|  | F |
SECTION F — MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING

ENGINEERING IN GENERAL

|  | F16 |
ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND. UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS

|  | F16C |
SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OF CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS

|  | F16C |
Note(s) The phrase "Rotary bodies other than gearing elements" in the sub-class title, and the relevant groups Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 13/00 and Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 15/00, cover any element which rotates so far as its features are affected only by the fact that it rotates.

|  | F16C 1/00 |
Flexible shafts; Mechanical means for transmitting movement in a flexible sheathing

|  | F16C 1/02 |
· | for conveying rotary movements

|  | F16C 1/04 |
· · | Articulated shafts

|  | F16C 1/06 |
· · | with guiding-sheathing, tube, or box (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 1/04 takes precedence; guiding-sheathings Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 1/26)

|  | F16C 1/08 |
· · | End connections

|  | F16C 1/10 |
· | Means for transmitting linear movement in a flexible sheathing, e.g. "Bowden mechanisms" (guiding-sheathings Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 1/26)

|  | F16C 1/12 |
· · | Arrangements for transmitting movement to or from the flexible member

|  | F16C 1/14 |
· · · | Construction of the end-piece of the flexible member; Attachment thereof to the flexible member

|  | F16C 1/16 |
· · · | in which the end-piece is guided rectilinearly

|  | F16C 1/18 |
· · · | in which the end portion of the flexible member is laid along a curved surface of a pivoted member

|  | F16C 1/20 |
· · | Construction of flexible members moved to and fro in the sheathing

|  | F16C 1/22 |
· · | Adjusting; Compensating length

|  | F16C 1/24 |
· | Lubrication; Lubricating equipment

|  | F16C 1/26 |
· | Construction of guiding-sheathings or guiding-tubes

|  | F16C 1/28 |
· · | with built-in bearings

|  | F16C 3/00 |
Shafts (flexible shafts Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 1/00); Axles; Cranks; Eccentrics

|  | F16C 3/02 |
· | Shafts; Axles

|  | F16C 3/03 |
· · | telescopic

|  | F16C 3/035 |
· · · | with built-in bearings

|  | F16C 3/04 |
· | Crankshafts, eccentric-shafts; Cranks, eccentrics

|  | F16C 3/06 |
· · | Crankshafts

|  | F16C 3/08 |
· · · | made in one piece (features relating to lubrication Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 3/14, to cooling Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 3/16)

|  | F16C 3/10 |
· · · | assembled of several parts, e.g. by welding

|  | F16C 3/12 |
· · · · | releasably connected

|  | F16C 3/14 |
· · · | Features relating to lubrication

|  | F16C 3/16 |
· · · | Features relating to cooling

|  | F16C 3/18 |
· · | Eccentric-shafts

|  | F16C 3/20 |
· · | Shape of crankshafts or eccentric-shafts having regard to balancing

|  | F16C 3/22 |
· · | Cranks; Eccentrics (constructional features of crank-pins per se Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 11/02)

|  | F16C 3/24 |
· · · | with return cranks, i.e. a second crank carried by the crank-pin

|  | F16C 3/26 |
· · · | Elastic crank-webs; Resiliently-mounted crank-pins (elastic connecting-rods Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 7/04)

|  | F16C 3/28 |
· · · | Adjustable cranks or eccentrics (adjustable crank mechanisms Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16H 21/20)

|  | F16C 3/30 |
· · · | with arrangements for overcoming dead-centres

|  | F16C 5/00 |
Crossheads; Constructions of connecting-rod heads or piston-rod connections rigid with crossheads (piston-rods Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16J 7/00)

|  | F16C 7/00 |
Connecting-rods or like links pivoted at both ends (coupling-rods for locomotive driving-wheels Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B61C; with clutch or overload release Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16H 57/06-F16H 57/10); Construction of connecting-rod heads (heads rigid with crossheads Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16H 5/00)

|  | F16C 7/02 |
· | Constructions of connecting-rods with constant length

|  | F16C 7/04 |
· | with elastic intermediate part or fluid cushion

|  | F16C 7/06 |
· | Adjustable connecting-rods

|  | F16C 7/08 |
· | made from sheet metal

|  | F16C 9/00 |
Bearings for crankshafts or connecting-rods; Attachment of connecting-rods (lubrication of connecting-rods in connection with crankshafts Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 3/14; connections to crossheads Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 5/00, to pistons Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16J 1/14)

|  | F16C 9/02 |
· | Crankshaft bearings

|  | F16C 9/03 |
· · | Arrangements for adjusting play

|  | F16C 9/04 |
· | Connecting-rod bearings; Attachment thereof

|  | F16C 9/06 |
· · | Arrangements for adjusting play in bearings, operating either automatically or not (adjustable bearings in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 25/00; adjusting arrangements in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16H 57/00)

|  | F16C 11/00 |
Pivots; Pivotal connections

|  | F16C 11/02 |
· | Trunnions; Crank-pins (fastening crank-pins to webs, crank-pins integral with cranks Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 3/06, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 3/22)

|  | F16C 11/04 |
· | Pivotal connections (for windows or doors Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E05D; rubber springs with stiff outer sleeve and inner sleeve or pin Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16F 1/38)

|  | F16C 11/06 |
· · | Ball-joints; Other joints having more than one degree of angular freedom, i.e. universal joints (for transmitting rotary motion Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16D 3/00)

|  | F16C 11/08 |
· · · | with resilient bearings

|  | F16C 11/10 |
· · | Arrangements for locking

|  | F16C 11/12 |
· · | incorporating flexible connections, e.g. leaf springs

|  | F16C 13/00 |
Rolls, drums, discs, or the like (pulleys Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16H 55/00; special adaptations, see the relevant classes); Bearings or mountings therefor

|  | F16C 13/02 |
· | Bearings

|  | F16C 13/04 |
· · | Bearings with only partial enclosure of the member to be borne; Bearings with local support at two or more points

|  | F16C 13/06 |
· · | self-adjusting

|  | F16C 15/00 |
Construction of rotary bodies to resist centrifugal force (flywheels, correction weights Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16F 15/30, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16F 15/32)

|  | F16C 17/00 - F16C 27/00 |
Bearings for rotary parts (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 9/00, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 13/02 take precedence; allowing for linear movement also Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 31/00)

|  | F16C 17/00 |
Sliding-contact bearings

|  | F16C 17/02 |
· | for radial load only

|  | F16C 17/03 |
· · | with tiltably-supported segments, e.g. Michell bearings

|  | F16C 17/04 |
· | for axial load only

|  | F16C 17/06 |
· · | with tiltably-supported segments, e.g. Michell bearings

|  | F16C 17/08 |
· · | for supporting the end face of a shaft or other member, e.g. footstep bearings

|  | F16C 17/10 |
· | for both radial and axial load

|  | F16C 17/12 |
· | characterised by features not related to the direction of the load

|  | F16C 17/14 |
· · | specially adapted for operating in water

|  | F16C 17/16 |
· · | with rotating member supported by a fluid cushion formed, at least to a large extent, otherwise than by rotation of the shaft, e.g. hydrostatic air-cushion bearings

|  | F16C 17/18 |
· · | with floating brasses or bushings, rotatable at a reduced speed

|  | F16C 17/20 |
· · | with emergency supports or bearings

|  | F16C 17/22 |
· · | with arrangements compensating for thermal expansion

|  | F16C 17/24 |
· · | with devices affected by abnormal or undesired conditions, e.g. for preventing overheating, for safety

|  | F16C 17/26 |
· | Systems consisting of a plurality of sliding-contact bearings

|  | F16C 19/00 |
Bearings with rolling contact

|  | F16C 19/02 |
· | with bearing balls essentially of the same size in one or more circular rows

|  | F16C 19/04 |
· · | for radial load mainly

|  | F16C 19/06 |
· · · | with a single row of balls

|  | F16C 19/08 |
· · · | with two or more rows of balls

|  | F16C 19/10 |
· · | for axial load mainly

|  | F16C 19/12 |
· · · | for supporting the end face of a shaft or other member, e.g. footstep bearings

|  | F16C 19/14 |
· · | for both radial and axial load

|  | F16C 19/16 |
· · · | with a single row of balls

|  | F16C 19/18 |
· · · | with two or more rows of balls

|  | F16C 19/20 |
· · | with loose spacing bodies, e.g. balls, between the bearing balls

|  | F16C 19/22 |
· | with bearing rollers essentially of the same size in one or more circular rows, e.g. needle bearings

|  | F16C 19/24 |
· · | for radial load mainly

|  | F16C 19/26 |
· · · | with a single row of rollers

|  | F16C 19/28 |
· · · | with two or more rows of rollers

|  | F16C 19/30 |
· · | for axial load mainly

|  | F16C 19/32 |
· · · | for supporting the end face of a shaft or other member, e.g. footstep bearings

|  | F16C 19/34 |
· · | for both radial and axial load

|  | F16C 19/36 |
· · · | with a single row of rollers

|  | F16C 19/38 |
· · · | with two or more rows of rollers

|  | F16C 19/40 |
· · | with loose spacing bodies between the rollers

|  | F16C 19/44 |
· · | Needle bearings

|  | F16C 19/46 |
· · · | with one row of needles

|  | F16C 19/48 |
· · · | with two or more rows of needles

|  | F16C 19/49 |
· | Bearings with both balls and rollers

|  | F16C 19/50 |
· | Other types of ball or roller bearings

|  | F16C 19/52 |
· | with devices affected by abnormal or undesired conditions

|  | F16C 19/54 |
· | Systems consisting of a plurality of bearings with rolling friction (spindle bearings Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 35/08)

|  | F16C 19/55 |
· · | with intermediate floating rings rotating at reduced speed

|  | F16C 19/56 |
· · | in which the rolling bodies of one bearing differ in diameter from those of another

|  | F16C 21/00 |
Combinations of sliding-contact bearings with ball or roller bearings

|  | F16C 23/00 |
Bearings adjustable for aligning or positioning (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 27/00 takes precedence)

|  | F16C 23/02 |
· | Sliding-contact bearings

|  | F16C 23/04 |
· · | self-adjusting

|  | F16C 23/06 |
· | Ball or roller bearings

|  | F16C 23/08 |
· · | self-adjusting

|  | F16C 23/10 |
· | Bearings, parts of which are eccentrically adjustable with respect to each other

|  | F16C 25/00 |
Bearings adjustable for wear or play (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 27/00 takes precedence)

|  | F16C 25/02 |
· | Sliding-contact bearings

|  | F16C 25/04 |
· · | self-adjusting

|  | F16C 25/06 |
· | Ball or roller bearings

|  | F16C 25/08 |
· · | self-adjusting

|  | F16C 27/00 |
Elastic or yielding bearings

|  | F16C 27/02 |
· | Sliding-contact bearings

|  | F16C 27/04 |
· | Ball or roller bearings, e.g. with resilient rolling bodies

|  | F16C 27/06 |
· | by means of parts of rubber or like materials (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 27/08 takes precedence; with sliding surfaces of rubber or synthetic rubber Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 33/22; construction of units comprising rigid inner and outer members with rubber or the like between them Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16F 1/38)

|  | F16C 27/08 |
· | primarily for axial load, e.g. for vertically-arranged shafts

|  | F16C 29/00 - F16C 32/00 |
Other bearings

|  | F16C 29/00 |
Bearings for parts moving only linearly (incorporated in flexible shafts Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 1/28)

|  | F16C 29/02 |
· | Sliding-contact bearings, e.g. hydrostatic

|  | F16C 29/04 |
· | Ball or roller bearings

|  | F16C 29/06 |
· · | in which the rolling bodies circulate partly without carrying load

|  | F16C 29/08 |
· | Arrangements for covering or protecting the ways

|  | F16C 29/10 |
· | Arrangements for locking the bearings (preventing relative movement between machine parts in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16B, e.g. Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16B 1/00)

|  | F16C 29/12 |
· | Arrangements for adjusting play

|  | F16C 31/00 |
Bearings for parts which both rotate and move linearly

|  | F16C 31/02 |
· | Sliding-contact bearings

|  | F16C 31/04 |
· | Ball or roller bearings

|  | F16C 31/06 |
· · | in which the rolling bodies circulate partly without carrying load

|  | F16C 32/00 |
Bearings not otherwise provided for

|  | F16C 32/02 |
· | Knife-edge bearings

|  | F16C 33/00 - F16C 43/00 |
Details or accessories of bearings

|  | F16C 33/00 |
Parts of bearings; Special methods for making bearings or parts thereof (metal-working or like operations, see the relevant classes)

|  | F16C 33/02 |
· | Parts of sliding-contact bearings

|  | F16C 33/04 |
· · | Brasses; Bushes; Linings

|  | F16C 33/06 |
· · · | Sliding surface mainly made of metal (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 33/24-F16C 33/28 take precedence)

|  | F16C 33/08 |
· · · · | Attachment of brasses, bushes, or linings to the bearing housing

|  | F16C 33/10 |
· · · · | Construction relative to lubrication

|  | F16C 33/12 |
· · · · | Structural composition; Use of special materials or surface treatments, e.g. for rust-proofing (the materials or treatments themselves, see the relevant classes, e.g. Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C22C)

|  | F16C 33/14 |
· · · · | Special methods of manufacture; Running-in

|  | F16C 33/16 |
· · · | Sliding surface consisting mainly of graphite

|  | F16C 33/18 |
· · · | Sliding surface consisting mainly of wood or fibrous material

|  | F16C 33/20 |
· · · | Sliding surface consisting mainly of plastics (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 33/22-F16C 33/28 take precedence)

|  | F16C 33/22 |
· · · | Sliding surface consisting mainly of rubber or synthetic rubber (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 33/24-F16C 33/28 take precedence; of interest apart from the surface itself Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 27/06)

|  | F16C 33/24 |
· · · | with different areas of the sliding surface consisting of different materials

|  | F16C 33/26 |
· · · | made from wire coils; made from a number of discs, rings, rods, or other members

|  | F16C 33/28 |
· · · | with embedded reinforcements shaped as frames or meshed materials

|  | F16C 33/30 |
· | Parts of ball or roller bearings

|  | F16C 33/32 |
· · | Balls

|  | F16C 33/34 |
· · | Rollers; Needles

|  | F16C 33/36 |
· · · | with bearing-surfaces other than cylindrical, e.g. tapered; with grooves in the bearing surfaces

|  | F16C 33/37 |
· · | Loose spacing bodies

|  | F16C 33/372 |
· · · | solid

|  | F16C 33/374 |
· · · | resilient

|  | F16C 33/38 |
· · | Ball cages

|  | F16C 33/40 |
· · · | for multiple rows of balls

|  | F16C 33/41 |
· · · | comb-shaped

|  | F16C 33/42 |
· · · | made from wire or sheet-metal strips (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 33/40, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 33/41 take precedence)

|  | F16C 33/44 |
· · · | Selection of substances (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 33/40, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 33/41 take precedence)

|  | F16C 33/46 |
· · | Cages for rollers or needles

|  | F16C 33/48 |
· · · | for multiple rows of rollers or needles

|  | F16C 33/49 |
· · · | comb-shaped

|  | F16C 33/50 |
· · · | formed of interconnected members, e.g. chains

|  | F16C 33/51 |
· · · | formed of unconnected members

|  | F16C 33/52 |
· · · | with no part entering between, or touching, the bearing surfaces of the rollers (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 33/50 takes precedence)

|  | F16C 33/54 |
· · · | made from wire, strips, or sheet metal (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 33/48, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 33/49 take precedence)

|  | F16C 33/56 |
· · · | Selection of substances (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 33/48, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 33/49 take precedence)

|  | F16C 33/58 |
· · | Raceways, Race rings

|  | F16C 33/60 |
· · · | divided

|  | F16C 33/61 |
· · · · | formed by wires

|  | F16C 33/62 |
· · · | Selection of substances

|  | F16C 33/64 |
· · · | Special methods of manufacture

|  | F16C 33/66 |
· · | Special parts or details in view of lubrication

|  | F16C 33/72 |
· | Sealings (sealings in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16J)

|  | F16C 33/74 |
· · | of sliding-contact bearings

|  | F16C 33/76 |
· · | of ball or roller bearings

|  | F16C 33/78 |
· · · | with a diaphragm, disc, or ring, with or without resilient members

|  | F16C 33/80 |
· · · | Labyrinth sealings

|  | F16C 33/82 |
· · · | Arrangements for electrostatic or magnetic action against dust or other particles

|  | F16C 35/00 |
Support of bearing units; Housings, e.g. caps, covers (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16C 23/00 takes precedence)

|  | F16C 35/02 |
· | in the case of sliding-contact bearings

|  | F16C 35/04 |
· | in the case of ball or roller bearings

|  | F16C 35/06 |
· · | Mounting of ball or roller bearings; Fixing them on the shaft or in the housing

|  | F16C 35/08 |
· | for spindles

|  | F16C 35/10 |
· · | with sliding-contact bearings

|  | F16C 35/12 |
· · | with ball or roller bearings

|  | F16C 37/00 |
Cooling of bearings

|  | F16C 39/00 |
Relieving load on bearings

|  | F16C 39/02 |
· | using mechanical means

|  | F16C 39/04 |
· | using hydraulic or pneumatic means

|  | F16C 39/06 |
· | using magnetic means

|  | F16C 41/00 |
Other accessories

|  | F16C 41/02 |
· | Arrangements for equalising the load on a plurality of bearings or their elements

|  | F16C 41/04 |
· | Preventing damage to bearings during storage or transport thereof or when otherwise out of use

|  | F16C 43/00 |
Assembling bearings

|  | F16C 43/02 |
· | Assembling sliding-contact bearings

|  | F16C 43/04 |
· | Assembling rolling contact bearings

|  | F16C 43/06 |
· · | Placing rolling bodies in cages or bearings

|  | F16C 43/08 |
· · · | by deforming the cages or the races