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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