IPC 6 English version B08B !A-B08B 101:12

B08-B08B10112

SECTION B– PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

B 08

CLEANING

B 08 B

CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL (brushes A 46; devices for domestic or like cleaning A 47 L; separation of particles from liquids or gases B 01 D; separation of solids B 03, B 07; spraying or applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces in general B 05; cleaning devices for conveyers B 65 G 45/10; concurrent cleaning, filling and closing of bottles B 67 C 7/00; inhibiting corrosion or incrustation in general C 23; cleaning streets, permanent ways, beaches or land E 01 H; parts, details or accessories of swimming or splash baths or pools, specially adapted for cleaning E 04 H 4/16; preventing or removing electrostatic charges H 05 F)

Notes

(1)

This subclass covers only cleaning, which is usually classified according to one (or more) of the aspects mentioned below, if it is not fully classifiable in a subclass providing for any of the following aspects:

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the articles cleaned, e.g. bed-pans, urinal or other sanitary devices for bed-ridden persons A 61 G 9/02, filters, semi-permeable membranes B 01 D, castings and moulds B 22 D 29/00, vehicles B 60 S, coke ovens C 10 B 43/00, building forms E 04 G, boilers F 22, combustion apparatus F 23, furnaces F 27;

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the general nature of the cleaning, e.g. preparing for sugar manufacture A 23 N, domestic cleaning A 47 L, treatment of textiles D 06, laundry D 06 F, air-conditioning F 24 F;

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the particular operation performed, e.g. filtering B 01 D, separating of solids B 03, B 07, sand-blasting B 24 C;

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the particular apparatus or device, e.g. brushes A 46 B, mops A 47 L, centrifuges B 04, hand tools B 25;

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the substance cleaned, e.g. metals B 21 C, C 23, water C 02, glass C 03 B, leather C 14 B, textile fibres D 01;

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the substance removed (or prevented from depositing or forming), e.g. implements or apparatus for removing dry paint from surfaces B 44 D 3/16, chemical paint-removers C 09 D 9/00, preventing rust C 23 F;

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the substance used, e.g. macromolecular compounds or compositions C 08, anti-icing materials C 09 K, detergents C 11 D;

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the operation in connection with which cleaning is done, e.g. metal rolling B 21 B, metal boring B 23 B, soldering B 23 K, textile fabrication D 01 G, D 01 H, D 03 J, D 04 B;

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the surroundings of a surface to be cleaned or kept clean, e.g. water in a boiler C 02 F, air in a room F 24 F.

(2)

Processes using enzymes or micro-organisms in order to:

(i)

liberate, separate or purify a pre-existing compound or composition, or to

(ii)

treat textiles or clean solid surfaces of materials

are further classified in subclass C 12 S. [5]

Cleaning by methods involving the use of tools, brushes, or analogous members (B 08 B 3/12, B 08 B 6/00, B 08 B 9/00 take precedence) [2]

Cleaning travelling work, e.g. a web, articles on a conveyer

using rotary operative members (B 08 B 1/02 takes precedence)

Cleaning by methods involving the use or presence of liquid or steam (B 08 B 9/00 takes precedence)

Cleaning by the force of jets or sprays

Cleaning involving contact with liquid

using perforated drums in which the article or material is placed

the liquid having chemical or dissolving effect (substances used, see the relevant classes)

with additional treatment of the liquid or of the object being cleaned, e.g. by heat, by electricity, by vibration

by sonic or ultrasonic vibrations (washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware using sonic or ultrasonic waves A 47 L 15/13; of natural teeth, of prostheses using ultrasonic techniques similar to those used for natural teeth A 61 C 17/20; application of ultrasonic vibrations to chemical, physical, or physico-chemical processes in general B 01 J 19/10) [2,5]

Removing waste, e.g. labels, from cleaning liquid (treatment of water in general C 02 F) [5]

Cleaning by methods involving the use of air flow or gas flow (B 08 B 6/00 takes precedence) [2]

Cleaning by the force of jets, e.g. blowing-out cavities

Cleaning by suction, with or without auxiliary action (suction cleaners A 47 L)

Cleaning by electrostatic means (domestic cleaning implements functioning electrostatically A 47 L 13/40; cleaning of grooved record carriers G 11 B 3/58) [2]

Cleaning by methods not provided for in a single other subclass or a single group in this subclass

by distortion, beating, or vibration of the surface to be cleaned

by a combination of operations

Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto (B 08 B 3/12, B 08 B 6/00 take precedence) [2]

Note

In this group, it is desirable to add the indexing codes of group B 08 B 101:00. The indexing codes should be unlinked. [5]

Cleaning pipes or tubes or systems of pipes or tubes (apparatus for cleaning metal pipes by chemical methods C 23 G 3/04) [5]

Cleaning vacuum systems, e.g. vacuum milking machines, by making use of the vacuum [5]

Cleaning devices moved along inside the pipe-line by fluid pressure or by self-propelling means

Cleaning pipe systems, e.g. by flushing

Cleaning of containers, e.g. tanks

087

by methods involving the use of tools, e.g. brushes, scrapers (B 08 B 9/20 takes precedence) [5]

093

by the force of jets or sprays (B 08 B 9/20 takes precedence) [5]

by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans, are brought [5]

the apparatus cleaning by soaking alone [5]

and having conveyers [5]

Rotating conveyers [5]

the apparatus cleaning by splash, spray or jet application, with or without soaking [5]

and having conveyers [5]

Rotating conveyers [5]

Arrangement of conduits or nozzles [5]

the apparatus cleaning by using brushes [5]

the apparatus cleaning by using scrapers, chains, grains of shot, sand or other abrasive means (abrasive blasting in general B 24 C) [5]

the apparatus cleaning by burning out [5]

the apparatus being characterised by means for conveying or carrying containers therethrough [5]

the means being for loading or unloading the apparatus [5]

Inspecting cleaned containers for cleanliness [5]

11/

Cleaning flexible or delicate articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto (B 08 B 3/12, B 08 B 6/00 take precedence) [2]

11/

Devices for holding articles during cleaning

11/

specially adapted for plate glass, e.g. prior to manufacture of windshields (cleaning the gap between permanently secured panes E 06 B 3/677)

13/

Accessories or details of general applicability for machines or apparatus for cleaning

15/

Preventing escape of dirt or fumes from the area where they are produced; Collecting or removing dirt or fumes from that area (parts, details or accessories of cooking-vessels for withdrawing or condensing cooking vapours from such vessels A 47 J 36/38; refuse disposal B 65 F; devices for conducting smoke or fumes, e.g. flues, F 23 J 11/00; removing cooking fumes from domestic stoves or ranges F 24 C 15/20; air-conditioning, ventilation F 24 F) [5]

15/

using chambers or hoods covering the area

15/

from a small area, e.g. a tool

17/

Methods preventing fouling

17/

Preventing deposition of fouling or of dust

17/

by using removable coverings

17/

by giving articles subject to fouling a special shape for arrangement

Indexing scheme associated with group B 08 B 9/00, relating to types of container cleaned. The indexing codes should be unlinked. [5]

Note

Attention is drawn to Chapter IV of the Guide which sets forth the rules concerning the application and presentation of the different types of indexing code. [6]

101:

Types of container cleaned [5]

101:

Tanks [5]

101:

Milk churns [5]

101:

Casks; Barrels; Drums [5]

101:

Bottles; Jars, Cans [5]

101:

Crates [5]

101:

Ampoules [5]