IPC Main Group
F16D 49/00 Brakes with a braking member co-operating with the periphery of a drum, wheel-rim, or the like
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
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
6 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F16D 49/02 shaped as a helical band or coil with more than one turn, with or without intensification of the braking force by the tension of the band or contracting member
- F16D 49/08 shaped as an encircling band extending over approximately 360°
- F16D 49/14 shaped as a fluid-filled flexible member actuated by variation of the fluid pressure
- F16D 49/16 Brakes with two brake-blocks
- F16D 49/18 Brakes with three or more brake-blocks
- F16D 49/2 Self-tightening brakes
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