IPC Main Group
B60K 17/00 Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- Subclass:
- ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
9 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B60K 17/02 characterised by arrangement, location, or kind of clutch
- B60K 17/04 characterised by arrangement, location or kind of gearing
- B60K 17/22 characterised by arrangement, location, or type of main drive shafting, e.g. cardan shaft
- B60K 17/26 characterised by arrangement, location, or type of freewheel device
- B60K 17/28 characterised by arrangement, location, or type of power take-off
- B60K 17/3 the ultimate propulsive elements, e.g. ground wheels, being steerable
- B60K 17/32 the ultimate propulsive elements, e.g. ground wheels, being rockable about a horizontal pivot
- B60K 17/34 for driving both front and rear wheels, e.g. four wheel drive vehicles
- B60K 17/36 for driving tandem wheels
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B60, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 28,052
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 27,773
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 26,243
- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 20,110
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 19,033
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 17,924
- BMW (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE) DE 14,214
- HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 12,527
- AUDI DE 10,806
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS US 10,336