F
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
ENGINEERING IN GENERAL
F16
ENGINEERING ELEMENTS OR UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
F16N
LUBRICATING

Note(s)

Subclass index
MODIFICATIONS OF APPARATUS OR MACHINES TO ENSURE LUBRICATION 1/00
LUBRICATION DEVICES
Stationary; mobile; manual 7/00, 11/00, 9/00, 3/00, 5/00
Lubricating-pumps 13/00
Details: reservoirs; conduits; check valves 19/00, 21/00, 23/00
EQUIPMENT FOR DISTRIBUTION, PROPORTIONING, SAFETY, CONTROL, CLEANING 23/00-33/00
HANDLING OF LUBRICANTS, STORAGE 33/00-39/00
SPECIAL LUBRICATION 15/00, 17/00
SUBJECT MATTER NOT PROVIDED FOR IN OTHER GROUPS OF THIS SUBCLASS 99/00
Lubrication devices or arrangements for oil or grease
F16N 1/00
Constructional modifications of parts of machines or apparatus for the purpose of lubrication
F16N 3/00
Devices for supplying lubricant by manual action
F16N 3/02
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delivering oil
F16N 3/04
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Oil cans; Oil syringes
F16N 3/06
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delivering on squeezing
F16N 3/08
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incorporating a piston-pump
F16N 3/10
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delivering grease
F16N 3/12
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Grease guns
F16N 5/00
Apparatus with hand-positioned nozzle supplied with lubricant under pressure (F16N 3/00 takes precedence)
F16N 5/02
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Nozzles or nozzle-valve arrangements therefor, e.g. high-pressure grease guns
F16N 7/00
Arrangements for supplying oil or unspecified lubricant from a stationary reservoir or the equivalent in or on the machine or member to be lubricated
F16N 7/02
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with gravity feed or drip lubrication
F16N 7/04
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with oil flow promoted by vibration
F16N 7/06
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Arrangements in which the droplets are visible
F16N 7/08
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controlled by means of the temperature of the member to be lubricated
F16N 7/10
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incorporating manually-operated regulating means, e.g. spindles
F16N 7/12
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with feed by capillary action, e.g. by wicks
F16N 7/14
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the lubricant being conveyed from the reservoir by mechanical means (by pumping devices F16N 7/36, F16N 7/38)
F16N 7/16
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the oil being carried up by a lifting device
F16N 7/18
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with one or more feed members fixed on a shaft
F16N 7/20
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with one or more members moving around the shaft to be lubricated
F16N 7/22
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shaped as rings
F16N 7/24
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with discs, rollers, belts, or the like contacting the shaft to be lubricated
F16N 7/26
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Splash lubrication
F16N 7/28
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Dip lubrication
F16N 7/30
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the oil being fed or carried along by another fluid
F16N 7/32
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Mist lubrication
F16N 7/34
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Atomising devices for oil
F16N 7/36
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with feed by pumping action of the member to be lubricated or of a shaft of the machine; Centrifugal lubrication
F16N 7/38
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with a separate pump; Central lubrication systems
F16N 7/40
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in a closed circulation system
F16N 9/00
Arrangements for supplying oil or unspecified lubricant from a moving reservoir or the equivalent (also usable with a stationary reservoir F16N 7/00)
F16N 9/02
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with reservoir on or in a rotary member
F16N 9/04
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with reservoir on or in a reciprocating, rocking, or swinging member
F16N 11/00
Arrangements for supplying grease from a stationary reservoir or the equivalent in or on the machine or member to be lubricated; Grease cups
F16N 11/02
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Hand-actuated grease cups, e.g. Stauffer cups
F16N 11/04
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Spring-loaded devices
F16N 11/06
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Weight-loaded devices
F16N 11/08
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with mechanical drive, other than directly by springs or weights (lubricating-pumps F16N 13/00)
F16N 11/10
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by pressure of another fluid
F16N 11/12
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by centrifugal action
F16N 13/00
Lubricating-pumps (oil cans with pump F16N 3/08)
F16N 13/02
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with reciprocating piston (pumps with distributing equipment F16N 13/22)
F16N 13/04
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Adjustable reciprocating pumps
F16N 13/06
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Actuation of lubricating-pumps
F16N 13/08
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by hand
F16N 13/10
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with mechanical drive (F16N 13/18 takes precedence)
F16N 13/12
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with ratchet
F16N 13/14
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with cam or wobble-plate on shaft parallel to the pump cylinder or cylinders
F16N 13/16
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with fluid drive
F16N 13/18
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relative movement of pump parts being produced by inertia of one of the parts or of a driving member
F16N 13/20
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Rotary pumps (with distributing equipment F16N 13/22)
F16N 13/22
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with distributing equipment
F16N 15/00
Lubrication with substances other than oil or grease; Lubrication characterised by the use of particular lubricants in particular apparatus or conditions (F16N 17/00 takes precedence; lubricating compositions, selection of particular substances as lubricants in general C10M; lubrication specially adapted to machines or apparatus provided for in a single other class, see the relevant class for the machine or apparatus)
F16N 15/02
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with graphite or graphite-containing compositions
F16N 15/04
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with water
F16N 17/00
Lubrication of machines or apparatus working under extreme conditions (additives to lubricating oil or lubricating grease C10M)
F16N 17/02
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at high temperature
F16N 17/04
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at low temperature
F16N 17/06
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in vacuum or under reduced pressure (of rotary anodes of X-ray tubes H01J 35/10)
Details of lubricators or lubrication systems
F16N 19/00
Lubricant containers for use in lubricators or lubrication systems
F16N 21/00
Conduits; Junctions; Fittings for lubrication apertures
F16N 21/02
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Lubricating nipples
F16N 21/04
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Nozzles for connection of lubricating equipment to nipples
F16N 21/06
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Covering members for nipples, conduits, or apertures
F16N 23/00
Special adaptations of check valves
F16N 25/00
Distributing equipment (combined with oil pump F16N 13/22)
F16N 25/02
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with reciprocating distributing slide valve
F16N 25/04
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with rotary distributing member
F16N 27/00
Proportioning devices
F16N 27/02
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Gating equipment
F16N 29/00
Special means in lubricating arrangements or systems providing for the indication or detection of undesired conditions; Use of devices responsive to conditions in lubricating arrangements or systems (constructions of apparatus outside the lubricating arrangements or systems, see the relevant classes)
F16N 29/02
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for influencing the supply of lubricant
F16N 29/04
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enabling a warning to be given; enabling moving parts to be stopped
F16N 31/00
Means for collecting, retaining, or draining-off lubricant in or on machines or apparatus
F16N 31/02
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Oil catchers; Oil wipers (oil-scraping rings for pistons F16J 9/20)
F16N 33/00
Mechanical arrangements for cleaning lubricating equipment; Special racks or the like for use in draining lubricant from machine parts
Care of lubricants
F16N 35/00
Storage of lubricants in engine-rooms or the like
F16N 37/00
Equipment for transferring lubricant from one container to another
F16N 37/02
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for filling grease guns
F16N 39/00
Arrangements for conditioning of lubricants in the lubricating system (cleaning of lubricating oil, lubricating compositions C10M)
F16N 39/02
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by cooling
F16N 39/04
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by heating
F16N 39/06
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by filtration
F16N 39/08
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by diluting, e.g. by addition of fuel
F16N 99/00
Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass [2006.01]