|  | B |
SECTION B — PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

|  | B01 - B07 |
Subsection index
LIQUID/LIQUID, LIQUID/GAS OR GAS/GAS SEPARATION |
Method |
General operations | B01D
by centrifugal force, using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatus | B01D
using magnetic or electrostatic effect | B03C
Apparatus |
General operations | B01D
by centrifugal force, using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatus | B04B, B04C
using magnetic or electrostatic effect | B03C
SOLID/LIQUID OR SOLID/GAS SEPARATION |
Method |
General operations | B01D
by centrifugal force | B01D
using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatus | B01D
using magnetic or electrostatic effect | B03C
Apparatus |
General operations | B01D
by centrifugal force | B01D
using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatus | B04B, B04C
using magnetic or electrostatic effect | B03C
SOLID/SOLID SEPARATION |
Method |
Dry methods |
material in bulk | B07B
Individual sorting | B07C
Screening, sifting, pneumatic sorting | B07B
using pneumatic tables or jigs | B03B
by magnetic or electrostatic effect | B03C
by centrifugal force | B07B
using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatus | B07B
Wet methods |
General operations | B03B
flotation, differential sedimentation | B03D
screening | B07B
Combinations Dry methods - wet methods | B03B
Apparatus |
Dry methods |
material in bulk | B07B
Individual sorting | B07C
Screening, sifting, pneumatic sorting | B07B
using pneumatic tables or jigs | B03B
by magnetic or electrostatic effect | B03C
by centrifugal force | B07B
using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatus | B04B, B04C
Wet methods |
General operations | B03B
flotation, differential sedimentation | B03D
screening | B07B
Combinations Dry methods - wet methods | B03B

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.

|  | B60W |
CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT [8]

|  | B60W |
Note(s) This subclass does not cover the control of a single sub-unit; such control is classified in the relevant place for the sub-unit, e.g. Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F02D, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16H. 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 place for this sub-unit. For example, the control of variable-ratio gearing by means of signals from the engine or the accelerator is classified in the subclass for gearing, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16H. [8] Conjoint control of driveline units, e.g. engines, and variable-ratio gearing occurring only transiently during ratio shift and being also characterised by the control of the gearing is also classified in the subclass for gearing, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16H. [8] In groups Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60W 20/00-B60W 50/00, the first place priority rule is applied, i.e. at each hierarchical level, classification is made in the first appropriate place. [8] When classifying in group Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60W 10/00, classification must also be made in groups Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60W 20/00-B60W 50/00 in order to identify the purpose or use of the control. [8] In this subclass, the following terms are used with the meanings indicated: [8] "conjoint control" means that a programmed or condition-responsive automatic controller on board the vehicle, embodying control logic for vehicle sub-units of different type or different function, sends control signals to actuators of two or more vehicle sub-units, so that the sub-units act together to solve a particular problem or in response to a particular driving condition; [8] "drive control system" means an electronic system in a road vehicle for automatically controlling the movement of that vehicle in order to take certain actions; [8] "road vehicle" means a vehicle normally under the control of a human driver for transportation on roads, e.g. an automobile, truck or bus; [8] "sub-unit" means one of the following vehicle systems: propulsion system, clutch system, change-speed gearing system, system for distributing drive torque between front and rear axles, axle differential system, brake system, steering system, suspension system, energy storage means, fuel cells or auxiliary equipment. [8]

P:10 |  | B60W 10/00 |
Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function (for propulsion of purely electrically-propelled vehicles with power supplied within the vehicle Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60L 11/00) [8]

|  | B60W 10/00 |
Note(s) When classifying in this group, each controlled sub-unit must be separately identified by a classification in a relevant place in this group. [8]

|  | B60W 10/02 |
· | including control of driveline clutches [8]

|  | B60W 10/04 |
· | including control of propulsion units [8]

|  | B60W 10/06 |
· · | including control of combustion engines [8]

|  | B60W 10/08 |
· · | including control of electric propulsion units, e.g. motors or generators [8]

|  | B60W 10/10 |
· | including control of change-speed gearings [8]

|  | B60W 10/12 |
· | including control of differentials [8]

|  | B60W 10/18 |
· | including control of braking systems [8]

|  | B60W 10/20 |
· | including control of steering systems [8]

|  | B60W 10/22 |
· | including control of suspension systems [8]

|  | B60W 10/24 |
· | including control of energy storage means [8]

|  | B60W 10/26 |
· · | for electrical energy, e.g. batteries or capacitors [8]

|  | B60W 10/28 |
· | including control of fuel cells [8]

|  | B60W 10/30 |
· | including control of auxiliary equipment, e.g. air-conditioning compressors or oil pumps [8]

P:0 |  | B60W 20/00 |
Control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles, i.e. vehicles having two or more prime movers of more than one type, e.g. electrical and internal combustion motors, all used for propulsion of the vehicle [8]

P:20 |  | B60W 30/00 |
Purposes of road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub-unit, e.g. of systems using conjoint control of vehicle sub-units [8]

|  | B60W 30/02 |
· | Control of vehicle driving stability [8]

|  | B60W 30/04 |
· · | related to roll-over prevention [8]

|  | B60W 30/06 |
· | Automatic manoeuvring for parking [8]

|  | B60W 30/08 |
· | Predicting or avoiding probable or impending collision [8]

|  | B60W 30/10 |
· | Path keeping [8]

|  | B60W 30/12 |
· · | Lane keeping [8]

|  | B60W 30/14 |
· | Cruise control [8]

|  | B60W 30/16 |
· · | Control of distance between vehicles, e.g. keeping a distance to preceding vehicle [8]

|  | B60W 30/18 |
· | Propelling the vehicle [8]

|  | B60W 30/20 |
· · | Reducing vibrations in the driveline [8]

P:30 |  | B60W 40/00 |
Estimation or calculation of driving parameters for road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub-unit [8]

|  | B60W 40/02 |
· | related to ambient conditions [8]

|  | B60W 40/04 |
· · | Traffic conditions [8]

|  | B60W 40/06 |
· · | Road conditions [8]

|  | B60W 40/08 |
· | related to drivers or passengers [8]

|  | B60W 40/10 |
· | related to vehicle motion [8]

|  | B60W 40/12 |
· | related to parameters of the vehicle itself [8]

P:40 |  | B60W 50/00 |
Details of control systems for road vehicle drive control not related to the control of a particular sub-unit [8]

|  | B60W 50/02 |
· | Ensuring safety in case of control system failures, e.g. by diagnosing, circumventing or fixing failures [8]

|  | B60W 50/04 |
· | Monitoring the functioning of the control system [8]

|  | B60W 50/06 |
· | Improving the dynamic response of the control system, e.g. improving the speed of regulation or avoiding hunting or overshoot [8]

|  | B60W 50/08 |
· | Interaction between the driver and the control system [8]