IPC Subgroup
F04B 1/328 by changing the inclination of the axis of the cylinder barrel relative to the swash plate
Introduced: January 2020
Full Title
Multi-cylinder machines or pumps characterised by number or arrangement of cylinders > having cylinder axes coaxial with, or parallel or inclined to, main shaft axis > Control > of machines or pumps with rotary cylinder blocks > by varying the relative positions of a swash plate and a cylinder block > by changing the inclination of the axis of the cylinder barrel relative to the swash plate
Classification Context
- Section:
- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- Class:
- POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- Subclass:
- POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F04, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 5,351
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 3,502
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 3,011
- MIDEA 2,258
- MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 1,663
- ZHUHAI LANDA COMPRESSOR COMPANY 1,639
- GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, INC.OF ZHUHAI 1,573
- ZHUHAI GREE ENERGY-SAVING REFRIGERATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER COMPANY 1,536
- TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 1,347
- DAIKIN INDUSTRIES 1,325