IPC 6 English version
 
E21F-E21F01718

SECTION E– FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS


E 21EARTH DRILLING; MINING


E 21 FSAFETY DEVICES, TRANSPORT, FILLING-UP, RESCUE, VENTILATION, OR DRAINAGE IN OR OF MINES OR TUNNELS [2]



Ventilation of mines or tunnels


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00Ventilation of mines or tunnels; Distribution of ventilating currents (ventilating rooms or spaces in general F 24 F) [2]

1/

02.Test models (analogue computers therefor G 06 G 7/50)

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04.Air ducts (suspension devices E 21 F 17/02)

1/

06..Duct connections (tube connections in general F 16 L)

1/

08.Ventilation arrangements in connection with air ducts, e.g. arrangements for mounting ventilators (ventilators per se F 04 D)

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10.Air doors (doors in general E 06 B)

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12..Devices for automatically opening air doors

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14.Air partitions; Air locks (dams E 21 F 17/103; air locks for foundations E 02 D) [6]

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16.Shaft covers

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18.Gravity-flow ventilation (E 21 F 1/02 to E 21 F 1/16 take precedence) [2]


3/

00Cooling or drying of air (air-conditioning rooms or spaces in general F 24 F)


Safety devices (flue-gas indicators G 01 N); Rescue devices


5/

00Means or methods for preventing, binding, depositing, or removing dust; Preventing explosions or fires (dams E 21 F 17/103; applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces in general B 05) [6]

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02.by wetting or spraying

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04..Spraying barriers (spray nipples, spraying in general B 05 B, B 05 D; picks with arrangement of fluid-spraying nozzles E 21 C 35/187)

5/

06..Fluids used for spraying

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08.Rock dusting; Depositing other protective substances

5/

10..Devices for rock dusting

5/

12..Composition of rock dust

5/

14.Fluid barriers or rock dusters made to work by, or at the same time as, shots or explosions

5/

16.Layers of hygroscopic or other salts deposited on floors, walls, or the like, for binding dust; Deposition of such layers (dust-absorbing materials in general C 09 K 3/22)

5/

18.Impregnating walls, or the like, with liquids for binding dust

5/

20.Drawing-off or depositing dust (dust-removing while drilling E 21 C 7/00, while slitting E 21 C 35/22)


7/

00Methods or devices for drawing-off gases with or without subsequent use of the gas for any purpose


9/

00Devices preventing sparking of machines or apparatus (preventing sparking of electric machines or apparatus H 01 K, H 02 K)


11/

00Rescue devices or other safety devices, e.g. safety chambers, escape ways (breathing aids for curative purposes A 61 H 31/00; respiratory apparatus A 62 B 7/00; revival apparatus A 62 B 33/00)


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00Transport specially adapted to underground conditions (mine cars B 61 D; transport in general, loading B 65 G)

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02.in galleries

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04.in gravity inclines; in staple or inclined shafts

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06.at or adjacent to the working face

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08.Shifting conveyers or other transport devices from one location at the working face to another (guiding mining machines along conveyers for the cut mineral E 21 C 35/12; in combination with mine roof supports for step-by-step movement E 21 D 23/00)

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10.Anchorings for conveyers [2]



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00Methods or devices for placing filling-up materials in underground workings (dams E 21 F 17/103) [6]

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02.Supporting means, e.g. shuttering, for filling-up materials

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04..Stowing mats; Goaf wire netting; Partition walls

15/

06.Filling-up mechanically

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08.Filling-up hydraulically or pneumatically (hydraulic or pneumatic transport devices B 65 G; pipes, pipe couplings F 16 L)

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10..Hydraulic or pneumatic filling-up machines


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00Drainage (keeping dry foundation sites or other areas in the ground E 02 D 19/00) [2]

16/

02.of tunnels [2]


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00Methods or devices for use in mines or tunnels, not covered elsewhere (mine lighting F 21, H 05 B) [2]

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02.Suspension devices for tubes or the like, e.g. for ventilating ducts (supporting pipes, cables or protective tubing in general F 16 L 3/00 to F 16 L 7/00)

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04.Distributing means for power supply [2]

17/

06..Distributing electric power; Cable networks; Conduits for cables (circuit arrangements for supplying or distributing electric power in general H 02 J)

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08..Distributing hydraulic power; Pipe networks for hydraulic liquid (pipe-line systems in general F 17 D)

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10..Distributing pneumatic power; Pipe networks for compressed air (pipe-line systems in general F 17 D)

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103.Dams, e.g. for ventilation [6]

17/

107..inflatable [6]

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12..Dam doors

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16.Modification of mine passages or chambers for storage purposes, especially for liquids or gases (storing fluids in natural or artificial cavities or chambers in the earth B 65 G 5/00)

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18.Special adaptations of signalling or alarm devices (for elevators, escalators or moving walkways B 66 B; gas-sensitive devices per se G 01 N)