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B60L 5/00

Current-collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Subclass:
PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES

Related Keywords

COLLECTORS for electrically-propelled vehiclesCURRENT(S) collectors for electrically-propelled vehiclesPANTOGRAPH(S) for electrically-propelled vehicles

8 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B60L 5/02 with ice-removing device
  • B60L 5/34 with devices to enable one vehicle to pass another one using the same power supply line
  • B60L 5/36 with means for collecting current simultaneously from more than one conductor, e.g. from more than one phase
  • B60L 5/4 for collecting current from lines in slotted conduits
  • B60L 5/42 for collecting current from individual contact pieces connected to the power supply line

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B60, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 28,052
  2. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 27,773
  3. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 26,243
  4. KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 20,110
  5. ROBERT BOSCH DE 19,033
  6. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 17,924
  7. BMW (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE) DE 14,214
  8. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 12,527
  9. AUDI DE 10,806
  10. GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS US 10,336