CPC Main Group
G05G 5/00 Means for preventing, limiting or returning the movements of parts of a control mechanism, e.g. locking controlling member (G05G17/00 takes precedence)
8 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- G05G 5/02 Means preventing undesired movements of a controlling member which can be moved in two or more separate steps or ways, e.g. restricting to a stepwise movement or to a particular sequence of movements (G05G5/28 takes precedence)
- G05G 5/03 Means for enhancing the operator's awareness of arrival of the controlling member at a command or datum position; Providing feel, e.g. means for creating a counterforce (arrangements for indicating the position of the controlling member G05G1/015)
- G05G 5/04 Stops for limiting movement of members, e.g. adjustable stop (G05G5/03, G05G5/05, G05G5/28 take precedence)
- G05G 5/05 Means for returning or tending to return controlling members to an inoperative or neutral position, e.g. by providing return springs or resilient end-stops (G05G5/28 takes precedence)
- G05G 5/06 for holding members in one or a limited number of definite positions only (, G05G5/03, G05G5/05, G05G5/28 take precedence)
- G05G 5/12 for holding members in an indefinite number of positions, e.g. by a toothed quadrant (G05G5/28 takes precedence)
- G05G 5/28 for preventing unauthorised access to the controlling member or its movement to a command position
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G05, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- FANUC JP 6,367
- SIEMENS DE 5,963
- FANUC 4,535
- MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 4,201
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 4,010
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 3,802
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 3,143
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 2,889
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 2,778
- OMRON CORPORATION JP 2,743