Standard No.:	QB/T 1952.1-2023
English Name:	Upholstered furniture Sofa
Chinese Name:	软体家具 沙发
Professional Classification:	QB    Professional Standard - Light Industry
Source Content Issued by:	MIIT
Issued on:	2023-7-28
Implemented on:	2024-2-1
Status:	valid
Superseding:	QB/T 1952.1-2012 Upholstered furniture-sofa
Target Language:	English
File Format:	PDF
Word Count:	11000 words
Translation Price(USD):	330.0
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Upholstered furniture – Sofa 1 Scope This document specifies the main dimensions and deviations, external symmetry, product materials and processing, appearance performance, physical and chemical properties, mechanical properties, safety performance, and other requirements for sofas. It describes the corresponding test methods, specifies inspection rules, markings, instructions for use, packaging, transportation, and storage, and provides product classification for technical regulations. This document is applicable to the production, grading, inspection, and sale of sofas for indoor use. 2 Normative references The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. GB/T 1732 Determination of impact resistance of film GB/T 3324-2017 General technical requirements for wooden furniture GB/T 3920 Textiles - Tests for colour fastness - Colour fastness to rubbing GB/T 3922 Textiles - Tests for colour fastness - Colour fastness to perspiration GB/T 4802.2-2008 Textiles - Determination of fabric propensity to surface fuzzing and to pilling - Part 2: Modified Martindale method GB/T 4893.4 Test of surface coatings of furniture - Part 4: Determination of adhesion - Cross cut GB/T 4893.7 Test of surface coatings of furniture - Part 7: Determination of surface resistance to alternation of heat and cold GB/T 4893.8 Test of surface coatings of furniture - Part 8: Determination of wearability GB/T 4893.9 Test of surface coatings of furniture - Part 9: Determination of resistance to impact GB/T 5296.6 Instructions for use of products of consumer interest - Part 6: furniture GB/T 6343 Cellular plastics and rubbers - Determination of apparent density GB/T 6669 Flexible cellular polymeric materials - Determination of compression set GB/T 6670 Flexible cellular polymeric materials - Determination of resilience by ball rebound GB 6675.4 Safety of toys - Part 4: Migration of certain elements GB/T 6739 Paints and varnishes - Determination of film hardness by pencil test GB/T 7573 Textiles - Determination of pH of aqueous extract GB/T 9286 Paints and varnishes - Cross cut test for films GB 17927.1 Upholstered furniture - Assessment of the resistance to ignition of mattress and sofa - Part 1: Smouldering cigarette GB 17927.2 Upholstered furniture - Assessment of the resistance to ignition of mattress and sofa - Part 2: Match flame equivalent GB/T 19817-2005 Textiles - Fabrics for furnishings GB 20286-2006 Requirements and mark on burning behavior of fire retarding products and subassemblies in public place GB/T 21196.2 Textiles - Determination of the abrasion resistance of fabrics by the Martindale method - Part 2: Determination of specimen breakdown GB 28007-2011 General technical requirements for children's furniture GB/T 28202-2020 Furniture industry terminology GB/T 29894 General method of wood identification GB/T 30695-2014 Identification of polyvinyl chloride and polyurethane imitation leather GB/T 31106 Determination of volatile organic compounds in furniture GB/T 31107 Environmental chamber for the determination of volatile organic compounds of furniture - General technical requirements GB/T 38408-2019 Leather - Identification - Method of microscopy GB/T 38733-2020 Office furniture - Office chairs - Methods for the determination of dimensions QB/T 39452 Leather - Physical and mechanical tests - Tests for adhesion of finish GB/T 40904 Methods for the determination of prohibited substances in furniture products and related materials - Azo dyes GB/T 40908 Methods for the determination of prohibited substances in furniture products and related materials - Flame retardants QB/T 1646-2007 Polyurethane synthetic leather QB/T 2385 Valuable hardwood furniture in deep color QB/T 2537 Leather - Tests for colour fastness - Colour fastness to cycles of to-and-fro rubbing QB/T 2724 Leather - Chemical tests - Determination of pH QB/T 2726 Leather - Physical and mechanical tests - Determination of abrasion resistance QB/T 3826 Corrosion-resistant testing method of the metal deposits and conversion coatings for the light industrial products - Neutral salt spray (NSS) test QB/T 4462-2013 Upholstered furniture Manual operation folding sofa ISO 16000-3:2011 Indoor air - Part 3: Determination of formaldehyde and other carbonyl compounds in indoor air and test chamber air - Active sampling method 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in GB/T 28202-2020 and the following apply. 3.1 leather raw leather with a roughly intact natural fiber structure, which is tanned into a non-perishable material [Source: GB/T 38408-2019, 3.1] 3.2 imitation leather collective term for synthetic animal leather substitutes consisting of a coating and a fabric substrate Note: This includes artificial leather and synthetic leather, but does not include laminated leather with animal leather as base material. [Source: GB/T 30695-2014, 3.1, modified] 3.3 artificial leather sofa; synthetic leather sofa sofa whose main exterior (except the bottom of the seat surface) is covered with artificial leather (3.2) 3.4 leather sofa sofa covered with natural animal leather, recycled leather (3.12) and artificial leather (3.2) on the exterior of the product (except the bottom of the seat surface) 3.5 the front width of seat B widest part on the inner side of the seat surface of the armrest of the sofa, or the widest part on the front edge of the seat surface if there is no armrest Note: The unit is mm. 3.6 depth of seat T distance from the center point of the front edge of the sofa seat to the center point of the intersection between the front edge of the seat and the back Note: The unit is mm. 3.7 the front height of seat H1 vertical distance from the center point of the front edge of the sofa seat to the ground Note: The unit is mm. 3.8 height of back H2 vertical distance from the center point of the back of the sofa to the ground Note: The unit is mm. 3.9 chair measuring device; CMD device used to measure the size of a chair [Source: GB/T 38733-2020, 3.1] 4 Product classification 4.1 Classified by the wrapping material of the product: a) Leather sofa; b) Artificial leather sofa; c) Fabric sofa; d) Fabric and leather sofa. 4.2 Classified by product usage function: a) Ordinary sofa: A sofa that only has the function of seating; b) Functional sofa: In addition to the function of a seat, it also has other functions such as a bed.

Contents Foreword i 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Product classification 5 Requirements 6 Test methods 7 Inspection rules 8 Marking, instructions for use, packaging, transportation and storage Annex A (Normative) Equilibrium moisture content of woods in different areas of China Annex B (Normative) Mechanical property test Annex C (Normative) Determination of formaldehyde, benzene, toluene, xylene and TVOC Annex D (Normative) Measurement method for exposed area of upholstered furniture Bibliography