IPC Subgroup
F16F 9/32 Details
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Springs, vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or similarly-constructed movement-dampers using a fluid or the equivalent as damping medium > Details
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
13 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F16F 9/34 Special valve constructions; Shape or construction of throttling passages
- F16F 9/36 Special sealings, including sealings or guides for piston-rods
- F16F 9/38 Covers for protection or appearance
- F16F 9/4 Arrangements for preventing froth
- F16F 9/42 Cooling arrangements
- F16F 9/43 Filling arrangements, e.g. for supply of gas
- F16F 9/44 Means on or in the damper for manual or non-automatic adjustment; such means combined with temperature correction
- F16F 9/48 Arrangements for providing different damping effects at different parts of the stroke
- F16F 9/5 Special means providing automatic damping adjustment
- F16F 9/53 Means for adjusting damping characteristics by varying fluid viscosity, e.g. electromagnetically
- F16F 9/54 Arrangements for attachment
- F16F 9/56 Means for adjusting the length of, or for locking, the spring or damper, e.g. at the end of the stroke
- F16F 9/58 Stroke limiting stops, e.g. arranged on the piston rod outside the cylinder
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