC
 MINITEC
 SENSO-CASE
 SMART-CASE M, L, XL - without sealing kit
 WALL CASE - without hinged transp. cover

 IP 51  WALL CASE - with hinged transp. cover

 IP 53  DIN-BOX B - with snap-on cover
 IP 54  DATEC-CONTROL M, L - with sealing kit
 DATEC-POCKET S, M - with sealing
 DATEC-TERMINAL - with sealing
 ERGO-CASE - with sealing kit
 SOFT-CASE - with intermediate protection ring
 UNIDESK - with sealing & PCB holes plugged
 VARIO-BOX - with front panel
 IP 64  VARIO-BOX - with front frame and front panel
 VARIO-BOX - with front cover
 IP 65  DATEC-CONTROL XS, S - with sealing kit
 DATEC-KEYBOARD - with sealing kit
 DATEC-MOBIL - with sealing kit
 DATEC-POCKET L - with sealing
 HAND-TERMINAL - with sealing kits (case+front panel)
 SHELL-TYPE G - with sealing kit (cases without batt. comp't)
 SMART-CASE L, XL - with sealing kit (cases no batt. comp't)
 IP 66  ROBUST-BOX
 SMART-BOX
 
 
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