B
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
TRANSPORTING
B65
CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
B65G
TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS (packaging B65B; handling thin or filamentary materials, e.g. paper sheets or thread,  B65H; cranes B66C; portable or mobile lifting or hauling appliances, e.g. hoists, B66D; devices for lifting or lowering goods for loading or unloading purposes, e.g. fork-lift trucks, B66F 9/00; emptying bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels or similar containers, not otherwise provided for, B67C 9/00; delivering or transferring liquids B67D; filling or discharging vessels for liquefied, solidified or compressed gases F17C; pipe-line systems for fluids F17D)

Note(s) [2014.01]

  • This subclass does not cover road or railway vehicles, waterborne vessels or aircraft per se, or their adaptation for transport purposes. This subject matter is covered by classes B60-B64, for example in the following places:
Subclass index
HANDLING AND STORAGE
Loading and unloading 65/00, 67/00, 69/00
Transfer, trans-shipment 63/00
Storage 1/00, 3/00, 5/00
Piling, unpiling
of articles 57/00-61/00
of loose material 65/28
Assisting manual handling 7/00, 9/00
CONVEYORS, CHUTES
Mechanical
with endless element 15/00-23/00
with particular movement 25/00, 27/00, 29/00, 33/00
other kinds 35/00
combinations or systems of general use 37/00, 49/00
chutes; roller-ways; projectors 11/00, 13/00, 31/00
Parts or auxiliary devices applicable to different kinds
rollers; frames; auxiliary handling 39/00, 41/00, 47/00
control, safety; maintenance 43/00, 45/00
Non-mechanical 51/00, 53/00, 54/00
Storing; Storage devices
B65G 1/00
Storing articles, individually or in orderly arrangement, in warehouses or magazines (conveyor combinations in warehouses, magazines or workshops B65G 37/00; stacking of articles B65G 57/00; removing articles from stacks B65G 59/00; loading machines B65G 65/02) [2006.01]
B65G 1/02
Storage devices (furniture A47B; shop fittings A47F) [2006.01]
B65G 1/04
mechanical [2006.01]
B65G 1/06
with means for presenting articles for removal at predetermined position or level (B65G 1/12 takes precedence) [2006.01]
B65G 1/07
the upper article of a pile being always presented at the same predetermined level [2006.01]
B65G 1/08
the articles being fed by gravity [2006.01]
B65G 1/10
with relatively-movable racks to facilitate insertion or removal of articles [2006.01]
B65G 1/12
with article supports or holders movable in a closed circuit to facilitate insertion or removal of articles [2006.01]
B65G 1/127
the circuit being confined in a vertical plane [2006.01]
B65G 1/133
the circuit being confined in a horizontal plane [2006.01]
B65G 1/137
with arrangements or automatic control means for selecting which articles are to be removed [2006.01]
B65G 1/14
Stack holders or separators [2006.01]
B65G 1/16
Special arrangements of articles in storage spaces [2006.01]
B65G 1/18
Articles inclined so as to be mutually self-supporting [2006.01]
B65G 1/20
Articles arranged in layers with spaces between articles [2006.01]
B65G 3/00
Storing bulk material or loose, i.e. disorderly, articles (filling or emptying storage spaces or containers, spreading-out or piling-up bulk material or loose articles B65G 65/28, B65G 65/30, B65G 69/04) [2006.01]
B65G 3/02
in the open air (B65G 3/04 takes precedence) [2006.01]
B65G 3/04
in bunkers, hoppers or like large containers (such containers per se B65D 88/00) [2006.01]
B65G 5/00
Storing fluids in natural or artificial cavities or chambers in the earth [2006.01]
Devices assisting manual conveyance of articles over short distances, e.g. in storage depots, warehouses or factories
B65G 7/00
Devices for assisting manual moving or tilting heavy loads (roller-ways B65G 13/00; for tilting and emptying barrels or casks B65G 65/24) [2006.01]
B65G 7/02
Devices adapted to be interposed between loads and the ground or floor, e.g. crowbars with means for assisting conveyance of loads [2006.01]
B65G 7/04
Rollers [2006.01]
B65G 7/06
using fluid at high pressure supplied from an independent source to provide a cushion between load and ground [2006.01]
B65G 7/08
for tilting the loads [2006.01]
B65G 7/10
for rolling cylindrical loads [2006.01]
B65G 7/12
Load-carriers, e.g. hooks, slings, harness, gloves, modified for load-carrying [2006.01]
B65G 9/00
Apparatus for assisting manual handling having suspended load-carriers movable by hand or gravity [2006.01]
Chutes; Kinds or types of conveyors; Constructional features, details or auxiliary devices peculiar to conveyors of particular types [4]
B65G 11/00
Chutes (used as storage devices B65G 1/02) [2006.01]
B65G 11/02
of straight form [2006.01]
B65G 11/04
for mail in buildings [2006.01]
B65G 11/06
of helical or spiral form [2006.01]
B65G 11/08
with discontinuous guiding surfaces, e.g. arranged in zig-zag or cascade formation [2006.01]
B65G 11/10
flexible [2006.01]
B65G 11/12
pivotable [2006.01]
B65G 11/14
extensible, e.g. telescopic [2006.01]
B65G 11/16
Interior surfaces; Linings [2006.01]
B65G 11/18
Supports or mountings [2006.01]
B65G 11/20
Auxiliary devices, e.g. for deflecting, controlling speed of, or agitating, articles or solids [2006.01]
B65G 13/00
Roller-ways (storage devices comprising roller-ways B65G 1/02; endless-chain conveyors comprising load-supporting rollers B65G 17/00; rollers or arrangements thereof B65G 39/00) [2006.01]
B65G 13/02
having driven rollers [2006.01]
B65G 13/04
all rollers driven [2006.01]
B65G 13/06
Roller driving means [2006.01]
B65G 13/07
having endless driving elements [2006.01]
B65G 13/071
with frictional engagement [2006.01]
B65G 13/073
comprising free-wheel gearing [2006.01]
B65G 13/075
Braking means [2006.01]
B65G 13/08
of curved form; with branch-offs [2006.01]
B65G 13/10
Switching arrangements [2006.01]
B65G 13/11
Roller frames [2006.01]
B65G 13/12
adjustable [2006.01]
B65G 15/00
Conveyors having endless load-conveying surfaces, i.e. belts and like continuous members, to which tractive effort is transmitted by means other than endless driving elements of similar configuration (having load-conveying surfaces formed by interconnected longitudinal links B65G 17/06) [2006.01]
B65G 15/02
for conveying in a circular arc [2006.01]
B65G 15/04
the load being carried on the lower run of the endless surface [2006.01]
B65G 15/06
with oppositely-moving parts of the endless surface located in the same plane and parallel to one another [2006.01]
B65G 15/08
the load-carrying surface being formed by a concave or tubular belt, e.g. a belt forming a trough [2006.01]
B65G 15/10
comprising two or more co-operating endless surfaces with parallel longitudinal axes, or a multiplicity of parallel elements, e.g. ropes defining an endless surface [2006.01]
B65G 15/12
with two or more endless belts [2006.01]
B65G 15/14
the load being conveyed between the belts [2006.01]
B65G 15/16
between an auxiliary belt and a main belt [2006.01]
B65G 15/18
the belts being sealed at their edges [2006.01]
B65G 15/20
arranged side by side, e.g. for conveyance of flat articles in vertical position [2006.01]
B65G 15/22
comprising a series of co-operating units [2006.01]
B65G 15/24
in tandem [2006.01]
B65G 15/26
extensible, e.g. telescopic [2006.01]
B65G 15/28
Conveyors with a load-conveying surface formed by a single flat belt, not otherwise provided for [2006.01]
B65G 15/30
Belts or like endless load-carriers (co-operating with rails or the like B65G 21/22; with rollers B65G 39/20) [2006.01]
B65G 15/32
made of rubber or plastics [2006.01]
B65G 15/34
with reinforcing layers, e.g. of fabric [2006.01]
B65G 15/36
the layers incorporating ropes, chains, or rolled steel sections [2006.01]
B65G 15/38
with flame-resistant layers, e.g. of asbestos, glass [2006.01]
B65G 15/40
troughed or tubular; formed with joints facilitating troughing [2006.01]
B65G 15/42
having ribs, ridges, or other surface projections [2006.01]
B65G 15/44
for impelling the loads [2006.01]
B65G 15/46
formed with guides [2006.01]
B65G 15/48
metallic [2006.01]
B65G 15/50
Endless load-carriers consisting of a series of parallel ropes or belt strips [2006.01]
B65G 15/52
interconnected by transverse slats [2006.01]
B65G 15/54
Endless load-carriers made of interwoven ropes or wires [2006.01]
B65G 15/56
with edge-protecting or reinforcing means [2006.01]
B65G 15/58
with means for holding or retaining the loads in fixed position, e.g. magnetic [2006.01]
B65G 15/60
Arrangements for supporting or guiding belts, e.g. by fluid jets [2006.01]
B65G 15/62
Guides for sliding belts [2006.01]
B65G 15/64
for automatically maintaining the position of the belts [2006.01]
B65G 17/00
Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriers; Endless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface [2006.01]
B65G 17/02
comprising a load-carrying belt attached to, or resting on, the traction element [2006.01]
B65G 17/04
the belt having loops forming load-receiving pockets [2006.01]
B65G 17/06
having a load-carrying surface formed by a series of interconnected, e.g. longitudinal, links, plates, or platforms [2006.01]
B65G 17/08
the surface being formed by the traction element [2006.01]
B65G 17/10
the surface forming a longitudinal trough [2006.01]
B65G 17/12
comprising a series of individual load-carriers fixed, or normally fixed, relative to traction element [2006.01]
B65G 17/14
with two spaced connections to traction element [2006.01]
B65G 17/16
comprising individual load-carriers which are pivotally mounted, e.g. for free-swinging movement (guides inverting or tilting load-carriers for emptying B65G 47/34) [2006.01]
B65G 17/18
and move in contact with a guiding surface [2006.01]
B65G 17/20
comprising load-carriers suspended from overhead traction chains [2006.01]
B65G 17/22
with oppositely-moving parts of the conveyor located in a common plane [2006.01]
B65G 17/24
comprising a series of rollers which are moved over a supporting surface by the traction element to effect conveyance of loads or load-carriers [2006.01]
B65G 17/26
comprising a series of co-operating units, e.g. interconnected by pivots [2006.01]
B65G 17/28
extensible, e.g. telescopic [2006.01]
B65G 17/30
Details; Auxiliary devices (belts B65G 15/30; framework B65G 21/00) [2006.01]
B65G 17/32
Individual load-carriers [2006.01]
B65G 17/34
having flat surfaces, e.g. platforms, grids, forks [2006.01]
B65G 17/36
having concave surfaces, e.g. buckets [2006.01]
B65G 17/38
Chains or like traction elements (drive chains F16G 13/00); Connections between traction elements and load-carriers [2006.01]
B65G 17/40
Chains acting as load-carriers [2006.01]
B65G 17/42
Attaching load-carriers to traction elements [2006.01]
B65G 17/44
by means excluding relative movements [2006.01]
B65G 17/46
Means for holding or retaining the loads in fixed position on the load-carriers, e.g. magnetic [2006.01]
B65G 17/48
Controlling attitudes of load-carriers during movement (guides B65G 21/20; inverting or tilting load-carriers to discharge contents B65G 47/38) [2006.01]
B65G 19/00
Conveyors comprising an impeller or a series of impellers carried by an endless traction element and arranged to move articles or materials over a supporting surface or underlying material, e.g. endless scraper conveyors [2006.01]
B65G 19/02
for articles, e.g. for containers [2006.01]
B65G 19/04
for moving bulk material in open troughs or channels [2006.01]
B65G 19/06
the impellers being scrapers similar in size and shape to the cross-section of the trough or channel [2006.01]
B65G 19/08
and attached to a single belt, rope, or chain [2006.01]
B65G 19/10
and attached to a pair of belts, ropes, or chains [2006.01]
B65G 19/12
the impellers being plates having an area substantially smaller than that of the trough or channel cross-section [2006.01]
B65G 19/14
for moving bulk material in closed conduits, e.g. tubes [2006.01]
B65G 19/16
the impellers being elements having an area substantially smaller than that of the conduit cross-section [2006.01]
B65G 19/18
Details [2006.01]
B65G 19/20
Traction chains, ropes, or cables [2006.01]
B65G 19/22
Impellers, e.g. push-plates, scrapers; Guiding means therefor [2006.01]
B65G 19/24
Attachment of impellers to traction element [2006.01]
B65G 19/26
pivotal [2006.01]
B65G 19/28
Troughs, channels, or conduits [2006.01]
B65G 19/30
with supporting surface modified to facilitate movement of loads, e.g. friction-reducing devices [2006.01]
B65G 21/00
Supporting or protective framework or housings for endless load-carriers or traction elements of belt or chain conveyors [2006.01]
B65G 21/02
consisting essentially of struts, ties, or like structural elements [2006.01]
B65G 21/04
the ties being formed by longitudinal cables or ropes [2006.01]
B65G 21/06
constructed to facilitate rapid assembly or dismantling [2006.01]
B65G 21/08
Protective roofs or arch supports therefor [2006.01]
B65G 21/10
movable, or having interchangeable or relatively- movable parts; Devices for moving framework or parts thereof [2006.01]
B65G 21/12
to allow adjustment of position of load-carrier or traction element as a whole [2006.01]
B65G 21/14
to allow adjustment of length or configuration of load-carrier or traction element (tensioning arrangements for belt or chain B65G 23/44) [2006.01]
B65G 21/16
for conveyors having endless load-carriers movable in curved paths [2006.01]
B65G 21/18
in three-dimensionally curved paths [2006.01]
B65G 21/20
Means incorporated in, or attached to, framework or housings for guiding load-carriers, traction elements or loads supported on moving surfaces (arrangements for supporting belts B65G 15/60; rollers or roller arrangements B65G 39/00) [2006.01]
B65G 21/22
Rails or the like engaging sliding elements or rollers attached to load-carriers or traction elements [2006.01]
B65G 23/00
Driving gear for endless conveyors; Belt- or chain-tensioning arrangements [2006.01]
B65G 23/02
Belt- or chain-engaging elements [2006.01]
B65G 23/04
Drums, rollers, or wheels [2006.01]
B65G 23/06
with projections engaging abutments on belts or chains, e.g. sprocket wheels [2006.01]
B65G 23/08
with self-contained driving mechanisms, e.g. motors and associated gearing [2006.01]
B65G 23/10
arranged intermediate the ends of the conveyors [2006.01]
B65G 23/12
Arrangements of co-operating drums or rollers to augment tractive effort applied to the belts [2006.01]
B65G 23/14
Endless driving elements extending parallel to belt or chain [2006.01]
B65G 23/16
with dogs engaging abutments on belts or chains [2006.01]
B65G 23/18
Suction or magnetic elements [2006.01]
B65G 23/19
Suction elements [2006.01]
B65G 23/20
Screws [2006.01]
B65G 23/22
Arrangements or mountings of driving motors [2006.01]
B65G 23/23
of electric linear motors [2006.01]
B65G 23/24
Gearing between driving motor and belt- or chain-engaging elements (contained in drums, rollers, or wheels B65G 23/08) [2006.01]
B65G 23/26
Applications of clutches or brakes [2006.01]
B65G 23/28
Arrangements for equalising the drive to several elements [2006.01]
B65G 23/30
Variable-speed gearing [2006.01]
B65G 23/32
for effecting drive at two or more points spaced along the length of the conveyors [2006.01]
B65G 23/34
comprising a single motor coupled to spaced driving elements [2006.01]
B65G 23/36
comprising two or more driving motors each coupled to a separate driving element, e.g. at either end of the conveyors [2006.01]
B65G 23/38
for effecting intermittent movement of belts or chains [2006.01]
B65G 23/40
Applications of pawl-and-ratchet mechanisms or Geneva wheels [2006.01]
B65G 23/42
Reciprocating members engaging successive abutments on belts or chains [2006.01]
B65G 23/44
Belt- or chain-tensioning arrangements [2006.01]
B65G 25/00
Conveyors comprising a cyclically-moving, e.g. reciprocating, carrier or impeller which is disengaged from the load during the return part of its movement (jigging B65G 27/00) [2006.01]
B65G 25/02
the carrier or impeller having different forward and return paths of movement, e.g. walking-beam conveyors [2006.01]
B65G 25/04
the carrier or impeller having identical forward and return paths of movement, e.g. reciprocating conveyors [2006.01]
B65G 25/06
having carriers, e.g. belts [2006.01]
B65G 25/08
having impellers, e.g. pushers [2006.01]
B65G 25/10
with impeller pivotally mounted on a reciprocating bar [2006.01]
B65G 25/12
with impeller fixed to a reciprocating bar and the bar being rotated about its longitudinal axis on its return stroke [2006.01]
B65G 27/00
Jigging conveyors [2006.01]
B65G 27/02
comprising helical or spiral channels or conduits for elevation of materials [2006.01]
B65G 27/04
Load-carriers other than helical or spiral channels or conduits [2006.01]
B65G 27/06
Joints connecting load-carrier sections [2006.01]
B65G 27/08
Supports or mountings for load-carriers, e.g. framework, bases, spring arrangements [2006.01]
B65G 27/10
Applications of devices for generating or transmitting jigging movements [2006.01]
B65G 27/12
of shaking devices, i.e. devices for producing movements of low frequency and large amplitude [2006.01]
B65G 27/14
hydraulic [2006.01]
B65G 27/16
of vibrators, i.e. devices for producing movements of high frequency and small amplitude [2006.01]
B65G 27/18
Mechanical devices [2006.01]
B65G 27/20
rotating unbalanced masses [2006.01]
B65G 27/22
Hydraulic or pneumatic devices [2006.01]
B65G 27/24
Electromagnetic devices [2006.01]
B65G 27/26
with elastic coupling between vibrator and load-carrier [2006.01]
B65G 27/28
with provision for dynamic balancing [2006.01]
B65G 27/30
by means of an oppositely-moving mass, e.g. a second conveyor [2006.01]
B65G 27/32
with means for controlling direction, frequency, or amplitude of vibration or shaking movement [2006.01]
B65G 27/34
comprising a series of co-operating units [2006.01]
B65G 29/00
Rotary conveyors, e.g. rotating discs, arms, star-wheels or cones (mechanical projectors B65G 31/00; screw or rotary spiral conveyors B65G 33/00) [2006.01]
B65G 29/02
for inclined or vertical transit [2006.01]
B65G 31/00
Mechanical throwing machines for articles or solid materials [2006.01]
B65G 31/02
comprising belts [2006.01]
B65G 31/04
comprising discs, drums, or like rotary impellers [2006.01]
B65G 33/00
Screw or rotary spiral conveyors [2006.01]
B65G 33/02
for articles [2006.01]
B65G 33/04
conveyed between a single screw and guiding means [2006.01]
B65G 33/06
conveyed and guided by parallel screws [2006.01]
B65G 33/08
for fluent solid materials [2006.01]
B65G 33/10
with non-enclosed screws [2006.01]
B65G 33/12
with screws formed by straight tubes or drums having internal threads, or by spiral or helical tubes [2006.01]
B65G 33/14
comprising a screw or screws enclosed in a tubular housing [2006.01]
B65G 33/16
with flexible screws operating in flexible tubes [2006.01]
B65G 33/18
with multiple screws in parallel arrangements [2006.01]
B65G 33/20
the housing being rotatable relative to the screw [2006.01]
B65G 33/22
with means for retarding material flow at the delivery end of the housing [2006.01]
B65G 33/24
Details [2006.01]
B65G 33/26
Screws [2006.01]
B65G 33/30
with a discontinuous helical surface [2006.01]
B65G 33/32
Adaptations of bearings or couplings for supporting or connecting screws (B65G 33/16 takes precedence) [2006.01]
B65G 33/34
Applications of driving gear [2006.01]
B65G 33/36
for rotating housing and screw at different speeds [2006.01]
B65G 33/38
for effecting simultaneous rotation and reciprocation of screw [2006.01]
B65G 35/00
Mechanical conveyors not otherwise provided for [2006.01]
B65G 35/02
comprising an endless traction element, e.g. a belt, arranged to roll cylindrical articles over a supporting surface [2006.01]
B65G 35/04
comprising a flexible load-carrier, e.g. a belt, which is wound-up at one end and paid-out at the other (reciprocating belt conveyors B65G 25/06) [2006.01]
B65G 35/06
comprising a load-carrier moving along a path, e.g. a closed path, and adapted to be engaged by any one of a series of traction elements spaced along the path (effecting drive at two or more points spaced along the length of an endless conveyor B65G 23/32) [2006.01]
B65G 35/08
comprising trains of unconnected load-carriers, e.g. belt sections, movable in a path, e.g. a closed path, adapted to contact each other and to be propelled by means arranged to engage each load-carrier in turn [2006.01]
B65G 37/00
Combinations of mechanical conveyors of the same kind, or of different kinds, of interest apart from their application in particular machines or use in particular manufacturing processes (series of co-operating belt conveyor units B65G 15/22; series of co-operating chain conveyor units B65G 17/26; sequence control of combined conveyors B65G 43/10) [2006.01]
B65G 37/02
Flow sheets for conveyor combinations in warehouses, magazines or workshops [2006.01]
Common features or details of, or auxiliary devices applicable to, conveyors of different kinds or types; Feeding or discharging devices incorporated in, or operatively associated with, conveyors
B65G 39/00
Rollers, e.g. drive rollers, or arrangements thereof incorporated in roller-ways or other types of mechanical conveyors (driving gear for rollers of roller-ways B65G 13/06) [2006.01]
B65G 39/02
Adaptations of individual rollers and supports therefor [2006.01]
B65G 39/04
the rollers comprising a number of roller- forming elements mounted on a single axle [2006.01]
B65G 39/06
the roller sleeves being shock-absorbing, e.g. formed by helically-wound wires [2006.01]
B65G 39/07
Other adaptations of sleeves [2006.01]
B65G 39/071
for aligning belts or sheets [2006.01]
B65G 39/073
for cleaning belts [2006.01]
B65G 39/08
the rollers being magnetic [2006.01]
B65G 39/09
Arrangements of bearing or sealing means [2006.01]
B65G 39/10
Arrangements of rollers (on a single axle B65G 39/04) [2006.01]
B65G 39/12
mounted on framework [2006.01]
B65G 39/14
Spring-supported sets, e.g. permitting troughing of a load-carrying belt [2006.01]
B65G 39/16
for aligning belts or chains [2006.01]
B65G 39/18
for guiding loads [2006.01]
B65G 39/20
attached to moving belts or chains [2006.01]
B65G 41/00
Supporting frames or bases for conveyors as a whole, e.g. transportable conveyor frames [2006.01]
B65G 41/02
Frames mounted on wheels for movement on rail tracks [2006.01]
B65G 43/00
Control devices, e.g. for safety, warning or fault-correcting [2006.01]
B65G 43/02
detecting dangerous physical condition of load- carriers, e.g. for interrupting the drive in the event of overheating [2006.01]
B65G 43/04
detecting slip between driving element and load- carrier, e.g. for interrupting the drive [2006.01]
B65G 43/06
interrupting the drive in case of driving-element breakage; Braking or stopping loose load-carriers [2006.01]
B65G 43/08
Control devices operated by article or material being fed, conveyed, or discharged [2006.01]
B65G 43/10
Sequence control of conveyors operating in combination [2006.01]
B65G 45/00
Lubricating, cleaning, or clearing devices [2006.01]
B65G 45/02
Lubricating devices [2006.01]
B65G 45/04
for rollers [2006.01]
B65G 45/06
forming belt troughing structure [2006.01]
B65G 45/08
for chains [2006.01]
B65G 45/10
Cleaning devices (adaptations of roller sleeves for cleaning belts B65G 39/073) [2006.01]
B65G 45/12
comprising scrapers [2006.01]
B65G 45/14
Moving scrapers [2006.01]
B65G 45/16
with scraper biasing means [2006.01]
B65G 45/18
comprising brushes [2006.01]
B65G 45/20
comprising screws [2006.01]
B65G 45/22
comprising fluid applying means [2006.01]
B65G 45/24
comprising plural diverse cleaning devices [2006.01]
B65G 45/26
for gathering residue after cleaning [2006.01]
B65G 47/00
Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices [2006.01]
B65G 47/02
Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors [2006.01]
B65G 47/04
for feeding articles [2006.01]
B65G 47/06
from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines (de-stacking devices B65G 59/00) [2006.01]
B65G 47/08
spacing or grouping the articles during feeding (during transit by conveyor B65G 47/28) [2006.01]
B65G 47/10
from several groups of articles [2006.01]
B65G 47/12
from disorderly-arranged article piles or from loose assemblages of articles [2006.01]
B65G 47/14
arranging or orientating the articles by mechanical or pneumatic means during feeding (during transit by conveyor B65G 47/24, B65G 47/26) [2006.01]
B65G 47/16
for feeding materials in bulk [2006.01]
B65G 47/18
Arrangements or applications of hoppers or chutes [2006.01]
B65G 47/19
having means for controlling material flow, e.g. to prevent overloading [2006.01]
B65G 47/20
the hoppers or chutes being movable [2006.01]
B65G 47/22
Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors (during feeding B65G 47/14) [2006.01]
B65G 47/24
orientating the articles [2006.01]
B65G 47/244
by turning them about an axis substantially perpendicular to the conveying plane [2006.01]
B65G 47/248
by turning over or inverting them (B65G 47/244 takes precedence) [2006.01]
B65G 47/252
about an axis substantially perpendicular to the conveying direction [2006.01]
B65G 47/256
removing incorrectly orientated articles [2006.01]
B65G 47/26
arranging the articles, e.g. varying spacing between individual articles [2006.01]
B65G 47/28
during transit by a single conveyor [2006.01]
B65G 47/29
by temporarily stopping movement [2006.01]
B65G 47/30
during transit by a series of conveyors [2006.01]
B65G 47/31
by varying the relative speeds of the conveyors forming the series [2006.01]
B65G 47/32
Applications of transfer devices [2006.01]
B65G 47/34
Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyors (B65G 47/256 takes precedence) [2006.01]
B65G 47/36
by detaching suspended articles [2006.01]
B65G 47/38
by dumping, tripping, or releasing load-carriers [2006.01]
B65G 47/40
by tilting conveyor buckets [2006.01]
B65G 47/42
operated by article or material being conveyed and discharged [2006.01]
B65G 47/44
Arrangements or applications of hoppers or chutes [2006.01]
B65G 47/46
with distribution, e.g. automatically, to desired points (in tube mail systems B65G 51/36) [2006.01]
B65G 47/48
according to bodily destination marks on either articles or load-carriers [2006.01]
B65G 47/49
without bodily contact between article or load-carrier and automatic control device [2006.01]
B65G 47/50
according to destination signals stored in separate systems [2006.01]
B65G 47/51
according to unprogrammed signals, e.g. influenced by supply situation at destination [2006.01]
B65G 47/52
Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors, i.e. discharging or feeding devices (loading or unloading by means not incorporated in, or not operatively associated with, conveyors B65G 65/00; transfer of workpieces during metal rolling B21B 41/00) [2006.01]
B65G 47/53
between conveyors which cross one another [2006.01]
B65G 47/54
at least one of which is a roller-way [2006.01]
B65G 47/56
to or from inclined or vertical conveyor sections [2006.01]
B65G 47/57
for articles [2006.01]
B65G 47/58
for materials in bulk [2006.01]
B65G 47/60
to or from conveyors of the suspended, e.g. trolley, type [2006.01]
B65G 47/61
for articles [2006.01]
B65G 47/62
for materials in bulk [2006.01]
B65G 47/64
Switching conveyors [2006.01]
B65G 47/66
Fixed platforms or combs, e.g. bridges between conveyors [2006.01]
B65G 47/68
adapted to receive articles arriving in one layer from one conveyor and to transfer them in individual layers to more than one conveyor, or vice versa, e.g. combining the flows of articles conveyed by more than one conveyor [2006.01]
B65G 47/69
the articles being accumulated temporarily [2006.01]
B65G 47/70
with precedence controls among incoming article flows [2006.01]
B65G 47/71
the articles being discharged to several conveyors [2006.01]
B65G 47/72
transferring materials in bulk from one conveyor to several conveyors or vice versa [2006.01]
B65G 47/74
Feeding, transfer, or discharging devices of particular kinds or types [2006.01]
B65G 47/76
Fixed or adjustable ploughs or transverse scrapers [2006.01]
B65G 47/78
Troughs having discharge openings and closures [2006.01]
B65G 47/80
Turntables carrying articles or materials to be transferred, e.g. combined with ploughs or scrapers [2006.01]
B65G 47/82
Rotary or reciprocating members for direct action on articles or materials, e.g. pushers, rakes, shovels [2006.01]
B65G 47/84
Star-shaped wheels or devices having endless travelling belts or chains, the wheels or devices being equipped with article-engaging elements [2006.01]
B65G 47/86
the article-engaging elements being grippers [2006.01]
B65G 47/88
Separating or stopping elements, e.g. fingers (attached to star-shaped wheels B65G 47/84) [2006.01]
B65G 47/90
Devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials [2006.01]
B65G 47/91
incorporating pneumatic, e.g. suction, grippers [2006.01]
B65G 47/92
incorporating electrostatic or magnetic grippers [2006.01]
B65G 47/94
Devices for flexing or tilting travelling structures; Throw-off carriages [2006.01]
B65G 47/95
adapted for longitudinal delivery [2006.01]
B65G 47/96
Devices for tilting links or platforms [2006.01]
B65G 49/00
Conveying systems characterised by their application for specified purposes not otherwise provided for [2006.01]
B65G 49/02
for conveying workpieces through baths of liquid [2006.01]
B65G 49/04
the workpieces being immersed and withdrawn by movement in a vertical direction [2006.01]
B65G 49/05
for fragile or damageable materials or articles [2006.01]
B65G 49/06
for fragile sheets, e.g. glass [2006.01]
B65G 49/07
for semiconductor wafers [2006.01]
B65G 49/08
for ceramic mouldings [2006.01]
Non-mechanical conveying through pipes or tubes; Floating in troughs
B65G 51/00
Conveying articles through pipes or tubes by fluid flow or pressure; Conveying articles over a flat surface, e.g. the base of a trough, by jets located in the surface [2006.01]
B65G 51/01
Hydraulic transport of articles (B65G 51/04 takes precedence) [2006.01]
B65G 51/02
Directly conveying the articles, e.g. slips, sheets, stockings, containers or workpieces, by flowing gases [2006.01]
B65G 51/03
over a flat surface or in troughs [2006.01]
B65G 51/04
Conveying the articles in carriers having a cross-section approximating that of the pipe or tube; Tube mail systems [2006.01]
B65G 51/06
Despatch carriers for tube mail [2006.01]
B65G 51/08
Controlling or conditioning the operating medium [2006.01]
B65G 51/10
at section junctions of pneumatic systems [2006.01]
B65G 51/12
Pneumatic gates [2006.01]
B65G 51/14
Pneumatic sluices [2006.01]
B65G 51/16
varying, e.g. starting or stopping, gas pressure or flow [2006.01]
B65G 51/18
Adaptations of pipes or tubes; Pipe or tube joints [2006.01]
B65G 51/20
Braking arrangements [2006.01]
B65G 51/22
Arrangements for stopping the carriers en route in order to control carrier sequence; Blocking or separating devices [2006.01]
B65G 51/24
Switches [2006.01]
B65G 51/26
Stations [2006.01]
B65G 51/28
for despatch [2006.01]
B65G 51/30
for delivery [2006.01]
B65G 51/32
for despatch, delivery, and transit [2006.01]
B65G 51/34
Two-way operation [2006.01]
B65G 51/36
Other devices for indicating or controlling movements of carriers, e.g. for supervising individual tube sections, for counting carriers, for reporting jams or other operating difficulties [2006.01]
B65G 51/38
Contact devices on interior of tubes for detecting passage of carriers [2006.01]
B65G 51/40
Automatically distributing the carriers to desired stations [2006.01]
B65G 51/42
according to indications on carriers [2006.01]
B65G 51/44
without mechanical contact between carriers and controllers [2006.01]
B65G 51/46
according to separate signal systems [2006.01]
B65G 53/00
Conveying materials in bulk through troughs, pipes or tubes by floating the materials or by flow of gas, liquid or foam [2006.01]
B65G 53/02
Floating material troughs [2006.01]
B65G 53/04
Conveying materials in bulk pneumatically through pipes or tubes; Air slides [2006.01]
B65G 53/06
Gas pressure systems operating without fluidisation of the materials [2006.01]
B65G 53/08
with mechanical injection of the materials, e.g. by screw [2006.01]
B65G 53/10
with pneumatic injection of the materials by the propelling gas [2006.01]
B65G 53/12
the gas flow acting directly on the materials in a reservoir [2006.01]
B65G 53/14
the gas flow inducing feed of the materials by suction effect [2006.01]
B65G 53/16
Gas pressure systems operating with fluidisation of the materials [2006.01]
B65G 53/18
through a porous wall [2006.01]
B65G 53/20
of an air slide, e.g. a trough [2006.01]
B65G 53/22
the systems comprising a reservoir, e.g. a bunker [2006.01]
B65G 53/24
Gas suction systems [2006.01]
B65G 53/26
operating with fluidisation of the materials [2006.01]
B65G 53/28
Systems utilising a combination of gas pressure and suction (inducing feed of the materials by suction in gas pressure systems B65G 53/14) [2006.01]
B65G 53/30
Conveying materials in bulk through pipes or tubes by liquid pressure [2006.01]
B65G 53/32
Conveying concrete, e.g. for distributing same at building sites (mixing concrete on or by conveyors B28C 5/34) [2006.01]
B65G 53/34
Details [2006.01]
B65G 53/36
Arrangements of containers [2006.01]
B65G 53/38
Modification of material containing walls to facilitate fluidisation [2006.01]
B65G 53/40
Feeding or discharging devices [2006.01]
B65G 53/42
Nozzles [2006.01]
B65G 53/44
Endless conveyors [2006.01]
B65G 53/46
Gates or sluices, e.g. rotary wheels [2006.01]
B65G 53/48
Screws or like rotary conveyors [2006.01]
B65G 53/50
Pneumatic devices (incorporated in nozzles B65G 53/42) [2006.01]
B65G 53/52
Adaptations of pipes or tubes [2006.01]
B65G 53/54
Flexible pipes or tubes [2006.01]
B65G 53/56
Switches [2006.01]
B65G 53/58
Devices for accelerating or decelerating flow of the materials; Use of pressure generators (controlling pressure of propelling gas B65G 53/66) [2006.01]
B65G 53/60
Devices for separating the materials from propellant gas [2006.01]
B65G 53/62
using liquid [2006.01]
B65G 53/64
in discrete amounts [2006.01]
B65G 53/66
Use of indicator or control devices, e.g. for controlling gas pressure, for controlling proportions of material and gas, for indicating or preventing jamming of material [2006.01]
B65G 54/00
Non-mechanical conveyors not otherwise provided for [2006.01]
B65G 54/02
electrostatic, electric, or magnetic [2006.01]
Stacking or de-stacking; Loading or unloading

Note(s)

  • In groups B65G 57/00-B65G 61/00, the following term is used with the meaning indicated:
    • "stacking" means disposing articles individually or in layers one above each other.
B65G 57/00
Stacking of articles (B65G 60/00 takes precedence; feeding, piling or stacking sheets B65H) [2006.01]
B65G 57/02
by adding to the top of the stack [2006.01]
B65G 57/03
from above [2006.01]
B65G 57/04
by suction or magnetic devices [2006.01]
B65G 57/06
Gates for releasing articles [2006.01]
B65G 57/08
articles being tilted or inverted prior to depositing [2006.01]
B65G 57/081
alternate articles being inverted [2006.01]
B65G 57/09
from alongside [2006.01]
B65G 57/10
by devices, e.g. reciprocating, acting directly on articles for horizontal transport to the top of stack [2006.01]
B65G 57/11
the articles being stacked by direct action of the feeding conveyor [2006.01]
B65G 57/112
the conveyor being adjustable in height [2006.01]
B65G 57/14
the articles being transferred from carriers moving in an endless path adjacent to the stacks [2006.01]
B65G 57/16
Stacking of articles of particular shape [2006.01]
B65G 57/18
elongated, e.g. sticks, rods, bars [2006.01]
B65G 57/20
three-dimensional, e.g. cubiform, cylindrical [2006.01]
B65G 57/22
in layers, each of predetermined arrangement [2006.01]
B65G 57/24
the layers being transferred as a whole, e.g. on pallets [2006.01]
B65G 57/26
the arrangement providing for spaces between the articles [2006.01]
B65G 57/28
by assembling the articles and tilting the assembled articles to a stacked position [2006.01]
B65G 57/30
by adding to the bottom of the stack [2006.01]
B65G 57/32
characterised by stacking during transit [2006.01]
B65G 59/00
De-stacking of articles (B65G 60/00 takes precedence) [2006.01]
B65G 59/02
De-stacking from the top of the stack [2006.01]
B65G 59/04
by suction or magnetic devices [2006.01]
B65G 59/06
De-stacking from the bottom of the stack [2006.01]
B65G 59/08
De-stacking after preliminary tilting of the stack [2006.01]
B65G 59/10
De-stacking nested articles [2006.01]
B65G 59/12
characterised by de-stacking during transit [2006.01]
B65G 60/00
Simultaneously or alternatively stacking and de-stacking of articles [2006.01]
B65G 61/00
Use of pick-up or transfer devices or of manipulators for stacking or de-stacking articles not otherwise provided for [2006.01]
B65G 63/00
Transferring or trans-shipping at storage areas, railway yards or harbours; Marshalling yard installations [2006.01]
B65G 63/02
with essentially-horizontal transit otherwise than by bridge [2006.01]
B65G 63/04
with essentially-horizontal transit by bridges equipped with conveyors [2006.01]
B65G 63/06
with essentially-vertical transit [2006.01]
B65G 65/00
Loading or unloading (of vehicles B65G 67/00) [2006.01]
B65G 65/02
Loading or unloading machines comprising essentially a conveyor for moving the loads associated with a device for picking-up the loads [2006.01]
B65G 65/04
with pick-up shovels (construction of shovels E02F) [2006.01]
B65G 65/06
with endless scraping or elevating pick-up conveyors [2006.01]
B65G 65/08
with reciprocating pick-up conveyors [2006.01]
B65G 65/10
Raking or scraping devices [2006.01]
B65G 65/12
operations at positions off-set from the conveyor centreline [2006.01]
B65G 65/14
with jigging pick-up conveyors, e.g. duck-bills [2006.01]
B65G 65/16
with rotary pick-up conveyors [2006.01]
B65G 65/18
Discs [2006.01]
B65G 65/20
Paddle wheels [2006.01]
B65G 65/22
Screws [2006.01]
B65G 65/23
Devices for tilting and emptying of containers [2006.01]
B65G 65/24
for manual tilting of barrels or casks [2006.01]
B65G 65/28
Piling or unpiling loose materials in bulk, e.g. coal, manure, timber, not otherwise provided for (by soil-shifting or like equipment E02F) [2006.01]
B65G 65/30
Methods or devices for filling or emptying bunkers, hoppers, tanks, or like containers, of interest apart from their use in particular chemical or physical processes or their application in particular machines, e.g. not covered by a single other subclass (devices for tilting and emptying containers B65G 65/23; such containers having means facilitating filling or emptying B65D 88/54) [2006.01]

Note(s) [5]

  • Methods or devices for filling bunkers, hoppers, or containers are only classified in group B65G 65/30 if they are of general application apart from their use in particular processes or their application in particular machines or if they are not covered by a single other subclass.
B65G 65/32
Filling devices [2006.01]
B65G 65/34
Emptying devices (conveyor construction B65G 15/00-B65G 35/00; devices similar to vehicle tipplers B65G 67/48) [2006.01]
B65G 65/36
Devices for emptying from the top [2006.01]
B65G 65/38
Mechanical devices [2006.01]
B65G 65/40
Devices for emptying otherwise than from the top [2006.01]
B65G 65/42
using belt or chain conveyors [2006.01]
B65G 65/44
using reciprocating conveyors, e.g. jigging conveyors [2006.01]
B65G 65/46
using screw conveyors [2006.01]
B65G 65/48
using other rotating means, e.g. rotating pressure sluices in pneumatic systems [2006.01]
B65G 67/00
Loading or unloading vehicles (by means incorporated in the vehicles B60-B64, e.g. B60P 1/00, B61D 9/00, B63B 27/00, B64D 9/00; ground or aircraft-carrier-deck installations for aircraft  B64F 1/32) [2006.01]
B65G 67/02
Loading or unloading land vehicles [2006.01]
B65G 67/04
Loading land vehicles [2006.01]
B65G 67/06
Feeding articles or materials from bunkers or funnels [2006.01]
B65G 67/08
using endless conveyors [2006.01]
B65G 67/10
using conveyors covering the whole length of vehicle trains [2006.01]
B65G 67/12
Loading elongated articles, e.g. rails, logs [2006.01]
B65G 67/14
Loading hardened bricks, briquettes, or the like [2006.01]
B65G 67/16
Loading coke-oven products (discharging coke ovens C10B 33/00) [2006.01]
B65G 67/18
Refuelling locomotives with solid fuels [2006.01]
B65G 67/20
Loading covered vehicles [2006.01]
B65G 67/22
Loading moving vehicles [2006.01]
B65G 67/24
Unloading land vehicles [2006.01]
B65G 67/26
using rakes or scrapers [2006.01]
B65G 67/28
External transverse blades attached to endless conveyors [2006.01]
B65G 67/30
using transportable tipping apparatus [2006.01]
B65G 67/32
using fixed tipping installations [2006.01]
B65G 67/34
Apparatus for tipping wagons or mine cars (inverting wagons B65G 67/48) [2006.01]
B65G 67/36
endwise [2006.01]
B65G 67/38
comprising a turntable [2006.01]
B65G 67/40
toward one end only [2006.01]
B65G 67/42
sideways [2006.01]
B65G 67/44
by passing the vehicles over a stretch of transversely-inclined rails [2006.01]
B65G 67/46
Apparatus for lifting and tilting [2006.01]
B65G 67/48
Vehicle tipplers [2006.01]
B65G 67/50
Rotary vehicle tipplers, i.e. rotating through 360° [2006.01]
B65G 67/52
having several decks [2006.01]
B65G 67/54
Vehicle-locking means [2006.01]
B65G 67/56
Vehicle and tippler interlocking controls [2006.01]
B65G 67/60
Loading or unloading ships (arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers B63B 27/00) [2006.01]
B65G 67/62
using devices influenced by the tide or by the movements of the ship, e.g. devices on pontoons [2006.01]
B65G 69/00
Auxiliary measures taken, or devices used, in connection with loading or unloading (by means incorporated in, or operatively associated with, conveyors B65G 47/00; preventing fire A62C 3/00; in vehicles, see the relevant subclasses, e.g. B60P 1/58, B61D 7/32, B62D 33/00, B63B 25/00, B64D 9/00) [2006.01]
B65G 69/02
Filling storage spaces as completely as possible, e.g. application of vibrators [2006.01]
B65G 69/04
Spreading-out the materials conveyed over the whole surface to be loaded; Trimming heaps of loose materials [2006.01]
B65G 69/06
Fluidising [2006.01]
B65G 69/08
Devices for emptying storage spaces as completely as possible (devices preventing the formation of bridges in large containers B65D 88/64) [2006.01]
B65G 69/10
Obtaining an average product from stored bulk material [2006.01]
B65G 69/12
Sieving bulk materials during loading or unloading [2006.01]
B65G 69/14
Pulverising loaded or unloaded materials [2006.01]
B65G 69/16
Preventing pulverisation, deformation, breakage, or other mechanical damage to the goods or materials [2006.01]
B65G 69/18
Preventing escape of dust [2006.01]
B65G 69/20
Auxiliary treatments, e.g. aerating, heating, humidifying, de-aerating, cooling, de-watering, or drying, during loading or unloading; Loading or unloading in a fluid medium other than air [2006.01]
B65G 69/22
Horizontal loading or unloading platforms (as road or railway equipment B61B 1/00, E01F 1/00) [2006.01]
B65G 69/24
having platform-level adjusting means [2006.01]
B65G 69/26
Rotatable platforms [2006.01]
B65G 69/28
Loading ramps; Loading docks (as road or railway equipment B61B 1/00, E01F 1/00) [2006.01]
B65G 69/30
Non-permanently installed loading ramps, e.g. transportable [2006.01]
B65G 69/32
Shelters, surrounds or sealing arrangements for loading docks [2006.01]
B65G 69/34
Accessories, e.g. vehicle restrainers, wheel blockers, positioners or bumpers [2006.01]