B
SECTION B — PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  
TRANSPORTING
 B61
RAILWAYS
 B61

Note(s)

In this class, the following expression is used with the meaning indicated:

  • "railway systems" covers:
    1. systems in which trains or individual passenger vehicles or load carriers run on, or are guided by, ground or elevated tracks defined by rails, ropes, cables, or other guiding elements for wheels, rollers, or sliding anti-friction devices (permanently attached to a continuous traction element B65G 17/00);
    2. systems in which carriers or impellers for persons or loads are attached to, e.g. suspended from, a guided traction rope or cable which determines their path of movement (chain conveyers, scraper conveyers B65G 17/00, B65G 19/00);
    3. power and free systems of either of the above types in which vehicles, load-carriers, or loads may be selectively coupled to, or uncoupled from, continuous traction members, e.g. cables, chains.

 B61C
LOCOMOTIVES; MOTOR RAILCARS (vehicles in general B60; frames or bogies B61F; special railroad equipment for locomotives B61J, B61K)
 B61C

Note(s)

This subclass covers:

  • general designfeatures or items of locomotives and motor railcarsnot otherwise provided for;
  • non-electric features of electric locomotives.

 B61C 1/00 - 
B61C 7/00
Locomotives and motor railcars in general or characterised by the type of motive power plant used
 B61C 1/00
Steam locomotives or railcars (characterised by power transmissions B61C 9/00; engines F01; boilers F22B)
 B61C 1/02
·  of articulated construction; with two or more engines (appliances of booster engines B61C 15/02)
 B61C 1/04
·  with steam accumulators (steam accumulators F01K)
 B61C 1/06
·  Streamlining (of coachwork B61D)
 B61C 1/08
·  Arrangement or disposition of combustion apparatus or accessories therefor
 B61C 1/10
·  Arrangement or disposition of steam generators
 B61C 1/12
·  Arrangement or disposition of condensers
 B61C 1/14
·  Arrangement or disposition of exhaust apparatus
 B61C 3/00
Electric locomotives or railcars (characterised by power transmission B61C 9/00; electrical features B60L, H02)
 B61C 3/02
·  with electric accumulators
 B61C 5/00
Locomotives or motor railcars with IC engines or gas turbines (characterised by power transmission B61C 9/00; engines F02)
 B61C 5/02
·  Arrangement or disposition of intakes and apparatus for supplying, circulating, or filtering air for combustion or engine-cooling purposes
 B61C 5/04
·  Arrangement or disposition of exhaust apparatus
 B61C 7/00
Other locomotives or motor railcars
 B61C 7/02
·  Locomotives or motor railcars with pneumatic accumulators
 B61C 7/04
·  Locomotives or motor railcars with two or more different kinds or types of engines, e.g. steam and IC engines
 B61C 8/00
Filling stations for steam- or pneumatic-accumulator locomotives or motor railcars
 B61C 9/00
Locomotives or motor railcars characterised by the type of transmission system used; Transmission systems specially adapted for locomotives or motor railcars (machine elements F16)
 B61C 9/02
·  Transmission systems in or for locomotives or motor railcars with reciprocating-piston steam engines
 B61C 9/04
·  ·  consisting of cranked axles and coupling-rods
 B61C 9/06
·  ·  having toothed, chain, friction, or belt gearing
 B61C 9/08
·  Transmission systems in or for locomotives or motor railcars with IC reciprocating-piston engines
 B61C 9/10
·  ·  mechanical (combined with hydraulic gearing B61C 9/14)
 B61C 9/12
·  ·  ·  with change-speed gearing
 B61C 9/14
·  ·  hydraulic, including combinations with mechanical gearing
 B61C 9/16
·  ·  ·  using gearing of the hydrostatic type
 B61C 9/18
·  ·  ·  using gearing of the hydrokinetic type
 B61C 9/20
·  ·  ·  ·  with mechanical change-speed gearing
 B61C 9/22
·  ·  pneumatic
 B61C 9/24
·  ·  electric (B61C 9/38 takes precedence)
 B61C 9/26
·  ·  with transmission shafts at an angle to the driving axles
 B61C 9/28
·  Transmission systems in or for locomotives or motor railcars with rotary prime movers, e.g. turbines
 B61C 9/30
·  ·  mechanical (combined with hydraulic gearing B61C 9/34)
 B61C 9/32
·  ·  ·  with change-speed gearing
 B61C 9/34
·  ·  hydraulic, including combinations with mechanical gearing
 B61C 9/36
·  ·  electric (B61C 9/38 takes precedence)
 B61C 9/38
·  Transmission systems in or for locomotives or motor railcars with electric motor propulsion (electrical features B60L, H02)
 B61C 9/40
·  ·  with cranked axles and coupling-rods
 B61C 9/42
·  ·  hydraulic
 B61C 9/44
·  ·  with hollow transmission shaft concentric with wheel axis
 B61C 9/46
·  ·  with motors forming parts of wheels
 B61C 9/48
·  ·  with motors supported on vehicle frames and driving axles, e.g. axle or nose suspension
 B61C 9/50
·  ·  ·  in bogies
 B61C 9/52
·  ·  with transmission shafts at an angle to the driving axles
 B61C 11/00 - 
B61C 13/00
Locomotives or motor railcars characterised by the type of means applying the tractive effort, or by their application to special railway systems or purposes
 B61C 11/00
Locomotives or motor railcars characterised by the type of means applying the tractive effort; Arrangement or disposition of running gear other than normal driving wheels (constructions of wheels B60B)
 B61C 11/02
·  tractive effort applied to cables or chains
 B61C 11/04
·  tractive effort applied to racks
 B61C 11/06
·  tractive effort applied or supplied by aerodynamic force or fluid reaction, e.g. air-screws or jet or rocket propulsion
 B61C 13/00
Locomotives or motor railcars characterised by their application to special systems or purposes (B61C 11/00 takes precedence; self-propelled scaffold cars, break-down cranes, inspection trolleys B61D 15/00; general design of track recording vehicles B61K 9/00)
 B61C 13/02
·  for towing or transporting ships or for like special purposes
 B61C 13/04
·  for elevated railways with rigid rails (B61C 13/08 takes precedence)
 B61C 13/06
·  for railways with suspended flexible tracks, e.g. rope railways
 B61C 13/08
·  for saddle or like balanced-type railways
 B61C 15/00 - 
B61C 17/00
Details or accessories not otherwise provided for
 B61C 15/00
Maintaining or augmenting the starting or braking power by auxiliary devices and measures; Preventing wheel slippage; Controlling distribution of tractive effort between driving wheels (propelling locomotives or motor railcars by special means B61C 11/00; driving wheels with non-slipping devices B60B; brakes B61H; wetting or lubricating rails B61K)
 B61C 15/02
·  by auxiliary driving wheels; by temporary coupling or use of flywheels or booster engines
 B61C 15/04
·  by controlling wheel pressure, e.g. by movable weights or heavy parts or by magnetic devices (magnetic brakes B61H)
 B61C 15/06
·  ·  by displacing fuel, ballast, or the like
 B61C 15/08
·  Preventing wheel slippage (adjusting wheel-braking force to prevent wheel slippage B60T 8/00)
 B61C 15/10
·  ·  by depositing sand or like friction-increasing materials (for vehicles in general B60B; combined control of sanding apparatus and brakes B61H)
 B61C 15/12
·  ·  by reducing the driving power
 B61C 15/14
·  controlling distribution of tractive effort between driving wheels
 B61C 17/00
Arrangement or disposition of parts; Details or accessories not otherwise provided for; Use of control gear and control systems  [2]
 B61C 17/02
·  Bunkers; Tanks; Tenders (coachwork B61D); Water or fuel pick-up or scoop apparatus; Water or fuel supply fittings (trackside installations, e.g. bunkers, tanks, for filling locomotives with sand or water B61K 11/00)
 B61C 17/04
·  Arrangement or disposition of driving cabins, footplates, or engine rooms; Ventilation thereof (driving cabins or accessories B61D)
 B61C 17/06
·  Power storing devices
 B61C 17/08
·  Lubrication systems (in general F16N)
 B61C 17/10
·  Connecting-rods for driving wheels; Arrangements of their bearings (connectings-rods or bearings, in general F16C 7/00, F16C 9/04)
 B61C 17/12
·  Control gear; Arrangements for controlling locomotives from remote points in the train or when operating in multiple units (control from points outside the train B61L 3/00; fluid-actuated telemotors, servomotors F15B; control devices in general G05)