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| 3K005 | CONTROL OF COMBUSTION | |
| F23N1/08 -1/10,101;5/02-5/16;5/20-5/22,103@Z | ||
| F23N5/02-5/06;5/06@Z;5/14-5/14,370@Z | AA | AA00 DETECTING MEANS |
AA01 | AA02 | AA03 | AA04 | AA05 | AA06 | AA07 | AA08 | AA10 | |
| . using thermal deformation of solids | . using thermal expansion of liquid or gas | . . Bellows | . using magnetic transformation e.g. ferrites | . Temperature switches e.g. ON-OFF switches or double-throw switches | . Thermistors | . . Positive characteristic thermistors | . used also as an ignition means | . having a plurality of the same detecting means | ||||
| AB | AB00 DETECTOR |
AB01 | AB02 | AB03 | AB04 | AB05 | AB06 | AB07 | ||||
| . Combustion apparatus | . . Burners | . . Vaporisers | . . Flames | . . . Pilot flames | . . Inside of furnaces or heating chambers | . . Exhausting sections | ||||||
| AB11 | AB12 | AB13 | AB14 | AB15 | AB16 | AB17 | AB19 | |||||
| . Heaters | . . Liquid heaters | . . . Outlet sides | . . . Inlet sides | . . Air heaters | . . . Outlet sides | . . . Inlet sides | . having a plurality of the same detectors | |||||
| AC | AC00 PURPOSE OF DETECTION |
AC01 | AC02 | AC03 | AC04 | AC05 | AC06 | AC07 | AC08 | |||
| . Presence of flames | . Conditions of flames | . . Oxygen deficiency | . . Backfire | . Temperatures | . . Specific temperatures | . . . Abnormal temperatures | . Temperature compensation for circuits | |||||
| BA | BA00 CONTROLLED OBJECT |
BA01 | BA02 | BA03 | BA05 | BA06 | BA08 | BA09 | ||||
| . Combustion amounts | . . Stepwise control e.g. switching high or low | . . Proportional control | . . Fuels | . . Air | . Ignition means | . Indicators | ||||||
| CA | CA00 COMBUSTION UNIT |
CA01 | CA02 | CA03 | CA04 | CA05 | CA06 | CA07 | CA08 | CA09 | ||
| . Liquid fuel combustion units | . . Pot-types | . . Rotary types | . . Ultrasonic types | . . Vaporisation types e.g. having heaters | . Gas fuel combustion units | . . Radiation types | . . Universal burners | . Solid fuel combustion units | ||||
| DA | DA00 USE |
DA01 | DA02 | DA03 | DA04 | DA05 | DA06 | DA07 | DA08 | |||
| . Liquid heating | . . Instantaneous water heaters | . . Baths | . . having several heaters | . Air heating e.g. stoves | . Dryers | . Furnaces | . Cooking appliances | |||||
| EA | EA00 MECHANICAL STRUCTURE |
EA01 | EA02 | EA03 | EA04 | EA06 | EA07 | EA08 | ||||
| . Shapes of detecting means | . Mounting positions of detecting means | . Mounting means of detecting means | . Protection of detecting means | . Transmission mechanisms | . . Gears | . . Links or levers | ||||||
| EB | EB00 CIRCUIT |
EB01 | EB02 | EB03 | EB04 | EB05 | EB06 | EB07 | EB08 | EB09 | ||
| . for improving response e.g. differentiating circuits | . for improving stability | . for improving control precisions e.g. integration circuits | . Digital circuits | . . Microcomputer control | . Prevention of circuit malfunctions | . . Noise compensation for detected signals e.g. delay circuits | . . Detection of abnormalities in detecting means e.g. discontinuities or short-circuiting | . . Fail-safe | ||||
| FA | FA00 COMBINATION WITH OTHER DETECTING MEANS |
FA01 | FA02 | FA03 | ||||||||
| . Light detecting means | . Thermocouples | . Flame rods | ||||||||||
| F23N5/20-5/22,103@Z | GA | GA00 TIMER CONTROL FOR IGNITION OR EXTINCTION |
GA01 | GA02 | GA03 | GA04 | GA05 | GA06 | GA07 | GA08 | GA09 | GA10 |
| . Control of start time | . Pre-purge | . . Sharing timers with other timer control | . . Pre-purge having additional special functions | . . . Addition of malfunction preventing or fail-safe functions | . . . Changes of purging periods or omission of purging | . Ignition trials within safe ignition time | . . Sharing timers with other timer control | . . Relating to thermocouple safety circuits | . . Ignition trials with special functions added | |||
| GA11 | GA12 | GA13 | GA14 | GA15 | GA16 | GA18 | ||||||
| . . . Addition of malfunction preventing or fail-safe functions | . Operating time of igniters or pilot flames | . . Pre-ignition | . . Post-ignition | . Control of combustion time | . Post-purging | . Standby time for restarting | ||||||
| GB | GB00 TIMER CONTROL OF AIR AMOUNTS OR FUEL AMOUNTS |
GB01 | GB02 | GB03 | GB04 | GB05 | GB06 | GB07 | GB08 | GB09 | ||
| . Regulation of air/fuel ratios | . . when changing loads | . Regulation of air amounts or airflow amounts | . . at igniting | . Fuel amount regulation | . . at igniting | . . . for slow ignition | . . . Main fuel supply after ignition | . Controls of preheaters or vaporisers | ||||
| GC | GC00 OTHER TIMER CONTROL |
GC01 | GC02 | GC03 | GC05 | GC07 | ||||||
| . Regulation of combustion amounts or heating amounts | . . for cooking appliances | . . for industrial heating furnaces | . Cumulative operating time or machine life | . Prevention of malfunctions or fail-safe functions | HA | HA00 KINDS OF TIMERS, NOT SPECIFIED |
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| HB | HB00 KINDS OF ELECTRIC TIMERS |
HB01 | HB02 | HB03 | HB04 | HB05 | HB06 | |||||
| . Charging CR timers | . Discharging CR timers | . Positive characteristic thermosensitive resistance timer | . Negative characteristic thermosensitive resistance timer | . Clock pulse timers | . . Microcomputer timers | |||||||
| HC | HC00 KINDS OF MECHANICAL TIMERS |
HC01 | HC02 | HC03 | HC04 | |||||||
| . Bimetal timers | . Motor timers | . Manual setting timers e.g. spring-driven timers or the like | . Flow resistance timers | |||||||||
| JA | JA00 KINDS OF FUELS |
JA01 | JA02 | JA03 | JA04 | JA05 | JA06 | |||||
| . Multiple kinds of fuels | . Fluids | . . Gas | . . Liquid | . Solid | . . Powder | |||||||
| F23N1/08-1/10,101 | KA | KA00 USE OF COMBUSTION UNITS |
KA01 | KA02 | KA03 | KA04 | KA05 | KA06 | KA07 | KA08 | KA09 | KA10 |
| . Industrial boilers | . . Multi-fuel combustion boilers | . . Coal or powdered coal burning boilers | . Heating furnaces | . Incinerators | . Hot water suppliers e.g. storage water heaters or household boilers | . . Instantaneous water heaters | . Bath boilers | . Bath boilers with hot water suppliers | . . Bath boilers with hot water suppliers having a plurality of combustion sections | |||
| KA11 | KA12 | KA13 | ||||||||||
| . Heaters e.g. room heaters | . Hot water supply heaters | . Others (free word) | ||||||||||
| F23N1/08,101;1/08,101@B | LA | LA00 DETECTION OF WATER LEVELS, E.G. OBJECTS TO DETECT OR DETECTORS |
LA01 | LA02 | LA03 | LA04 | LA05 | LA06 | LA07 | LA08 | LA09 | LA10 |
| . Detection of water levels | . . using diaphragms | . . using bellows | . . using pistons | . . using floats | . . using electrodes | . Temperature detection | . . Detection of hot water temperature or water temperature | . . Detection of equipment temperature | . Flame detection | |||
| F23N1/08,101;1/08,101@C | MA | MA00 DETECTION OF WATER FLOW FOR COMBUSTION CONTROL SYSTEM |
MA01 | MA02 | MA03 | MA04 | MA06 | MA07 | ||||
| . On/off control | . Stepwise control e.g. controls of high medium or low | . Proportional control | . . Differential control or integration control e.g. PI PID | . Microcomputer control | . Timer control | |||||||
| MB | MB00 DETECTION OF WATER FLOW AND OBJECTS TO BE DETECTED OR DETECTING MEANS |
MB01 | MB02 | MB03 | MB04 | MB05 | MB06 | MB07 | MB08 | MB09 | ||
| . Detection of water flow or amount | . . using diaphragms | . . using pistons or bellows | . . using floats | . . using water turbines or impellers | . Temperature detection | . . Detection of supplied water temperature | . . Detection of supplied hot water temperature | . Flame detection | ||||
| F23N1/08,101;1/08,101@D | NA | NA00 PURPOSE OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE RESPONSIVE DEVICE |
NA01 | NA02 | NA03 | NA04 | NA05 | NA06 | NA07 | NA08 | NA09 | NA10 |
| . Slow ignition | . Regulation of hot water temperature | . Response when the water pressure is high or low | . Abnormal overheat prevention or abnormal overpressure prevention e.g. prevention of heating without water | . Prevention of after-heating | . Prevention of abnormal noises or vibrations | . Prevention of freezing | . Simplification of operation e.g. by uniaxial operation | . Simplification of structure or assembly of components | . Steam generation | |||
| NB | NB00 STRUCTURAL MODIFICATION OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE RESPONSIVE DEVICE OR IMPROVEMENT THEREOF |
NB01 | NB02 | NB03 | NB04 | NB05 | NB06 | NB07 | NB08 | NB09 | NB10 | |
| . Structure of diaphragms | . Structure of springs | . Structure of high pressure chambers or low pressure chambers | . Structure of differential pressure generating parts | . . Structure of bypass flow paths | . Structure of gradual moving means | . Structure of hydraulic governors | . Structure of mixing paths | . Structure of water amount regulation valves | . Structure of fuel controllers | |||
| NC | NC00 HYDRAULIC PRESSURE RESPONSIVE DEVICE, OR OBJECT TO BE DETECTED OR DETECTING MEANS |
NC01 | NC02 | NC03 | NC04 | |||||||
| . detecting water pressure with a plurality of diaphragms | . detecting the operations of hydraulic pressure responsive devices | . detecting hot water temperature or water temperature | . detecting flames | |||||||||
| F23N1/10;1/10,101 | PA | PA00 REGULATION OF FUEL, AIR OR MEDIUM, OR OBJECTS TO BE DETECTED |
PA01 | PA02 | PA04 | PA05 | PA06 | PA07 | PA09 | |||
| . Air detection e.g. amounts or temperatures | . Fuel detection e.g. amounts or temperatures | . Detection of state of objects to be heated in numerical value | . . Detection of hot water temperature or water temperature | . . Detection of the amounts or pressures of water | . . Detection of steam pressure or steam flow | . Flame detection | ||||||
| F23N5/08-5/08@Z | QA | QA00 KINDS OR THE NUMBER OF SENSORS |
QA01 | QA02 | QA03 | QA04 | QA06 | |||||
| . Optical sensors | . . Infrared ray sensors | . . Ultraviolet ray sensors | . Image sensors e.g. TV cameras | . having a plurality of the same sensors | ||||||||
| QB | QB00 CONTROL TIMING |
QB01 | QB02 | QB03 | QB04 | QB06 | QB07 | QB08 | QB09 | |||
| . at start | . . at re-ignition | . during the operation | . at stop | . when abnormal | . . at incomplete or abnormal combustion e.g. in oxygen deficiency | . . when failed | . . when misfiring | |||||
| QC | QC00 POINT OF DISCRIMINATION |
QC01 | QC03 | QC04 | QC05 | QC06 | QC07 | QC08 | QC10 | |||
| . Existence of flame | . Conditions of flame e.g. brightness or illuminance | . . Frequencies wavelengths or spectra | . . Detection of state quantity in plane distributions | . . . Brightness distribution or temperature distribution | . . . Shapes of flame | . . Detection using changes over time e.g. fluctuations | . Others (free word) | |||||
| F23N5/08;5/08@A;5/08@J;5/08@Z | RA | RA00 FEATURES OF STRUCTURES |
RA01 | RA02 | RA03 | RA04 | RA06 | RA07 | RA09 | RA10 | ||
| . Optical systems | . . Fibres or light-guides | . . Filters | . . Mirrors or reflectors | . Structure to apply directivity e.g. end surface shapes of photoconductors | . . Regulating sections or movable sections e.g. regulation of light receiving angles | . Having protective means | . . Cooling or prevention of carbon adhesion | |||||
| RA11 | RA12 | RA14 | RA15 | |||||||||
| . having light radiating sections other than the flame e.g. electrical light sources | . . having heat receiving light-emitting components e.g. red hot components | . Mounting positions | . Mounting means | |||||||||
| F23N5/08;5/08@B-5/08@H;5/08@K-5/08@L;5/08@Z | SA | SA00 FEATURES OF A CIRCUIT |
SA01 | SA02 | SA03 | SA04 | SA05 | SA06 | SA07 | SA08 | SA09 | |
| . Malfunction preventing circuits | . . Prevention of malfunctions caused by element defects | . . . Failure check at starts | . . . Failure check by using pulses or oscillation signals | . . Compensation circuits for error components in detected signals or signals in processing circuits | . . . using delay elements or timers | . . . Extraction of specific frequencies or specific wavelengths e.g. filters | . . . Removing dc components or abstracting ac components | . . . Temperature compensation or deterioration compensation | ||||
| SA11 | SA12 | SA13 | SA14 | SA15 | ||||||||
| . Alarm drive circuits e.g. buzzers | . Air/fuel ratio control circuits | . Ignition or extinction confirmation circuits | . Sensitivity regulation circuits for adjusting after switching combustion modes | . Combinations with other kinds of sensors e.g. thermistors | ||||||||
| F23N5/10-5/10,330 | TA | TA00 NUMBER OF THERMOCOUPLES OR CONNECTION THEREOF |
TA01 | TA02 | TA03 | |||||||
| . having a single thermocouple | . having a plurality of thermocouples | . . having a plurality of thermocouples connected in reversed polarities | ||||||||||
| TB | TB00 CONTROL TIMING |
TB01 | TB02 | TB03 | TB04 | TB06 | TB07 | TB08 | TB09 | TB10 | ||
| . at the start | . . at the re-ignition | . during the operation | . at stops | . when abnormal | . . at the time of incomplete or abnormal combustion e.g. in oxygen deficiency | . . at the time of failure | . . at flameout | . . at the time of backfire | ||||
| TC | TC00 POINT OF DISCRIMINATION |
TC01 | TC02 | TC04 | ||||||||
| . Existence of flame | . Conditions of flame | . Temperatures | ||||||||||
| F23N5/10;5/10,310;5/10,310@A-5/10,310@K;5/10,310@Z;5/10,330 | UA | UA00 FEATURES OF STRUCTURES |
UA01 | UA02 | UA03 | UA04 | ||||||
| . Thermocouple materials | . Thermocouple shapes | . Mounting means of thermocouples | . . Thermocouple connection means with electromagnetic valves | |||||||||
| UA11 | UA12 | UA13 | UA14 | UA15 | UA16 | UA17 | UA19 | UA20 | ||||
| . Mounting positions of thermocouples | . . Mounting positions relative to flames e.g. for pilot burners | . . . mounting to special flame ports e.g. for lift burners | . . . . Burners having flame ports in flat arrangement | . . . . Burners having flame ports arranged in a ring | . . . . Burners having flame ports in a linear arrangement | . . Mounting positions of cold junctions | . having protection means e.g. heat resistant coating | . . Covers e.g. covers for preventing water drop adhesion | ||||
| UA21 | UA22 | UA23 | UA25 | UA26 | UA28 | UA29 | UA30 | |||||
| . Existing other components also working as thermocouples | . having thermocouple cooling means for extinction | . . having heat shield plates | . having displays | . Timer switch mechanisms | . Structure of shut-off valves | . . Mechanical operating parts | . . Electrical operating parts | |||||
| F23N5/10;5/10,310;5/10,310@G;5/10,310@H;5/10,320;5/10,320@A-5/10,320@N;5/10,320@Z;5/10,330 | VA | VA00 FEATURES OF CIRCUITS |
VA01 | VA02 | VA03 | VA04 | VA05 | VA06 | VA07 | VA08 | VA09 | VA10 |
| . Combination circuits with other kinds of sensors | . . Combination circuits with exhaust gas component sensors e.g. CO sensors | . . Combination circuits with temperature sensors e.g. thermistors or thermostats | . . . detecting the temperatures of heated parts | . . . detecting the temperatures of combustion apparatus parts | . . . . detecting the temperatures of the burners themselves e.g. mixing tubes | . . . . detecting the temperatures of exhaust parts | . . Combination circuits with optical sensors | . . Combination circuits with water level sensors or water pressure sensors | . . Combination circuits with fuel pressure sensors | |||
| VA11 | VA12 | VA14 | VA15 | VA16 | VA18 | VA19 | VA20 | |||||
| . . Combination circuits with vibration sensors | . . Combination circuits with inclination sensors e.g. mercury switches | . Malfunction preventing circuits | . . Prevention of malfunctions caused by element failures | . . Error component compensation circuits for detected signals or signals in processing circuits e.g. temperature compensation circuits | . Circuits using thermocouples as power sources | . Air/fuel ratio control circuits | . Ignition or extinction confirmation circuits | |||||
| VA21 | VA23 | VA24 | VA25 | VA26 | ||||||||
| . Alarm drive circuits e.g. buzzers | . Circuits for improving the response or operation | . . having auxiliary power sources | . . . having current timers | . . . . having capacitors as auxiliary power sources | ||||||||
| F23N5/12-5/12@Z;5/16 | WA | WA00 NUMBER OF FLAME RODS |
WA01 | WA02 | ||||||||
| . having a single flame rod | . having multiple flame rods | |||||||||||
| WB | WB00 CONTROL TIMING |
WB01 | WB02 | WB03 | WB04 | WB05 | WB07 | WB08 | WB09 | WB10 | ||
| . At the start | . . Transition from ignitions to steady combustions | . . At re-ignition | . during the operation | . at stops | . when abnormal | . . at incomplete or abnormal combustions e.g. in oxygen deficiency | . . at failures | . . at flameouts | ||||
| WC | WC00 POINT OF DISCRIMINATION |
WC01 | WC02 | WC04 | WC05 | WC06 | ||||||
| . Existence of flames | . Conditions of flames | . Disengagement of devices e.g. exhaust pipes falling down | . Water leakage | . Others (free word) | ||||||||
| F23N5/12;5/12@A;5/12@E;5/12@K;5/12@Z | XA | XA00 KINDS OF COMBUSTION UNITS |
XA01 | XA02 | XA03 | XA04 | XA05 | XA06 | ||||
| . Combustion units for liquid fuel | . . Pot types | . . Rotary types | . . Ultrasonic types | . . Vaporising types e.g. Bunsen types | . . Wick types | |||||||
| XA11 | XA12 | XA13 | XA14 | XA15 | ||||||||
| . Combustion units for gas fuel | . . having flame ports arranged flat | . . having flame ports arranged in a ring | . . having flame ports arranged in linearly | . . Pilot burners | ||||||||
| XB | XB00 FEATURES OF STRUCTURES |
XB01 | XB02 | XB03 | XB04 | XB05 | XB07 | XB08 | XB09 | XB10 | ||
| . Flame rod material | . Flame rod shapes | . Flame rod mounting means | . Flame rod mounting positions | . . mounting to specific flame ports e.g. lift burners | . having protection means | . . Cooling or prevention of carbon adhesion | . Combinations with other existing components as flame rods e.g. combinations with heat exchangers or vaporisers | . . Igniters also working as flame rods | ||||
| F23N5/12;5/12@B-5/12@K;5/12@Z | YA | YA00 FEATURES OF CIRCUITS |
YA01 | YA02 | YA03 | YA04 | YA05 | YA06 | YA07 | YA08 | ||
| . Malfunction preventing circuits | . . Prevention of malfunctions caused by element failures | . . . Failure check at the start | . . . Failure check by using pulses or oscillation signals | . . Error component compensation circuits in the detected signals or processing circuit signals e.g. source voltage fluctuations | . . . Elimination of flame flicker or fluctuation | . . . . using delay elements or timers | . . . Temperature compensation | |||||
| YA11 | YA12 | YA13 | YA14 | YA16 | YA17 | YA18 | YA20 | |||||
| . Sensitivity regulation circuits following mode switching of combustions | . Sensitivity regulation circuits following changes of the kinds of gas | . Circuits for improving the response | . Alarm drive circuit e.g. buzzers | . Air/fuel ratio control circuits | . . by controlling fuel supply amounts | . . by controlling air supply amounts | . Protection circuits for elements | |||||
| YA21 | YA22 | YA24 | YA25 | |||||||||
| . Ignition or fire-lighting confirmation circuits | . . Ignition or fire-lighting confirmation circuits having slow ignition circuits | . Combination circuits with other kinds of sensors | . . Combination circuits with temperature sensors e.g. thermistors |