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| 3H056 | FLUID-DRIVEN VALVES | |
| F16K31/12 -31/165;31/36-31/42@Z | ||
| F16K31/12-31/165;31/36-31/42@Z | AA | AA00 TYPE OF MAIN VALVE |
AA01 | AA02 | AA03 | AA04 | AA05 | AA06 | AA07 | AA08 | AA09 | AA10 |
| . Lift valves | . . having valve bodies downstream relative to valve seats | . . having a plurality of valve bodies arranged coaxially | . . Butterfly valves | . Sliding valves | . Taps or cocks | . Diaphragm valves | . Multiple-way valve | . . Spool valves | . Others | |||
| BB | BB00 PURPOSE OR EFFECT |
BB01 | BB02 | BB03 | BB04 | BB05 | BB06 | BB07 | BB08 | BB09 | BB10 | |
| . of driving or operating valves * | . . improving or adjusting the speeds of opening and closing valves | . . . keeping the speeds constant | . . Cushioning e.g. preventing shocks | . . allowing valves to open and close at high speeds | . . reducing frictional forces between pistons and cylinders | . . saving energy or reducing sizes of control valves e.g. pilot valves | . . adding auxiliary means for opening and closing valves | . . allowing remote operation | . . keeping valve openings constant | |||
| BB11 | BB12 | |||||||||||
| . Fluid flow * | . . preventing water hammers | |||||||||||
| BB21 | BB22 | BB24 | ||||||||||
| . Functions of valves * | . . improving sealing ability during closing valves | . . adding special functions including adjusting flow rate and adjusting pressure | ||||||||||
| BB31 | BB32 | BB33 | BB34 | BB35 | BB36 | BB37 | BB38 | BB39 | ||||
| . Structures of valves * | . . reducing sizes or weight of the structures; simplifying the structures | . . facilitating manufacturing assembling or attaching valves | . . improving resistance to heat | . . improving resistance to pressure | . . improving resistance to corrosion | . . improving resistance to wear | . . preventing fluids from leaking to the outside of valves | . . preventing freezing | ||||
| BB41 | BB42 | BB44 | BB45 | BB46 | BB47 | BB48 | BB49 | BB50 | ||||
| . Measures against foreign matter | . Adjusting temperature of fluids | . Monitoring or detecting operation | . Improving safety | . . Measures to abnormalities | . Preventing mal-operation; Improving reliability | . Preventing control valves from burning out | . Preventing noise | . Others * | ||||
| CA | CA00 SHAPE OR STRUCTURE OF DRIVE MEANS |
CA01 | CA02 | CA03 | CA04 | CA06 | CA07 | CA08 | CA09 | |||
| . Pistons | . . having part of pistons combined with valve bodies | . . having a plurality of pistons | . . Rotary pistons | . Elastic members changing the shapes according to pressure | . . Diaphragms | . . . having part of diaphragms combined with valve bodies | . . . having snap actions | |||||
| CA11 | CA13 | CA14 | CA15 | CA19 | ||||||||
| . Engines for rotating fluids e.g. turbines | . Combining different kinds of drive means | . . having auxiliary drive means | . . . operated manually | . Others * | ||||||||
| CB | CB00 TYPE OF DRIVING DRIVE MEANS |
CB01 | CB02 | CB03 | CB05 | CB06 | CB07 | CB08 | CB09 | |||
| . Arranging pressure chambers * | . . on both sides | . . on one side | . Communicating pressure chambers and passages * | . . constantly between downstream sides of main valves and pressure chambers | . . . feeding back pressure | . . . associated with opening and closing valves of other downstream valves | . . constantly between other passages and pressure chambers | |||||
| CC | CC00 MEANS FOR CONTROLLING DRIVING FLUID |
CC01 | CC02 | CC03 | CC04 | CC05 | CC06 | CC07 | CC09 | CC10 | ||
| . Valves * | . . by opening and closing valves | . . . having opening and closing valves on either input sides or output sides | . . . . having restrictors on input sides and opening and closing valves on output sides | . . by switching valves | . . . Three-position switching valves | . . controlling a plurality of valves | . . having constant flow valves | . . having control valves inside the main valves | ||||
| CC11 | CC12 | CC13 | CC15 | CC16 | CC17 | CC18 | CC20 | |||||
| . . forcibly moving main valve bodies | . . electromagnetically-operated | . . . characterised by electrical systems | . by nozzle flappers | . by grinding diaphragms | . Pumps | . for keeping valve openings constant | . Others * | |||||
| CD | CD00 KIND OF DRIVING FLUID |
CD01 | CD02 | CD03 | CD04 | CD06 | CD08 | CD10 | ||||
| . Liquids | . . Oil | . Gases | . . Air | . Internal fluids | . Vacuum | . Others * | ||||||
| CE | CE00 TRANSMISSION MECHANISM FOR DRIVING FORCE |
CE01 | CE03 | CE04 | CE05 | CE06 | CE07 | CE10 | ||||
| . Electrical or magnetic means | . Mechanical means | . . Links or levers | . . Gears | . . Cams | . . Screws | . Others * | ||||||
| DD | DD00 DETAIL |
DD01 | DD02 | DD03 | DD04 | DD05 | DD06 | DD07 | DD08 | DD09 | DD10 | |
| . Control valves | . Passages for control fluids e.g. pilot passages | . Pistons or cylinders | . Diaphragms | . Units for attaching drive means | . Sealings | . . between pistons and cylinders | . Sections connecting drive means and main valve bodies | . Additional means for keeping valve openings constant | . Others * | |||
| EE | EE00 SPECIAL FUNCTION |
EE01 | EE02 | EE03 | EE04 | EE06 | EE08 | EE10 | ||||
| . Adjusting flow rate | . . stepwise | . . smoothly | . . keeping flow rate constant regardless of pressure changes | . Adjusting pressure | . Adjusting speeds of opening and closing valves | . Others * | ||||||
| FF | FF00 PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING OPERATING UNIT |
FF01 | FF02 | FF03 | FF04 | FF05 | FF06 | FF07 | FF10 | |||
| . Cutting | . Forging or pressing | . Casting | . Injection moulding | . Bulging | . Welding | . . Friction welding | . Others * | |||||
| GG | GG00 USE |
GG01 | GG02 | GG03 | GG04 | GG05 | GG07 | GG08 | GG09 | |||
| . Fluids to be applied * | . . for gaseous means | . . . for gases | . . for liquids | . . . for water including hot water | . . for fluids in high temperature | . . for fluids at low temperature | . . for fluids at high temperature | |||||
| GG11 | GG12 | GG13 | GG14 | GG15 | GG16 | GG17 | GG18 | |||||
| . Apparatus to be applied * | . . for hydraulic or pneumatic apparatus | . . for air conditioners | . . for vacuum apparatus | . . for nuclear power apparatus | . . for medical purposes | . . for food industries | . . for controlling internal combustion engines |