|  | B |
SECTION B — PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

TRANSPORTING

|  | B60 |
VEHICLES IN GENERAL

|  | B60 |
Note(s) In this class, the following term is used with the meaning indicated: "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, which are covered by the relevant subclasses of Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B61-B64. Thus the term "vehicle" includes: vehicular characteristics which are common to more than one of the above-listed types; certain characteristics restricted to automobiles, road or cross-country trailers. The following exceptions to the above should be noted: subclass Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60B or Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60C embrace all vehicle wheels and tyres, except wheels for roller skates Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A63C 17/22, wheels for model railway vehicles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A63H 19/22, and special adaptations of wheels or tyres for aircraft Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B64C 25/36; subclass Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60C embraces the connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies in general, and in this respect it is not limited to vehicles; subclass Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60L embraces certain electric equipment of all electrically-propelled vehicles; subclass Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60M embraces certain power supply equipment for, but external to, any kind of electrically-propelled vehicle; subclass Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60R embraces safety belts or body harnesses used in all types of land vehicles; [4] subclass Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60S relates to all kinds of vehicles, except the servicing of rail locomotives Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B61K 11/00, ground equipment for aircraft Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B64F, or cleaning apparatus peculiar to waterborne vessels Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63B 57/00, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63B 59/00; subclass Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 |
ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS; AUXILIARY DRIVES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; CONJOINT CONTROL OF DRIVE UNITS; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST, OR FUEL SUPPLY, OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES

|  | B60K |
Note(s) In this subclass, the following terms or expressions are used with the meanings indicated: "conjoint control of drive units" includes such control for vehicles or of general applicability; [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; "transmission" means all propulsion parts linking propulsion units, e.g. engines, to ultimate propulsive elements, e.g. wheels; "drive unit" means propulsion unit conjoint with transmission; a "drive unit" can additionally include the ultimate driven unit; [2] "sub-unit" means, e.g., propulsion unit, clutch, gearing, or brake system. [2] Attention is drawn to the Note following the title of class Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60.

|  | B60K 1/00 - B60K 8/00 |
Arrangement or mounting of propulsion units in vehicles (of control devices for such units Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 26/00; elastic mountings per se Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16F; propulsion units or their control per se, see the relevant classes) [2]

|  | B60K 1/00 |
Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 7/00 takes precedence; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 6/00; electric transmission arrangements Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 17/12; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles per se Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60L; current-collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60L 5/00) [5]

|  | B60K 1/02 |
· | comprising more than one electric motor

|  | B60K 1/04 |
· | of the electric storage means for propulsion (for auxiliary purposes only Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60R)

|  | B60K 3/00 |
Arrangement or mounting of steam or gaseous- pressure propulsion units (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 7/00 takes precedence; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 6/00; gaseous-pressure transmission arrangements Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 17/10) [5]

|  | B60K 3/02 |
· | of piston type

|  | B60K 3/04 |
· | of turbine type

|  | B60K 5/00 |
Arrangement or mounting of internal-combustion or jet-propulsion units (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 7/00 takes precedence; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 6/00) [5]

|  | 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 6/00 |
Arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion, e.g. hybrid propulsion systems comprising electrical and internal combustion motors [5]

|  | B60K 6/02 |
· | Prime-movers comprising electrical and internal combustion motors [5]

|  | B60K 6/04 |
· · | having energy storing means [5]

|  | B60K 6/06 |
· · · | by means of a chargeable mechanical accumulator, e.g. flywheel [5]

|  | B60K 6/08 |
· | Prime-movers comprising internal combustion motor and energy storing means [5]

|  | B60K 6/10 |
· · | by means of a chargeable mechanical accumulator, e.g. flywheel [5]

|  | B60K 6/12 |
· · | by means of a chargeable fluidic accumulator [5]

|  | B60K 7/00 |
Disposition of motor in, or adjacent to, traction wheel (roller-skate driving mechanisms Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A63C 17/12)

|  | B60K 8/00 |
Arrangement or mounting of propulsion units not provided for in one of the preceding main groups [5]

|  | B60K 9/00 - B60K 9/06 |
( transferred to Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 6/00, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 8/00 )

|  | B60K 11/00 - B60K 16/00 |
Arrangements in connection with cooling, air intake, gas exhaust, fuel supply, or power supply of propulsion units in vehicles

|  | B60K 11/00 |
Arrangement in connection with cooling of propulsion units (heating the interior space Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60H; cooling internal combustion engines per se Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 |
Arrangement in connection with combustion air intake or gas exhaust of propulsion units (forming part of the engine Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F01N; supplying combustion engines with combustible mixtures or constituents Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F02M)

|  | B60K 13/02 |
· | concerning intake

|  | B60K 13/04 |
· | concerning exhaust (extensions for melting snow or ice on roads or like surfaces Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E01H 5/00, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E01H 6/00; exhaust silencers for internal-combustion engines per se Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F01N)

|  | B60K 13/06 |
· | using structural parts of the vehicle as ducts, e.g. frame parts

|  | B60K 15/00 |
Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines; Mounting or construction of fuel tanks (tanks in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B65D, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F17C; supplying combustion engines with combustible mixtures or constituents Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F02M) [5]

|  | B60K 15/01 |
· | Arrangement of fuel conduits (chassis frame forming fluid conduit means Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B62D 21/17) [5]

|  | B60K 15/02 |
( transferred to Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 15/01, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 15/03 )

|  | B60K 15/03 |
· | Fuel tanks (chassis frame comprising fluid storage compartment Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B62D 21/16) [5]

|  | B60K 15/035 |
· · | characterised by venting means [5]

|  | B60K 15/04 |
· · | Tank inlets (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 15/077 takes precedence) [5]

|  | B60K 15/05 |
· · · | Inlet covers [5]

|  | B60K 15/06 |
· · | characterised by fuel reserve systems [5]

|  | B60K 15/063 |
· · | Arrangement of tanks [5]

|  | B60K 15/067 |
· · · | Mounting of tanks [5]

|  | B60K 15/07 |
· · · · | of gas tanks [5]

|  | B60K 15/073 |
· · | Tank construction specially adapted to the vehicle (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 15/077 takes precedence) [5]

|  | B60K 15/077 |
· · | with means modifying or controlling distribution or motion of fuel, e.g. to prevent noise, surge, splash or fuel starvation [5]

|  | B60K 15/08 |
( transferred to Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 15/03 )

|  | B60K 15/10 |
· | concerning gas-producing plants (gas-producing plants per se Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C10J)

|  | B60K 16/00 |
Arrangements in connection with power supply from force of nature, e.g. sun, wind (electric propulsion with power supply from force of nature, e.g. sun, wind, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60L 8/00; effecting propulsion by wind motors driving water-engaging propulsive elements Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63H 13/00) [5]

|  | B60K 17/00 - B60K 23/00 |
Arrangement or mounting of transmissions or their control in vehicles (torque-transmitting axles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60B; combined transmission and steering gear for steering non-deflectable wheels Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B62D)

|  | B60K 17/00 |
Arrangement 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 (electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles per se Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60L)

|  | B60K 17/06 |
· · | of change-speed gearing (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 17/10-B60K 17/16 take precedence; gearing in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16H) [2]

|  | B60K 17/08 |
· · · | of mechanical type

|  | B60K 17/10 |
· · | of fluid gearing (of fluid clutches Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 17/02)

|  | B60K 17/12 |
· · | of electric gearing (of electrically-actuated clutches Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 17/02)

|  | B60K 17/14 |
· · | the motor of fluid or electric gearing being disposed in, or adjacent to, traction wheel (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 7/00, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 17/356 take precedence) [4]

|  | 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 (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 17/358 takes precedence) [4]

|  | 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, e.g. four wheel drive vehicles (arrangements for changing number of driven wheels Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 23/08)

|  | B60K 17/342 |
· · | having a longitudinal, endless element, e.g. belt or chain, for transmitting drive to wheels [4]

|  | B60K 17/344 |
· · | having a transfer gear [4]

|  | B60K 17/346 |
· · · | the transfer gear being a differential gear [4]

|  | B60K 17/348 |
· · | having differential means for driving one set of wheels, e.g. the front, at one speed and the other set, e.g. the rear, at a different speed [4]

|  | B60K 17/35 |
· · · | and means for locking out the differential means [4]

|  | B60K 17/352 |
· · · · | manually operated [4]

|  | B60K 17/354 |
· · | having separate mechanical assemblies for transmitting drive to each of two wheels at one or each end of vehicle [4]

|  | B60K 17/356 |
· · | having fluid or electric motor, for driving one or more wheels (disposition of motor in, or adjacent to, traction wheel Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 7/00) [4]

|  | B60K 17/358 |
· · | all driven wheels being steerable [4]

|  | B60K 17/36 |
· | for driving tandem wheels

|  | B60K 20/00 |
Arrangement or mounting of change-speed gearing control devices in vehicles (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 41/00 takes precedence; movable cabs having special adaptations of vehicle control devices Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B62D 33/073; such control devices per se Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16H) [2,5]

|  | B60K 20/02 |
· | of initiating means (control mechanisms in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 - B60K 20/16 |
( transferred to Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16H 59/00-F16H 63/00, covered by Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 20/00 )

|  | B60K 23/00 |
Arrangement or mounting of control devices for vehicle transmissions, or parts thereof, not otherwise provided for (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 41/00 takes precedence; movable cabs having special adaptations of vehicle control devices Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B62D 33/073; such control devices per se Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16D, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16H) [2,5]

|  | 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 (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 16/00 takes precedence; arrangement of tyre-inflating pumps mounted on vehicles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60C 23/10; driving engine auxiliaries Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F02B) [5]

|  | 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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 17/28)

|  | B60K 25/08 |
· | from a ground wheel, e.g. engaging the wheel tread or rim

|  | B60K 25/10 |
· | directly from oscillating movements due to vehicle running motion, e.g. suspension movement (resilient suspensions having dampers accumulating utilisable energy, e.g. compressing air, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60G 13/14) [5]

|  | B60K 26/00 |
Arrangement or mounting of propulsion-unit control devices in vehicles (movable cabs having special adaptations of vehicle control devices Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B62D 33/073) [2,5]

|  | B60K 26/02 |
· | of initiating means or elements [2]

|  | B60K 26/04 |
· | of means connecting initiating means or elements to propulsion unit [2]

|  | B60K 28/00 |
Safety devices for propulsion-unit control, specially adapted for, or arranged in, vehicles, e.g. preventing fuel supply or ignition in the event of potentially dangerous conditions (for electrically-propelled vehicles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60L 3/00) [2]

|  | B60K 28/02 |
· | responsive to conditions relating to the driver [4]

|  | B60K 28/04 |
· · | responsive to presence or absence of the driver, e.g. to weight or lack thereof [4]

|  | B60K 28/06 |
· · | responsive to incapacity of driver [4]

|  | B60K 28/08 |
· | responsive to conditions relating to the cargo, e.g. overload [4]

|  | B60K 28/10 |
· | responsive to conditions relating to the vehicle [4]

|  | B60K 28/12 |
· · | responsive to conditions relating to doors or doors locks, e.g. open door [4]

|  | B60K 28/14 |
· · | responsive to accident or emergency, e.g. deceleration, tilt of vehicle [4]

|  | B60K 28/16 |
· · | responsive to, or preventing, skidding of wheels (arrangements responsive to a speed condition for adjusting wheel braking force Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60T 8/32; preventing wheel slippage by reducing power in rail vehicles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B61C 15/12) [4]

|  | B60K 31/00 |
Vehicle fittings for automatically controlling vehicle speed, i.e. preventing speed from exceeding an arbitrarily established velocity or maintaining speed at a particular velocity, as selected by the vehicle operator (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 41/00 takes precedence; propulsion-unit control per se, see the relevant classes or subclasses, e.g. Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F02D; speedometers Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G01P; systems or devices for controlling speed in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G05D 13/00) [2]

|  | B60K 31/00 |
Note(s) In this group: the means ordinarily includes a device, e.g. a servomechanism, for operating a velocity-affecting element of the vehicle, e.g. the throttle; a means for preventing a vehicle from exceeding a particular speed is often referred to as a "governor", whereas a means for maintaining the vehicle within a relatively narrow speed range is generally designated as "speed control". Since these two functions are frequently interrelated, no attempt has been made to identify such means as being particularly adapted to perform only one, or the other of the functions. [4]

|  | B60K 31/02 |
· | including electrically actuated servomechanism [4]

|  | B60K 31/04 |
· · | and means for comparing one electrical quantity, e.g. voltage, pulse, waveform, flux, or the like, with another quantity of a like kind, which comparison means is involved in the development of an electrical signal which is fed into the controlling means [4]

|  | B60K 31/06 |
· | including fluid pressure actuated servomechanism [4]

|  | B60K 31/08 |
· · | and one or more electrical components for establishing or regulating input pressure [4]

|  | B60K 31/10 |
· · | and means for comparing one electrical quantity, e.g. voltage, pulse, waveform, flux, or the like, with another quantity of a like kind, which comparison means is involved in the development of a pressure which is fed into the controlling means [4]

|  | B60K 31/12 |
· | including a device responsive to centrifugal force [4]

|  | B60K 31/12 |
Note(s) This subgroup covers also, for example, the pendulum of a curve compensator, i.e. a refinement to the regulating means for automatically adjusting the "set" speed of the means to changes in the course of the roadway along which the vehicle is travelling. [4] In this subgroup, rotating weights driven at a speed proportional to that of the vehicle's motor presently predominate. [4]

|  | B60K 31/14 |
· · | having an electrical switch which is caused to function by the centrifugal force [4]

|  | B60K 31/16 |
· | having means to prevent or discourage unauthorised use or adjusting of the controlling means [4]

|  | B60K 31/18 |
· | including a device to audibly, visibly, or otherwise signal the existence of unusual or unintended speed [4]

|  | B60K 35/00 - B60K 37/00 |
Arrangement or adaptations of instruments specially for vehicles; Dashboards

|  | B60K 35/00 |
Arrangement or adaptations of instruments (arrangements on dashboard Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 37/02)

|  | B60K 37/00 |
Dashboards (as road-vehicle superstructure sub-unit Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B62D)

|  | B60K 37/02 |
· | Arrangement of instruments (devices for lighting dashboards Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60Q)

|  | B60K 37/04 |
· | Arrangement of fittings on dashboard (of instruments Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 37/02)

|  | B60K 37/06 |
· · | of controls, e.g. control knobs

|  | B60K 41/00 |
Conjoint control of drive units; Conjoint control of at least two sub-units thereof (arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 6/00) [2,5]

|  | B60K 41/00 |
Note(s) The control of a single sub-unit is classified in the relevant class for the sub-unit. Where a single sub-unit is controlled by means of signals or commands from other sub-units the control of this single sub-unit is classified in the relevant class for this sub-unit. For instance, the control of variable-ratio gearing by means of signals from the engine or the accelerator is classified in subclass Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16H. [5] Conjoint control of drive units, e.g. propulsion units, and variable-ratio gearing occuring only transiently during ratio shift and being also characterised by the control of the gearing is classified in subclass Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16H. [5]

|  | 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 (control of torque converter lock-up clutches Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16H 61/14) [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]