IPC 7 English version B60K !A-B60K 23/08

IPC ⁷ English version

B60K-B60K02308

B60K 25/00 - B60K 41/28

SECTION B – PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

B 60

VEHICLES IN GENERAL

B 60 K

ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS; AUXILIARY DRIVES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; CONJOINT CONTROL OF DRIVE UNITS; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST, OR FUEL SUPPLY, OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES

Notes

(1)

In this subclass, the following terms or expressions are used with the meanings indicated:

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"conjoint control of drive units" includes such control for vehicles or of general applicability; [2]

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"auxiliary drives" means drives of auxiliary or external machines or devices from the propulsion unit, transmission, or other parts of the vehicle, and includes the control of such drives;

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"transmission" means all propulsion parts linking propulsion units, e.g. engines, to ultimate propulsive elements, e.g. wheels;

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"drive unit" means propulsion unit conjoint with transmission; a "drive unit" can additionally include the ultimate driven unit; [2]

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"sub-unit" means, e.g., propulsion unit, clutch, gearing, or brake system. [2]

(2)

Attention is drawn to the Note following the title of class B60.

Subclass Index

ARRANGEMENTS OF PROPULSION UNITS

Electric; steam or gas; internal-combustion or jet-propulsion; plural diverse prime-movers

B60K 1/00; B60K 3/00; B60K 5/00; B60K 6/00

Motor incorporated in, or adjacent to, traction wheel

B60K 7/00

Other kinds

B60K 8/00

Arrangements of control devices

B60K 26/00

Safety devices

B60K 28/00

ARRANGEMENT OF TRANSMISSIONS OR OF THEIR CONTROL DEVICES

B60K 17/00, B60K 23/00

ARRANGEMENT OF CHANGE-SPEED GEARING CONTROL DEVICES

B60K 20/00

ARRANGEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST, OR FUEL SUPPLY, OF PROPULSION UNITS

B60K 11/00, B60K 13/00, B60K 15/00

ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH POWER SUPPLY FROM FORCE OF NATURE

B60K 16/00

AUXILIARY DRIVES

B60K 25/00

KINDS OF CONTROL

Fittings for automatically controlling vehicle speed

B60K 31/00

Conjoint control of drive units

B60K 41/00

INSTRUMENTATION, DASHBOARDS

B60K 35/00, B60K 37/00

Arrangement or mounting of propulsion units in vehicles (of control devices for such units B60K 26/00; elastic mountings per se F16F; propulsion units or their control per se, see the relevant classes) [2]

Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units (B60K 7/00 takes precedence; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion B60K 6/00; electric transmission arrangements B60K 17/12; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles per se B60L; current-collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L 5/00) [5]

comprising more than one electric motor

of the electric storage means for propulsion (for auxiliary purposes only B60R 16/04; supplying batteries to, or removing batteries from, vehicles B60S 5/06) [6]

Arrangement or mounting of steam or gaseous- pressure propulsion units (B60K 7/00 takes precedence; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion B60K 6/00; gaseous-pressure transmission arrangements B60K 17/10) [5]

of piston type

of turbine type

Arrangement or mounting of internal-combustion or jet-propulsion units (B60K 7/00 takes precedence; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion B60K 6/00) [5]

with the engine main axis, e.g. crankshaft axis, substantially in, or parallel to, the longitudinal centre line of the vehicle

with the engine main axis, e.g. crankshaft axis, transversely to the longitudinal centre line of the vehicle

with the engine main axis substantially vertical

comprising more than one engine

providing for ready detachment of engine

Arrangement of engine supports

Arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion, e.g. hybrid propulsion systems comprising electrical and internal combustion motors [5]

Prime-movers comprising electrical and internal combustion motors [5]

having energy storing means [5]

by means of a chargeable mechanical accumulator, e.g. flywheel [5]

Prime-movers comprising internal combustion motor and energy storing means [5]

by means of a chargeable mechanical accumulator, e.g. flywheel [5]

by means of a chargeable fluidic accumulator [5]

Disposition of motor in, or adjacent to, traction wheel (roller-skate driving mechanisms A63C 17/12)

Arrangement or mounting of propulsion units not provided for in one of the preceding main groups [5]

Arrangements in connection with cooling, air intake, gas exhaust, fuel supply, or power supply of propulsion units in vehicles

11/

Arrangement in connection with cooling of propulsion units (heating the interior space B60H; cooling internal combustion engines per se F01P)

11/

with liquid cooling

11/

Arrangement or mounting of radiators, radiator shutters, or radiator blinds

11/

with air cooling

11/

Air inlets for cooling; Shutters or blinds therefor

13/

Arrangement in connection with combustion air intake or gas exhaust of propulsion units (forming part of the engine F01N; supplying combustion engines with combustible mixtures or constituents F02M)

13/

concerning intake

13/

concerning exhaust (extensions for melting snow or ice on roads or like surfaces E01H 5/00, E01H 6/00; exhaust silencers for internal-combustion engines per se F01N)

13/

using structural parts of the vehicle as ducts, e.g. frame parts

15/

Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines; Mounting or construction of fuel tanks (tanks in general B65D, F17C; supplying combustion engines with combustible mixtures or constituents F02M) [5]

15/

Arrangement of fuel conduits (chassis frame forming fluid conduit means B62D 21/17) [5]

15/

Fuel tanks (chassis frame comprising fluid storage compartment B62D 21/16) [5]

15/

035

characterised by venting means [5]

15/

Tank inlets (B60K 15/077 takes precedence) [5]

15/

Inlet covers [5]

15/

characterised by fuel reserve systems [5]

15/

063

Arrangement of tanks [5]

15/

067

Mounting of tanks [5]

15/

of gas tanks [5]

15/

073

Tank construction specially adapted to the vehicle (B60K 15/077 takes precedence) [5]

15/

077

with means modifying or controlling distribution or motion of fuel, e.g. to prevent noise, surge, splash or fuel starvation [5]

15/

concerning gas-producing plants (gas-producing plants per se C10J)

16/

Arrangements in connection with power supply from force of nature, e.g. sun, wind (electric propulsion with power supply from force of nature, e.g. sun, wind, B60L 8/00; effecting propulsion by wind motors driving water-engaging propulsive elements B63H 13/00) [5]

Arrangement or mounting of transmissions or their control in vehicles (torque-transmitting axles B60B; combined transmission and steering gear for steering non-deflectable wheels B62D)

17/

Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles (clutches per se, e.g. construction thereof, F16D; gearing per se, e.g. construction thereof, F16H) [2]

17/

characterised by arrangement, location, or kind of clutch

17/

characterised by arrangement, location, or kind of gearing (electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L)

17/

of change-speed gearing (B60K 17/10 to B60K 17/16 take precedence) [2]

17/

of mechanical type

17/

of fluid gearing (of fluid clutches B60K 17/02)

17/

of electric gearing (of electrically-actuated clutches B60K 17/02)

17/

the motor of fluid or electric gearing being disposed in, or adjacent to, traction wheel (B60K 7/00, B60K 17/356 take precedence) [4]

17/

of differential gearing

17/

characterised by arrangement, location, or type of main drive shafting, e.g. cardan shaft

17/

Arrangement of mountings for shafting

17/

characterised by arrangement, location, or type of freewheel device

17/

characterised by arrangement, location, or type of power take-off

17/

the ultimate propulsive elements, e.g. ground wheels, being steerable [4]

17/

the ultimate propulsive elements, e.g. ground wheels, being rockable about a horizontal pivot

17/

for driving both front and rear wheels, e.g. four wheel drive vehicles (arrangement or mounting of control devices for changing number of driven wheels B60K 23/08)

17/

342

having a longitudinal, endless element, e.g. belt or chain, for transmitting drive to wheels [4]

17/

344

having a transfer gear [4]

17/

346

the transfer gear being a differential gear [4]

17/

348

having differential means for driving one set of wheels, e.g. the front, at one speed and the other set, e.g. the rear, at a different speeds (B60K 17/346 takes precedence) [4]

17/

including arrangements for suppressing or influencing the power transfer, e.g. viscous clutches (differential gearing with locking devices F16H 48/20) [4,6]

17/

354

having separate mechanical assemblies for transmitting drive to the front or to the rear wheels or set of wheels [4]

17/

356

having fluid or electric motor, for driving one or more wheels (disposition of motor in, or adjacent to, traction wheel B60K 7/00) [4]

17/

for driving tandem wheels

20/

Arrangement or mounting of change-speed gearing control devices in vehicles (B60K 41/00 takes precedence; movable cabs having special adaptations of vehicle control devices B62D 33/073; such control devices per se F16H) [2,5]

20/

of initiating means (control mechanisms in general G05G) [2]

20/

floor-mounted [2]

20/

mounted on steering column or the like [2]

20/

dashboard-mounted [2]

23/

Arrangement or mounting of control devices for vehicle transmissions, or parts thereof, not otherwise provided for (B60K 41/00 takes precedence; movable cabs having special adaptations of vehicle control devices B62D 33/073; such control devices per se F16D, F16H) [2,5]

23/

for main transmission clutches

23/

for differential gearing

23/

for freewheel devices

23/

for changing number of driven wheels

B60K 25/00 - B60K 41/28