F16G BELTS, CABLES, OR ROPES, PREDOMINANTLY USED FOR DRIVING PURPOSES; CHAINS; FITTINGS PREDOMINANTLY USED THEREFOR
Description
F16G covers flexible and rigid mechanical power transmission elements used primarily for driving applications, including belts, cables, ropes, and chains, along with their associated hardware components. This subclass encompasses the design, construction, and materials of these drive systems, as well as pulleys, sprockets, tensioners, and other fittings integral to their operation. It excludes lifting or hoisting equipment designed primarily for load suspension, which fall under F16H and other sections; the focus here is on continuous rotational or linear motion transmission between mechanical components.
9 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F16G 1/00 Driving-belts (V-belts F16G5/00; conveyor belt B65G)
- F16G 11/00 Means for fastening cables or ropes to one another or to other objects; Caps or sleeves for fixing on cables or ropes (attaching ropes or cables to lift cars or cages B66B7/08, to winch drums or barrels B66D1/34; ground anchors E02D5/00; anchoring devices for prestressed members E04C5/00; rope clamps in earth drilling E21B19/12)
- F16G 13/00 Chains (making thereof B21L)
- F16G 15/00 Chain couplings, Shackles; Chain joints; Chain links; Chain bushes (making chain elements B21L)
- F16G 17/00 Hooks as integral parts of chains (hooks for cranes B66C1/34; hooks in general F16B45/00)
- F16G 3/00 Belt fastenings, e.g. for conveyor belts (for V-belts F16G7/00)
- F16G 5/00 V-belts, i.e. belts of tapered cross-section
- F16G 7/00 V-belt fastenings
- F16G 9/00 Ropes or cables specially adapted for driving, or for being driven by, pulleys or other gearing elements (ropes or cables in general D07B)
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F16, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY DE 22,817
- ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN DE 10,523
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 7,933
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 7,059
- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 4,867
- SKF SE 4,729
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 4,111
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 3,838
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS US 3,575
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3,499