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SECTION F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS;BLASTING
SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
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SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
 

Notes

(1)

This subclass covers:
 

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springs, shock-absorbers or vibration-dampers;
 

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their arrangement in, or adaptation for, particular apparatus, if not provided for in the subclasses covering said apparatus. [5]

(2)

This subclass does not cover the arrangement or adaptation of springs, shock-absorbers or vibration-dampers in, or for, particular apparatus, if provided for in the subclasses concerning the said apparatus, e.g.
 

A 47 C 23/00 to A 47 C 27/00

Spring mattresses

 

A 63 C 5/075

Vibration dampers in skis

 

B 60 G

Vehicle suspensions

 

B 60 R 19/24

Mounting of bumpers on vehicles

 

B 61 F

Rail vehicle suspensions

 

B 61 G 11/00

Buffers for railway or tramway vehicles

 

B 62 D 21/15

Vehicle chassis frames having impact absorbing means

 

B 62 J 1/02

Resiliently mounted saddles on cycles

 

B 62 K 21/08

Steering dampers

 

B 63 H 1/15

Marine propellers having vibration-damping means

 

B 63 H 21/30

Anti-vibration mounting of marine propulsion plant in ships

 

B 64 C 25/58

Arrangement of shock-absorbers or springs in aeroplane alighting gear

 

B 65 D 81/02

Containers, packing elements or packages with shock-absorbing means

 

D 06 F 37/20

Resilient mountings in washing machines

 

D 06 F 49/06

Resilient mountings in domestic spin-dryers

 

F 03 G 1/00

Spring motors

 

F 21 V 15/04

Resilient mounting of lighting devices

 

F 41 A 25/00

Gun cradles to permit recoil

 

F 41 B 5/20

Vibration dampers for archery bows

 

G 01 D 11/00

Indicating or recording in connection with measuring

 

G 01 G 21/10

Weighing apparatus, e.g. arrangement of shock-absorbers in weighing apparatus

 

G 04 B

Clocks, watches

 

G 12 B 3/08

Damping of movements in instruments

 

G 21 C 7/20

Disposition of shock-absorbing devices for displacable control elements in nuclear reactors.

 

 

 

 

1
/ 00 Springs (working with fluid F 16 F 5/00, F 16 F 9/00)

1
/ 02 made of steel or other material having low internal friction (F 16 F 1/36 takes precedence); Wound, torsion, leaf, cup, ring or the like springs, the material of the spring not being relevant [6]  

1
/ 04 Wound springs  

1
/ 06 with turns lying in cylindrical surfaces  

1
/ 08 with turns lying in mainly conical surfaces  

1
/ 10 Spiral springs with turns lying substantially in plane surfaces  

1
/ 12 Attachments or mountings  

1
/ 13 comprising inserts or spacers between the windings for changing the mechanical or physical characteristics of the spring [6]  

1
/ 14 Torsion springs consisting of bars or tubes  

1
/ 16 Attachments or mountings  

1
/ 18 Leaf springs  

1
/ 20 with layers, e.g. anti-friction layers, or with rollers between the leaves  

1
/ 22 with means for modifying the spring characteristic  

1
/ 24 Lubrication; Covers, e.g. for retaining lubricant  

1
/ 26 Attachments or mountings (B 60 G 11/10 takes precedence) [5]  

1
/ 28 comprising cylindrical metal pins pivoted in close-fitting sleeves  

1
/ 30 comprising intermediate pieces made of rubber or similar elastic material  

1
/ 32 Cup springs; Dished disc springs (diaphragms F 16 J 3/00)  

1
/ 34 Ring springs, i.e. annular bodies deformed radially due to axial load  

1
/ 36 made of plastics, e.g. rubber; made of material having high internal friction  

1
/ 362 made of steel wool or compressed hair [6]  

1
/ 364 made of cork, wood or the like material [6]  

1
/ 366 made of fibre reinforced plastics [6]  

1
/ 368 Leaf springs [6]  

1
/ 37 of foam-like material, e.g. sponge rubber  

1
/ 371 characterised by inserts or auxiliary extension elements, e.g. for rigidification (F 16 F 1/366, F 16 F 1/387 take precedence) [6]  

1
/ 373 characterised by having a particular shape [6]  

1
/ 374 having a spherical or the like shape [6]  

1
/ 376 having projections, studs, serrations or the like on at least one surface (F 16 F 1/387 takes precedence) [6]  

1
/ 377 having holes or openings (F 16 F 1/387 takes precedence) [6]  

1
/ 379 characterised by arrangements for regulating the spring temperature, e.g. by cooling [6]  

1
/ 38 with a sleeve of elastic material between a rigid outer sleeve and a rigid inner sleeve or pin  

1
/ 387 comprising means for modifying the rigidity in particular directions [6]  

1
/ 393 with spherical or conical sleeves [6]  

1
/ 40 consisting of a stack of similar elements separated by non-elastic intermediate layers  

1
/ 41 the spring consisting of generally conically arranged elements [6]  

1
/ 42 characterised by the mode of stressing  

1
/ 44 loaded mainly in compression  

1
/ 46 loaded mainly in tension  

1
/ 48 loaded mainly in torsion  

1
/ 50 loaded mainly in shear  

1
/ 52 loaded in combined stresses  

1
/ 54 loaded in compression and shear  

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