|  | 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

SHAPING

|  | B25 |
HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS; WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT; MANIPULATORS

|  | B25 |
Note(s) In this class, the following term is used with the meaning indicated: "portable" includes suspension for easy manual handling, e.g. in connection with spring-suspended portable apparatus for use along assembly lines.

|  | B25J |
MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES (robotic devices for individually picking fruits, vegetables, hops or the like Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A01D 46/30; needle manipulators for surgery Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61B 17/062; manipulators associated with rolling mills Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B21B 39/20; manipulators associated with forging machines Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B21J 13/10; means for holding wheels or parts thereof Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60B 30/00; cranes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B66C; arrangements for handling fuel or other materials which are used within nuclear reactors Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G21C 19/00; structural combination of manipulators with cells or rooms shielded against radiation Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G21F 7/06) [5]

|  | B25J |
Note(s) In this subclass, the following term is used with the meaning indicated: "manipulator" covers handling tools, devices, or machines having a gripping or work head capable of bodily movement in space and of change of orientation, such bodily movement and change of orientation being controlled by means remote from the head, e.g. programme-controlled industrial robots.

|  | B25J |
Subclass index
KINDS OR TYPES OF MANIPULATORS | 1/00, 3/00
MANIPULATORS MOUNTED ON WHEELS OR VEHICLES | 5/00
MICROMANIPULATORS | 7/00
PROGRAMME-CONTROLLED MANIPULATORS | 9/00
OTHER MANIPULATORS, GLOVE-BOXES | 11/00, 21/00
CONTROL | 13/00
GRIPPING HEADS, JOINTS, ARMS | 15/00, 17/00, 18/00
ACCESSORIES; SAFETY | 19/00

P:40 |  | B25J 1/00 |
Manipulators positioned in space by hand (of master-slave type Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B25J 3/00; micromanipulators Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B25J 7/00)

|  | B25J 1/02 |
· | articulated or flexible

|  | B25J 1/04 |
· | rigid, e.g. shelf-reachers

|  | B25J 1/06 |
· | of the lazy-tongs type

|  | B25J 1/08 |
· | movably mounted in a wall

|  | B25J 1/10 |
· · | Sleeve and pivot mountings therefor

|  | B25J 1/12 |
· | having means for attachment to a support stand

P:30 |  | B25J 3/00 |
Manipulators of master-slave type, i.e. both controlling unit and controlled unit perform corresponding spatial movements

|  | B25J 3/02 |
· | involving a parallelogram coupling of the master and slave units (pantographic instruments Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B43L 13/00)

|  | B25J 3/04 |
· | involving servo mechanisms (servo-actuated heads Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B25J 15/02)

P:60 |  | B25J 5/00 |
Manipulators mounted on wheels or on carriages (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B25J 1/00 takes precedence; programme-controlled manipulators Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B25J 9/00)

|  | B25J 5/02 |
· | travelling along a guideway

|  | B25J 5/04 |
· · | wherein the guideway is also moved, e.g. travelling crane bridge type

|  | B25J 5/06 |
· | Manipulators combined with a control cab for the operator

P:10 |  | B25J 7/00 |
Micromanipulators

P:20 |  | B25J 9/00 |
Programme-controlled manipulators

|  | B25J 9/02 |
· | characterised by movement of the arms, e.g. cartesian co-ordinate type (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B25J 9/06 takes precedence) [4]

|  | B25J 9/04 |
· · | by rotating at least one arm, excluding the head movement itself, e.g. cylindrical co-ordinate type or polar co-ordinate type [4]

|  | B25J 9/06 |
· | characterised by multi-articulated arms [4]

|  | B25J 9/08 |
· | characterised by modular constructions [4]

|  | B25J 9/10 |
· | characterised by positioning means for manipulator elements [4]

|  | B25J 9/12 |
· · | electric [4]

|  | B25J 9/14 |
· · | fluid [4]

|  | B25J 9/16 |
· | Programme controls (total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G05B 19/418) [4]

|  | B25J 9/18 |
· · | electric [4]

|  | B25J 9/20 |
· · | fluidic [4]

|  | B25J 9/22 |
· · | Recording or playback systems (in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G05B 19/42) [4]

P:70 |  | B25J 11/00 |
Manipulators not otherwise provided for

P:50 |  | B25J 13/00 |
Controls for manipulators (programme controls Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B25J 9/16) [4]

|  | B25J 13/02 |
· | Hand grip control means

|  | B25J 13/04 |
· | Foot-operated control means

|  | B25J 13/06 |
· | Control stands, e.g. consoles, switchboards

|  | B25J 13/08 |
· | by means of sensing devices, e.g. viewing or touching devices [4]

P:80 |  | B25J 15/00 |
Gripping heads

|  | B25J 15/02 |
· | servo-actuated

|  | B25J 15/04 |
· | with provision for the remote detachment or exchange of the head or parts thereof

|  | B25J 15/06 |
· | with vacuum or magnetic holding means

|  | B25J 15/08 |
· | having finger members (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B25J 15/02, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B25J 15/04 take precedence) [4]

|  | B25J 15/10 |
· · | with three or more finger members [4]

|  | B25J 15/12 |
· · | with flexible finger members [4]

P:90 |  | B25J 17/00 |
Joints

|  | B25J 17/02 |
· | Wrist joints

P:100 |  | B25J 18/00 |
Arms [4]

|  | B25J 18/02 |
· | extensible [4]

|  | B25J 18/04 |
· · | rotatable [4]

|  | B25J 18/06 |
· | flexible [4]

P:110 |  | B25J 19/00 |
Accessories fitted to manipulators, e.g. for monitoring, for viewing; Safety devices combined with or specially adapted for use in connection with manipulators (safety devices in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16P; protection against radiation in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G21F)

|  | B25J 19/02 |
· | Sensing devices [4]

|  | B25J 19/04 |
· · | Viewing devices [4]

|  | B25J 19/06 |
· | Safety devices [4]

P:0 |  | B25J 21/00 |
Chambers provided with manipulation devices (constructional features of the mounting of the manipulator in the wall Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B25J 1/08)

|  | B25J 21/02 |
· | Glove-boxes, i.e. chambers in which manipulations are performed by the human hands in gloves built into the chamber walls; Gloves therefor