IPC Subgroup
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 3/224 the groove centre-lines of each coupling part lying on a sphere
- F16D 3/226 the groove centre-lines of each coupling part lying on a cylinder co-axial with the respective coupling part
- 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
- SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY DE 21,545
- ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN DE 9,446
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 7,215
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 6,846
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 6,106
- NTN CORPORATION 5,305
- SKF SE 4,219
- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 3,852
- NSK 3,850
- HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 3,639