IPC Main Group
F03C 2/00 Rotary-piston engines
Introduced: January 1980
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- Class:
- MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- Subclass:
- POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINES DRIVEN BY LIQUIDS
5 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F03C 2/02 of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
- F03C 2/08 of intermeshing-engagement type, i.e. with engagement of co-operating members similar to that of toothed gearing
- F03C 2/22 of internal-axis type with equidirectional movement of co-operating members at the points of engagement, or with one of the co-operating members being stationary, the inner member having more teeth or tooth-equivalents than the outer member
- F03C 2/24 of counter-engagement type, i.e. the movement of co-operating members at the points of engagement being in opposite directions
- F03C 2/3 having the characteristics covered by two or more of groups , , , or having the characteristics covered by one of these groups together with some other type of movement between co-operating members
Top Applicants
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- VESTAS DK 3,539
- WOBBEN PROPERTIES DE 2,922
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- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,356
- BEIJING GOLDWIND SCIENCE & CREATION WINDPOWER EQUIPMENT COMPANY 1,228
- SIEMENS DE 886
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 831
- HUANENG CLEAN ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 785
- MING YANG SMART ENERGY GROUP. 652
- LM WIND POWER DK 600