F16D 43/04 controlled by angular speed (F16D43/24 takes precedence; clutches in which the drive is transmitted through a medium consisting of small particles F16D37/00)
Introduced: September 1968
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: controlled by angular speed
CPC: controlled by angular speed (F16D43/24 takes precedence; clutches in which the drive is transmitted through a medium consisting of small particles F16D37/00)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Internally controlled automatic clutches > actuated entirely mechanically > controlled by angular speed
Automatic clutches (varying the relationship between two coaxial shafts F16D3/10; freewheels, freewheel clutches F16D41/00) > actuated entirely mechanically > controlled by angular speed (F16D43/24 takes precedence; clutches in which the drive is transmitted through a medium consisting of small particles F16D37/00)
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 2 subcodes exist in both systems.
Child Classifications
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- F16D 43/06 with centrifugal masses actuating axially a movable pressure ring or the like IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F16D 43/14 with centrifugal masses actuating the clutching members directly in a direction which has at least a radial component; with centrifugal masses themselves being the clutching members +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class F16,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY DE 21,545
- ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN DE 9,446
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 7,215
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 6,846
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 6,106
- NTN CORPORATION 5,305
- SKF SE 4,219
- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 3,852
- NSK 3,850
- HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 3,639
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class F16,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY DE 22,817
- ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN DE 10,523
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 7,933
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 7,059
- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 4,867
- SKF SE 4,729
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 4,111
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 3,838
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS US 3,575
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3,499