IPC Main Group
F16N 7/00 Arrangements for supplying oil or unspecified lubricant from a stationary reservoir or the equivalent in or on the machine or member to be lubricated
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:
- LUBRICATING
6 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F16N 7/02 with gravity feed or drip lubrication
- F16N 7/12 with feed by capillary action, e.g. by wicks
- F16N 7/14 the lubricant being conveyed from the reservoir by mechanical means
- F16N 7/3 the oil being fed or carried along by another fluid
- F16N 7/36 with feed by pumping action of the member to be lubricated or of a shaft of the machine; Centrifugal lubrication
- F16N 7/38 with a separate pump; Central lubrication systems
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