B
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
TRANSPORTING
B60
VEHICLES IN GENERAL

Note(s) [2009.01]

  • 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 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 B60B or B60C embrace all vehicle wheels and tyres, except wheels for roller skates A63C 17/22, wheels for model railway vehicles A63H 19/22, and special adaptations of wheels or tyres for aircraft B64C 25/36;
          • subclass B60C embraces the connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies in general, and in this respect it is not limited to vehicles;
          • subclass B60L embraces certain electric equipment of all electrically-propelled vehicles;
          • subclass B60M embraces certain power supply equipment for, but external to, any kind of electrically-propelled vehicle;
          • subclass B60R embraces safety belts or body harnesses used in all types of land vehicles;
          • subclass B60S relates to all kinds of vehicles, except the servicing of rail locomotives B61K 11/00, ground equipment for aircraft B64F, or cleaning apparatus peculiar to waterborne vessels B63B 57/00, B63B 59/00;
          • subclass 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;
          • subclass B60V embraces air-cushion vehicles per se and land vehicles, waterborne vessels or aircraft combined with features allowing them to alternatively operate as air-cushion vehicles or to be partially supported by an air cushion.
B60B
VEHICLE WHEELS (making wheels or wheel parts by rolling B21H 1/00, by forging, hammering or pressing B21K 1/28); CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION

Note(s)

  • Attention is drawn to the Note following the title of class B60.
Subclass index
WHEELS
General structure 1/00, 3/00
Characterised by the material 5/00
Ornamental characteristics 7/00
Particular structures: highly- resilient; multiple or multi-tyred; adhesion-increasing; rail-engaging 9/00, 11/00, 15/00, 17/00
Component parts
spokes; rims 1/00, 21/00, 23/00, 25/00
hubs 27/00
Other wheels 19/00
AXLES; WHEEL-AXLE COMBINATIONS 35/00, 37/00
INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION, OTHERWISE THAN BY WHEEL STRUCTURE 39/00
MOUNTING, HOLDING OR ASSEMBLING WHEELS 29/00, 30/00, 31/00
CASTORS IN GENERAL 33/00
B60C
VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES [5]

Note(s)

  • In this subclass, the following term is used with the meaning indicated:
    • "tyre" means a separate ground-engaging, continuous element outside the periphery of the wheel rim and includes the tyre casing, cover, or jacket and any insert, e.g. inner tube. In group B60C 29/00, relating to connection of valves, the term "tyre" also includes inflatable elastic bodies other than tyres or inner tubes.
  • Attention is drawn to the Note following the title of class B60.
Subclass index
TYRES
Characterised by material 1/00
Characterised by transverse section 3/00
General structure 5/00, 7/00, 19/00
Parts; reinforcements; treads; walls; beads; other parts 9/00, 11/00, 13/00, 15/00, 19/00
Particular devices 17/00, 27/00
MOUNTING, INFLATION
Inflating devices, pressure or temperature control 23/00, 29/00
Apparatus or tools 25/00
SUBJECT MATTER NOT PROVIDED FOR IN OTHER GROUPS OF THIS SUBCLASS 99/00
B60D
VEHICLE CONNECTIONS (components of brake systems B60T 17/04)

Note(s)

  • Attention is drawn to the Note following the title of class B60.
B60F
VEHICLES FOR USE BOTH ON RAIL AND ON ROAD; VEHICLES CAPABLE OF TRAVELLING IN OR ON DIFFERENT MEDIA, e.g. AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES (air-cushion vehicles B60V)
B60G
VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS (air-cushion vehicles B60V; connections between vehicle bodies and vehicle frames B62D 24/00) [5]

Note(s)

  • Attention is drawn to the Note following the title of class B60.
Subclass index
RIGID SUSPENSION 1/00
RESILIENT SUSPENSION
General structures
for single wheels; single sets of tandem wheels; pivoted suspension arms and accessories therefor 3/00, 5/00, 7/00
for rigid axle or axle housing for two or more wheels 9/00
Characterised by arrangement, location, or kind of: springs; vibration-dampers; or combined springs and dampers 11/00, 13/00, 15/00
Characterised by adjustment 17/00
SUSPENSIONS WITH MEANS FOR SENSING GROUND UNEVENNESS 23/00
INTERCONNECTED SYSTEMS FOR RESILIENTLY-SUSPENDED WHEELS 21/00
OTHER SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS 99/00
B60H
ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES

Note(s)

  • Attention is drawn to the Note following the title of class B60.
B60J
WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES (fastening, suspending, closing, or opening of such devices E05)

Note(s)

  • Windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors, or similar devices which are of general applicability, irrespective of whether described or claimed only for vehicles, are also classified in subclass E06B.
  • Attention is drawn to the Note following the title of class B60.
B60K
ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES [2006.01]

Note(s)

  • In this subclass, the following terms or expressions are used with the meanings indicated:
    • "auxiliary drives" means drives of auxiliary or external machines or devices from the propulsion unit, transmission, or other parts of the vehicle, and includes the control of such drives;
    • "transmission" means all propulsion parts linking propulsion units, e.g. engines, to ultimate propulsive elements, e.g. wheels.
  • Attention is drawn to the Note following the title of class B60.
Subclass index
ARRANGEMENTS OF PROPULSION UNITS
Electric; steam or gas; internal-combustion or jet-propulsion; plural diverse prime-movers 1/00, 3/00, 5/00, 6/00
Motor incorporated in, or adjacent to, traction wheel 7/00
Other kinds 8/00
Arrangements of control devices 26/00
Safety devices 28/00
ARRANGEMENT OF TRANSMISSIONS OR OF THEIR CONTROL DEVICES 17/00, 23/00
ARRANGEMENT OF CHANGE-SPEED GEARING CONTROL DEVICES 20/00
ARRANGEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST, OR FUEL SUPPLY, OF PROPULSION UNITS 11/00, 13/00, 15/00
ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH POWER SUPPLY FROM FORCE OF NATURE 16/00
AUXILIARY DRIVES 25/00
KINDS OF CONTROL
Fittings for automatically controlling vehicle speed 31/00
INSTRUMENTATION, DASHBOARDS 35/00, 37/00
B60L
PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units or of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion in vehicles B60K 1/00, B60K 6/20; arrangements or mounting of electrical gearing in vehicles B60K 17/12, B60K 17/14; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C 15/08; dynamo-electric machines H02K; control or regulation of electric motors H02P); SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D 1/64; electric heating for vehicles B60H 1/00); ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (control or regulation of electric motors H02P); MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES [4]
Subclass index
ELECTRIC PROPULSION
External power supply 8/00, 9/00
Internal power supply 50/00
Charging 53/00
Vehicle-to-grid arrangements 55/00
Monitoring batteries or fuel cells 58/00
For monorail vehicles, suspension vehicles or rack railways; Magnetic suspension or levitation for vehicles 13/00
Control 15/00
CURRENT-COLLECTORS 5/00
ELECTRIC SUPPLY TO AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT 1/00
SAFETY ARRANGEMENTS 3/00
ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKING 7/00
B60M
POWER SUPPLY LINES, OR DEVICES ALONG RAILS, FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (control of points or safety arrangements along railway lines B61L; construction of rails or points in general E01B)

Note(s)

  • This subclass covers:
    • overhead, overground, or underground power-supply lines; their crossings and points, erection and supervision;
    • devices along rails and rail joints, for current-conduction and for insulation;
    • safety devices along the route against earth currents and inductive interference with nearby communication lines.
B60N
SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

Note(s)

  • Attention is drawn to the Note following the title of class B60.
B60P
VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS (vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances A61G 3/00)

Note(s)

  • Attention is drawn to the Note following the title of class B60.
B60Q
ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL [4]

Note(s) [7]

  • This subclass also covers the operation and control of lighting devices, for example:
    • arrangement or adaptation of lighting switches or signal-initiating means for vehicles;
    • control of lighting devices in relation to the vehicle as a whole, e.g. for levelling, swivelling or aiming.
  • This subclass does not cover optical, mechanical, thermal or electrical arrangement of elements within lighting devices, which are covered by groups F21S 41/00-F21S 45/00.
  • Attention is drawn to the Note following the title of class B60.
Subclass index
LIGHTING
Interior 3/00
Other 1/00
SIGNALLING
Visual 1/00
Acoustic 5/00
Portable emergency devices 7/00
Other 9/00, 11/00
B60R
VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (fire prevention, containment or extinguishing specially adapted for vehicles A62C 3/07)

Note(s)

  • Attention is drawn to the Note following the title of class B60.
Subclass index
VEHICLES OR VEHICLE PARTS OR ACCESSORIES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 16/00, 99/00
ARRANGEMENTS
Of optical viewing means 1/00
Of steps or ladders 3/00
ARRANGEMENTS OR ADAPTATIONS
Of electric installations not otherwise provided for; of sanitation devices 16/00, 15/00
For advertising 13/00
Of lubricating systems or devices 17/00
ARRANGEMENTS OF FITTINGS FOR HOLDING OR CARRYING LUGGAGE OR OTHER ARTICLES 5/00-11/00
PROTECTION OR SECURITY
Arrangements concerning the vehicle or passengers; safety belts or body harnesses; anti- theft arrangements 19/00, 21/00, 22/00, 25/00
BODY-FINISHING ELEMENTS 13/00
OTHER VEHICLE FITTINGS 99/00
B60S
SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

Note(s)

  • Attention is drawn to the Note following the title of class B60.
Subclass index
CLEANING 1/00, 3/00
SERVICING, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR 5/00
LIFTING OR MANOEUVRING
Devices integral with, or separate from, vehicle 9/00, 13/00
Vehicle modifications to receive separate devices 11/00
B60T
VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL (control of electrodynamic brake systems  B60L 7/00; conjoint control of brakes and other drive units of vehicles B60W); ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES [2006.01]

Note(s)

  • In this subclass, the following expression is used with the meaning indicated:
Subclass index
IMMOBILISATION
Portable devices 3/00
BRAKING
Kind of braking and corresponding arrangements 1/00
Vehicle modifications for cooling brakes 5/00
Kinds of brake control
initiating means; varying braking force or its distribution according to road or load conditions 7/00, 8/00
continuous braking 10/00
transmission of control between initiating means and brakes 11/00, 13/00
Parts or accessories for fluid-pressure brake control:
valve structure, disposition, and operation 15/00
other parts or accessories 17/00
B60V
AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES

Note(s)

  • In this subclass, the following expression is used with the meaning indicated:
    • "air-cushion vehicles" includes all vehicles which are wholly or partly supported on land or water by air or other gaseous cushions.
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 [2006.01]

Note(s) [2006.01]

  • Main groups B60W 10/00 and B60W 30/00-B60W 60/00 do not cover the control of a single sub-unit; such control is classified in the relevant place for the sub-unit, e.g. F02D, 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, F16H.
  • 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, F16H.
  • When classifying in group B60W 10/00, classification must also be made in groups B60W 20/00-B60W 60/00 in order to identify the purpose or use of the control.
  • In this subclass, the following expressions are used with the meanings indicated:
    • "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;
    • "drive control system" means an electronic system on board a road vehicle for automatically controlling the movement of that vehicle in order to take certain actions;
    • road vehicle” means a motorised vehicle for transportation on roads, e.g. a car, truck or bus;
    • autonomous road vehicle” means a road vehicle capable of controlling all dynamic driving tasks without human intervention during different driving scenarios by using on-board computer hardware and software to execute decision making processes in real-time;
    • "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.