IPC Subgroup
B62D 1/18 yieldable or adjustable, e.g. tiltable
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle > vehicle-mounted > Steering columns > yieldable or adjustable, e.g. tiltable
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
- Subclass:
- MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
6 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B62D 1/181 with power actuated adjustment, e.g. with position memory
- B62D 1/183 adjustable between in-use and out-of-use positions, e.g. to improve access
- B62D 1/184 Mechanisms for locking columns at selected positions
- B62D 1/185 adjustable by axial displacement, e.g. telescopically
- B62D 1/187 with tilt adjustment; with tilt and axial adjustment
- B62D 1/19 incorporating energy-absorbing arrangements, e.g. by being yieldable or collapsible
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B62, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- HONDA MOTOR COMPANY JP 5,614
- HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 5,534
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 5,128
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 4,603
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 4,110
- SHIMANO JP 4,017
- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 3,365
- BMW (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE) DE 3,336
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 2,971
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 2,936