B
SECTION B — PERFORMING OPERATIONS
  
TRANSPORTING
 B60
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
 B60

Note(s)

In this class, the term "vehicle" means all vehicles except those restricted to only one of the following types of vehicles: rail vehicles, waterborne vessels, aircraft, space vehicles, hand carts, cycles, animal-drawn vehicles, and sledges; these types are to be found in the relevant classes B61-B64. Thus, the term "vehicle" embraces vehicular characteristics which are common to more than one of the above-listed types. It also embraces certain characteristics restricted to automobile or road or cross-country trailers. The following exceptions to be above should be noted:

  1. Sub-classes B60B and B60C embrace all vehicle wheels and tyres, except wheels for roller skates A63C 17/22, wheels for model railway vehicles A63H 19/22, and special adaptations of wheels or tyres for aircraft B64C 25/36.
  2. Sub-class B60C embraces the repairing of, and the connection of valves to, inflatable elastic bodies in general, and in this respect it is not limited to vehicles.
  3. Sub-class B60L embraces certain electric equipment of all electrically-propelled vehicles.
  4. Sub-class B60M embraces certain power supply equipment for, but external to, any kind of electrically-propelled vehicle.
  5. Sub-class B60S relates to all kinds of vehicles, except the servicing of rail locomotive ground equipment for aircraft, which are covered by group B61K 11/00 or sub-class B64F.
  6. Sub-class B60T includes brake control systems of general applicability, and in this respect it is not limited to vehicles. It also includes rail-vehicle power-brake systems and some other features of rail-vehicle brake systems.

 B60K
ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; CONJOINT CONTROL OF DRIVE UNITS
 B60K

Note(s)

  1. Attention is drawn to the note following the title of class B60.

    In this sub-class:

    1. "conjoint control of drive units" includes such control for vehicles or of general applicability; [2]
    2. "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;
    3. "transmission" means all propulsion parts linking propulsion units, e.g. engines, to ultimate propulsive elements, e.g. wheels;
    4. "drive unit" means propulsion unit conjoint with transmission, a "drive unit" can additionally include the ultimate driven unit; [2]
    5. "sub-unit" means, e.g., propulsion unit, clutch, gearing, or brake system. [2]

 B60K 1/00 - 
B60K 9/00
Arrangements 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)
 B60K 1/00
Arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units (B60K 7/00 takes precedence; electric transmission arrangements B60K 17/12; of current-collecting means for rail vehicles, road vehicles, or vehicles in general B60L; pure electrical features B60L)
 B60K 1/02
·  comprising more than one electric motor
 B60K 1/04
·  of the electric storage means for propulsion (for auxiliary purposes only B60R)
 B60K 3/00
Arrangements or mounting of steam or gaseous-pressure propulsion units (B60K 7/00 takes precedence; gaseous-pressure transmission arrangements B60K 17/10)
 B60K 3/02
·  of piston type
 B60K 3/04
·  of turbine type
 B60K 5/00
Arrangements or mounting of internal-combustion or jet-propulsion units (B60K 7/00 takes precedence)
 B60K 5/02
·  with the engine main axis, e.g. crankshaft axis, substantially in, or parallel to, the longitudinal centre line of the vehicle
 B60K 5/04
·  with the engine main axis, e.g. crankshaft axis, transversely to the longitudinal centre line of the vehicle
 B60K 5/06
·  ·  with the engine main axis substantially vertical
 B60K 5/08
·  comprising more than one engine
 B60K 5/10
·  providing for ready detachment of engine
 B60K 5/12
·  Arrangement of engine supports
 B60K 7/00
Disposition of motor in, or adjacent to, traction wheel (roller-skate driving mechanisms A63C 17/12)
 B60K 9/00
Arrangements or mounting of propulsion units not provided for in one of the preceding main groups
 B60K 9/02
·  of spring motor
 B60K 9/04
·  of flywheel motor
 B60K 9/06
·  of nuclear power plant
 B60K 11/00 - 
B60K 15/00
Vehicle modifications in connection with cooling, air intake, gas exhaust, or fuel supply, of propulsion units
 B60K 11/00
Vehicle modifications to facilitate cooling of propulsion units (heating the interior space B60H; cooling internal combustion engines per se F01P)
 B60K 11/02
·  with liquid cooling
 B60K 11/04
·  ·  Arrangement or mounting of radiators, radiator shutters, or radiator blinds
 B60K 11/06
·  with air cooling
 B60K 11/08
·  Air inlets for cooling; Shutters or blinds therefor
 B60K 13/00
Vehicle modifications in connection with combustion air intake or gas exhaust of propulsion units (forming part of the engine F01N)
 B60K 13/02
·  concerning intake
 B60K 13/04
·  concerning exhaust (extensions for melting snow on roads E01H 5/00, E01H 6/00; exhaust silencers for internal-combustion engines per se F01N)
 B60K 13/06
·  using structural parts of the vehicle as ducts, e.g. frame parts
 B60K 15/00
Vehicle modifications in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines (shape or construction of tanks per se B65D, F17C)
 B60K 15/02
·  concerning liquid-fuel tanks or conduits
 B60K 15/04
·  ·  concerning tank inlets
 B60K 15/06
·  ·  concerning fuel reserve systems
 B60K 15/08
·  concerning gas tanks or conduits
 B60K 15/10
·  concerning gas-producing plants
 B60K 17/00 - 
B60K 23/00
Arrangements or mounting of transmissions or their control in vehicles (torque-transmitting axles B60B; combined transmission and steering gear for steering non-deflectable wheels B62D)
 B60K 17/00
Arrangements or mounting of transmissions in vehicles  [2]
 B60K 17/02
·  characterised by arrangement, location, or kind of clutch
 B60K 17/04
·  characterised by arrangement, location, or kind of gearing (pure electrical features B60L)
 B60K 17/06
·  ·  of change-speed gearing (B60K 17/10-B60K 17/16 take precedence; gearing in general F16H)  [2]
 B60K 17/08
·  ·  ·  of mechanical type
 B60K 17/10
·  ·  of fluid gearing (of fluid clutches B60K 17/02)
 B60K 17/12
·  ·  of electric gearing (of electrically-actuated clutches B60K 17/02)
 B60K 17/14
·  ·  the motor of fluid or electric gearing being disposed in, or adjacent to, traction wheel (B60K 7/00 takes precedence)
 B60K 17/16
·  ·  of differential gearing
 B60K 17/18
·  ·  ·  in which the differential movement is obtained by resilient means
 B60K 17/20
·  ·  ·  in which the differential movement is limited
 B60K 17/22
·  characterised by arrangement, location, or type of main drive shafting, e.g. cardan shaft
 B60K 17/24
·  ·  Arrangement of mountings for shafting
 B60K 17/26
·  characterised by arrangement, location, or type of freewheel device
 B60K 17/28
·  characterised by arrangement, location, or type of power take-off
 B60K 17/30
·  the ultimate propulsive elements, e.g. ground wheels, being steerable
 B60K 17/32
·  the ultimate propulsive elements, e.g. ground wheels, being rockable about a horizontal pivot
 B60K 17/34
·  for driving both front and rear wheels
 B60K 17/36
·  for driving tandem wheels
 B60K 19/00
( transferred to B60K 20/00, B60K 41/00, F16H )
 B60K 20/00
Arrangements or mounting of change-speed gearing control devices in vehicles (B60K 41/00 takes precedence; such control devices per se F16H)  [2]
 B60K 20/02
·  of initiating means (control mechanisms in general G05G)  [2]
 B60K 20/04
·  ·  floor-mounted  [2]
 B60K 20/06
·  ·  mounted on steering column or the like  [2]
 B60K 20/08
·  ·  dashboard-mounted  [2]
 B60K 20/10
·  Transmitting means between initiating means and gearing, e.g. power assisted  [2]
 B60K 20/12
·  ·  mechanical  [2]
 B60K 20/14
·  ·  fluid  [2]
 B60K 20/16
·  ·  electrical  [2]
 B60K 21/00
( transferred to B60K 41/00 )
 B60K 23/00
Arrangements or mounting of control devices for vehicle transmissions, or parts thereof, not otherwise provided for (B60K 41/00 takes precedence; such control devices per se F16D, F16H)  [2]
 B60K 23/02
·  for main transmission clutches
 B60K 23/04
·  for differential gearing
 B60K 23/06
·  for freewheel devices
 B60K 23/08
·  for changing number of driven wheels
 B60K 25/00
Auxiliary drives (driving tyre-inflating pumps B60C; driving engine auxiliaries F02B)
 B60K 25/02
·  directly from an engine shaft
 B60K 25/04
·  from static or dynamic pressure or vacuum, developed by the engine
 B60K 25/06
·  from the transmission power take-off (transmissions having power take-off B60K 17/28)
 B60K 25/08
·  from a ground wheel, e.g. engaging the wheel tread or rim
 B60K 25/10
·  from oscillating movements due to vehicle running motion, e.g. suspension movement
 B60K 26/00
Arrangements or mounting of propulsion-unit control devices in vehicles  [2]
 B60K 26/02
·  of initiating means or elements  [2]
 B60K 26/04
·  of means connecting initiating means or elements to propulsion unit  [2]
 B60K 27/00 - 
B60K 27/04
( transferred to B60K 26/00 )
 B60K 27/06
( transferred to B60K 41/00, F16H, G05G )
 B60K 27/08
( transferred to B60K 28/00 )
 B60K 28/00
Safety devices for propulsion-unit control specially adapted for, or arranged in, vehicles, e.g. preventing fuel supply or ignition in case of open doors, absence or incapacity of driver  [2]
 B60K 29/00
( transferred to B60K 41/00 )
 B60K 31/00
Vehicle fittings for automatically controlling, e.g. limiting, vehicle speed (B60K 41/00 takes precedence; propulsion-unit control per se, see the relevant classes; speedometers G01P; systems or devices for controlling speed in general G05D 13/00)  [2]
 B60K 33/00
( transferred to B60K 26/00 )
 B60K 35/00 - 
B60K 37/00
Arrangements or adaptations of instruments specially for vehicles; Dashboards
 B60K 35/00
Arrangements or adaptations of instruments (arrangements on dashboard B60K 37/02)
 B60K 37/00
Dashboards (as road-vehicle superstructure sub-unit B62D)
 B60K 37/02
·  Relative arrangements of instruments (devices for lighting dashboards B60Q)
 B60K 37/04
·  Relative arrangements of fittings on dashboard (of instruments B60K 37/02)
 B60K 37/06
·  ·  of controls, e.g. control knobs
 B60K 39/00
Steering applicable only to other than land-borne vehicles, e.g. three-dimensional steering applicable to both aircraft and submarines (steering for vehicles in general but applicable to land vehicles B62D; steering peculiar to water-borne vessels B63, to aircraft or cosmonautics B64)
 B60K 41/00
Conjoint control of drive units; Conjoint control of at least two sub-units thereof (control of a single sub-unit, see the relevant classes; see also these classes for control of a single sub-unit by means of signals from other sub-units)  [2]
 B60K 41/02
·  of propulsion unit and clutch  [2]
 B60K 41/04
·  of propulsion unit and gearing  [2]
 B60K 41/06
·  ·  the gearing being stepped  [2]
 B60K 41/08
·  ·  ·  with interruption of the drive  [2]
 B60K 41/10
·  ·  ·  without interruption of the drive  [2]
 B60K 41/12
·  ·  the gearing being infinitely variable  [2]
 B60K 41/14
·  ·  ·  of mechanical type  [2]
 B60K 41/16
·  ·  ·  of fluid type  [2]
 B60K 41/18
·  ·  ·  of electric type, e.g. electromagnetic  [2]
 B60K 41/20
·  of propulsion unit and brake system  [2]
 B60K 41/22
·  of clutch and gearing  [2]
 B60K 41/24
·  of clutch and brake system  [2]
 B60K 41/26
·  of gearing and brake system  [2]
 B60K 41/28
·  of three or more sub-units  [2]