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SECTION B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
OTHER WORKING OF METAL; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS
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B 23 P

 OTHER WORKING OF METAL; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS (arrangements for copying or controlling B 23 Q)
 

Notes

(1)

 This subclass does not cover non-mechanical operations on non-metallic materials unless such operations are specially mentioned in this subclass.

(2)

 In this subclass, the following expressions are used with the meanings indicated:
 

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 "combined operations" excludes the assembling of parts if it is an essential feature of the next metal-working operation, since it is not regarded as an operation per se;
 

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 "working of metal" and equivalent expressions include non-mechanical treatment of metal so far as it is not provided for in any other class or subclass, for example, in C 21 D, C 22 C, C 22 F , C 23. Thus, combinations of such non-mechanical treatment with other metal-working are classified in this subclass.

(3)

 Attention is drawn to the Notes following the title of class B 23.

 

 

 
 

 5
/ 00 Setting gems or the like on metal parts, e.g. diamonds on tools
 

 6
/ 00 Restoring or reconditioning objects (straightening or restoring form of sheet metal, metal rods, metal tubes, metal profiles, or specific articles made therefrom B 21 D 1/00, B 21 D 3/00; repairing defective or damaged objects by casting techniques B 22 D 19/10; procedures or apparatus covered by a single other subclass, see the relevant subclass) [3]

6
/ 02 • Pistons or cylinders [3]  

6
/ 04 • Repairing fractures or cracked metal parts or products, e.g. castings [3]  
 

 9
/ 00 Treating or finishing surfaces mechanically, with or without calibrating, primarily to resist wear or impact, e.g. smoothing or roughening turbine blades or bearings (treatment covered by a single other subclass, see the relevant subclass, e.g. B 24 C, C 21 D 7/00, C 22 F 1/00); Features of such surfaces not otherwise provided for, their treatment being unspecified

9
/ 02 • Treating or finishing by applying pressure, e.g. knurling (B 23 P 9/04 takes precedence)  

9
/ 04 • Treating or finishing by hammering or applying repeated pressure  
 

 11
/ 00 Connecting metal parts or objects by metal-working techniques, not covered wholly by either B 21 J or B 23 K(connecting sheet metal or metal tubes, rods or profiles B 21 D 39/00; hand tools for connecting wire or strip B 25 B 25/00; connecting metal parts by adhesives F 16 B 11/00)

11
/ 02 • by first expanding and then shrinking or vice versa, e.g. by using pressure fluids; by making force fits  
 

 13
/ 00 Making metal objects by operations essentially involving machining but not covered by a single other subclass (making specific objects B 23 P 15/00)

13
/ 02 • in which only the machining operations are important  

13
/ 04 • involving slicing of profiled material  
 

 15
/ 00 Making specific metal objects by operations not covered by a single other subclass or a group in this subclass

Note
 

This group covers only the objects covered by its subgroups.

15
/ 02 • turbine or like blades from one piece  

15
/ 04 • turbine or like blades from several pieces  

15
/ 06 • piston rings from one piece  

15
/ 08 • piston rings from several pieces  

15
/ 10 • pistons  

15
/ 12 • gratings  

15
/ 14 • gear parts, e.g. gear wheels  

15
/ 16 • plates with holes of very small diameter e.g. for spinning or burner nozzles  

15
/ 18 • brake shoes  

15
/ 20 • railroad requirements, e.g. buffers  

15
/ 22 • cartridges or like shells  

15
/ 24 • dies (B 21 C 3/18, B 21 C 25/10, B 21 D 37/20 take precedence)  

15
/ 26 • heat exchangers  

15
/ 28 • cutting tools (sawing tools B 23 D 63/00, B 23 D 65/00; files or rasps B 23 D 73/00)  

15
/ 30 • • lathes or like tools  

15
/ 32 • • twist-drills  

15
/ 34 • • milling cutters  

15
/ 36 • • • for thread cutting  

15
/ 38 • • planing or slotting tools (B 23 P 15/30 takes precedence)  

15
/ 40 • • shearing tools  

15
/ 42 • • broaching tools  

15
/ 44 • • scraping or shaving tools  

15
/ 46 • • reaming tools  

15
/ 48 • • threading tools (milling cutters for thread-cutting B 23 P 15/36)  

15
/ 50 • • • dies  

15
/ 52 • • • taps  
 

 17
/ 00 Metal-working operations, not covered by a single other subclass or another group in this subclass

17
/ 02 • Single metal-working processes; Machines or apparatus therefor  

17
/ 04 • characterised by the nature of the material involved or the kind of product independently of its shape  

17
/ 06 • • Making steel wool or the like  
 

 19
/ 00 Machines for simply fitting together or separating metal parts, or metal and non-metal parts, whether or not involving some deformation (connecting metal parts or objects by metal-working techniques B 23 P 11/00, B 21 J, B 23 K); Tools or devices therefor so far as not provided for in other classes (hand tools in general B 25) [3]

19
/ 02 • for connecting objects by press fit or for detaching same  

19
/ 04 • for assembling or disassembling parts  

19
/ 06 • • Screw or nut setting or loosening machines  

19
/ 08 • • Machines for placing washers, circlips, or the like on bolts or other members  
 

 21
/ 00 Machines for assembling a multiplicity of different parts to compose units, with or without preceding or subsequent working of such parts, e.g. with programme control
 

 23
/ 00 Machines or arrangements of machines for performing specified combinations of different metal-working operations not covered by a single other subclass (if the particular kinds of operation are not essential B 23 Q 37/00 to B 23 Q 41/00; features relating to operations covered by a single subclass, see the relevant subclass for the operation)

23
/ 02 • Machine tools for performing different machining operations (lathes, e.g. capstan lathes, B 23 B; combined horizontal boring and milling machines B 23 B 39/02)  

23
/ 04 • for both machining and other metal-working operations  

23
/ 06 • Metal-working plant comprising a number of associated machines or apparatus  
 

 25
/ 00 Auxiliary treatment of workpieces, before or during machining operations, to facilitate the action of the tool or the attainment of a desired final condition of the work, e.g. relief of internal stress