IPC Subgroup
B23B 31/16 moving radially
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Chucks; Expansion mandrels; Adaptations thereof for remote control > Chucks > characterised by the retaining or gripping devices or their immediate operating means > Chucks with simultaneously-acting jaws, whether or not also individually adjustable > moving radially
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- Subclass:
- TURNING; BORING
8 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B23B 31/163 actuated by one or more spiral grooves
- B23B 31/165 actuated by screw-and-nut mechanisms
- B23B 31/167 actuated by oblique racks
- B23B 31/169 actuated by toothed gearing
- B23B 31/171 actuated by a cam surface in a radial plane
- B23B 31/173 actuated by coaxial conical surfaces
- B23B 31/175 actuated by levers moved by a coaxial control rod
- B23B 31/177 actuated by the oblique surfaces of a coaxial control rod
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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