CPC Definition - Subclass B61D
This place covers:
Constructional features of the body of railway vehicles and the different types of railroad freight cars. It covers also details and arrangement of interior equipment, e.g. chairs, tables.
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Vehicles in general |
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Arrangement details for sleeping and seating facilities in the carriages of railway vehicles to increase comfort and loading capacity. This main-group covers also arrangement in multiple deck, e.g. double deck, carriages.
Following drawing shows one example:
This place does not cover:
Mine cars | |
Tramcars |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Superstructure for passenger vehicles with more than one deck | |
Omnibus |
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Arrangement details of sleeping or couchette accomodation inside the railway vehicles. See example drawing:
This place does not cover:
Sleeping arrangement for multiple deck carriages |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Details of sleeping facilities |
This place does not cover:
Seat arrangement for multiple deck carriages |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Details of seats and accessories therefore |
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Details and arrangements of railway cars for transporting goods.
Typical examples are:
- Railway wagons for carrying road vehicles.
- Low level freight wagons.
- Swivel platform for rail vehicles.
- Convertible freight cars.
Following drawing shows one example:
This place does not cover:
Tank wagons | |
Hopper wagons | |
Tipping wagons | |
Mine cars |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Train with lorries | |
Vehicles specially adapted for animal transportation | |
Omnibus | |
Container traffic | |
Transferring at storage areas | |
Auxiliary measures taken in connection with loading/unloading |
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The vehicle is able to raise, lower or rotate at least part of the floor, e.g. a container could be rotated by the floor from a first position in which the container is parallel to the roadway to a second position in which the container is parallel to the railway vehicle. The drawing shows an example:
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Wagons or vans; loading platforms |
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Example:
A rail transport vehicle for carrying a hydraulic crawler crane.
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Articulated vehicles comprising running gear interconnected by loads |
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Railroad rolling stock designed for transporting liquid and gaseous commodities. This main-group further covers design and improvements of the container as also devices and methods for filling and emptying the railroad tank car.
Following drawing shows one example:
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
For cleaning container | |
Closure members for pressure vessels |
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Railroad freight cars used to transport loose bulk commodities such as coal, ore, grain, track ballast, and the like. This main-group comprises also devices and methods, e.g. closure elements, for discharging the freight from the hopper cars.
Following drawing shows one example:
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Flat bottoned cars convertible into hoppers |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Vehicle for transporting loads |
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Goods wagons designed primarily for the transportation of bulk goods and can usually be tipped, dumped or shovelled.
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Railroad wagons specially adapted to be used as mining cars.
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Tramways for public transport, used principally in the city.
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Peculiar railway vehicles that are not in B61D 1/00 - B61D 13/00.
Following drawings show two examples:
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Electric devices for preventing crash collisions | |
Repairing trolley lines | |
Conveyor frames mounted for movement on rail tracks | |
Cranes | B66C25/50 |
Track building vehicles | |
Wheeled machines used in permanent way construction or maintenance | |
Dredgers | |
Shock testing of vehicles | |
Anti-collision systems |
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Example:
Rail vehicle having a driver's cab provided with an energy-absorbing structure adapted to cope with a collision above the frame of the vehicle.
This place does not cover:
Buffers |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
For end walls | |
Obstruction removers |
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Details of designing the structure of the vehicle body. This main-group also comprises details of interior walls, end walls, sides, floors, roofs and internal lining of the vehicle body.
Typical examples are:
- Modular double-decker passenger carriage for railway car.
- Lightweight profiles of a railway vehicle body.
- Aerodynamic drag reducing devices.
- Communication passage, e.g. of the bellow type.
- Improved vehicle insulation and method for making using same.
- Height adjustable floor of a railway vehicle.
Following drawings show two examples:
This place does not cover:
For tank wagons | |
For hopper cars | |
Body details specially adapted for tipping wagons | |
For mine cars |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Bellows for gangways | |
Internal lining | |
Underframes of railway vehicle | |
Vehicles in general | |
Superstructure for vehicles | |
Streamlining | |
Joining sheets or plates; | |
Sound damping |
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Examples:
Rail vehicle has rail vehicle ends that are aerodynamically arranged such that rail vehicle is provided with low driving resistance.
Covering for a bogie of a rail vehicle for reducing the aerodynamic drag
Streamlined rail vehicle front end for better aerodynamics.
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Active systems | |
Braking by creating air resistance |
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End wall construction of railway vehicle bodies or details thereof
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Protection in case of collision |
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Side wall construction of railway vehicle bodies or details thereof
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Door arrangements |
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Example:
A railroad car with a hatch cover for releasably closing a hatch opening in a roof of a railroad hopper car.
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Roofs cover |
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Details of doors arrangements for railway vehicles. It concerns also methods and devices for operation of the vehicle doors.
Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:
Power-operated mechanisms for wings, e.g. motorisation, actuation, safety devices are classified in E05F 15/00 and its subgroups.
This place does not cover:
Vehicle locks in general | |
Door-operating mechanisms |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Vehicle door arrangements in general | |
Door leaves | |
Emergency escape | |
Door mechanism especially for railways | |
Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for gates of railway cars or mass transit vehicles |
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The title of this group is self-explanatory and does not need to be more specified.
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The title of this group is self-explanatory and does not need to be more specified.
Following drawing shows one example:
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Windows for vehicles in general | |
Cleaning vehicle windows in general | |
Aircraft window | |
Heating arrangements specially adapted for transparent or reflecting areas |
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Devices and methods for heating, cooling, ventilating passenger carriages as also for refrigerating railroad freight cars.
Following drawing show one example:
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Internal lining design | |
Heating, cooling or ventilating devices for vehicles in general | |
Devices for moistening air in vehicles | |
Devices for filtering air in vehicles | |
Refrigerated goods vehicles | |
Superstructures for load-carrying vehicles |
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The title of this group is self-explanatory and does not need to be more specified.
Typical examples are:
- Arrangement for emergency illumination of emergency exit in rail vehicles.
- Passenger compartment lighting device for rail vehicles.
- Headlamp and signaling lights for railway vehicles.
Following drawing shows one example:
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Lighting for vehicle interior |
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The title of this group is self-explanatory and does not need to be more specified.
Following drawing shows one example:
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Lighting for vehicles in general | |
Head or tail indicators | |
Lighting in general |
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Details and accessories of seats for railway vehicle, seating arrangement and attachment of seats in the vehicle compartment, as also safety seats.
Following drawing shows one example:
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The titles of this group are self-explanatory and does not need to be more specified.
Following drawing shows one example:
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Sanitary equipment | |
Toilets for vehicles in general | |
Toilets for ships | |
Toilets for air plane | |
Purification of waste | |
Water-closets or urinals with flushing devices | |
Sewers |
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Details of furniture that are not covered in B61D 29/00 and B61D 35/00.
Typical examples are:
- Foldable tables
- Universal computer support
- Drink holder
Following drawing shows one example:
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Stowage devices for air-planes |
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Devices and methods for covering/uncovering railway cars, specially used for freight vehicles.
Following drawing shows one example:
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Sealing arrangements | |
Tarpaulins for vehicles in general | |
Covering for swimming pools |
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Railway wagon covered by telescopically movable roofs.
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Sliding doors |
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The titles of this group are self-explanatory and does not need to be more specified.
Following drawing shows one example:
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All types of devices using the movement of the vehicle to provide energy.
Some examples are:
- Regenerative train brakes
- Bogies comprising flywheel and prime mover
- Axle-driven generators
- Generators in wheel set bearing
Following drawing shows one example:
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Auxiliary drives | |
Generators |
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Devices and methods for securing a load on the railway freight car.
Typical examples are:
- Cable tightening devices and load binders.
- Railway car loading rack.
Following drawing shows one example:
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Paltform wagon | |
Securing of load in vehicle in general | |
Large containers |
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The titles of this group are self-explanatory and do not need to be more specified.
Following drawing shows one example:
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Loading/unloading devices for wheelchairs | |
Loading/unloading devices for vehicles in general | |
Rail vehicle marshalling systems | |
Loading/unloading devices in general |
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Body details and kinds of railway vehicles that are not covered in B61D 1/00 - B61D 47/00.
Typical examples are:
- On-board display systems.
- Passenger information system for inside rail vehicle.
- Overhead wiring arrangement for a railway car.
- Railway swimming poolcar.
- Handgrips for use in a railway passenger vehicle.