IPC 7 English version
B21K-B21K03100

SECTION B – PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING


B 21MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL (casting, powder metallurgy B22; shearing B23D; working of metal by the action of a high concentration of electric current B23H; soldering, welding, flame-cutting B23K; other working of metal B23P; punching sheet material in general B26F; processes for changing of physical properties of metals C21D, C22F; electroforming C25D 1/00)


B 21 KMAKING FORGED OR PRESSED PRODUCTS, e.g. HORSE-SHOES, RIVETS, BOLTS, WHEELS (making particular articles by working sheet metal without essentially removing material B21D; processing wire B21F; making pins, needles or nails B21G; making particular articles by rolling B21H; forging machines, pressing machines, hammering machines, in general B21J; making chains B21L; plating B23K)


Note

 This subclass covers only forging, pressing, or hammering operations which are specially adapted for use in the manufacture of particular objects and which are not essentially combined with any different metal-working operation unless the latter is a subsidiary operation performed in the same machine.


Subclass Index

MAKING MACHINE ELEMENTS OR TOOLS 

B21K 1/00, B21K 3/00, B21K 5/00, B21K 19/00 

MAKING RAILS 

B21K 7/00, B21K 9/00 

MAKING LOCKSMITHS' OR BLACKSMITHS' GOODS 

B21K 13/00, B21K 15/00 

MAKING OTHER ARTICLES 

B21K 7/00, B21K 11/00, B21K 17/00, B21K 21/00, B21K 23/00 

UNITING OF COMPONENTS 

B21K 25/00 

ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY DEVICES 

B21K 27/00, B21K 29/00, B21K 31/00 



Making particular articles by forging, pressing, or hammering; Equipment therefor


1/

00Making machine elements

1/

02.balls, rolls, or rollers, e.g. for bearings

1/

04.ball-races

1/

05.cages for bearings  [2]

1/

06.axles or shafts

1/

08..crankshafts

1/

10..of cylindrical form

1/

12..of specially-shaped cross-section

1/

14.fittings

1/

16..parts of pipe or hose couplings

1/

18.pistons or plungers

1/

20.valve parts

1/

22..poppet valves, e.g. for internal-combustion engines

1/

24..valve bodies; valve seats

1/

26.housings or supporting parts, e.g. axle housings, engine mountings

1/

28.wheels; discs

1/

30..with gear-teeth

1/

32..discs, e.g. disc wheels

1/

34..wheels with spokes

1/

36..with blades

1/

38..rims; tyres

1/

40..hubs

1/

42..pulleys, e.g. cable pulleys

1/

44.bolts, studs, or the like (making screw-thread B21K 1/56; making U-bolts B21K 1/74)

1/

46..with heads

1/

48...Machines working with hammers, e.g. beating in a radial direction, for forming heads

1/

50...Trimming or shearing formed heads, e.g. working with dies

1/

52..double-ended, e.g. with heads on both ends (forming heads B21K 1/46)

1/

54..with grooves or notches

1/

56.screw-threaded elements  [2]

1/

58.rivets

1/

60..hollow or semi-hollow rivets

1/

62..special rivets, e.g. with electrical contacts

1/

64.nuts (making screw-thread B21K 1/56)

1/

66..from strip bars

1/

68..from round or profiled bars

1/

70..of special shape, e.g. self-locking nuts, wing nuts

1/

72.hooks, e.g. crane hooks, railway track spikes (making nails in general B21G)

1/

74.forked members or members with two or more limbs, e.g. U-bolts, anchors

1/

76.elements not mentioned in one of the preceding groups


3/

00Making engine or like machine parts not covered by subgroups of B21K 1/00; Making propellers or the like

3/

02.cylinder heads

3/

04.blades, e.g. for turbines; Upsetting of blade roots


5/

00Making tools or tool parts, e.g. pliers

5/

02.drilling-tools or other tools for making or working on holes

5/

04..twisting-tools, e.g. drills, reamers

5/

06..Dressing, e.g. sharpening rock drills

5/

08..drifting tools

5/

10..Forming drill-bit shanks

5/

12.other cutting tools (cutlery wares B21K 11/00)

5/

14.hand hammers

5/

16.tools for turning nuts

5/

18.handles or parts therefor

5/

20.Making working faces of dies, either recessed or outstanding


7/

00Making railway appurtenances; Making vehicle parts

7/

02.parts for permanent way (spikes B21K 1/72)

7/

04..switch tongues

7/

06..sleepers

7/

08..base plates for rails, e.g. chairs

7/

10..rail joints

7/

12.parts for locomotives or vehicles, e.g. frames, underframes

7/

14..brake rigging or brake parts  [2]


9/

00Reconditioning railroad accessories, e.g. rails


11/

00Making cutlery wares; Making garden tools or the like

11/

02.knives

11/

04.spoons; table forks

11/

06.scissors

11/

08.sickles; scythes

11/

10.axes; picks

11/

12.spades; shovels

11/

14.rakes; garden forks


13/

00Making locksmiths' goods, e.g. handles for cases

13/

02.hinges


15/

00Making blacksmiths' goods

15/

02.horse-shoes; accessories therefor

15/

04..caulks

15/

06.metal attachments for footwear, e.g. wear-resisting plates


17/

00Making sport articles, e.g. skates


19/

00Making articles for agricultural machinery

19/

02.plough blades; ploughshares


21/

00Making hollow articles not covered by a single preceding subgroup (essentially from sheet-metal or uniform thin-walled tubes B21D, e.g. B21D 41/00, B21D 51/00)

21/

02.Producing blanks in the shape of discs or cups as semi-finished articles for making hollow articles, e.g. to be deep-drawn or extruded

21/

04.Shaping thin-walled hollow articles, e.g. cartridges

21/

06.Shaping thick-walled hollow articles, e.g. projectiles

21/

08.Shaping hollow articles with different cross-section in longitudinal direction, e.g. nozzles, spark-plugs

21/

10..cone-shaped or bell-shaped articles, e.g. insulator caps

21/

12.Shaping end portions of hollow articles

21/

14..closed or substantially-closed ends, e.g. cartridge bottoms

21/

16.Remodelling hollow bodies with respect to the shape of the cross-section (remodelling end portions only B21K 21/12)


23/

00Making other articles

23/

02.members of endless tracks, e.g. track guides, shoes (making from sheet-metal B21D)

23/

04.flanged articles (B21K 1/28 takes precedence; flanging tubes B21D)


25/

00Uniting components to form integral members, e.g. turbine wheels and shafts, caulks with inserts, with or without shaping of the components (uniting by interference- or press-fitting B23P 11/02, B23P 19/02)


Accessories; Auxiliary devices


27/

00Handling devices, e.g. for feeding, aligning, discharging; Cutting-off means; Arrangement thereof

27/

02.Feeding devices for rods, wire, or strips

27/

04..allowing successive working steps

27/

06.Cutting-off means; Arrangement thereof


29/

00Arrangements for heating or cooling during processing (for preparing metal stock to be forged or pressed B21J 1/06; heating equipment in general, see the appropriate subclasses, e.g. H05B)


31/

00Control devices specially adapted for positioning tool carriers