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| | | Note(s) - In this section, the following term is used with the meaning indicated:
- "variable" (as a noun) means a feature or property (e.g., a dimension, a physical condition such as temperature, a quality such as density or colour) which, in respect of a particular entity (e.g., an object, a quantity of a substance, a beam of light) and at a particular instant, is capable of being measured; the variable may change, so that its numerical expression may assume different values at different times, in different conditions or in individual cases, but may be constant in respect of a particular entity in certain conditions or for practical purposes (e.g., the length of a bar may be regarded as constant for many purposes).
- Attention is drawn to the definitions of terms or expressions used, appearing in the notes of several of the classes in this section, in particular those of "measuring" in class G01 and "control" and "regulation" in class G05.
- Classification in this section may present more difficulty than in other sections, because the distinction between different fields of use rests to a considerable extent on differences in the intention of the user rather than on any constructional differences or differences in the manner of use, and because the subjects dealt with are often in effect systems or combinations, which have features or parts in common, rather than "things", which are readily distinguishable as a whole. For example, information (e.g., a set of figures) may be displayed for the purpose of education or advertising ( G09), for enabling the result of a measurement to be known ( G01), for signalling the information to a distant point or for giving information which has been signalled from a distant point ( G08). The words used to describe the purpose depend on features that may be irrelevant to the form of the apparatus concerned, for example, such features as the desired effect on the person who sees the display, or whether the display is controlled from a remote point. Again, a device which responds to some change in a condition, e.g., in the pressure of a fluid, may be used, without modification of the device itself, to give information about the pressure ( G01L) or about some other condition linked to the pressure (another subclass of class G01, e.g., G01K for temperature), to make a record of the pressure or of its occurrence ( G07C), to give an alarm ( G08B), or to control another apparatus ( G05).
- The classification scheme is intended to enable things of a similar nature (as indicated above) to be classified together. It is therefore particularly necessary for the real nature of any technical subject to be decided before it can be properly classified.
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| | G05 | CONTROLLING; REGULATING |
| | | Note(s) - This class covers methods, systems, and apparatus for controlling, in general.
- In this class, the following terms or expressions are used with the meanings indicated:
- "controlling" means influencing a variable in any way, e.g. changing its direction or its value (including changing it to or from zero), maintaining it constant, limiting its range of variation;
- "regulation" means maintaining a variable automatically at a desired value or within a desired range of values. The desired value or range may be fixed, or manually varied, or may vary with time according to a predetermined "programme" or according to variation of another variable. Regulation is a form of control;
- "automatic control" is often used in the art as a synonym for "regulation".
- Attention is drawn to the Notes following the title of section G, especially as regards the definition of the term "variable".
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| | G05B | CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (fluid-pressure actuators or systems acting by means of fluids in general F15B; valves per se F16K; characterised by mechanical features only G05G; sensitive elements, see the appropriate subclasses, e.g. G12B, subclasses of G01, H01; correcting units, see the appropriate subclasses, e.g. H02K) |
| | | Note(s) - This subclass covers features of control systems or elements for regulating specific variables, which are clearly more generally applicable.
- This subclass does not cover :
- systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables in general, which are covered by subclass G05D;
- systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables in general, which are covered by subclass G05F;
- systems specially adapted for the control of particular machines or apparatus provided for in a single other subclass, which are classified in the relevant subclass for such machines or apparatus, provided that there is specific provision for control or regulation relevant to the special adaptation (see Note (5), below). Otherwise, classification is made in the most appropriate place in this subclass.
- In this subclass, the following terms or expressions are used with the meanings indicated:
- "automatic controller" means a system, circuit, or device in which a signal from the detecting element is compared with a signal representing the desired value and which operates in such a way as to reduce the deviation. The automatic controller generally does not include the sensitive element, i.e. that element which measures the value of the condition to be corrected, or the correcting element, i.e. that element which adjusts the condition to be corrected;
- "electric" includes "electromechanical", "electrohydraulic" or "electropneumatic".
- In this subclass, details of specific control systems are classified in the group relevant to the system, if not otherwise provided for.
- This Note lists places in the IPC where there is specific provision of the kind referred to in Note (2)(c), above; where such provision is at a general level, the places are listed under the heading "General references"; where the provision is related to programme control, the places are listed under the heading "Places related to group G05B 19/00".
- General references
A01K 73/04 | Spreading or positioning of drawn nets for fishing | A61G 13/02, | | A61G 15/02 | Adjustable operating tables, operating chairs, or dental chairs | B01D 3/42 | Distillation | B01D 24/48, | | B01D 29/60, | | B01D 37/04, | | B01D 46/44 | Filtration | B01D 53/30 | Separation of gases or vapours by gas-analysis apparatus | B01D 61/00 | Separation using semi-permeable membranes | B01J 4/00 | Feed or outlet in chemical or physical processes | B01J 38/14 | Oxygen content in oxidation gas for regeneration or reactivation of catalysts | B01J 47/14 | Ion-exchange processes | B05B 12/02 | Delivery in spraying systems | B21B 37/00, | | B21B 39/00 | Metal-rolling mills | B21K 31/00 | Positioning tool carriers for forging, pressing or hammering | B22D 11/16 | Continuous casting of metals | B22D 13/12 | Centrifugal casting of metals | B22D 17/32 | Pressure or injection die casting of metals | B22D 18/08 | Pressure or vacuum casting of metals | B22D 46/00 | Casting of metals in general | B23B 39/26 | Tool or work positioning for boring or drilling | B23D 36/00 | Machines for shearing or similar cutting stock travelling otherwise than in the direction of the cut | B23Q 5/00 | Driving or feeding mechanisms of machine tools | B23Q 15/00 | Feed movement, cutting velocity or position of machine tools | B23Q 35/00 | Copying from a pattern or master model for machine tools | B24B 47/22 | Position of grinding tool or work | B25J 13/00 | Manipulators | B26D 5/02 | Position of cutters in cutting machines | B29C 39/00to | | B29C 51/00 | Shaping techniques for plastic substances | B30B 15/14, | | B30B 15/16 | Presses | B41B 27/00 | Composing machines | B41F 33/00 | Printing machines or presses | B41J 11/42 | Feeding sheets or webs in typewriters | B41L 39/00 | Apparatus or devices for manifolding, duplicating or printing for commercial purposes | B41L 47/56 | Addressing machines | B60G 17/00to | | B60G 21/00 | Vehicle suspension | B60T 7/00to | | B60T 15/00 | Vehicle brakes | B65B 57/00 | Machines for packaging | B65G 43/00 | Conveyors | E02F 3/43 | Sequence of drive operations for dredging or soil-shifting | E21B 44/00 | Earth drilling operations | F01K 1/12, | | F01K 1/16 | Steam accumulators | F01K 3/00, | | F01K 7/00, | | F01K 13/02 | Steam engine plants | F02C 7/05 | Air intakes for gas-turbine or jet-propulsion plants | F02C 9/00 | Gas-turbine plants; Fuel supply in air-breathing jet-propulsion plants | F02D | Combustion engines | F02K 1/15, | | F02K 1/76 | Jet pipes or nozzles in jet-propulsion plants | F02K 7/00to | | F02K 9/00 | Jet-propulsion plants | F04B 1/00, | | F04B 27/00, | | F04B 49/00 | Positive-displacement machines | F04D 15/00, | | F04D 27/00 | Non-positive-displacement pumps, pumping installations, or systems | F16D 43/00, | | F16D 48/00 | Clutches | F16F 15/02 | Suppression of vibrations using fluid means | F16H 59/00to | | F16H 63/00 | Gearings | F22B 35/00 | Steam boilers | F23G 5/50 | Incineration of waste | F23N | Combustion in combustion apparatus | F24B 1/18 | Combustion in open fires using solid fuel | F24J 2/40 | Solar heating | F26B 25/22 | Drying processes of solid materials or objects | F28B 11/00 | Steam or vapour condensers | F28D 15/06 | Heat-exchange apparatus with intermediate heat-transfer medium in closed tubes passing into or through conduit walls, in which the medium condenses and evaporates | F28F 27/00 | Heat-exchanges or heat-transfer apparatus in general | G06F 11/00 | Computers | G08G | Traffic | G09G | Indicating devices using static means to present variable information | G11B 15/00, | | G11B 19/00 | Driving, starting or stopping of record carriers | G21C 7/00 | Nuclear reaction | G21D 3/00 | Nuclear power plant | H01J 37/30 | Electron-beam or ion-beam tubes used for localised treatment of objects | H02P | Electric motors, generators, or dynamo-electric converters |
- Places related to group G05B 19/00(programme-control systems)
A61J 7/04 | Programmed medicine dispensers | A61L 2/24 | Disinfection or sterilising | A61N 1/36 | Heart pace-makers | A63H 17/39 | Steering-mechanisms for toy vehicles | B04B 13/00 | Centrifuges | B21B 37/24 | Thickness of work produced by metal-rolling mills | B21D 7/12 | Bending metal rods, profiles, or tubes | B23B 39/08, | | B23B 39/24 | Boring or drilling machines | B23H 7/20 | Electrical discharge or electrochemical machining | B23P 21/00 | Assembling of parts to compose units | B24B 51/00 | Series of individual steps in grinding a workpiece | B25J 9/00 | Manipulators | B30B 15/26 | Presses | B41F 33/16 | Sequence of operations in printing machines or presses | B41J 11/44 | Feeding sheets or webs in typewriters | B41L 39/16 | Sequence of operations in apparatus or devices for manifolding, duplicating or printing for commercial purposes | B41L 47/64 | Selecting text or image to be printed in addressing machines | B60L 15/20 | Traction-motor speed of electrically-propelled vehicles | B65H 31/24 | Piling articles | B66C 13/48, | | B66C 23/58 | Crane drives | B67D 7/14 | Dispensing, delivering or transferring liquids | D05B 19/00, | | D05B 21/00 | Sewing machines | D05C 5/04 | Embroidering machines | D06F 33/00 | Operations in washing machines | F02D 27/02, | | F02D 28/00 | Combustion engines | F02D 41/26 | Supply of combustible mixture or its constituents to combustion engines | F15B 21/02 | Fluid-pressure actuator systems | F23N 5/20, | | F23N 5/22 | Combustion in combustion apparatus | G01G 19/38 | Weighing apparatus | G04C 23/08, | | G04C 23/34 | Electromechanical clocks or watches | G06C 21/00 | Mechanically operating digital computers | G06F 9/00 | Control units for electric digital data processing | G06F 13/10 | Peripheral devices for electric digital data processing | G06F 15/00 | Electrically operating digital computers | G06G 7/06 | Electrically or magnetically operating analogue computers | G09B 7/04, | | G09B 7/08, | | G09B 7/12 | Electrically-operated teaching apparatus or devices | H01H 43/00 | Electric switches | H01J 37/30 | Electron-beam or ion-beam tubes used for localised treatment of objects | H03K 17/296 | Electronic switching or gating | H04Q 3/54 | Selecting arrangements in electric communication technique |
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CONTROL SYSTEMS | Adaptive | 13/00 | Controlled by computer | 15/00 | Involving the use of models or simulators | 17/00 | Controlled by programme | 19/00 | Involving sampling | 21/00 | Open-loop automatic control systems not otherwise provided for | 24/00 | SYSTEM DETAILS | Comparing elements | 1/00 | Anti-hunting arrangements | 5/00 | Internal feedback arrangements | 6/00 | Obtaining smooth engagement or disengagement of automatic control | 7/00 | Safety arrangements | 9/00 | Automatic controllers | 11/00 | TESTING, MONITORING | 23/00 | SUBJECT MATTER NOT PROVIDED FOR IN OTHER GROUPS OF THIS SUBCLASS | 99/00 |
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| | G05D | SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES (for continuous casting of metals B22D 11/16; valves per se F16K; sensing non-electric variables, see the relevant subclasses of G01; for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F) |
| | | Note(s) - This subclass does not cover features of general applicability to regulating systems, e.g. anti-hunting arrangements, which are covered by subclass G05B.
- In this subclass, the following term is used with the meaning indicated:
- "systems" includes self-contained devices such as speed governors, pressure regulators.
- Control systems specially adapted for particular apparatus, machines or processes are classified in the subclasses for the apparatus, machines or processes, provided that there is specific provision for control or regulation relevant to the special adaptation, either at a detailed level (e.g. A21B 1/40: "for regulating temperature in bakers' ovens") or at a general level (e.g. B23K 9/095: "for automatic control of welding parameters in arc welding"). Otherwise, classification is made in the most appropriate place in this subclass.
- The following are lists of places where there is specific provision of the kind referred to above. Where such provision is at a detailed level, the places have been grouped according to the main groups of this subclass. Where the provision is at a general level (e.g. of a kind appropriate to more than one of the main groups specified in the lists, or to main groups G05D 27/00or G05D 29/00), the places are listed under the title "General References".
- Places related to
- Places related to
- Places related to
A24B 7/14 | Tobacco cutting | B05C 11/02 | Thickness of coating of fluent material on surface | B21B 37/16 | Thickness, width, diameter or other transverse dimensions of the products of metal-rolling mills | C03B 18/04 | Dimension of glass ribbon | D21F 7/06 | Thickness of layer in paper making |
- Places related to
- Places related to
B01D 21/34 | Liquid level in sedimentation arrangements | B41L 27/04 | Ink level in printing, manifolding or duplicating arrangements | F22D 5/00 | Feed water for boilers | H01J 1/10, , H01J 13/14 | Liquid pool electrodes in electric discharge tubes or lamps |
- Places related to
- Places related to
B21C 1/12 | Drum speed in metal drawing | B23Q 15/00 | Cutting velocity of tool or work | B30B 15/20 | Ram speed in presses | B60K 31/00 | Setting or limiting speed of vehicles | B60L 15/00 | Electrically-propelled vehicles | B60W 30/14 | Road vehicle cruise control | B64D 31/08 | Cruising speed of aircraft | D01D 1/09 | Feed rate in manufacture of artificial filaments, threads, fibres, bristles or ribbons | D01G 15/36 | Carding machines | D02H 13/14 | Warping, beaming or leasing machines | D03D 51/16 | Cyclically varying speed of looms | G01N 30/32 | Speed of fluid carrier in chemical analysis | G11B 15/46 | Filamentary or web record carriers or heads for such carriers in information storage systems | G11B 19/28 | Non-filamentary, non-web record carriers, or heads for such carriers in information storage systems |
- Places related to
- Places related to
- Places related to
- Places related to
- Places related to
- Places related to
A21B 1/40 | Bakers' ovens | A45D 6/20 | Hair curlers | B21C 31/00 | Metal extruding | B60C 23/00 | Tyre temperature | B64G 1/50 | Cosmonautic vehicles | C03B 18/18, , C03B 18/22 | Float baths in glass making | D01D 1/09 | Manufacture of artificial filaments, threads, fibres, bristles or ribbons | D04B 35/30 | Knitting machines | D06F 75/26 | Hand irons | D21F 5/06 | Paper-making machines | F01M 5/00 | Lubricant in lubrication arrangements | F16N 7/08 | Arrangements for supplying oil or unspecified lubricant from a reservoir | F22G 5/00 | Steam superheat | F26B 21/10 | Dryers | G01N 30/30 | Temperature of fluid carrier in chemical analysis | H01M 10/60 | Electric storage cells | H05B 6/06, , H05B 6/50, , H05B 6/68 | Dielectric, induction or microwave heating | H05G 1/36 | Anode of X-ray tube |
- Places related to
- General references
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CONTROL OF: SPEED OR ACCELERATION; FORCE; PRESSURE; POWER; MECHANICAL OSCILLATIONS | 13/00, 15/00, 16/00, 17/00, 19/00 | CONTROL OF: FLOW; LEVEL; RATIO | 7/00, 9/00, 11/00 | CONTROL OF: TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; VISCOSITY; CHEMICAL OR PHYSICO-CHEMICAL VARIABLES; LIGHT INTENSITY | 23/00, 22/00, 24/00, 21/00, 25/00 | CONTROL OF: POSITION, DIRECTION, DIMENSIONS | 1/00-5/00 | SIMULTANEOUS CONTROL OF TWO OR MORE VARIABLES | 27/00, 29/00 | SUBJECT MATTER NOT PROVIDED FOR IN OTHER GROUPS OF THIS SUBCLASS | 99/00 |
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| | G05F | SYSTEMS FOR REGULATING ELECTRIC OR MAGNETIC VARIABLES (regulating the timing or recurrence frequency of pulses in radar or radio navigation systems G01S; regulation of current or voltage, specially adapted for use in electronic time-pieces G04G 19/02; closed-loop systems for regulating non-electric variables by electric means G05D; regulating power supply of digital computers G06F 1/26; for obtaining desired operating characteristics of electromagnets with armatures H01F 7/18; regulating electric power distribution networks H02J; regulating the charging of batteries H02J 7/00; regulating of the output of static converters, e.g. switching regulators, H02M; regulation of the output of electric generators H02N, H02P 9/00; controlling transformers, reactors or choke coils H02P 13/00; regulating frequency response, gain, maximum output, amplitude or bandwidth of amplifiers H03G; regulating tuning of resonant circuits H03J; controlling generators of electronic oscillations or pulses H03L; regulating characteristics of transmission lines H04B; controlling electric light sources H05B 37/02, H05B 39/04, H05B 41/36; electric control of X-ray apparatus H05G 1/30) [5] |
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- systems only;
- use of hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, and electrical motors for varying electric characteristics of devices which restore the quantity regulated;
- the combination of static converters and current or voltage regulators, if the essential characteristic resides in the combination.
- This subclass does not cover elements per se, which are covered by the relevant subclasses.
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| | G05G | CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY ("Bowden" or like mechanisms F16C 1/10; gearings or mechanisms not peculiar to this purpose F16H; speed changing or reversing mechanisms for gearings conveying rotary motion F16H 59/00-F16H 63/00) |
| | | Note(s) - This subclass covers :
- members of general applicability for mechanical control;
- mechanical systems for moving members to one or more definite settings.
- Systems peculiar to the control of particular machines or apparatus provided for in a single other class are classified in the relevant class for such machines or apparatus, for example:
A61G 13/02 | Controls for adjusting operating tables | A61G 15/02 | Controls for adjusting operating chairs | A63F 13/20, , A63F 13/98 | Accessories for games using an electronically generated display | B25J | Manipulators, e.g. controls therefor | B60K 26/00 | Arrangement or mounting of propulsion-unit control devices in vehicles | B60T 7/00 | Vehicle brake-action initiating means | B62D 33/073 | Adaptations of control devices for movable vehicle cabs | B62K 21/00 | Cycle-steering devices | B62K 23/00 | Rider-operated controls specially adapted for cycles | B62L 3/00 | Brake-actuating mechanisms specially adapted for cycles | B63H 25/02 | Marine steering initiating means | B66B 1/00 | Controls for elevators | B66C 13/18 | Control systems or devices for cranes | B66C 13/56 | Arrangements of handles or pedals for crane operation | E02F 9/20 | Control devices for dredging or soil shifting machines | F16C 3/28 | Adjustable cranks or eccentrics | F16D 43/00 | Automatic clutches | F16K 31/00, , F16K 33/00 | Controls for valves | F16P 3/00 | Safety devices acting in conjunction with the control or operation of a machine | F16P 7/02 | Stopping machines on occurrence of dangerous conditions therein | G02B 21/32 | Micromanipulators structurally combined with microscopes | G04B 1/00-G04B 18/00 | Driving mechanisms in clocks or watches | G06C | Digital computers in which all the computation is effected mechanically | G06F 3/01 | Manual computer input arrangements | G06K 11/00 | Converting a pattern of mechanical parameters into electric signals | G21C 7/08 | Displacement of solid control elements in nuclear reactors | H01H | Mechanisms for operating switch contacts | H03J 1/00 | Mechanical control of resonant circuits. |
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MANUALLY-ACTUATED CONTROL MECHANISMS, ONE OR MORE CONTROLLING MEMBERS ACTUATING ONE OR MORE CONTROLLED MEMBERS | 7/00, 9/00, 11/00, 13/00 | AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT-INITIATING DEVICES; TRIP MECHANISMS | 15/00, 17/00 | SERVO-MECHANISMS | 19/00 | PROGRAMME-CONTROL DEVICES | 21/00 | LOCKING MEANS, LIMITING MEANS; POSITIONING MEANS | 5/00, 23/00 | COMPONENT PARTS | 1/00, 3/00, 25/00 |
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