E
SECTION E — FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  
BUILDING
 E04
BUILDING (layered materials, layered products in general B32B)
 E04B
GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS (border constructions of openings in walls, floors, or ceilings E06B 1/00)
 E04B

Note(s)

In this subclass, the following term is used with the meaning indicated: [4]

  • "ceiling" includes all the finishing material concealing the underside of the load-carrying ceiling structure or roof structure. [4]

 E04B 1/00
Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls or floors or ceilings or roofs (scaffolds, shutterings E04G; structures specially adapted for buildings for special purposes, general layout of buildings, e.g. modular co-ordination, E04H; the particular parts of buildings, see the relevant groups for those parts)
 E04B 1/02
·  Structures consisting primarily of load-supporting, block-shaped or slab-shaped elements (E04B 1/32-E04B 1/36 take precedence)
 E04B 1/04
·  ·  the elements consisting of concrete, e.g. reinforced concrete, or other stone-like material
 E04B 1/06
·  ·  ·  the elements being prestressed
 E04B 1/08
·  ·  the elements consisting of metal
 E04B 1/10
·  ·  the elements consisting of wood
 E04B 1/12
·  ·  the elements consisting of other material
 E04B 1/14
·  ·  the elements being composed of two or more materials (of reinforced concrete E04B 1/04)
 E04B 1/16
·  Structures made from masses, e.g. concrete, cast or similarly formed in situ with or without making use of additional elements, such as permanent forms, sub-structures to be coated with load-bearing material (E04B 1/32-E04B 1/36 take precedence)
 E04B 1/18
·  Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons (E04B 1/32-E04B 1/36 take precedence; elongated load-supporting parts as elements, trusses, truss-like structures E04C 3/00)
 E04B 1/19
·  ·  Three-dimensional framework structures  [2]
 E04B 1/20 - 
E04B 1/30

Note(s)

Group E04B 1/19 takes precedence over groups E04B 1/20-E04B 1/30[2]

 E04B 1/20
·  ·  the supporting parts consisting of concrete, e.g. reinforced concrete, or other stone-like material
 E04B 1/21
·  ·  ·  Connections specially adapted therefor  [2]
 E04B 1/22
·  ·  ·  with parts being prestressed
 E04B 1/24
·  ·  the supporting parts consisting of metal
 E04B 1/26
·  ·  the supporting parts consisting of wood
 E04B 1/28
·  ·  the supporting parts consisting of other material
 E04B 1/30
·  ·  the supporting parts being composed of two or more materials; Composite steel and concrete constructions (of reinforced concrete E04B 1/20)
 E04B 1/32
·  Arched structures; Vaulted structures; Folded structures (vaulted roofs E04B 7/08)
 E04B 1/34
·  Extraordinary structures, e.g. with suspended or cantilever parts supported by masts or tower-like structures enclosing elevators or stairs; Features relating to the elastic stability (E04B 1/342, E04B 1/343, E04B 1/348 take precedence; for floors E04B 5/43; buildings for special purposes, e.g. withstanding earthquake, E04H)
 E04B 1/342
·  Structures covering a large free area, whether open-sided or not, e.g. hangars, halls (roof trusses E04C 3/00; non-structural features for specified purposes, see the relevant groups of E04H)
 E04B 1/343
·  Structures characterised by movable, separable, or collapsible parts, e.g. for transport (movable roof parts E04B 7/16; floatable buildings B63B; small prefabricated buildings, transportable as a whole, E04H 1/12; small garages E04H 6/02; tents or canopies, in general E04H 15/00)
 E04B 1/344
·  ·  with hinged parts
 E04B 1/345
( transferred to E04H 15/20 )
 E04B 1/346
·  ·  Rotary buildings; Buildings with rotary units, e.g. rooms
 E04B 1/347
( transferred to E04H 15/00 )
 E04B 1/348
·  Structures composed of units comprising at least considerable parts of two sides of a room, e.g. box-like or cell-like units closed or in skeleton form (wall units locating conduits or the like E04C 2/52)
 E04B 1/35
·  Extraordinary methods of construction, e.g. lift-slab, jack-block (E04B 1/34 takes precedence; falsework, , shuttering E04G 11/00; conveying or assembling of building materials E04G 21/00; working measures on existing buildings E04G 23/00)
 E04B 1/36
·  Bearings or like supports allowing movement (for bridges E01D 19/04; buildings withstanding earthquake E04H 9/02)
 E04B 1/38
·  Connections for building structures in general (specially adapted for particular parts, see the groups for those parts, for special elements E04C)
 E04B 1/40
·  ·  Separate connecting elements (for forms, falsework, or shutterings E04G 17/00; releasable clips or clamps, hooks, wedges, wall-dowels, nails, bolts, rivets, screws, wood-screws F16B)
 E04B 1/41
·  ·  ·  Connecting devices designed for being embedded in concrete or masonry (spacers for cavity walls E04B 2/30, E04B 2/44; connectors for reinforcing elements E04C 5/16; fastening frames to the border of openings E06B 1/56)
 E04B 1/48
·  ·  ·  Dowels, i.e. members adapted to penetrate the surfaces of two parts and to take the shear stresses
 E04B 1/49
·  ·  ·  ·  with self-penetrating parts, e.g. claw dowels
 E04B 1/54
·  ·  Joints substantially without separate connecting elements, e.g. jointing by interengagement (welded, glued, or the like joints, in general F16B)
 E04B 1/56
·  ·  Connections not provided for in groups E04B 1/40-E04B 1/54
 E04B 1/58
·  ·  ·  of bar-shaped building elements
 E04B 1/60
·  ·  ·  of slab-shaped building elements mutually or with other building parts
 E04B 1/62
·  Insulation or other protection; Elements or use of specified material therefor (chemical compositions C01-C11; implements for applying insulation or sealings E04F 21/00; buildings to withstand, or to provide protection against, external undesired influences E04H 9/00; shielding against dangerous radiation G21F; constructions of particular parts of buildings, see the relevant groups for those parts)
 E04B 1/64
·  ·  for making damp-proof; Protection against corrosion (sealings E04B 1/66)
 E04B 1/66
·  ·  Sealings (additions of anti-leak properties to plaster C04B; bituminous sealing masses C08L 95/00; sealings for engineering work in general E02B 3/16; against ground humidity or ground water E02D 31/02; coverings against rain or other precipitations of the atmosphere E04D; composition of material or manufacture of sealing foils, see the relevant classes for these foils)
 E04B 1/68
·  ·  ·  of joints, e.g. dilatation joints
 E04B 1/70
·  ·  Drying or keeping dry, e.g. by air vents (by sealings E04B 1/66; during erection E04G 21/28)
 E04B 1/72
·  ·  Pest control (by keeping dry E04B 1/70; impregnation of wood or like materials B27K)
 E04B 1/74
·  ·  Heat, sound or noise insulation, absorption, or reflection (forms of, or arrangements in, rooms for influencing or directing sound E04B 1/99); Other building methods affording favourable thermal or acoustical conditions, e.g. accumulating of heat within walls (fire protection E04B 1/94; elements chiefly adapted for structural purposes E04C 1/00-E04C 3/00; chiefly adapted for surface coverings E04F 13/00; as underlayers for floor coverings E04F 15/18; closures for wall or like openings E06B)
 E04B 1/76
·  ·  ·  specifically with respect to heat only (heat insulation in general F16L 59/00)
 E04B 1/78
·  ·  ·  ·  Heat insulating elements
 E04B 1/80
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  slab-shaped
 E04B 1/82
·  ·  ·  specifically with respect to sound only (noise damping in ducts or channels E04F 17/00; noise damping in general G10K 11/16)
 E04B 1/84
·  ·  ·  ·  Sound-absorbing elements
 E04B 1/86
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  slab-shaped
 E04B 1/88
·  ·  ·  Insulating elements for both heat and sound
 E04B 1/90
·  ·  ·  ·  slab-shaped
 E04B 1/92
·  ·  Protection against other undesired influences or dangers (buildings providing protection against external dangers E04H 9/00; shielding against dangerous radiation G21F)
 E04B 1/94
·  ·  ·  against incendiary damage (fire-fighting A62C; impregnation of wood or like materials B27K)
 E04B 1/98
·  ·  ·  against vibrations or shocks (on foundations E02D 31/08); against mechanical destruction, e.g. by air-raids (against incendiary damage only E04B 1/94; finishing work therefor E04F; buildings withstanding earthquake or the like, shelters, arrangements of splinter-catching walls E04H 9/00)
 E04B 1/99
·  Room acoustics, i.e. forms of, or arrangements in, rooms for influencing or directing sound (E04B 1/82 takes precedence; acoustics in general G10K 11/00)
 E04B 2/00
Walls or partitions for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls (connections for building structures in general E04B 1/38; insulation per se E04B 1/62; building elements of relatively thin form for parts of buildings E04C 2/00)
 E04B 2/02
·  built-up from layers of building elements
 E04B 2/04
·  ·  Walls having neither cavities between, nor in, the solid elements
 E04B 2/06
·  ·  ·  using elements having specially-designed means for stabilising the position
 E04B 2/08
·  ·  ·  ·  by interlocking of projections or inserts with indentations, e.g. of tongues, grooves, dovetails
 E04B 2/10
·  ·  ·  ·  by filling material with or without reinforcements in small channels in, or in grooves between, the elements
 E04B 2/12
·  ·  ·  using elements having a general shape differing from that of a parallelepiped
 E04B 2/14
·  ·  Walls having cavities in, but not between, the elements, i.e. each cavity being enclosed by at least four sides forming part of one single element
 E04B 2/16
·  ·  ·  using elements having specially designed means for stabilising the position
 E04B 2/18
·  ·  ·  ·  by interlocking of projections or inserts with indentations, e.g. of tongues, grooves, dovetails
 E04B 2/20
·  ·  ·  ·  by filling material with or without reinforcements in small channels in, or in grooves between, the elements
 E04B 2/22
·  ·  ·  using elements having a general shape differing from that of a parallelepiped
 E04B 2/24
·  ·  ·  the walls being characterised by fillings in some of the cavities forming load-bearing pillars or beams
 E04B 2/26
·  ·  ·  the walls being characterised by fillings in all cavities in order to form a wall construction
 E04B 2/28
·  ·  Walls having cavities between, but not in, the elements; Walls of elements each consisting of two or more parts kept in distance by means of spacers, all parts being solid
 E04B 2/30
·  ·  ·  using elements having specially designed means for stabilising the position; Spacers for cavity walls
 E04B 2/32
·  ·  ·  ·  by interlocking of projections or inserts with indentations, e.g. of tongues, grooves, dovetails
 E04B 2/34
·  ·  ·  ·  by filling material with or without reinforcements in small channels in, or in grooves between, the elements
 E04B 2/36
·  ·  ·  using elements having a general shape differing from that of a parallelepiped
 E04B 2/38
·  ·  ·  the walls being characterised by fillings in some of the cavities forming load-bearing pillars or beams
 E04B 2/40
·  ·  ·  the walls being characterised by fillings in all cavities in order to form a wall construction
 E04B 2/42
·  ·  Walls having cavities between, as well as in, the elements; Walls of elements each consisting of two or more parts, kept in distance by means of spacers, at least one of the parts having cavities
 E04B 2/44
·  ·  ·  using elements having specially designed means for stabilising the position; Spacers for cavity walls
 E04B 2/46
·  ·  ·  ·  by interlocking of projections or inserts with indentations, e.g. of tongues, grooves, dovetails
 E04B 2/48
·  ·  ·  ·  by filling material with or without reinforcements in small channels in, or in grooves between, the elements
 E04B 2/50
·  ·  ·  using elements having a general shape differing from that of a parallelepiped
 E04B 2/52
·  ·  ·  the walls being characterised by fillings in some of the cavities forming load-bearing pillars or beams
 E04B 2/54
·  ·  ·  the walls being characterised by fillings in all cavities in order to form a wall construction
 E04B 2/56
·  Walls or partitions of framework or pillarwork; Walls incorporating load-bearing elongated members (E04B 2/74, E04B 2/88 take precedence; pillars E04C 3/30)
 E04B 2/58
·  ·  with elongated members of metal
 E04B 2/60
·  ·  ·  characterised by special cross-section of the elongated members
 E04B 2/62
·  ·  ·  ·  the members being formed of two or more elements in side-by-side relationship
 E04B 2/64
·  ·  with elongated members of concrete
 E04B 2/66
·  ·  ·  characterised by special cross-section of the elongated members
 E04B 2/68
·  ·  ·  made by filling-up wall cavities (E04B 2/24, E04B 2/38, E04B 2/52 take precedence)
 E04B 2/70
·  ·  with elongated members of wood
 E04B 2/72
·  Walls or partitions of elements of relatively thin form (E04B 2/56, E04B 2/74, E04B 2/88 take precedence; with joint fillings acting as framework or pillars E04B 2/68; elements E04C 2/00)
 E04B 2/74
·  Removable non-load-bearing partitions; Partitions with a free upper edge (framed panels E04C 2/38)
 E04B 2/76
·  ·  with framework or posts of metal
 E04B 2/78
·  ·  ·  characterised by special cross-section of the frame members
 E04B 2/80
·  ·  with framework or posts of wood
 E04B 2/82
·  ·  characterised by the manner in which edges are connected to the building; Means therefor; Special details of easily-removable partitions
 E04B 2/84
·  Walls made by casting, pouring, or tamping in situ (E04B 2/02, E04B 2/56 take precedence; forms therefor E04G 11/06; working of concrete or similar masses able to be cast or poured in situ E04G 21/02)
 E04B 2/86
·  ·  made in permanent forms
 E04B 2/88
·  Curtain walls
 E04B 2/90
·  ·  comprising panels directly attached to the structure  [4]
 E04B 2/92
·  ·  ·  Sandwich-type panels  [4]
 E04B 2/94
·  ·  ·  Concrete panels (E04B 2/92 takes precedence)  [4]
 E04B 2/96
·  ·  comprising panels attached to the structure through mullions or transoms  [4]
 E04B 5/00
Floors; Ceilings; Constructions of floors or ceilings with regard to insulation; Connections uniquely adapted therefor (elements for floors, e.g. bricks, stones, filling bodies, girders for floors, E04C; flooring as finishing work, insulation of flooring, sectional false floors, e.g. for computers, E04F 15/00)
 E04B 5/02
·  Load-carrying floor structures formed substantially of prefabricated units (E04B 5/43-E04B 5/48 take precedence; floors merely characterised by the filling members E04C 1/34)
 E04B 5/04
·  ·  with beams of concrete or other stone-like material, e.g. asbestos cement (E04B 5/08, E04B 5/14 take precedence)
 E04B 5/06
·  ·  ·  placed against one another
 E04B 5/08
·  ·  assembled of block-shaped elements, e.g. hollow stones (E04B 5/14 takes precedence; floors composed of reinforced brickwork E04B 5/44)
 E04B 5/10
·  ·  with metal beams or girders, e.g. with steel lattice girders (E04B 5/14 takes precedence)
 E04B 5/12
·  ·  with wooden beams (E04B 5/14 takes precedence)
 E04B 5/14
·  ·  with beams or girders laid in two directions
 E04B 5/16
·  Load-carrying floor structures wholly or partly cast or similarly formed in situ (E04B 5/43-E04B 5/48 take precedence; floors merely characterised by the prefabricated elements E04C)
 E04B 5/17
·  ·  Floor structures partly formed in situ
 E04B 5/18
·  ·  ·  with stiffening ribs or other beam-like formations wholly cast between filling members
 E04B 5/19
·  ·  ·  ·  the filling members acting as self-supporting permanent forms (E04B 5/21 takes precedence)
 E04B 5/21
·  ·  ·  ·  Cross-ribbed floors
 E04B 5/23
·  ·  ·  with stiffening ribs or other beam-like formations wholly or partly prefabricated (with all load-carrying parts substantially consisting of prefabricated units E04B 5/02)
 E04B 5/26
·  ·  ·  ·  with filling members between the beams (E04B 5/28 takes precedence)
 E04B 5/28
·  ·  ·  ·  Cross-ribbed floors
 E04B 5/29
·  ·  ·  ·  the prefabricated parts of the beams consisting wholly of metal (E04B 5/28 takes precedence)
 E04B 5/32
·  ·  Floor structures wholly cast in situ with or without form units or reinforcements
 E04B 5/36
·  ·  ·  with form units as part of the floor
 E04B 5/38
·  ·  ·  ·  with slab-shaped form units acting simultaneously as reinforcement; Form slabs with reinforcements extending laterally outside the element
 E04B 5/40
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  with metal form slabs
 E04B 5/43
·  Floor structures of extraordinary design; Features relating to the elastic stability; Floor structures specially designed for resting on columns only, e.g. mushroom floors (extraordinary constructions in general E04B 1/34)
 E04B 5/44
·  Floors composed of stones, mortar, and reinforcing elements (with inserts of glass E04B 5/46)
 E04B 5/46
·  Special adaptations of floors for transmission of light, e.g. by inserts of glass (of ceilings E04B 5/62; block-shaped elements E04C 1/42; slab- or sheet-shaped elements E04C 2/54; for roof covering E04D 3/06)
 E04B 5/48
·  Special adaptations of floors for incorporating ducts, e.g. for heating or ventilating (in block-shaped elements E04C 1/39; in slab- or sheet-shaped elements E04C 2/52)
 E04B 5/52
·  Constructions of ceilings, e.g. false ceilings (ceilings formed as a simple covering or lining E04F 13/00; ceilings used as forms for making floors, see the relevant groups for the floors)
 E04B 5/54
·  ·  comprising slabs, sheets, or the like (E04B 5/58-E04B 5/62 take precedence; slabs, sheets, or the like per se E04C 2/00)
 E04B 5/55
·  ·  ·  Construction of supporting means therefor, e.g. framework
 E04B 5/57
·  ·  ·  ·  Means for connecting slabs or sheets to their supports (connections for building structures in general E04B 1/38-E04B 1/60, especially E04B 1/60)
 E04B 5/58
·  ·  Suspension means adjustable in vertical or horizontal direction
 E04B 5/60
·  ·  supported only at the edges
 E04B 5/62
·  ·  Translucent sub-ceilings, e.g. glass ceilings, grid-like ceilings
 E04B 7/00
Roofs (structures for roofs as well as for floors E04B 5/00; ceilings E04B 5/52; greenhouses A01G 9/14; large containers having floating covers B65D 88/34; self-supporting roof slabs E04C 2/50; roof trusses, truss-like structures, joists E04C 3/02; roof coverings E04D)
 E04B 7/02
·  with plane sloping surfaces, e.g. saddle roofs (E04B 7/12 takes precedence)
 E04B 7/04
·  ·  supported by horizontal beams or the equivalent resting on the walls (E04B 7/06 takes precedence)
 E04B 7/06
·  ·  Constructions of roof intersections or hopped ends
 E04B 7/08
·  Vaulted roofs (E04B 7/14 takes precedence; vaulted structures in general E04B 1/32; inflatable tents or canopies, in general E04H 15/20; inflatable forms E04G 11/04)
 E04B 7/10
·  ·  Shell structures, e.g. of hyperbolic-parabolic shape; Grid-like formations acting as shell structures; Folded structures
 E04B 7/12
·  formed in bays, e.g. sawtooth roofs (E04B 7/10 takes precedence)
 E04B 7/14
·  Suspended roofs (suspended tents or canopies, in general E04H 15/04)
 E04B 7/16
·  Roof structures with movable roof parts (buildings for special purposes E04H)
 E04B 7/18
·  Special structures in or on roofs, e.g. dormer windows (in connection with roof coverings E04D 13/00, especially domes E04D 13/03)