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

Note(s)

In this class, the term "vehicle" means all vehicles except those restricted to 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 the 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 locomotives B61K 11/00, ground equipment for aircraft B64F, or cleaning apparatus peculiar to waterborne vessels B63B 57/00, B63B 59/00.
  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.

 B60G
VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS (air-cushion vehicles B60V)
 B60G

Note(s)

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

 B60G 1/00
Suspensions with rigid connection between axle and frame
 B60G 1/02
·  with continuous axle
 B60G 1/04
·  with divided axle
 B60G 3/00
Resilient suspension for a single wheel (pivoted suspension arms per se, attachment thereof to sprung part of the vehicle, buffer means for limiting movement of arms B60G 7/00; characterised by arrangement, location, or type of springs B60G 11/00)
 B60G 3/02
·  with a single pivoted arm
 B60G 3/04
·  ·  the arm being essentially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle
 B60G 3/06
·  ·  ·  the arm being rigid
 B60G 3/08
·  ·  ·  ·  the arm forming the axle housing
 B60G 3/10
·  ·  ·  the arm itself being resilient, e.g. leaf spring
 B60G 3/12
·  ·  the arm being essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle
 B60G 3/14
·  ·  ·  the arm being rigid
 B60G 3/16
·  ·  ·  the arm itself being resilient, e.g. leaf spring
 B60G 3/18
·  with two or more pivoted arms, e.g. parallelogram
 B60G 3/20
·  ·  all arms being rigid
 B60G 3/22
·  ·  ·  a rigid arm forming the axle housing
 B60G 3/24
·  ·  ·  a rigid arm being formed by the live axle
 B60G 3/26
·  ·  ·  Means for maintaining substantially-constant wheel camber during suspension movement
 B60G 3/28
·  ·  at least one of the arms itself being resilient, e.g. leaf spring
 B60G 5/00
Resilient suspension for a single set of tandem wheels
 B60G 5/02
·  mounted on a single pivoted arm
 B60G 5/04
·  with two or more pivoted arms, the movements of which are resiliently interrelated
 B60G 5/06
·  ·  the arms turning on a common pivot
 B60G 7/00
Pivoted suspension arms; Accessories thereof (means for maintaining substantially-constant wheel camber during suspension movement B60G 3/26)
 B60G 7/02
·  Attaching arms to sprung part of vehicle
 B60G 7/04
·  Buffer means for limiting movement of arms
 B60G 9/00
Resilient suspension of a rigid axle or axle housing for two or more wheels
 B60G 9/02
·  the axle or housing being pivotally mounted on the vehicle
 B60G 9/04
·  the axle or housing not being pivotally mounted on the vehicle
 B60G 11/00
Resilient suspensions characterised by arrangement, location, or kind of springs (single-wheel suspension by pivoted arm resilient in itself B60G 3/00; adjusting spring characteristic B60G 17/00; springs per se F16F)
 B60G 11/00

Note(s)

The term "torsion bar" includes torsion tube or the like. The term "rubber" includes synthetic substitutes of a similar nature.

 B60G 11/02
·  having leaf springs only
 B60G 11/04
·  ·  arranged substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle
 B60G 11/06
·  ·  arranged obliquely to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle
 B60G 11/08
·  ·  arranged substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle
 B60G 11/10
·  ·  Attaching to axle or sprung part of the vehicle
 B60G 11/12
·  ·  ·  Attaching by links, pins, or bushes to sprung part of the vehicle
 B60G 11/14
·  having helical, spiral, or coil springs only
 B60G 11/16
·  ·  Attaching to axle or sprung part of the vehicle
 B60G 11/18
·  having torsion-bar springs only
 B60G 11/20
·  ·  Attaching to axle or sprung part of the vehicle
 B60G 11/22
·  having rubber springs only
 B60G 11/24
·  ·  Attaching to axle or sprung part of the vehicle
 B60G 11/26
·  having fluid springs only
 B60G 11/28
·  ·  Attaching to axle or sprung part of the vehicle
 B60G 11/30
·  ·  having pressure fluid accumulator therefor, e.g. accumulator arranged in vehicle frame
 B60G 11/32
·  having springs of different kinds
 B60G 11/34
·  ·  including leaf springs
 B60G 11/36
·  ·  ·  and also helical, spiral, or coil springs
 B60G 11/38
·  ·  ·  and also rubber springs
 B60G 11/40
·  ·  ·  ·  the rubber springs being attached to the axle
 B60G 11/42
·  ·  ·  ·  the rubber springs being attached to sprung part of the vehicle
 B60G 11/44
·  ·  ·  and also torsion-bar springs
 B60G 11/46
·  ·  ·  and also fluid springs
 B60G 11/48
·  ·  not including leaf springs
 B60G 11/50
·  ·  ·  having helical, spiral, or coil springs, and also torsion-bar springs
 B60G 11/52
·  ·  ·  having helical, spiral, or coil springs, and also rubber springs
 B60G 11/54
·  ·  ·  ·  with rubber springs arranged within helical, spiral, or coil springs
 B60G 11/56
·  ·  ·  having helical, spiral, or coil springs, and also fluid springs
 B60G 11/58
·  ·  ·  ·  arranged coaxially
 B60G 11/60
·  ·  ·  having both rubber springs and torsion-bar springs
 B60G 11/62
·  ·  ·  having both rubber springs and fluid springs
 B60G 11/64
·  ·  ·  having both torsion-bar springs and fluid springs
 B60G 13/00
Resilient suspensions characterised by arrangement, location, or type of vibration-dampers (adjusting damping effect B60G 17/06; vibration-dampers per se F16F)
 B60G 13/02
·  having dampers dissipating energy, e.g. frictionally
 B60G 13/04
·  ·  mechanically, e.g. having frictionally-engaging springs as damping elements
 B60G 13/06
·  ·  of fluid type
 B60G 13/08
·  ·  ·  hydraulic
 B60G 13/10
·  ·  ·  pneumatic
 B60G 13/12
·  ·  ·  quasi-fluid, i.e. having powdered medium
 B60G 13/14
·  having dampers accumulating utilisable energy, e.g. compressing air
 B60G 13/16
·  having dynamic absorbers as main damping means, i.e. spring-mass system vibrating out of phase
 B60G 13/18
·  ·  combined with energy-absorbing means
 B60G 15/00
Resilient suspensions characterised by arrangement, location, or type of combined spring and vibration- damper, e.g. telescopic type
 B60G 15/02
·  having mechanical spring
 B60G 15/04
·  ·  and mechanical damper
 B60G 15/06
·  ·  and fluid damper
 B60G 15/08
·  having fluid spring
 B60G 15/10
·  ·  and mechanical damper
 B60G 15/12
·  ·  and fluid damper
 B60G 17/00
Resilient suspensions having means for adjusting or regulating spring or vibration-damper characteristics or distance between supporting surface and sprung part of vehicle during use to meet varying vehicular or surface conditions, e.g. due to speed or load
 B60G 17/02
·  spring characteristics
 B60G 17/04
·  ·  fluid-spring characteristics
 B60G 17/06
·  characteristics of dampers
 B60G 17/08
·  ·  characteristics of fluid dampers
 B60G 17/10
·  ·  ·  Varying fluid viscosity, e.g. electromagnetically
 B60G 19/00
Interconnection systems for two or more resiliently-suspended wheels in which upward movement of a wheel forces interconnected wheel to move downward and vice versa (B60G 5/00, B60G 9/00 take precedence)
 B60G 19/02
·  mechanically interconnected
 B60G 19/04
·  fluid-interconnected
 B60G 19/06
·  ·  hydraulically
 B60G 19/08
·  ·  pneumatically
 B60G 19/10
·  having additional means for stabilising position of vehicle body
 B60G 21/00
Interconnection systems for two or more resiliently-suspended wheels for stabilising vehicle body with respect to acceleration, deceleration, or centrifugal forces, e.g. to counteract dipping or outward-inclining (B60G 19/10 takes precedence)
 B60G 21/02
·  permanently interconnected
 B60G 21/04
·  ·  mechanically
 B60G 21/06
·  ·  fluid
 B60G 21/08
·  ·  characterised by use of gyroscopes
 B60G 21/10
·  not permanently interconnected, e.g. operative only on acceleration, only on deceleration, or only at off-straight position of steering
 B60G 23/00
Wheel suspensions with automatic means for sensing unevenness ahead of wheels and for moving wheels up or down in accordance therewith
 B60G 25/00
Other suspension arrangements