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UN R95 Supplement 4 (05 series) · UNECE Regulation No. 95 (ECE R95) — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to the protection of the occupants, fuel system integrity and protection against electrical shock in the event of a lateral collision.

UN R95 — Supplement 4 to the 05 series of amendments

Supplement 3 → 4

Adopted at the WP.29 191st sessionEntry into force 2024-06-15
What changed
  • Each of Figures 2a to 2e in Annex 5, Appendix 2 now has a legend table.
  • Each table gives, for each letter, a deflection in mm and a force in kN.
  • Figures 2a to 2e have updated drawings.
Why
  • The expert from France introduced the proposal to clarify the figures of Annex 5, Appendix 2.
  • The proposal also aimed to reintroduce legends which had been removed from the 02 series of amendments.
  • The proposal also changed the deflection unit from cm to mm, to align it with the units used in the rest of the text.

Q1What changed12 changes

New legend tables for Figures 2a to 2e (Annex 5, Appendix 2)

Each of Figures 2a to 2e now has a legend table. Each table gives, for each letter, a deflection in mm and a force in kN. Before this supplement, Annex 5, Appendix 2 had no legend tables.

Deflection Force A 0 mm 10 kN B 300 mm 58 kN C 300 mm 43 kN D 30 mm 0 kN
Deflection Force G 0 mm 10 kN H 160 mm 70 kN I 160 mm 50 kN J 30 mm 0 kN
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Updated drawings of Figures 2a to 2e (Annex 5, Appendix 2)

Figures 2a to 2e of Annex 5, Appendix 2 have updated drawings. Annex 5 uses these figures for the force-deflection corridors of the blocks and of the impactor as a whole.

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“and” instead of “&” in Figures 2a and 2d (Annex 5, Appendix 2)

In Figure 2a, “Blocks 1 & 3” now reads “Blocks 1 and 3”. In Figure 2d, “Blocks 5 & 6” now reads “Blocks 5 and 6”. The block numbers do not change.

Blocks 1 & and 3
Blocks 5 & and 6
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Q2Why it changed

Proposed by
Expert from France
Working party
GRSP, 73rd session (May 2023)

Reasons

  • The expert from France introduced the proposal to clarify the figures of Annex 5, Appendix 2. The proposal also aimed to reintroduce legends which had been removed from the 02 series of amendments.

    Sources (2)
    “The expert from France introduced GRSP-73-44 and GRSP-73-45”
    “to clarify the figures of Annex 5, Appendix 2 and to reintroduce legends which had been removed from the 02 Series of Amendments to the UN Regulation”
  • Proposer's reason (informal document GRSP-73-45)

    The proposal also changed the deflection unit from cm to mm, to align it with the units used in the rest of the text.

    Submitted by Expert from France. Working party adoption: ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/73, para. 24.

    Source
    “The units of the deflection were also modified from cm to mm to be aligned with the units used in the rest of the text.”

Document trail

  1. —ProposalGRSP-73-45Proposal by the expert from France
  2. —Working party adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/73GRSP session report, para. 24 and Annex VI
  3. 2023-08Sent to WP.29ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/117Text that GRSP sent to WP.29 and AC.1
  4. 2023-10Sent to WP.29ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/117/Corr.1Corrigendum to the corner notation
  5. 2023-11WP.29 adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/1175Adopted at the 191st session (session report, para. 180)
  6. 2024-06-15In forceC.N.253.2024.TREATIES-XI.B.16.95UN depositary notification

Q3Who is affected

Vehicle manufacturer

  • No direct action for this role.

Component supplier

  • No direct action for this role.

Technical service / Approval authority

  • When you check a barrier, compare its force-deflection curves with the new legend values of Figures 2a to 2e.

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