SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION

Introduced: September 1968

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:: SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION

Description

F16F covers mechanical devices and systems designed to store elastic energy, absorb impacts, and attenuate vibrations in machinery and structures. This subclass encompasses springs (helical, leaf, torsion, and other types), shock absorbers, dampers, and vibration isolation systems used across diverse applications from automotive suspension to industrial equipment. The classification includes both the devices themselves and functional mechanisms for energy dissipation, whether achieved through mechanical deformation, friction, or fluid resistance. Related applications in sealing, bearing design, and vibration control in specific machines are typically classified in their respective technical fields rather than F16F.

Related Keywords

CATARACT(S) [= dashpots]COVERS for fluid springsDAMPING of vibrations or oscillationsGAITERS for springsdamping mechanical OSCILLATIONSSHACKLES for springsSHOCK(S) absorbersSPRING(S)damping

9 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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F16F 1/00 Springs
F16F 11/00 Vibration-dampers or shock-absorbers working with both friction and a damping fluid
F16F 13/00 Units comprising springs of the non-fluid type as well as vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or fluid springs
F16F 15/00 Suppression of vibrations in systems; Means or arrangements for avoiding or reducing out-of-balance forces, e.g. due to motion
F16F 3/00 Spring units consisting of several springs, e.g. for obtaining a desired spring characteristic
F16F 5/00 Liquid springs in which the liquid works as a spring by compression, e.g. combined with throttling action; Combinations of devices including liquid springs
F16F 6/00 Magnetic springs; Fluid magnetic springs
F16F 7/00 Vibration-dampers; Shock-absorbers
F16F 9/00 Springs, vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or similarly-constructed movement-dampers using a fluid or the equivalent as damping medium