|  | B |
SECTION B — PERFORMING OPERATIONS

SHAPING

|  | B22 |
CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY

|  | B22D |
CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES (metallurgical processing, selection of substances to be added to metal Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C21, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C22)

|  | B22D |
Note(s) In this sub-class any material to be cast is referred to as metal.

|  | B22D 1/00 |
Treatment of fused masses in the ladle or the supply runners before casting (metallurgical processing, e.g. refining of iron or other metal Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C21, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C22)

|  | B22D 1/02 |
· | Arrangement of indicating or measuring devices, e.g. for temperature or viscosity of the fused mass

|  | B22D 3/00 - B22D 5/00 |
Casting of pigs, i.e. metal castings suitable for subsequently melting; Similar casting

|  | B22D 3/00 |
Pig or like casting (equipment for conveying molten metal Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B22D 35/00)

|  | B22D 3/02 |
· | Moulding of beds

|  | B22D 5/00 |
Machines or plants for pig or like casting

|  | B22D 5/02 |
· | with rotary casting tables

|  | B22D 5/04 |
· | with endless casting conveyers

|  | B22D 7/00 - B22D 9/00 |
Casting of ingots, i.e. metal castings suitable for subsequently rolling or forging

|  | B22D 7/00 |
Casting ingots (equipment for conveying molten metal Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B22D 35/00)

|  | B22D 7/02 |
· | Casting compound ingots of two or more different metals in the molten state, i.e. integrally cast

|  | B22D 7/04 |
· | Casting hollow ingots

|  | B22D 7/06 |
· | Ingot moulds or their manufacture

|  | B22D 7/08 |
· · | Divided ingot moulds

|  | B22D 7/10 |
· · | Hot tops therefor

|  | B22D 7/12 |
· | Appurtenances, e.g. for sintering, for preventing splashing

|  | B22D 9/00 |
Machines or plants for casting ingots

|  | B22D 11/00 - B22D 27/00 |
Particular casting processes; Machines or apparatus therefor

|  | B22D 11/00 |
Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths (metal drawing, metal extruding Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B21C)

|  | B22D 11/02 |
· | by drawing the fused mass only; Casting into tubular open-ended moulds

|  | B22D 11/04 |
· · | Casting into tubular open-ended calibrating moulds

|  | B22D 11/06 |
· | into moulds with travelling walls, e.g. with rolls, plates, belts, caterpillars, molten surfaces (rolling metal directly from melt Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B21B 1/44)

|  | B22D 11/08 |
· | Accessories for starting the casting procedure

|  | B22D 11/10 |
· | Accessories for supplying or treating molten metal

|  | B22D 11/12 |
· | Accessories for subsequent treating or working cast stock on the spot, e.g. cooling, cutting, removing

|  | B22D 11/14 |
· | Plants for continuous casting

|  | B22D 13/00 |
Centrifugal casting; Casting by using centrifugal force

|  | B22D 13/02 |
· | of elongated solid or hollow bodies, e.g. pipes, in moulds rotating around their longitudinal axis

|  | B22D 13/04 |
· | of shallow solid or hollow bodies, e.g. wheels or rings, in moulds rotating around their axis of symmetry

|  | B22D 13/06 |
· | of solid or hollow bodies in moulds rotating around an axis arranged outside of the mould

|  | B22D 13/08 |
· | in which a stationary mould is fed from a rotating mass of liquid metal

|  | B22D 13/10 |
· | Accessories for centrifugal casting apparatus, e.g. moulds, linings therefor, means for feeding molten metal, cleansing moulds, removing castings (making or lining moulds Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B22C)

|  | B22D 15/00 |
Casting using a mould or core of which an important part is of high thermal conductivity, e.g. chill casting; Moulds or accessories specially adapted therefor

|  | B22D 15/02 |
· | of cylinders, pistons, bearing shells or like thin-walled objects

|  | B22D 15/04 |
· | Machines or apparatus for chill casting (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B22D 15/02 takes precedence)

|  | B22D 17/00 |
Pressure or injection die casting; Machines or accessories therefor, e.g. trimming dies, splash guards

|  | B22D 17/02 |
· | Hot chamber machines, i.e. with heated press chamber in which metal is melted

|  | B22D 17/04 |
· · | Plunger machines

|  | B22D 17/06 |
· · | air injection machines

|  | B22D 17/08 |
· | Cold chamber machines, i.e. with unheated press chamber into which molten metal is ladled

|  | B22D 17/10 |
· · | with horizontal press motion

|  | B22D 17/12 |
· · | with vertical press motion

|  | B22D 17/14 |
· | Machines with evacuated die cavity

|  | B22D 17/16 |
· | specially adapted for casting slide fasteners or elements therefor

|  | B22D 17/18 |
· | built up from units providing for different combinations

|  | B22D 17/20 |
· | Accessories; Details

|  | B22D 17/22 |
· · | Dies (manufacture see the appropriate class, e.g. Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B23P 15/24); Die plates; Die supports; Cooling equipment for dies; Accessories for loosening and ejecting castings from dies

|  | B22D 17/24 |
· · · | Accessories for locating and holding cores or inserts

|  | B22D 17/26 |
· · | Mechanisms or devices for locking or opening dies

|  | B22D 17/28 |
· · | Melting pots

|  | B22D 17/30 |
· · | Accessories for supplying molten metal, e.g. in rations

|  | B22D 17/32 |
· · | Controlling equipment

|  | B22D 19/00 |
Casting in, on, or around objects which form part of the product (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B22D 23/04 takes precedence; alumino-thermic welding Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B23K 23/00; covering surfaces by treatment with liquid metal without affecting the shape Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C23C 1/00)

|  | B22D 19/02 |
· | for making reinforced articles

|  | B22D 19/04 |
· | for joining parts, e.g. pipes

|  | B22D 19/06 |
· | for manufacturing or repairing tools

|  | B22D 19/08 |
· | for building up linings or coverings, e.g. of anti-frictional metal

|  | B22D 19/10 |
· | Repairing defective or damaged objects by metal casting procedures (by other procedures Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B23P 7/04)

|  | B22D 19/12 |
· | for making objects, e.g. hinges, with parts which are movable relatively to one another

|  | B22D 21/00 |
Casting non-ferrous metals or metallic compounds so far as their metallurgical properties are of importance for the casting procedure; Selection of compositions therefor

|  | B22D 21/02 |
· | Casting exceedingly oxidisable non-ferrous metals, e.g. in inert atmosphere (use of inert atmosphere in casting metals in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B22D 23/00; apparatus for vaccum casting Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B22D 27/16)

|  | B22D 21/04 |
· · | Casting aluminium or magnesium

|  | B22D 21/06 |
· | Casting non-ferrous metals with a high melting-point, e.g. metallic carbides (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B22D 21/02 takes precedence)

|  | B22D 23/00 |
Casting processes not mentioned before (aluminothermic welding Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B23K 23/00)

|  | B22D 23/02 |
· | Top casting

|  | B22D 23/04 |
· | Casting by dipping (covering surfaces by treatment with liquid metal without affecting the shape Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C23C 1/00)

|  | B22D 23/06 |
· | Melting-down metal, e.g. metal particles, in the mould

|  | B22D 23/08 |
· | Obtaining granules or pellets from molten material (spraying devices per se Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B)

|  | B22D 25/00 |
Special casting characterised by the nature of the product (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B22D 15/02, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B22D 17/16, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B22D 19/00 take precedence)

|  | B22D 25/02 |
· | by its peculiarity of shape; of works of art

|  | B22D 25/04 |
· · | Casting metal electric battery plates or the like

|  | B22D 25/06 |
· | by its physical properties (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B22D 27/00 takes precedence)

|  | B22D 25/08 |
· · | by uniform hardness (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B22D 15/00 takes precedence)

|  | B22D 27/00 |
Treating the metal in the mould while it is molten or ductile (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B22D 7/12, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B22D 11/10, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B22D 43/00 take precedence); Pressure or vacuum casting (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B22D 17/00 takes precedence)

|  | B22D 27/02 |
· | Use of electric or magnetic effects

|  | B22D 27/04 |
· | Influencing the temperature of the metal, e.g. by heating or cooling the mould

|  | B22D 27/06 |
· · | Heating the top discard of ingots (hot tops for ingot moulds Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B22D 7/10)

|  | B22D 27/08 |
· | Shaking, vibrating, or turning of moulds

|  | B22D 27/10 |
· | Pressure casting

|  | B22D 27/12 |
· · | making use of pressing devices

|  | B22D 27/14 |
· · | making use of pressure gas

|  | B22D 27/16 |
· | Vacuum casting

|  | B22D 27/18 |
· | Measures for using chemical processes for influencing the surface composition of castings, e.g. for increasing resistance to acid attack

|  | B22D 27/20 |
· | Measures not previously mentioned for influencing the grain structure or texture; Selection of compositions therefor

|  | B22D 29/00 - B22D 31/00 |
Final measures after casting (cleaning of castings by sand-blasting Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B24C)

|  | B22D 29/00 |
Removing castings from moulds; Removing cores

|  | B22D 29/02 |
· | Vibratory apparatus specially designed for shaking out flasks

|  | B22D 29/04 |
· | Strippers specially designed therefor (strippers per se Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B66C)

|  | B22D 29/06 |
· · | actuated by pressure fluid

|  | B22D 31/00 |
Cutting-off surplus material, e.g. gates

|  | B22D 33/00 - B22D 45/00 |
Other equipment for casting

|  | B22D 33/00 |
Equipment for handling moulds

|  | B22D 33/02 |
· | Turning and transposing moulds

|  | B22D 33/04 |
· | Bringing together or separating moulds

|  | B22D 33/06 |
· | Burdening or relieving moulds

|  | B22D 35/00 |
Equipment for conveying molten metal into beds or moulds (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B22D 37/00-B22D 41/00 take precedence; specially adapted to particular processes or machines, see the relevant groups)

|  | B22D 35/02 |
· | into beds

|  | B22D 35/04 |
· | into moulds, e.g. base plates, runners

|  | B22D 35/06 |
· | Heating or cooling equipment

|  | B22D 37/00 |
Equipment for controlling the pouring of molten metal from the ladle into moulds (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B22D 39/00 takes precedence)

|  | B22D 39/00 |
Equipment for supplying molten metal in rations

|  | B22D 41/00 |
Casting ladles, cups or the like (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B22D 37/00, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B22D 39/00, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B22D 43/00 take precedence)

|  | B22D 41/02 |
· | Linings

|  | B22D 41/04 |
· | tiltable

|  | B22D 41/06 |
· | Equipment for tilting

|  | B22D 41/08 |
· | for bottom pouring

|  | B22D 41/10 |
· · | Stoppers; Stopper removing equipment

|  | B22D 41/12 |
· | Travelling ladles or similar containers; Cars for ladles (casting cranes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B66C)

|  | B22D 43/00 |
Mechanical cleaning, e.g. skimming of molten metals

|  | B22D 45/00 |
Equipment for casting, not otherwise provided for

|  | B22D 47/00 |
Casting plants

|  | B22D 47/02 |
· | for both moulding and casting