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F16L 37/084

combined with automatic locking

Introduced: January 1990

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Couplings of the quick-acting type > in which the connection between abutting or axially-overlapping ends is maintained by locking members > combined with automatic locking

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:
PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL

6 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • F16L 37/086 by means of latching members pushed radially by spring-like elements
  • F16L 37/088 by means of a split elastic ring
  • F16L 37/091 by means of a ring provided with teeth or fingers
  • F16L 37/092 by means of elements wedged between the pipe and the frusto-conical surface of the body of the connector
  • F16L 37/096 by means of hooks hinged about an axis
  • F16L 37/098 by means of flexible hooks

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F16, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY DE 21,545
  2. ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN DE 9,446
  3. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 7,215
  4. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 6,846
  5. ROBERT BOSCH DE 6,106
  6. NTN CORPORATION 5,305
  7. SKF SE 4,219
  8. KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 3,852
  9. NSK 3,850
  10. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 3,639