# Commission Regulation (EC) No 631/2009 of 22 July 2009 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users, amending Directive 2007/46/EC and repealing Directives 2003/102/EC and 2005/66/EC, Division 2.2.4.1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The impactor, including foam covering and skin, shall be suspended horizontally by three wire ropes of 1,5 ± 0,2 mm diameter and of 2,0 m minimum length, as shown in Figure 5a. It shall be suspended with its longitudinal axis horizontal, with a tolerance of ± 0,5°, and perpendicular to the direction of the certification impactor motion, with a tolerance of ± 2°. The impactor shall have the intended orientation about its longitudinal axis, for the correct operation of its knee joint, with a tolerance of ± 2°. The impactor shall meet the requirements of point 3.4.1.1 Chapter II of Part II with the attachment bracket(s) for the wire ropes fitted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/631/annex/part/V/division/appendix+i/division/2/division/2.2/division/2.2.4/division/2.2.4.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-631/annex/part-V/division-appendix+i/division-2/division-2.2/division-2.2.4/division-2.2.4.1
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