IPC 7 English version
B23H-B23H01100

SECTION B – PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING


B 23MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (punching, perforating, making articles by processing sheet metal, tubes, or profiles B21D; wire-working B21F; making pins, needles, or nails B21G; making chains B21L; grinding B24)


B 23 HWORKING OF METAL BY THE ACTION OF A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF ELECTRIC CURRENT ON A WORKPIECE USING AN ELECTRODE WHICH TAKES THE PLACE OF A TOOL; SUCH WORKING COMBINED WITH OTHER FORMS OF WORKING OF METAL (processes for the electrolytic or electrophoretic production of coatings, electroforming, or apparatus therefor C25D; processes for the electrolytic removal of material from objects C25F; manufacturing printed circuits using precipitation techniques to apply the conductive material to form the desired conductive pattern H05K 3/18) [4]


Note

 This subclass covers the working of metal described as "electroerosion".  [4]


Subclass Index

ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING 

B23H 1/00 

ELECTROCHEMICAL MACHINING 

B23H 3/00 

COMBINED MACHINING 

B23H 5/00 

COMMON PROCESSES OR APPARATUS 

B23H 7/00 

MACHINING PARTICULAR OBJECTS OR OBTAINING SPECIAL EFFECTS OR RESULTS 

B23H 9/00 

AUXILIARY APPARATUS OR DETAILS 

B23H 11/00 



1/

00Electrical discharge machining, i.e. removing metal with a series of rapidly recurring electrical discharges between an electrode and a workpiece in the presence of a fluid dielectric  [4]

1/

02.Electric circuits specially adapted therefor, e.g. power supply, control, preventing short circuits or other abnormal discharges  [4]

1/

04.Electrodes specially adapted therefor or their manufacture (B23H 9/00 takes precedence)  [4]

1/

06..Electrode material  [4]

1/

08.Working media  [4]

1/

10.Supply or regeneration of working media  [4]


3/

00Electrochemical machining, i.e. removing metal by passing current between an electrode and a workpiece in the presence of an electrolyte  [4]

3/

02.Electric circuits specially adapted therefor, e.g. power supply, control, preventing short circuits  [4]

3/

04.Electrodes specially adapted therefor or their manufacture (B23H 9/00 takes precedence)  [4]

3/

06..Electrode material  [4]

3/

08.Working media  [4]

3/

10.Supply or regeneration of working media  [4]


5/

00Combined machining  [4]

5/

02.Electrical discharge machining combined with electrochemical machining  [4]

5/

04.Electrical discharge machining combined with mechanical working  [4]

5/

06.Electrochemical machining combined with mechanical working, e.g. grinding or honing  [4]

5/

08..Electrolytic grinding  [4]

5/

10.Electrodes specially adapted therefor or their manufacture (B23H 1/04, B23H 3/04 take precedence)  [4]

5/

12.Working media  [4]

5/

14.Supply or regeneration of working media  [4]


7/

00Processes or apparatus applicable to both electrical discharge machining and electrochemical machining  [4]

7/

02.Wire-cutting  [4]

7/

04..Apparatus for supplying current to working gap; Electric circuits specially adapted therefor  [4]

7/

06..Control of the travel curve of the relative movement between electrode and workpiece  [4]

7/

08..Wire electrodes  [4]

7/

10...Supporting, winding or electrical connection of wire-electrode  [4]

7/

12.Rotating-disc electrodes  [4]

7/

14.Electric circuits specially adapted therefor, e.g. power supply  [4]

7/

16..for preventing short circuits or other abnormal discharges  [4]

7/

18..for maintaining or controlling the desired spacing between electrode and workpiece  [4]

7/

20..for programme-control, e.g. adaptive  [4]

7/

22.Electrodes specially adapted therefor or their manufacture (B23H 7/08, B23H 7/12, B23H 9/00 take precedence)  [4]

7/

24..Electrode material  [4]

7/

26.Apparatus for moving or positioning electrode relatively to workpiece; Mounting of electrode  [4]

7/

28..Moving electrode in a plane normal to the feed direction, e.g. orbiting  [4]

7/

30..Moving electrode in the feed direction (B23H 7/32 takes precedence)  [4]

7/

32..Maintaining desired spacing between electrode and workpiece  [4]

7/

34.Working media  [4]

7/

36.Supply or regeneration of working media  [4]

7/

38.Influencing metal working by using specially adapted means not directly involved in the removal of metal, e.g. ultrasonic waves, magnetic fields or laser irradiation  [4]


9/

00Machining specially adapted for treating particular metal objects or for obtaining special effects or results on metal objects (heat treatment by cathodic discharge C21D 1/38) [4]

9/

02.Trimming or deburring  [4]

9/

04.Treating surfaces of rolls  [4]

9/

06.Marking or engraving  [4]

9/

08.Sharpening  [4]

9/

10.Working turbine blades or nozzles  [4]

9/

12.Forming parts of complementary shape, e.g. punch-and-die  [4]

9/

14.Making holes  [4]

9/

16..using an electrolytic jet  [4]

9/

18.Producing external conical surfaces or spikes (B23H 9/08 takes precedence)  [4]


11/

00Auxiliary apparatus or details, not otherwise provided for  [4]