IPC 6 English version  F16K-F16K01124
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SECTION F– MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING

F 16

ENGINEERING ELEMENTS OR UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL

F 16 K

VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING

Note

Attention is drawn to the following places:

A 47 J 27/09 `Safety devices for pressure cookers

A 47 J 31/46 `Dispensing spouts, drain valves or like beverage-making apparatus

A 61 B 5/0235 `Valves specially adapted for measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels

A 61 F 2/24 `Heart valves

A 61 M 16/20 `Valves specially adapted for medical respiratory devices

A 61 M 39/00 `Tube connectors, tube couplings, valves or branch units specially adapted for medical use in general

A 62 B 9/02 `Valves for respiratory apparatus

A 62 B 18/10 `Valves for breathing masks or helmets

A 62 C `Fire extinguishers

B 05 B `Nozzles, spray heads or other discharge apparatus for spraying or atomising

B 60 C 29/00 `Arrangements of tyre-inflating valves relative to tyres or wheel rims; Connection of valves to wheel rims, tyres or other inflatable elastic bodies

B 60 G 17/048 `Valves specially adapted for adjusting vehicle fluid-spring characteristics

B 60 T `Valves specially adapted for vehicle brake control systems

B 62 D 5/08 `Vehicle power-assisted steering characterised by the type of valve used

B 63 B 7/00, B 63 C 9/00 `Arrangement of inflating valves for floatable live-saving equipment

B 65 D 47/04 `Container closures with discharging valves

B 65 D 83/28, B 65 D 83/44 `Nozzles or valves specially adapted for aerosol containers

B 65 D 90/32 `Safety valves for large containers

B 65 D 90/54 `Gates or closures on large containers

B 67 C 3/28 `Flow control devices for bottling liquids

B 67 D `Dispensing, delivering or transferring liquids

E 02 B 8/00 `Details, e.g. valves, of barrages or weirs

E 02 B 13/02 `Closures for irrigation conduits

E 03 D `Flushing valves for water-closets or urinals

E 05 F 3/12 `Valve arrangement in door closers

E 21 B 21/10 `Valve arrangements in drilling-fluid circulation systems

E 21 B 34/00 `Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells

F 01 B 25/10 `Working-fluid valves for controlling machines or engines in general or of positive-displacement type

F 01 D 17/10 `Final actuators for controlling non-positive displacement machines or engines

F 01 L `Cyclically operated valves for machines or engines

F 02 D 9/08 `Throttle valves for controlling combustion engines

F 02 K 9/58 `Propellant feed valves for rocket-engines

F 02 M `Carburettors, fuel injection

F 02 M 59/46 `Valves for fuel injection pumps

F 04 `Pumps

F 16 F 9/34 `Valves for shock absorbers

F 16 L 29/00, F 16 L 37/28 `Pipe joints or quick-acting couplings with fluid cut-off means

F 16 L 55/00 `Arrangement of valves in pipes

F 16 L 55/055 `Valves specially adapted to prevent or minimise the effect of water hammer

F 16 L 55/46 `Launching devices for pigs or moles

F 16 N 23/00 `Check valves for lubrication systems

F 17 C 13/04 `Arrangement of valves in pressure vessels

F 22 B 37/44 `Arrangement of safety valves on steam boilers

F 22 D 5/34 `Application of valves to automatic water-feed in boiler

F 23 L 13/00 `Valves for air supply control to burners

F 23 Q 2/173 `Valves for lighters with gaseous fuel and adjustable flame

F 24 C 3/12, F 24 C 5/16 `Arrangement of valves on stoves or ranges

F 24 F `Air conditioning; Ventilation

F 25 B 41/04 `Disposition of fluid circulation valves in refrigeration machines

G 05 D `Controlling non-electric variables

G 10 B 3/06 `Valves for organs

G 10 D 9/04 `Valves for other wind-actuated musical instruments. [5]


Constructional types (check valves F 16 K 15/00)

Note

In groups F 16 K 1/00 to F 16 K 13/00, an initial seal breaking or final sealing movement which is different from the opening or closing movement of the valve is not considered in determining the movement to be classified. [2]

1/

00

Lift valves, i.e. cut-off apparatus with closure members having at least a component of their opening and closing motion perpendicular to the closing faces (diaphragm valves F 16 K 7/00)

1/

02

with screw-spindle (F 16 K 1/12 to F 16 K 1/28 take precedence; actuating mechanisms with screw-spindles F 16 K 31/50)

1/

04

. . 

with a cut-off member rigid with the spindle, e.g. main valves

1/

06

. . 

Special arrangements for improving the flow, e.g. special shape of passages or casings

1/

08

. . . 

in which the spindle is perpendicular to the general direction of flow

1/

10

. . . 

in which the spindle is inclined to the general direction of flow

1/

12

with streamlined valve member around which the fluid flows when the valve is opened

1/

14

with ball-shaped valve members (check valves F 16 K 15/04)

1/

16

with pivoted closure members

1/

18

. . 

with pivoted discs or flaps

1/

20

. . . 

with axis of rotation arranged externally of valve member

1/

22

. . . 

with axis of rotation crossing the valve member, e.g. butterfly valves

1/

226

. . . . 

Shape or arrangement of the sealing

1/

228

. . . . . 

Movable sealing bodies

1/

24

with valve members that, on opening of the valve, are initially lifted from the seat and next are turned around an axis parallel to the seat

1/

26

. . 

Shape or arrangement of the sealing

1/

28

. . . 

Movable sealing bodies

1/

30

specially adapted for pressure containers

1/

32

Details (details of more general applicability F 16 K 25/00 to F 16 K 51/00)

1/

34

. . 

Cutting-off parts (F 16 K 1/06, F 16 K 1/12, F 16 K 1/14, F 16 K 1/26 take precedence)

1/

36

. . . 

Valve members (for double-seat valves F 16 K 1/44)

1/

38

. . . . 

of conical shape

1/

40

. . . . 

of helical shape

1/

42

. . . 

Valve seats (for double-seat valves F 16 K 1/44)

1/

44

. . . 

Details of seats or valve members of double-seat valves

1/

46

. . . 

Attachment of sealing rings

1/

48

. . 

Attaching valve members to valve-spindles [4]

1/

50

. . 

Preventing rotation of valve members

1/

52

. . 

Means for additional adjustment of the rate of flow

1/

54

. . 

Arrangements for modifying the way in which the rate of flow varies during the actuation of the valve

3/

00

Gate valves or sliding valves, i.e. cutt-off apparatus with closing members having a sliding movement along the seat for opening and closing (F 16 K 5/00 takes precedence; in barrages or weirs E 02 B 8/04)

3/

02

with flat sealing faces; Packings therefor

3/

03

. . 

with a closure member in the form of an iris-diaphragm

3/

04

. . 

with pivoted closure members

3/

06

. . . 

in the form of closure plates arranged between supply and discharge passages (F 16 K 3/10 takes precedence)

3/

08

. . . . 

with circular closure plates rotatable around their centres

3/

10

. . . 

with special arrangements for separating the sealing faces or for pressing them together

3/

12

. . 

with wedge-shaped arrangements of sealing faces

3/

14

. . . 

with special arrangements for separating the sealing faces or for pressing them together

3/

16

. . 

with special arrangements for separating the sealing faces or for pressing them together (F 16 K 3/10, F 16 K 3/14 take precedence)

3/

18

. . . 

by movement of the closure members

3/

20

. . . 

by movement of the seats

3/

22

with sealing faces shaped as surfaces of solids of revolution (F 16 K 13/02 takes precedence; with resilient valve members F 16 K 3/28)

3/

24

. . 

with cylindrical valve members

3/

26

. . . 

with fluid passages in the valve member

3/

28

with resilient valve members

3/

30

Details

3/

312

. . 

Line blinds

3/

314

. . 

Forms or constructions of slides; Attachment of the slide to the spindle

3/

316

. . 

Guiding of the slide

3/

32

. . 

Means for additional adjustment of the rate of flow

3/

34

. . 

Arrangements for modifying the way in which the rate of flow varies during the actuation of the valve

3/

36

. . 

Features relating to lubrication

5/

00

Taps or cocks comprising only cut-off apparatus having at least one of the sealing faces shaped as a more or less complete surface of a solid of revolution, the opening and closing movement being predominantly rotary (taps of the lift-valve type F 16 K 1/00)

5/

02

with plugs having conical surfaces; Packings therefor

5/

04

with plugs having cylindrical surfaces; Packings therefor

5/

06

with plugs having spherical surfaces; Packings therefor

5/

08

Details

5/

10

. . 

Means for additional adjustment of the rate of flow

5/

12

. . 

Arrangements for modifying the way in which the rate of flow varies during the actuation of the valve

5/

14

. . 

Special arrangements for separating the sealing faces or for pressing them together

5/

16

. . . 

for plugs with conical surfaces

5/

18

. . . 

for plugs with cylindrical surfaces

5/

20

. . . 

for plugs with spherical surfaces

5/

22

. . 

Features relating to lubrication

7/

00

Diaphragm cut-off apparatus, e.g. with a member deformed, but not moved bodily, to close the passage (container gates or closures operating by deformation of flexible walls B 65 D 90/56; means for plugging pipes or hoses F 16 L 55/10)

7/

02

with tubular diaphragm

7/

04

. . 

constrictable by external radial force

7/

06

. . . 

by means of a screw-spindle, cam, or other mechanical means

7/

07

. . . 

by means of fluid pressure

7/

08

. . 

constrictable by twisting

7/

10

with inflatable member

7/

12

with flat, dished, or bowl-shaped diaphragm

7/

14

. . 

arranged to be deformed against a flat seat

7/

16

. . . 

the diaphragm being mechanically actuated, e.g. by screw-spindle or cam

7/

17

. . . 

the diaphragm being actuated by fluid pressure

7/

18

with diaphragm secured at one side only, e.g. to be laid on the seat by rolling action

7/

20

with a compressible solid closure member

11/

00

Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; Pipe fittings incorporating such valves; Arrangement of valves and flow lines specially adapted for mixing fluid [4]

11/

02

with all movable sealing faces moving as one unit

11/

04

. . 

comprising only lift valves

11/

044

. . . 

with movable valve members positioned between valve seats [4]

11/

048

. . . 

with valve seats positioned between movable valve members [4]

11/

052

. . . 

with pivoted closure members, e.g. butterfly valves [4]

11/

056

. . . 

with ball-shaped valve members [4]

11/

06

. . 

comprising only sliding valves

11/

065

. . . 

with linearly sliding closure members [4]

11/

07

. . . . 

with cylindrical slides [4]

11/

072

. . . 

with pivoted closure members [4]

11/

074

. . . . 

with flat sealing faces [4]

11/

076

. . . . 

with sealing faces shaped as surfaces of solids of revolution [4]

11/

078

. . . 

with pivoted and linearly movable closure members [4]

11/

08

. . 

comprising only taps or cocks

11/

083

. . . 

with tapered plug [2]

11/

085

. . . 

with cylindrical plug [2]

11/

087

. . . 

with spherical plug [2]

11/

10

with two or more closure members not moving as a unit

11/

12

. . 

with one plug turning in another

11/

14

. . 

operated by one actuating member, e.g. a handle (with one plug turning in another F 16 K 11/12)

11/

16

. . . 

which only slides, or only turns, or only swings in one plane

11/

18

. . . 

with separate operating movements for separate closure members

11/

20

. . 

operated by separate actuating members (with one plug turning in another F 16 K 11/12)

11/

22

. . . 

with an actuating member for each valve, e.g. interconnected to form multiple-way valves

11/

24

. . . 

with an electromagnetically-operated valve, e.g. for washing machines
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