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F04C

ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS (engines F03C); ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS

Introduced: September 1968

Description

F04C covers rotary-piston and oscillating-piston positive-displacement machines and pumps designed to handle liquids. These devices employ rotating or reciprocating pistons to achieve precise volumetric flow control, making them suitable for applications requiring constant displacement per cycle independent of pressure. The classification encompasses gear pumps, vane pumps, screw pumps, and similar designs where mechanical action directly displaces fixed liquid volumes, excluding reciprocating piston machines with linear motion (covered under F04B) and centrifugal or dynamic pumps.

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS

CPC: ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS (engines F03C); ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS

CPC:

ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS (engines F03C); ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS

Of 24 combined children, 17 exist in both systems.

7 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 7 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

13 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

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