This code applies to the facilities, technology and inspection for manufacturing of jointed or soldered cylinders (cylinders of which internal volume is less than one liter for filling refrigerant to air conditioners for vehicles; hereinafter referred to as “cylinders”) among cylinders in conformity to the High-pressure Gas Safety Control Act (hereinafter referred to the “Act”), Article 3, Clause 2.
1. General 1
1.1 Scope 1
1.2 Validity of Code 1
1.3 Reference Codes and Standards 1
1.3.1 Inspection standard for new technology products 1
1.3.2 Manufacturing registration of foreign products 2
1.4 Definitions 2
1.5 Application of Codes and Standards 4
2. Manufacturing Installation Standard 4
2.1 Manufacturing Facilities 4
2.2 Inspection Facilities 4
3. Manufacturing Technology Standard 5
3.1 Design (currently not used) 5
3.2 Materials 5
3.3 Thickness 6
3.4 Construction and Dimensions 6
3.4.1 Construction 6
3.4.2 Dimensions 6
3.5 Fabrication (currently not used) 6
3.6 Welding (currently not used) 6
3.7 Heat Treatment (not applicable) 6
3.8 Performance (currently not used) 6
3.9 Painting 7
3.10 Attachment of Safety Devices (currently not used) 7
3.11 Attachment of Accessories (currently not used) 7
3.12 Coloring and Marking 7
3.12.1 Coloring on external surface of cylinder (currently not used) 7
3.12.2 Marking of kind of gas 7
3.12.3 Product marking 7
3.12.4 Acceptance marking 8
4. Inspection Standard 9
4.1 Kinds of Inspection 9
4.1.1 Manufacturing installation inspection 9
4.1.2 Product inspection 9
4.2 Object Audit of Process Inspection 11
4.2.1 Application for audit 11
4.2.2 Audit method 11
4.2.3 Adjudication committee 12
4.3 Inspection Items 12
4.3.1 Manufacturing installation inspection 13
4.3.2 Product inspection 13
4.4 Inspection Method 15
4.4.1 Manufacturing installation inspection 15
4.4.2 Product inspection 15
4.5 Other Inspection Standard 20
4.5.1 Inspection of imported goods (currently not used) 20
4.5.2 Partial omission of inspection 20
4.5.3 Disposal of rejected products 20
Appendix A General Standard for Operation of Quality Control System for Cylinder Manufacturing Plants
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