CPC Subclass Not Allocatable
B62D MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M)
Description
B62D covers the construction, design, and component technologies of motor vehicles and trailers. This subclass encompasses chassis design, steering systems, suspension mechanisms, braking systems, body structures, and coupling devices for vehicle attachment. It includes passenger cars, trucks, buses, and towed or semi-trailers, but excludes railway vehicles and rail-guided systems. Related design aspects covered here interact with engine technology (classified separately under B60) and manufacturing processes classified elsewhere.
36 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B62D 1/00 Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle
- B62D 11/00 Steering non-deflectable wheels; Steering endless tracks or the like
- B62D 12/00 Steering specially adapted for vehicles operating in tandem or having pivotally connected frames (steering endless tracks or the like B62D11/00; steering specially adapted for trailers B62D13/00)
- B62D 13/00 Steering specially adapted for trailers (combined traction and steering hitches B60D)
- B62D 15/00 Steering not otherwise provided for
- B62D 17/00 Means on vehicles for adjusting camber, castor, or toe-in
- B62D 19/00 Radius rods, i.e. distance members
- B62D 21/00 Understructures, i.e. chassis frame on which a vehicle body may be mounted (combined frame and vehicle body B62D23/00 )
- B62D 23/00 Combined superstructure and frame, i.e. monocoque constructions ( superstructure sub-units B62D25/00 )
- B62D 24/00 Connections between vehicle body and vehicle frame (B62D23/00, B62D33/077 take precedence)
- B62D 25/00 Superstructure sub-units; Parts or details thereof not otherwise provided for
- B62D 27/00 Connections between superstructure sub-units
- B62D 29/00 Superstructures, characterised by the material thereof
- B62D 3/00 Steering gears (power assisted or power driven B62D5/00; steering linkages B62D7/00; for non-deflectable wheels B62D11/00; gearing in general F16H)
- B62D 31/00 Superstructures for passenger vehicles (passenger vehicles specially adapted to co-operate with aircraft or terminal buildings B64F1/31)
- B62D 33/00 Superstructures for load-carrying vehicles ( in which a load-carrying element is movable B60P; liners B60R13/00 )
- B62D 35/00 Vehicle bodies characterised by streamlining
- B62D 37/00 Stabilising vehicle bodies without controlling suspension arrangements
- B62D 39/00 Vehicle bodies not otherwise provided for
- B62D 41/00 Fittings for identifying vehicles in case of collision; Fittings for marking or recording collision areas
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B62, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- HONDA MOTOR COMPANY JP 5,923
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 5,548
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 5,466
- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 4,265
- HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 4,147
- SHIMANO JP 4,060
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 3,750
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 3,683
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3,604
- BMW (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE) DE 3,538