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F16C 35/06

Mounting of ball or roller bearings; Fixing them onto shaft or in housing

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Rigid support of bearing units; Housings, e.g. caps, covers > in the case of ball or roller bearings > Mounting of ball or roller bearings; Fixing them onto shaft or in housing

CPC:

Rigid support of bearing units; Housings, e.g. caps, covers (F16C23/00 takes precedence) > in the case of ball or roller bearings > Mounting of ball or roller bearings; Fixing them onto shaft or in housing

Of 6 combined children, 4 exist in both systems.

2 codes are CPC-only extensions.

2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 1980.

Child Classifications

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  • F16C 35/061 CPC only CPC only
  • F16C 35/062 CPC only CPC only
  • F16C 35/067 Fixing them in a housing (with interposition of an element F16C35/07) since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F16C 35/078 using pressure fluid as mounting aid since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class F16,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY DE 21,545
  2. ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN DE 9,446
  3. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 7,215
  4. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 6,846
  5. ROBERT BOSCH DE 6,106
  6. NTN CORPORATION 5,305
  7. SKF SE 4,219
  8. KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 3,852
  9. NSK 3,850
  10. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 3,639

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class F16,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY DE 22,817
  2. ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN DE 10,523
  3. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 7,933
  4. ROBERT BOSCH DE 7,059
  5. KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 4,867
  6. SKF SE 4,729
  7. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 4,111
  8. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 3,838
  9. GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS US 3,575
  10. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3,499