B
SECTION B — PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
 B01 - 
B07
Subsection index
LIQUID/LIQUID, LIQUID/GAS OR GAS/GAS SEPARATION
Method
General operationsB01D
by centrifugal force, using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatusB01D
using magnetic or electrostatic effectB03C
Apparatus
General operationsB01D
by centrifugal force, using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatusB04B, B04C
using magnetic or electrostatic effectB03C
SOLID/LIQUID OR SOLID/GAS SEPARATION
Method
General operationsB01D
by centrifugal forceB01D
using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatusB01D
using magnetic or electrostatic effectB03C
Apparatus
General operationsB01D
by centrifugal forceB01D
using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatusB04B, B04C
using magnetic or electrostatic effectB03C
SOLID/SOLID SEPARATION
Method
Dry methods
material in bulkB07B
Individual sortingB07C
Screening, sifting, pneumatic sortingB07B
using pneumatic tables or jigsB03B
by magnetic or electrostatic effectB03C
by centrifugal forceB07B
using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatusB07B
Wet methods
General operationsB03B
flotation, differential sedimentationB03D
screeningB07B
Combinations Dry methods - wet methodsB03B
Apparatus
Dry methods
material in bulkB07B
Individual sortingB07C
Screening, sifting, pneumatic sortingB07B
using pneumatic tables or jigsB03B
by magnetic or electrostatic effectB03C
by centrifugal forceB07B
using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatusB04B, B04C
Wet methods
General operationsB03B
flotation, differential sedimentationB03D
screeningB07B
Combinations Dry methods - wet methodsB03B
  
TRANSPORTING
 B66
HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
 B66B
ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS (funicular railbound systems with rigid ground-supported tracks and cable traction, e.g. cliff railways, B61B 9/00; arrangements of ammunition handlers in vessels B63G 3/00; hoists, lifts, or conveyers for loading or unloading in general B65G; braking or detent devices controlling normal movements of winding drums or barrels B66D; ship-lifting devices E02C; garages for many vehicles with mechanical means for lifting vehicles E04H 6/12; hoists for feeding ammunition or projectiles to launching apparatus or to loading mechanisms F41A 9/00)  [4]
 B66B

Note(s)

In this subclass, the following term is used with the meaning indicated:  [6]

  • "elevator" covers the term "lift", and the two terms are interchangeable.  [6]

 B66B
Subclass index
COMMON FEATURES OF ELEVATORS
Control; signalling; checking, safety; other 1/00; 3/00; 5/00; 7/00
LIFTS FOR BUILDINGS
Kinds; component parts; gates 9/00; 11/00; 13/00
LIFTS FOR MINES
Kinds, hoistway equipment; component parts 17/00, 19/00; 15/00
OTHER ELEVATORS 20/00
ESCALATORS, MOVING WALKWAYS
Kinds; component parts; accessories 21/00; 23/00; 31/00
Control; indicating operating conditions; safety devices 25/00; 27/00; 29/00
 B66B 1/00 - 
B66B 7/00
Common features of elevators
P:30 B66B 1/00
Control systems of elevators in general (safety devices B66B 5/00; controlling door or gate operation B66B 13/00; systems of general application G05)
 B66B 1/02
·  Control systems without regulation, i.e. without retroactive action
 B66B 1/04
·  ·  hydraulic
 B66B 1/06
·  ·  electric
 B66B 1/08
·  ·  ·  with devices, e.g. handles or levers, in the cars or cages for direct control of movements
 B66B 1/10
·  ·  ·  ·  specially adapted for mining hoists
 B66B 1/12
·  ·  ·  with devices, e.g. handles or levers, located at a control station for direct control of movements, e.g. electric mining-hoist control systems
 B66B 1/14
·  ·  ·  with devices, e.g. push-buttons, for indirect control of movements
 B66B 1/16
·  ·  ·  ·  with means for storing pulses controlling the movements of a single car or cage
 B66B 1/18
·  ·  ·  ·  with means for storing pulses controlling the movements of several cars or cages
 B66B 1/20
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  and for varying the manner of operation to suit particular traffic conditions, e.g. "one-way rush-hour traffic"
 B66B 1/22
·  ·  ·  ·  with means for taking account of delayed calls
 B66B 1/24
·  Control systems with regulation, i.e. with retroactive action, for influencing travelling speed, acceleration, or deceleration
 B66B 1/26
·  ·  mechanical
 B66B 1/28
·  ·  electrical (detecting excessive speed B66B 5/04)
 B66B 1/30
·  ·  ·  effective on driving gear
 B66B 1/32
·  ·  ·  effective on braking devices
 B66B 1/34
·  Details
 B66B 1/36
·  ·  Means for stopping the cars, cages, or skips at predetermined levels
 B66B 1/38
·  ·  ·  and for returning the controlling handle or lever to its neutral position
 B66B 1/40
·  ·  ·  and for correct levelling at landings
 B66B 1/42
·  ·  ·  ·  separate from the main drive
 B66B 1/44
·  ·  ·  and for taking account of disturbance factors, e.g. variation of load weight
 B66B 1/46
·  ·  Adaptations of switches or switchgear (switches or switchgear in general, applications of switches or switchgear for floor-levelling purpose H01H; panels for boards or switching arrangements H02B 1/015)
 B66B 1/48
·  ·  ·  Adaptations of mechanically-operated limit switches (for cranes B66C 13/50; for winding mechanisms B66D 1/56)
 B66B 1/50
·  ·  ·  with operating or control mechanisms mounted in the car or cage or in the lift well or hoistway
 B66B 1/52
·  ·  ·  Floor selectors
P:60 B66B 3/00
Applications of devices for indicating or signalling operating conditions (of general application G08)
 B66B 3/02
·  Position or depth indicators
P:50 B66B 5/00
Applications of checking, fault-correcting, or safety devices (to lift doors or gates B66B 13/00)
 B66B 5/02
·  responsive to abnormal operating conditions
 B66B 5/04
·  ·  for detecting excessive speed
 B66B 5/06
·  ·  ·  electrical
 B66B 5/08
·  ·  for preventing overwinding
 B66B 5/10
·  ·  ·  electrical
 B66B 5/12
·  ·  in case of rope or cable slack
 B66B 5/14
·  ·  in case of excessive loads
 B66B 5/16
·  ·  Braking or catch devices operating between cars, cages, or skips and fixed guide elements or surfaces in hoistway or well
 B66B 5/18
·  ·  ·  and applying frictional retarding forces
 B66B 5/20
·  ·  ·  ·  by means of rotatable eccentrically- mounted members (B66B 5/24 takes precedence)
 B66B 5/22
·  ·  ·  ·  by means of linearly-movable wedges (B66B 5/24 takes precedence)
 B66B 5/24
·  ·  ·  ·  by acting on guide ropes or cables
 B66B 5/26
·  ·  ·  Positively-acting devices, e.g. latches, knives
 B66B 5/28
·  Buffer-stops for cars, cages, or skips
P:90 B66B 7/00
Other common features of elevators
 B66B 7/02
·  Guideways; Guides (arrangements in mine shafts E21D 7/02)
 B66B 7/04
·  ·  Shoes; Rollers
 B66B 7/06
·  Arrangements of ropes or cables
 B66B 7/08
·  ·  for connection to the cars or cages, e.g. couplings
 B66B 7/10
·  ·  for equalising rope or cable tension
 B66B 7/12
·  Checking, lubricating, or cleaning means for ropes, cables, or guides
 B66B 9/00 - 
B66B 13/00
Lifts in, or associated with, buildings
P:40 B66B 9/00
Kinds or types of lift in, or associated with, buildings or other structures (characterised by control systems B66B 1/00; apparatus for raising or lowering persons on stages of theatres A63J 5/12)
 B66B 9/02
·  actuated mechanically otherwise than by rope or cable
 B66B 9/04
·  actuated pneumatically or hydraulically (platforms for lifting or lowering through short distances B66F 7/00)
 B66B 9/06
·  inclined, e.g. serving blast furnaces
 B66B 9/08
·  ·  associated with stairways, e.g. for transporting disabled persons
 B66B 9/10
·  paternoster type (with devices for transferring goods into, or out of, the compartments B65G 17/00)
 B66B 9/16
·  Mobile or transportable lifts specially adapted to be shifted from one part of a building or other structure to another part or to another building or structure (devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes B66F 9/00, e.g. fork-lift trucks B66F 9/06)
 B66B 9/187
·  ·  with liftway specially adapted for temporary connection to a building or other structure (B66B 9/193 takes precedence)  [6]
 B66B 9/193
·  ·  with inclined liftways  [6]
P:80 B66B 11/00
Main component parts of lifts in, or associated with, buildings or other structures
 B66B 11/02
·  Cages (doors, gates, or other apparatus controlling access to, or exit from, cages B66B 13/00)
 B66B 11/04
·  Driving gear
 B66B 11/06
·  ·  with hoisting rope or cable positively attached to a winding drum
 B66B 11/08
·  ·  with hoisting rope or cable operated by frictional engagement with a winding drum or sheave
P:70 B66B 13/00
Doors, gates, or other apparatus controlling access to, or exit from, cages or lift-well landings (door fittings, locks E05)
 B66B 13/02
·  Door or gate operation (of general application E05F)
 B66B 13/04
·  ·  of swinging doors
 B66B 13/06
·  ·  of sliding doors
 B66B 13/08
·  ·  ·  guided for horizontal movement
 B66B 13/10
·  ·  ·  by car or cage movement
 B66B 13/12
·  ·  Arrangements for effecting simultaneous opening or closing of cage and landing doors
 B66B 13/14
·  ·  Control systems or devices
 B66B 13/16
·  ·  ·  Door or gate locking devices controlled or primarily controlled by condition of cage, e.g. movement or position
 B66B 13/18
·  ·  ·  ·  without manually-operable devices for completing locking or unlocking of doors
 B66B 13/20
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  Lock mechanisms actuated mechanically by abutments or projections on the cages
 B66B 13/22
·  Operation of door or gate contacts
 B66B 13/24
·  Safety devices in passenger lifts, not otherwise provided for, for preventing trapping of passengers
 B66B 13/26
·  ·  between closing doors
 B66B 13/28
·  ·  between car or cage and wells
 B66B 13/30
·  Constructional features of doors or gates (of interest apart from this application E06B)
 B66B 15/00 - 
B66B 19/00
Lifts in hoistways of mines
P:10 B66B 15/00
Main component parts of mining-hoist winding devices
 B66B 15/02
·  Rope or cable carriers
 B66B 15/04
·  ·  Friction sheaves; "Koepe" pulleys
 B66B 15/06
·  ·  Drums
 B66B 15/08
·  Driving gear
P:0 B66B 17/00
Hoistway equipment
 B66B 17/02
·  mounted in head-frames (winding towers for mines E04H 12/26)
 B66B 17/04
·  Mining-hoist cars or cages
 B66B 17/06
·  ·  with tiltable platforms
 B66B 17/08
·  Mining skips
 B66B 17/10
·  ·  adapted for passenger transport
 B66B 17/12
·  Counterpoises
 B66B 17/14
·  Applications of loading and unloading equipment (of general application B65G)
 B66B 17/16
·  ·  for loading and unloading mining-hoist cars or cages
 B66B 17/18
·  ·  ·  Swinging bridges, e.g. for compensating for differences in level between car or cage and landing
 B66B 17/20
·  ·  ·  by moving vehicles into, or out of, the cars or cages
 B66B 17/22
·  ·  ·  Securing vehicles in cars or cages
 B66B 17/24
·  ·  ·  ·  mounted on the car or cage
 B66B 17/26
·  ·  for loading or unloading mining-hoist skips
 B66B 17/28
·  ·  electrically controlled (for elevators in general B66B 1/06)
 B66B 17/30
·  ·  ·  for cars or cages
 B66B 17/32
·  ·  ·  for skips
 B66B 17/34
·  Safe lift clips; Keps
 B66B 17/36
·  Gates or other apparatus controlling access to, or exit from, cars, cages, or hoistway landings
P:20 B66B 19/00
Mining-hoist operation
 B66B 19/02
·  Installing or exchanging ropes or cables
 B66B 19/04
·  Installing or removing mining-hoist cars, cages, or skips
 B66B 19/06
·  Applications of signalling devices (depth indicators B66B 3/02; order telegraphs G08B)
   
P:95 B66B 20/00
Elevators not provided for in groups B66B 1/00-B66B 19/00  [8]
 B66B 21/00 - 
B66B 31/00
Escalators or moving walkways  [4]
P:110 B66B 21/00
Kinds or types of escalators or moving walkways  [4]
 B66B 21/02
·  Escalators  [4]
 B66B 21/04
·  ·  linear type  [4]
 B66B 21/06
·  ·  spiral type  [4]
 B66B 21/08
·  ·  paternoster type, i.e. the escalator being used simultaneously for climbing and descending (B66B 21/06 takes precedence)  [4]
 B66B 21/10
·  Moving walkways  [4]
 B66B 21/12
·  ·  of variable speed type  [4]
P:140 B66B 23/00
Component parts of escalators or moving walkways  [4]
 B66B 23/02
·  Driving gear  [4]
 B66B 23/04
·  ·  for handrails  [4]
 B66B 23/06
·  ·  ·  with means synchronising the operation of the steps or the carrying belts and the handrails  [4]
 B66B 23/08
·  Carrying surfaces  [4]
 B66B 23/10
·  ·  Carrying belts  [4]
 B66B 23/12
·  ·  Steps  [4]
 B66B 23/14
·  Guiding means for carrying surfaces  [4]
 B66B 23/16
·  Means allowing tensioning of the endless member  [4]
 B66B 23/18
·  ·  for carrying surfaces  [4]
 B66B 23/20
·  ·  for handrails  [4]
 B66B 23/22
·  Balustrades  [4]
 B66B 23/24
·  ·  Handrails (driving gear therefor B66B 23/02; tensioning means therefor B66B 23/16; preventing jamming thereof by foreign objects B66B 29/04; accessories therefor B66B 31/02)  [4]
 B66B 23/26
·  ·  ·  of variable speed type  [4]
P:100 B66B 25/00
Control of escalators or moving walkways (walkways of variable speed type B66B 21/12; handrails of variable speed type B66B 23/26; of general application G05)  [4]
P:130 B66B 27/00
Indicating operating conditions of escalators or moving walkways (of general application G08)  [4]
P:120 B66B 29/00
Safety devices of escalators or moving walkways (walkways of variable speed type B66B 21/12; handrails of variable speed type B66B 23/26)  [4]
 B66B 29/02
·  responsive to, or preventing, jamming by foreign objects  [4]
 B66B 29/04
·  ·  for balustrades or handrails  [4]
 B66B 29/06
·  ·  Combplates  [4]
 B66B 29/08
·  Means to facilitate passenger entry or exit (moving handrails B66B 23/24)  [4]
P:150 B66B 31/00
Accessories, e.g. for sterilising, cleaning (for safety B66B 29/00)  [4]
 B66B 31/02
·  for handrails  [4]