IPC Subgroup
F16H 9/04 using belts, V-belts, or ropes
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Gearings for conveying rotary motion with variable gear ratio, or for reversing rotary motion, by endless flexible members > without members having orbital motion > using belts, V-belts, or ropes
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:
- GEARING
5 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F16H 9/06 engaging a stepped pulley
- F16H 9/08 engaging a conical drum
- F16H 9/1 engaging a pulley provided with radially-actuatable elements carrying the belt
- F16H 9/12 engaging a pulley built-up out of relatively axially-adjustable parts in which the belt engages the opposite flanges of the pulley directly without interposed belt-supporting members
- F16H 9/22 specially adapted for ropes
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