IPC 6 English version  F04D-F04D03500
SECTION F– MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING

F 04

POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS (portable fire extinguishers with manually-operated pumps A 62 C 11/00, with power-driven pumps A 62 C 25/00; charging or scavenging combustion engines by pumps F 02 B; engine fuel-injection pumps F 02 M; ion pumps H 01 J 41/12; electrodynamic pumps H 02 K 44/02)

F 04 D

NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS

Notes

(1)

This subclass covers non-positive-displacement pumps for liquids, for elastic fluids, or for liquids and elastic fluids whether rotary or not having pure rotation.

(2)

This subclass does not cover combinations of non-positive-displacement pumps with other pumps, which are covered by subclass F 04 B, except that the use of such other pumps for priming or boosting non-positive-displacement is covered by this subclass.

(3)

Attention is drawn to the Notes preceding class F 01, especially as regards the definition of "pump".


Pumping liquids, or liquids and elastic fluids, by rotary pumps (pumping liquids and elastic fluids at the same time F 04 D 31/00)

1/

00

Radial-flow pumps, e.g. centrifugal pumps; Helico-centrifugal pumps (adapted for pumping specific fluids F 04 D 7/00; priming or boosting F 04 D 9/00)

1/

02

having non-centrifugal stages, e.g. centripetal

1/

04

Helico-centrifugal pumps

1/

06

Multi-stage pumps (F 04 D 1/02 takes precedence)

1/

08

. . 

the stages being situated concentrically

1/

10

. . 

with means for changing the flow-path through the stages, e.g. series/parallel

1/

12

Pumps with scoops or like paring members protruding in the fluid circulating in a bowl

1/

14

Pumps raising fluids by centrifugal force within a conical rotary bowl with vertical axis

3/

00

Axial-flow pumps (priming or boosting F 04 D 9/00)

3/

02

of screw type

5/

00

Pumps with circumferential or transverse flow

7/

00

Pumps adapted for handling specific fluids, e.g. by selection of specific materials for pumps or pump parts

7/

02

of centrifugal type

7/

04

. . 

the fluids being viscous or non-homogeneous

7/

06

. . 

the fluids being hot or corrosive, e.g. liquid metal

7/

08

. . 

the fluids being radioactive

9/

00

Priming; Preventing vapour lock

9/

02

Self-priming pumps

9/

04

using priming pumps; using booster pumps to prevent vapour lock

9/

06

. . 

of jet type

11/

00

Other rotary non-positive-displacement pumps (pumping installations or systems F 04 D 13/00)

13/

00

Pumping installations or systems (controlling F 04 D 15/00)

13/

02

Units comprising pumps and their driving means (predominant aspects of the driving means, see the relevant classes for such means)

13/

04

. . 

the pump being fluid-driven

13/

06

. . 

the pump being electrically driven

13/

08

. . . 

for submerged use

13/

10

. . . . 

adapted for use in mining bore holes

13/

12

Combinations of two or more pumps (combinations with priming pumps or booster pumps to counter-act vapour lock F 04 D 9/04)

13/

14

. . 

the pumps being all of centrifugal type

13/

16

with storage reservoirs

15/

00

Control, e.g. regulation, of pumps, pumping installations, or systems

15/

02

Stopping of pumps, or operating valves, on occurrence of unwanted conditions
Pumping elastic fluids by rotary pumps

17/

00

Radial-flow pumps, e.g. centrifugal pumps; Helico-centrifugal pumps (F 04 D 21/00 takes precedence)

17/

02

having non-centrifugal stages, e.g. centripetal

17/

04

. . 

of transverse-flow type

17/

06

Helico-centrifugal pumps

17/

08

Centrifugal pumps

17/

10

. . 

for compressing or evacuating

17/

12

. . . 

Multi-stage pumps

17/

14

. . . . 

with means for changing the flow-path through the stages, e.g. series/parallel (surge control F 04 D 27/02)

17/

16

. . 

for displacing without appreciable compression

17/

18

. . 

characterised by use of centrifugal force of liquids entrained in pumps

19/

00

Axial-flow pumps (F 04 D 21/00 takes precedence)

19/

02

Multi-stage pumps

19/

04

. . 

specially adapted to the production of a high vacuum, e.g. molecular pumps

21/

00

Pumps involving supersonic speed of pumped fluids

23/

00

Other rotary non-positive-displacement pumps (pumping installations or systems F 04 D 25/00)

25/

00

Pumping installations or systems (controlling F 04 D 27/00)

25/

02

Units comprising pumps and their driving means (predominant aspects of the driving means, see the relevant classes for such means)

25/

04

. . 

the pump being fluid-driven

25/

06

. . 

the pump being electrically driven (F 04 D 25/08 takes precedence)

25/

08

. . 

the working fluid being air, e.g. for ventilation

25/

10

. . . 

the unit having provisions for automatically changing the direction of output air

25/

12

. . . 

the unit being adapted for mounting in apertures

25/

14

. . . . 

and having shutters, e.g. automatically closed when not in use

25/

16

Combinations of two or more pumps

27/

00

Control, e.g. regulation, of pumps, pumping installations, or systems

27/

02

Surge control

29/

00

Details, component parts, or accessories (machine elements in general F 16)

29/

02

Selection of particular materials (for handling specific liquids F 04 D 7/00)

29/

04

Shafts; Bearings; Lubrication (of machines or engines in general F 01 M)

29/

06

. . 

Lubrication

29/

08

Sealings

29/

10

. . 

Shaft sealings

29/

12

. . . 

using sealing-rings

29/

14

. . . 

operative only when pump is inoperative

29/

16

. . 

between pressure and suction sides

29/

18

Rotors (specially for elastic fluids F 04 D 29/26)

29/

20

. . 

Mounting rotors on shafts

29/

22

. . 

specially for centrifugal pumps

29/

24

. . . 

Vanes

29/

26

Rotors specially for elastic fluids

29/

28

. . 

for centrifugal or helico-centrifugal pumps

29/

30

. . . 

Vanes

29/

32

. . 

for axial-flow pumps

29/

34

. . . 

Blade mountings

29/

36

. . . . 

adjustable

29/

38

. . . 

Blades

29/

40

Casings; Connections for working fluid

29/

42

. . 

for radial or helico-centrifugal pumps

29/

44

. . . 

Fluid-guiding means, e.g. diffusers

29/

46

. . . . 

adjustable

29/

48

. . . . . 

for unidirectional fluid flow in reversible pumps

29/

50

. . . . . 

for reversing fluid flow

29/

52

. . 

for axial pumps

29/

54

. . . 

Fluid-guiding means, e.g. diffusers

29/

56

. . . . 

adjustable

29/

58

Cooling (of machines or engines in general F 01 P); Heating; Diminishing heat transfer

29/

60

Mounting; Assembling; Disassembling

29/

62

. . 

of radial or helico-centrifugal pumps

29/

64

. . 

of axial pumps

29/

66

Combating cavitation, whirls, noise, vibration, or the like (gas-flow silencers for machines or engines in general F 01 N); Balancing (surge control F 04 D 27/02)

29/

68

. . 

by influencing boundary layers

29/

70

Suction grids; Strainers; Dust separation; Cleaning
Other non-positive-displacement pumps

31/

00

Pumping liquids and elastic fluids at the same time

33/

00

Non-positive-displacement pumps with other than pure rotation, e.g. of oscillating type (F 04 D 35/00 takes precedence; hand-held fans A 45 B) [2]

35/

00

Pumps producing waves in liquids, i.e. wave-producers (for bath tubs A 47 K 3/10) [2]


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