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B23F

MAKING GEARS OR TOOTHED RACKS (by stamping B21D; by rolling B21H; by forging or pressing B21K; by casting B22; arrangements for copying or controlling B23Q; machines or devices for grinding or polishing, in general B24B)

Introduced: September 1968

Description

B23F covers machine tools, processes, and equipment specifically designed for manufacturing gears and toothed racks through cutting, shaping, or finishing operations. This includes gear hobbing machines, gear shaping machines, gear grinding equipment, and related tools for producing spur gears, helical gears, bevel gears, and rack teeth. The classification encompasses both the machines themselves and the manufacturing methods employed, such as hobbing, shaping, grinding, and lapping of gear teeth.

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: MAKING GEARS OR TOOTHED RACKS

CPC: MAKING GEARS OR TOOTHED RACKS (by stamping B21D; by rolling B21H; by forging or pressing B21K; by casting B22; arrangements for copying or controlling B23Q; machines or devices for grinding or polishing, in general B24B)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

MAKING GEARS OR TOOTHED RACKS

CPC:

MAKING GEARS OR TOOTHED RACKS (by stamping B21D; by rolling B21H; by forging or pressing B21K; by casting B22; arrangements for copying or controlling B23Q; machines or devices for grinding or polishing, in general B24B)

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 12 subcodes exist in both systems.

7 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • B23F 11/00 Making worm wheels, e.g. by hobbing IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B23F 3/00 Making gear teeth involving copying operations controlled by templates having a profile which matches that of the required tooth face or part thereof or a copy thereof to a different scale (copying systems or devices per se B23Q35/00) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B23F 7/00 Making herringbone gear teeth IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC