B23Q DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g. ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING (tools of the kind used in lathes or boring machines B23B27/00); MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF PARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOT DIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT
Introduced: September 1968
Description
B23Q covers machine tool components, accessories, and subsystems including spindles, chucks, workholding devices, tool changers, and copying/control mechanisms. It encompasses structural details and functional arrangements of machine tools characterized by their constructional features rather than their end-product function. This subclass also includes combinations or associations of multiple metal-working machines that are not designed to produce a specific final result, such as modular machine configurations or integrated machining systems.
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g. ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING; MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL, CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF PARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOT DIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT
CPC: DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g. ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING (tools of the kind used in lathes or boring machines B23B27/00); MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF PARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOT DIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g. ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING; MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL, CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF PARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOT DIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT
DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g. ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING (tools of the kind used in lathes or boring machines B23B27/00); MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF PARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOT DIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT
Of 30 combined children, 17 exist in both systems.
13 codes are CPC-only extensions.
Note: 13 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.
12 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- B23Q 1/00 Members which are comprised in the general build-up of a form of machine, particularly relatively large fixed members (B23Q37/00 takes precedence ) +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B23Q 11/00 Accessories fitted to machine tools for keeping tools or parts of the machine in good working condition or for cooling work ; Safety devices specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools (in respect of boring or drilling machines B23B47/32 takes precedence; safety devices in general F16P) +5 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B23Q 13/00 Equipment for use with tools or cutters when not in operation, e.g. protectors for storage IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B23Q 15/00 Automatic control or regulation of feed movement, cutting velocity or position of tool or work IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B23Q 16/00 Equipment for precise positioning of tool or work into particular locations not otherwise provided for (automatic control or regulation of position of tool or work B23Q15/22; arrangements for indicating or measuring existing or desired position of tool or work B23Q17/22) since 1985 +7 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B23Q 17/00 Arrangements for indicating or measuring on machine tools (for automatic control or regulation of feed movement, cutting velocity or position of tool or work B23Q15/00) +4 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B23Q 2240/00 Machine tools specially suited for a specific kind of workpiece 2nd only +3 CPC CPC only CPC only
- B23Q 23/00 Arrangements for compensating for irregularities or wear, e.g. of ways, of setting mechanisms (automatic control B23Q15/00) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B23Q 27/00 Geometrical mechanisms for the production of work of particular shapes, not fully provided for in another subclass +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B23Q 2701/00 Members which are comprised in the general build-up of a form of the machine 2nd only +4 CPC CPC only CPC only
- B23Q 2705/00 Driving working spindles or feeding members carrying tools or work 2nd only +6 CPC CPC only CPC only
- B23Q 2709/00 Portable machines or devices for the cylindrical bores of valve bodies 2nd only CPC only CPC only
- B23Q 2716/00 Equipment for precise positioning of tool or work into particular locations 2nd only +4 CPC CPC only CPC only
- B23Q 2727/00 Lathes or mechanisms for making work with a non-circular section without a model or a shaped tool 2nd only CPC only CPC only
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class B23,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- ITW (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS) US 3,407
- FANUC JP 3,120
- DISCO ABRASIVE SYSTEM 2,777
- HAN'S LASER TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY GROUP COMPANY 2,629
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 2,468
- FANUC 2,273
- DISCO CORPORATION JP 2,267
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 1,611
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,534
- ISCAR IL 1,499
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class B23,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- ITW (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS) US 3,642
- DISCO CORPORATION JP 3,316
- FANUC JP 3,111
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 2,711
- FANUC 2,163
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,113
- ISCAR IL 1,516
- SIEMENS DE 1,459
- LINCOLN GLOBAL US 1,433
- KOBE STEEL JP 1,423