F-Term-List

F16C3/00-9/06

AA00
TYPES

AA01

AA02

AA03

AA04

AA05

AA10

. Shafts

. . Crank shaft

. . Eccentric shaft

. Connecting bars

. Bearing

. Others*

AB00
MATERIALS AND PLATING MATERIALS

AB01

AB02

AB03

AB04

AB05

AB10

. Resins*

. Reinforcement fibers

. Metals*

. . Aluminum alloys

. Ceramics

. Others*

AC00
MANUFACTURE AND ASSEMBLY

AC01

AC02

. Manufacturing methods*

. Assembling methods*

BA00
CHARACTERISTIC SHAFT STRUCTURES

BA01

BA02

BA03

BA04

BA05

BA06

BA07

BA08

BA09

. Single elements (i.e., including fiberglass-reinforced plastic [FRP]) .

. Shafts that consist of multiple elements

. . Laminated structures

. . Detachable structures

. . Shafts with sleeves

. Structures that reduce weight

. . Hollow structures

. Telescopic structures

. . Structures with bearings

BA11

BA12

BA13

BA14

BA15

BA20

. Shafts with fluid paths

. . Paths for lubricants

. Damping structures for noise prevention

. Structures that connect to gears

. Shafts with treated surfaces

. Others*

BB00
CHARACTERISTIC JOURNAL UNITS

BB01

BB02

BB03

BB04

BB10

. Shapes

. Treated surfaces

. Journal units with openings for fluid paths

. Journals with sleeves

. Others*

BC00
SHAFT ENDS

BC01

BC02

BC03

BC04

BC05

BC06

BC10

. Screws

. Splines

. Yokes

. Shaft ends with expansion slots

. Shaft ends with gears

. Rotary element mountings

. Others*

F16C3/06-3/16;3/20-3/30

CA00
CHARACTERISTIC CRANKS

CA01

CA02

CA03

CA04

CA10

. Shapes

. Crank pins

. Elastic crank-webs

. Adjustable cranks

. Others**

CB00
CHARACTERISTIC COUNTERWEIGHTS

CB01

CB02

CB03

CB04

CB10

. Shapes

. Separate from crankshafts

. . Elastic mountings

. Adjustable counter weights

. Others*

CC00
CHARACTERISTIC MASS ARRANGEMENTS

CC01

CC02

CC03

CC04

CC10

. Balanced arrangements

. . Balance in an axial direction

. . Balance around an axis

. Measures to compensate for dead points

. Others*

CD00
NUMBER OF CYLINDERS OR JOURNALS

CD01

CD02

CD03

CD04

CD05

CD10

. Less than two cylinders or journals

. Four cylinders or journals

. . Four cylinders or journals arranged in a linear fashion

. Six cylinders or journals

. . Six cylinders arranged in lateral symmetry

. Others*

F16C3/00-9/06

DA00
CHARACTERISTIC CONNECTING-ROD STRUCTURES

DA01

DA02

DA03

DA04

DA05

DA06

DA10

. Rods made of sheet steel

. Intermediate structures

. . Elastic structures

. Rods with oil holes

. . Rods with an opening on the small end

. Rods of adjustable length

. Others*

EA00
CHARACTERISTIC STRUCTURE OF THE LARGE END OF CONNECTION RODS

EA01

EA02

EA03

EA04

EA10

. Connection surfaces

. . Uneven, concave, convex, or stepped surfaces

. Structures that relate to coupling members

. Coupling in a direction other than the longitudinal direction of the connection rod

. Others*

EB00
CHARACTERISTIC STRUCTURE OF THE SMALL END OF CONNECTION RODS

EB01

EB02

EB03

EB04

EB10

. End units with lock-pins

. Different widths on the piston and crankshaft sides

. Inner surface (bearing surface)

. . Provided with bearing metal

. Others*

FA00
CHARACTERISTIC BEARING CAPS OF CRANK-BEARINGS

FA01

FA02

FA03

FA04

FA05

FA06

FA07

FA08

FA09

. Mounting methods

. . Side portions

. . Mounting methods of connection members

. Coupled surfaces

. . Angled to the horizontal surface

. Bearing-caps with bearing beams

. . Multiple bearing beams

. . Separate from bearing caps

. Bearing-caps with fluid paths

FA11

FA20

. Materials

. Others*

F16C9/00-9/06

GA00
CHARACTERISTIC BEARINGS

GA01

GA02

GA03

GA04

GA05

GA06

GA07

GA08

GA09

. Slide bearings

. . Slide bearings with oil grooves

. . . Oil grooves along the periphery only

. . . . Grooved only along part of the periphery

. . Use of bearing metals

. . . Mounting methods

. . . Materials

. Anti-friction bearings

. Thrust bearings

GA11

GA12

GA20

. Lubricants

. Adjustment of the position of the bearings

. Others*

3J033	SHAFTS, CRANKS, CONNECTING BARS, AND RELATED BEARINGS
	F16C3/00 -9/06