C 091
IP Codes
(Ingress Protection)
Degree of protection
Electrical devices to which connectors belong have to be protected for safety reasons from outside influences like dust, foreign objects, direct contact, moisture
and water. This protection is provided on industrial connectors by their housings with their latching devices and sealed cable entries.
The degree of protection can be selected depending on the type of intended use. The standard IEC 60529 and/or DIN EN 60529 has specified the degree of
protection and divided into several classes.
The degree of protection is indicated in the following way:
IP 65 2nd charact. Brief description Definition
Code letters numeral
(Ingress Protection)
1st charact. numeral (degree of protection against access 0 Non-protected –
to hazardous parts and against solid foreign objects) 1 Protected against vertically Vertically falling drops shall
2nd charact. numeral (degree of protection against ingress of water) falling water drops have no harmful effects.
The following charts give an overview about all protection degrees.
2 Protected against vertically Vertically falling drops shall
falling water drops when have no harmful effects when
enclosure tilted up to 15° the enclosure is tilted at any
angle up to 15° on either side
of the vertical.
1st charact. Brief description Definition
numeral 3 Protected against spraying Water sprayed at an angle up
water to 60° on either side of the
0 Non-protected – vertical shall have no harmful
1 Protected against access to The probe, sphere of 50mm effects.
hazardous parts with the Ø, shall not fully penetrate 4 Protected against splashing Water splashed against the
back of a hand. Protected and shall have adequate water enclosure from any direction
against solid foreign objects clearance from hazardous shall have no harmful effects.
of ≥50mm Ø. parts. 5 Protected against water jets Water projected in jets against
2 Protected against access to The jointed test finger of the enclosure from any
hazardous parts with a 12mm Ø, 80mm length, direction shall have no harmful
finger. shall have adequate clearance effects.
Protected against solid from hazardous parts. The 6 Protected against powerful Water projected in powerful
foreign objects of probe, sphere of 12.5mm Ø, water jets jets against the enclosure
≥12.5mm Ø. shall not fully penetrate. from any direction shall have
3 Protected against access The probe of 2.5mm Ø shall no harmful effects.
to hazardous parts with a not penetrate at all. 7 Protected against the effects Intrusion of water in quantities
tool. Protected against solid of temporary immersion in causing harmful effects shall
foreign objects of ≥2.5mm water not be possible when the
Ø. enclosure is temporally
4 Protected against access to The probe of 1mm Ø shall immersed in water for 30 min.
hazardous parts with a not penetrate at all. in 1m depth.
wire.Protected against solid 8 Protected against the effects Intrusion of water in quantities
foreign objects of ≥1mm Ø. of continous immersion in causing harmful effects shall
5 Protected against access to The probe of 1mm Ø shall water not be possible when the
hazardous parts with a wire. not penetrate. enclosure is continuously
Dust-protected. Intrusion of dust is not immersed in water under
totally prevented, but dust conditions which shall be
shall not penetrate in a agreed between manufacturer
quantity to interfere with and user but which are more
satisfactory operation of severe than for numeral 7.
the device or to impair 9 K 1) Protected against water Water projected in powerful
safety. during high pressure/steam jets with high pressure against
6 Protected against access to The probe of 1mm Ø shall jet cleaning the enclosure from any
hazardous parts with a wire. not penetrate. direction shall have no harmful
Dust-tight. No intrussion of dust. effects.
1) Remark: Numeral acc. to DIN 40050 part 9, vehicles IP code
Amphenol 47
