F | SK | SECTION F — MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING |
F16 | KL | ENGINEERING ELEMENTS OR UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL |
F16F | UKL | SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION |
F16F 1/00 | HGR | Springs (working with fluid F16F 5/00, F16F 9/00) |
F16F 1/02 | UGR1 | . | made of steel or other material having low internal friction (F16F 1/36 takes precedence); Wound, torsion, leaf, cup, ring or the like springs, the material of the spring not being relevant [6] |
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F16F 1/04 | UGR2 | |
F16F 1/06 | UGR3 | . . . | with turns lying in cylindrical surfaces |
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F16F 1/08 | UGR3 | . . . | with turns lying in mainly conical surfaces |
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F16F 1/10 | UGR3 | . . . | Spiral springs with turns lying substantially in plane surfaces |
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F16F 1/12 | UGR3 | . . . | Attachments or mountings |
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F16F 1/13 | UGR4 | . . . . | comprising inserts or spacers between the windings for changing the mechanical or physical characteristics of the spring [6] |
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F16F 1/14 | UGR2 | . . | Torsion springs consisting of bars or tubes |
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F16F 1/16 | UGR3 | . . . | Attachments or mountings |
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F16F 1/18 | UGR2 | |
F16F 1/20 | UGR3 | . . . | with layers, e.g. anti-friction layers, or with rollers between the leaves |
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F16F 1/22 | UGR3 | . . . | with means for modifying the spring characteristic |
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F16F 1/24 | UGR3 | . . . | Lubrication; Covers, e.g. for retaining lubricant |
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F16F 1/26 | UGR3 | . . . | Attachments or mountings (B60G 11/10 takes precedence) [5] |
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F16F 1/28 | UGR4 | . . . . | comprising cylindrical metal pins pivoted in close-fitting sleeves |
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F16F 1/30 | UGR4 | . . . . | comprising intermediate pieces made of rubber or similar elastic material |
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F16F 1/32 | UGR2 | . . | Cup springs; Dished disc springs (diaphragms F16J 3/00) |
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F16F 1/34 | UGR2 | . . | Ring springs, i.e. annular bodies deformed radially due to axial load |
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F16F 1/36 | UGR1 | . | made of plastics, e.g. rubber; made of material having high internal friction |
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F16F 1/362 | UGR2 | . . | made of steel wool or compressed hair [6] |
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F16F 1/364 | UGR2 | . . | made of cork, wood or the like material [6] |
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F16F 1/366 | UGR2 | . . | made of fibre reinforced plastics [6] |
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F16F 1/368 | UGR3 | |
F16F 1/37 | UGR2 | . . | of foam-like material, e.g. sponge rubber |
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F16F 1/371 | UGR2 | . . | characterised by inserts or auxiliary extension elements, e.g. for rigidification (F16F 1/366, F16F 1/387 take precedence) [6] |
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F16F 1/373 | UGR2 | . . | characterised by having a particular shape [6] |
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F16F 1/374 | UGR3 | . . . | having a spherical or the like shape [6] |
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F16F 1/376 | UGR3 | . . . | having projections, studs, serrations or the like on at least one surface (F16F 1/387 takes precedence) [6] |
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F16F 1/377 | UGR3 | . . . | having holes or openings (F16F 1/387 takes precedence) [6] |
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F16F 1/379 | UGR2 | . . | characterised by arrangements for regulating the spring temperature, e.g. by cooling [6] |
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F16F 1/38 | UGR2 | . . | with a sleeve of elastic material between a rigid outer sleeve and a rigid inner sleeve or pin |
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F16F 1/387 | UGR3 | . . . | comprising means for modifying the rigidity in particular directions [6] |
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F16F 1/393 | UGR3 | . . . | with spherical or conical sleeves [6] |
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F16F 1/40 | UGR2 | . . | consisting of a stack of similar elements separated by non-elastic intermediate layers |
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F16F 1/41 | UGR3 | . . . | the spring consisting of generally conically arranged elements [6] |
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F16F 1/42 | UGR2 | . . | characterised by the mode of stressing |
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F16F 1/44 | UGR3 | . . . | loaded mainly in compression |
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F16F 1/46 | UGR3 | . . . | loaded mainly in tension |
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F16F 1/48 | UGR3 | . . . | loaded mainly in torsion |
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F16F 1/50 | UGR3 | . . . | loaded mainly in shear |
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F16F 1/52 | UGR3 | . . . | loaded in combined stresses |
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F16F 1/54 | UGR4 | . . . . | loaded in compression and shear |
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F16F 3/00 | HGR | Spring units consisting of several springs, e.g. for obtaining a desired spring characteristic (including fluid springs F16F 5/00, F16F 13/00) |
F16F 3/02 | UGR1 | . | with springs made of steel or of other material having low internal friction |
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F16F 3/04 | UGR2 | . . | composed only of wound springs |
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F16F 3/06 | UGR3 | . . . | of which some are placed around others in such a way that they damp each other by mutual friction |
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F16F 3/07 | UGR2 | . . | combined with chambers filled with gas or liquid |
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F16F 3/08 | UGR1 | . | with springs made of a material having high internal friction, e.g. rubber |
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F16F 3/087 | UGR2 | . . | Units comprising several springs made of plastics or the like material (F16F 1/40 takes precedence) [6] |
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F16F 3/093 | UGR3 | . . . | the springs being of different materials, e.g. having different types of rubber [6] |
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F16F 3/10 | UGR2 | . . | combined with springs made of steel or other material having low internal friction |
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F16F 3/12 | UGR3 | . . . | the steel spring being in contact with the rubber spring, e.g. being embedded in it [6] |
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F16F 5/00 | HGR | 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 | HGR | Magnetic springs; Fluid magnetic springs |
F16F 7/00 | HGR | Vibration-dampers; Shock-absorbers (using fluid F16F 5/00, F16F 9/00; specific for rotary systems F16F 15/10) |
F16F 7/01 | UGR1 | . | using friction between loose particles, e.g. sand [6] |
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F16F 7/02 | UGR1 | . | with relatively-rotatable friction surfaces that are pressed together (F16F 7/01 takes precedence; one of the members being a spring F16F 13/02) [6] |
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F16F 7/04 | UGR2 | . . | in the direction of the axis of rotation |
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F16F 7/06 | UGR2 | . . | in a direction perpendicular or inclined to the axis of rotation |
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F16F 7/08 | UGR1 | . | with friction surfaces rectilinearly movable along each other (F16F 7/01 takes precedence) [6] |
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F16F 7/09 | UGR2 | . . | in dampers of the cylinder-and-piston type [6] |
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F16F 7/10 | UGR1 | |
F16F 7/104 | UGR2 | . . | the inertia member being resiliently mounted [6] |
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F16F 7/108 | UGR3 | . . . | on plastics springs [6] |
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F16F 7/112 | UGR3 | . . . | on fluid springs [6] |
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F16F 7/116 | UGR3 | . . . | on metal springs [6] |
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F16F 7/12 | UGR1 | . | using plastic deformation of members |
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F16F 7/14 | UGR1 | . | of cable-support type, i.e. frictionally-engaged loop-forming cables |
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F16F 9/00 | HGR | Springs, vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or similarly-constructed movement-dampers using a fluid or the equivalent as damping medium (F16F 5/00 takes precedence; connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies B60C 29/00; door-operating appliances with fluid braking systems E05F) |
F16F 9/02 | UGR1 | |
F16F 9/04 | UGR2 | . . | in a chamber with a flexible wall |
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F16F 9/05 | UGR3 | . . . | the flexible wall being of the rolling diaphragm type [5] |
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F16F 9/06 | UGR1 | . | using both gas and liquid |
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F16F 9/08 | UGR2 | . . | in a chamber with a flexible wall |
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F16F 9/084 | UGR3 | . . . | comprising a gas spring contained within a flexible wall, the wall not being in contact with the damping fluid, i.e. mounted externally on the damper cylinder [6] |
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F16F 9/088 | UGR3 | . . . | comprising a gas spring with a flexible wall provided within the cylinder on the piston rod of a monotubular damper or within the inner tube of a bitubular damper [6] |
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F16F 9/092 | UGR3 | . . . | comprising a gas spring with a flexible wall provided between the tubes of a bitubular damper [6] |
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F16F 9/096 | UGR3 | . . . | comprising a hydropneumatic accumulator of the membrane type provided on the upper or the lower end of a damper or separately from or laterally on the damper [6] |
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F16F 9/10 | UGR1 | . | using liquid only; using a fluid of which the nature is immaterial |
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F16F 9/12 | UGR2 | . . | Devices with one or more rotary vanes turning in the fluid, any throttling effect being immaterial |
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F16F 9/14 | UGR2 | . . | Devices with one or more members, e.g. pistons, vanes, moving to and fro in chambers and using throttling effect |
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F16F 9/16 | UGR3 | . . . | involving only straight-line movement of the effective parts |
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F16F 9/18 | UGR4 | . . . . | with a closed cylinder and a piston separating two or more working spaces therein |
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F16F 9/19 | UGR5 | . . . . . | with a single cylinder |
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F16F 9/20 | UGR5 | . . . . . | with the piston-rod extending through both ends of the cylinder |
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F16F 9/22 | UGR4 | . . . . | with one or more cylinders, each having a single working space closed by a piston or plunger |
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F16F 9/24 | UGR5 | . . . . . | with a single cylinder and a single piston or plunger |
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F16F 9/26 | UGR5 | . . . . . | with two cylinders in line and with the two pistons or plungers connected together |
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F16F 9/28 | UGR5 | . . . . . | with two parallel cylinders and with the two pistons or plungers connected together |
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F16F 9/30 | UGR1 | . | with solid or semi-solid material, e.g. pasty masses, as damping medium |
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F16F 9/32 | UGR1 | |
F16F 9/34 | UGR2 | . . | Special valve constructions (valves in general F16K); Shape or construction of throttling passages |
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F16F 9/342 | UGR3 | . . . | Throttling passages operating with metering pins |
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F16F 9/344 | UGR3 | . . . | Vortex flow passages [6] |
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F16F 9/346 | UGR3 | . . . | Throttling passages in the form of slots arranged in cylinder walls |
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F16F 9/348 | UGR3 | . . . | Throttling passages in the form of annular discs operating in opposite directions |
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F16F 9/36 | UGR2 | . . | Special sealings, including sealings or guides for piston-rods |
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F16F 9/38 | UGR2 | . . | Covers for protection or appearance |
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F16F 9/40 | UGR2 | . . | Arrangements for preventing froth |
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F16F 9/42 | UGR2 | |
F16F 9/43 | UGR2 | . . | Filling arrangements, e.g. for supply of gas |
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F16F 9/44 | UGR2 | . . | Means on or in the damper for manual or non-automatic adjustment; such means combined with temperature correction (F16F 9/53, F16F 9/56 take precedence; temperature correction only F16F 9/52) [5, 6] |
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F16F 9/46 | UGR3 | . . . | allowing control from a distance |
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F16F 9/48 | UGR2 | . . | Arrangements for providing different damping effects at different parts of the stroke (F16F 9/53, F16F 9/56 take precedence) [5, 6] |
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F16F 9/49 | UGR3 | . . . | Stops limiting fluid passage, e.g. hydraulic stops |
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F16F 9/50 | UGR2 | . . | Special means providing automatic damping adjustment (F16F 9/53, F16F 9/56 take precedence) [5, 6] |
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F16F 9/504 | UGR3 | . . . | Inertia-sensitive means [6] |
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F16F 9/508 | UGR3 | . . . | Means responsive to the velocity of movement of the piston [6] |
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F16F 9/512 | UGR3 | . . . | Means responsive to load action on the damper or fluid pressure in the damper [6] |
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F16F 9/516 | UGR3 | . . . | resulting in the damping effects during contraction being different from the damping effects during extension [6] |
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F16F 9/52 | UGR3 | . . . | in case of change of temperature (combined with external adjustment F16F 9/44) |
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F16F 9/53 | UGR2 | . . | Means for adjusting damping characteristics by varying fluid viscosity, e.g. electromagnetically [5] |
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F16F 9/54 | UGR2 | . . | Arrangements for attachment |
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F16F 9/56 | UGR2 | . . | Means for adjusting the length of, or for locking, the spring or damper, e.g. at the end of the stroke [6] |
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F16F 9/58 | UGR2 | . . | Stroke limiting stops, e.g. arranged on the piston rod outside the cylinder (F16F 9/49 takes precedence) [6] |
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F16F 11/00 | HGR | Vibration-dampers or shock-absorbers working with both friction and a damping fluid |
F16F 13/00 | HGR | Units comprising springs of the non-fluid type as well as vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or fluid springs (F16F 5/00 takes precedence) |
F16F 13/02 | UGR1 | . | damping by frictional contact between the spring and braking means (frictionally coacting wound springs F16F 3/06) |
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F16F 13/04 | UGR1 | . | comprising both a plastics spring and a damper, e.g. a friction damper [6] |
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F16F 13/06 | UGR2 | . . | the damper being a fluid damper, e.g. the plastics spring not forming a part of the wall of the fluid chamber of the damper (F16F 13/26 takes precedence) [6] |
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F16F 13/08 | UGR3 | . . . | the plastics spring forming at least a part of the wall of the fluid chamber of the damper (F16F 13/20-F16F 13/24 take precedence) [6] |
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F16F 13/10 | UGR4 | . . . . | the wall being at least in part formed by a flexible membrane or the like (F16F 13/12-F16F 13/18 take precedence) [6] |
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F16F 13/12 | UGR4 | . . . . | Single chamber dampers (F16F 13/14 takes precedence) [6] |
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F16F 13/14 | UGR4 | . . . . | Units of the bushing type [6] |
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F16F 13/16 | UGR5 | . . . . . | specially adapted for receiving axial loads [6] |
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F16F 13/18 | UGR4 | . . . . | characterised by the location or the shape of the equilibration chamber, e.g. the equilibration chamber surrounding the plastics spring or being annular (F16F 13/14 takes precedence) [6] |
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F16F 13/20 | UGR3 | . . . | characterised by comprising also a pneumatic spring (F16F 13/22 takes precedence) [6] |
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F16F 13/22 | UGR3 | . . . | characterised by comprising also a dynamic damper (dampers using inertia effect per se F16F 7/10) [6] |
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F16F 13/24 | UGR3 | . . . | the central part of the unit being supported by one element and both extremities of the unit being supported by a single other element, i.e. double acting mounting [6] |
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F16F 13/26 | UGR2 | . . | characterised by adjusting or regulating devices responsive to exterior conditions [6] |
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F16F 13/28 | UGR3 | . . . | specially adapted for units of the bushing type (F16F 13/30 takes precedence) [6] |
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F16F 13/30 | UGR3 | . . . | comprising means for varying fluid viscosity, e.g. of magnetic or electrorheological fluids [6] |
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F16F 15/00 | HGR | Suppression of vibrations in systems (vehicle seat suspension devices B60N 2/50); Means or arrangements for avoiding or reducing out-of-balance forces, e.g. due to motion (testing static or dynamic balance of machines or structures G01M 1/00) |
F16F 15/02 | UGR1 | . | Suppression of vibrations of non-rotating, e.g. reciprocating, systems; Suppression of vibrations of rotating systems by use of members not moving with the rotating system (layered products B32B; suppression of vibration in ships B63) |
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F16F 15/023 | UGR2 | |
F16F 15/027 | UGR3 | . . . | comprising control arrangements [6] |
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F16F 15/03 | UGR2 | . . | using electromagnetic means (F16F 9/53 takes precedence) [5] |
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F16F 15/04 | UGR2 | |
F16F 15/06 | UGR3 | . . . | with metal springs (with rubber springs also F16F 15/08) |
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F16F 15/067 | UGR4 | . . . . | using only wound springs [6] |
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F16F 15/073 | UGR4 | . . . . | using only leaf springs [6] |
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F16F 15/08 | UGR3 | |
F16F 15/10 | UGR1 | . | Suppression of vibrations in rotating systems by making use of members moving with the system (by balancing F16F 15/22; with flywheels acting variably or intermittently F16H) |
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F16F 15/12 | UGR2 | . . | using elastic members or friction-damping members, e.g. between a rotating shaft and a gyratory mass mounted thereon (F16F 15/16 takes precedence) [6] |
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F16F 15/121 | UGR3 | . . . | using springs as elastic members, e.g. metallic springs (F16F 15/131 takes precedence) [6] |
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F16F 15/123 | UGR4 | |
F16F 15/124 | UGR4 | . . . . | Plastics springs, e.g. made of rubber (F16F 15/123 takes precedence) [6] |
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F16F 15/126 | UGR5 | . . . . . | consisting of at least one annular element surrounding the axis of rotation [6] |
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F16F 15/127 | UGR4 | . . . . | using plastics springs combined with other types of springs [6] |
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F16F 15/129 | UGR3 | . . . | characterised by friction-damping means (F16F 15/131 takes precedence) [6] |
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F16F 15/131 | UGR3 | . . . | the rotating system comprising two or more gyratory masses [6] |
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F16F 15/133 | UGR4 | . . . . | using springs as elastic members, e.g. metallic springs [6] |
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F16F 15/134 | UGR5 | . . . . . | Wound springs [6] |
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F16F 15/136 | UGR5 | . . . . . | Plastics springs, e.g. made of rubber (F16F 15/134 takes precedence) [6] |
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F16F 15/137 | UGR5 | . . . . . | the elastic members consisting of two or more springs of different types [6] |
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F16F 15/139 | UGR4 | . . . . | characterised by friction-damping means [6] |
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F16F 15/14 | UGR2 | . . | using freely-swinging masses rotating with the system |
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F16F 15/16 | UGR2 | . . | using a fluid (devices connecting input and output members F16D) |
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F16F 15/167 | UGR3 | . . . | having an inertia member, e.g. ring [6] |
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F16F 15/173 | UGR4 | . . . . | provided within a closed housing [6] |
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F16F 15/18 | UGR2 | . . | using electric means (dynamo-electric devices H02K) |
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F16F 15/20 | UGR1 | . | Suppression of vibrations of rotating systems by favourable grouping or relative arrangement of the moving members of the system or systems |
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F16F 15/22 | UGR1 | . | Compensation of inertia forces |
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F16F 15/24 | UGR2 | . . | of crankshaft systems by particular disposition of cranks, pistons, or the like |
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F16F 15/26 | UGR2 | . . | of crankshaft systems using solid masses, other than the ordinary pistons, moving with the system |
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F16F 15/28 | UGR1 | . | Counterweights; Attaching or mounting same (for roll-type closures E06B 9/62) |
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F16F 15/30 | UGR1 | . | Flywheels (F16F 15/16 takes precedence; suppression of vibrations in rotating systems using elastic members or friction-damping members moving with the system F16F 15/12; rotary-body aspects in general F16C 13/00, F16C 15/00) [6] |
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F16F 15/305 | UGR2 | . . | made of plastics, e.g. fibre reinforced plastics (FRP) [6] |
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F16F 15/31 | UGR2 | . . | characterised by means for varying the moment of inertia [6] |
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F16F 15/315 | UGR2 | . . | characterised by their supporting arrangement, e.g. mountings, cages, securing inertia member to shaft (F16F 15/31 takes precedence) [6] |
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F16F 15/32 | UGR1 | . | Correcting- or balancing-weights or equivalent means for balancing rotating bodies, e.g. vehicle wheels [2, 5] |
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F16F 15/34 | UGR2 | . . | Fastening arrangements therefor [5] |
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F16F 15/36 | UGR2 | . . | operating automatically [5] |
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