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F16D 3/223

the rolling members being guided in grooves in both coupling parts

Introduced: January 1990

Last revised: January 2011

Full Title

Yielding couplings, i.e. with means permitting movement between the connected parts during the drive > Universal joints in which flexibility is produced by means of pivots or sliding or rolling connecting parts > one coupling part entering a sleeve of the other coupling part and connected thereto by sliding or rolling members > the rolling members being balls, rollers, or the like, guided in grooves or sockets in both coupling parts > the rolling members being guided in grooves in both coupling parts

Classification Context

Section:
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Class:
ENGINEERING ELEMENTS OR UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
Subclass:
COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES

5 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • F16D 3/2233 where the track is made up of two curves with a point of inflexion in between, i.e. S-track joints
  • F16D 3/2237 where the grooves are composed of radii and adjoining straight lines, i.e. undercut free [UF] type joints
  • F16D 3/229 Prismatic coupling parts having each groove centre-line lying on planes parallel to the axis of the respective coupling part

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F16, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY DE 21,545
  2. ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN DE 9,446
  3. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 7,215
  4. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 6,846
  5. ROBERT BOSCH DE 6,106
  6. NTN CORPORATION 5,305
  7. SKF SE 4,219
  8. KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 3,852
  9. NSK 3,850
  10. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 3,639