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:

 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)

  1. 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]
  2. Attention is drawn to the Note following the title of class B60.
 B60K
Subclass index
ARRANGEMENTS OF PROPULSION UNITS
Electric; steam or gas; internal-combustion or jet-propulsion; plural diverse prime-movers 1/00; 3/00; 5/00; 6/00
Motor incorporated in, or adjacent to, traction wheel 7/00
Other kinds 8/00
Arrangements of control devices 26/00
Safety devices 28/00
ARRANGEMENT OF TRANSMISSIONS OR OF THEIR CONTROL DEVICES 17/00, 23/00
ARRANGEMENT OF CHANGE-SPEED GEARING CONTROL DEVICES 20/00
ARRANGEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST, OR FUEL SUPPLY, OF PROPULSION UNITS 11/00, 13/00, 15/00
ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH POWER SUPPLY FROM FORCE OF NATURE 16/00
AUXILIARY DRIVES 25/00
KINDS OF CONTROL
Fittings for automatically controlling vehicle speed 31/00
Conjoint control of drive units 41/00
INSTRUMENTATION, DASHBOARDS 35/00, 37/00
 B60K 1/00 - 
B60K 8/00
Arrangement 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)  [2]
 B60K 1/00
Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units (B60K 7/00 takes precedence; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion B60K 6/00; electric transmission arrangements B60K 17/12; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles per se B60L; current-collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles 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 B60R 16/04; supplying batteries to, or removing batteries from, vehicles B60S 5/06)  [6]
 B60K 3/00
Arrangement or mounting of steam or gaseous- pressure propulsion units (B60K 7/00 takes precedence; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion B60K 6/00; gaseous-pressure transmission arrangements 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 (B60K 7/00 takes precedence; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion 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 A63C 17/12)
 B60K 8/00
Arrangement or mounting of propulsion units not provided for in one of the preceding main groups  [5]
 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 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
Arrangement in connection with combustion air intake or gas exhaust of propulsion units (forming part of the engine F01N; supplying combustion engines with combustible mixtures or constituents F02M)
 B60K 13/02
·  concerning intake
 B60K 13/04
·  concerning exhaust (extensions for melting snow or ice on roads or like surfaces 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
Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines; Mounting or construction of fuel tanks (tanks in general B65D, F17C; supplying combustion engines with combustible mixtures or constituents F02M)  [5]
 B60K 15/01
·  Arrangement of fuel conduits (chassis frame forming fluid conduit means B62D 21/17)  [5]
 B60K 15/03
·  Fuel tanks (chassis frame comprising fluid storage compartment B62D 21/16)  [5]
 B60K 15/035
·  ·  characterised by venting means  [5]
 B60K 15/04
·  ·  Tank inlets (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 (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 15/10
·  concerning gas-producing plants (gas-producing plants per se 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, B60L 8/00; effecting propulsion by wind motors driving water-engaging propulsive elements B63H 13/00)  [5]
 B60K 17/00 - 
B60K 23/00
Arrangement 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
Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles (clutches per se, e.g. construction thereof, F16D; gearing per se, e.g. construction thereof, F16H)  [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 B60L)
 B60K 17/06
·  ·  of change-speed gearing (B60K 17/10-B60K 17/16 take precedence)  [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, B60K 17/356 take precedence)  [4]
 B60K 17/16
·  ·  of differential gearing
 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  [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 (arrangement or mounting of control devices for changing number of driven wheels 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 speeds (B60K 17/346 takes precedence)  [4]
 B60K 17/35
·  ·  ·  including arrangements for suppressing or influencing the power transfer, e.g. viscous clutches (differential gearing with locking devices F16H 48/20)  [4,6]
 B60K 17/354
·  ·  having separate mechanical assemblies for transmitting drive to the front or to the rear wheels or set of wheels  [4]
 B60K 17/356
·  ·  having fluid or electric motor, for driving one or more wheels (disposition of motor in, or adjacent to, traction wheel B60K 7/00)  [4]
 B60K 17/36
·  for driving tandem wheels
 B60K 20/00
Arrangement or mounting of change-speed gearing control devices in vehicles (B60K 41/00 takes precedence; movable cabs having special adaptations of vehicle control devices B62D 33/073; such control devices per se F16H)  [2,5]
 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 23/00
Arrangement or mounting of control devices for vehicle transmissions, or parts thereof, not otherwise provided for (B60K 41/00 takes precedence; movable cabs having special adaptations of vehicle control devices B62D 33/073; such control devices per se F16D, 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 (B60K 16/00 takes precedence; arrangement of tyre-inflating pumps mounted on vehicles B60C 23/10; driving engine auxiliaries 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 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, 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 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 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 B60T 8/32; preventing wheel slippage by reducing power in rail vehicles 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 (B60K 41/00 takes precedence; propulsion-unit control in general, see the relevant classes or subclasses, e.g. F02D; speedometers G01P; systems or devices for controlling speed in general 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)

  1. 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]
  2. 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 B60K 37/02)
 B60K 37/00
Dashboards (as road-vehicle superstructure sub-unit B62D)
 B60K 37/02
·  Arrangement of instruments (arrangement of lighting devices for dashboards B60Q 3/04)
 B60K 37/04
·  Arrangement of fittings on dashboard (of instruments 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 B60K 6/00)  [2,5]
 B60K 41/00

Note(s)

  1. 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 F16H.  [5]
  2. Conjoint control of drive units, e.g. propulsion units, and variable-ratio gearing occurring only transiently during ratio shift and being also characterised by the control of the gearing is also classified in subclass F16H[5,7]
 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 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]