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COOPERATIVE PATENT CLASSIFICATION
F03B
MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS (positive-displacement engines for liquid F03C; machines for liquids and gases F01; positive-displacement machines for liquids F04, rotary fluid gearing of the hydrokinetic type F16H 41/00) [2018-08]
NOTES

  • Attention is drawn to the notes preceding Class F01, especially as regards the definition of "reaction type".
  • This subclass comprises:
    • engines, other than of positive-displacement type, driven by liquids;
    • machines, other than of positive-displacement type, for liquids.
WARNING

  • In this subclass non-limiting references (in the sense of paragraph 39 of the Guide to the IPC) may still be displayed in the scheme.
Non-positive-displacement machines or engines characterised by specified type, e.g. water turbines (adaptations of machines or engines for special use F03B 13/00; controlling F03B 15/00) [2013-01]
F03B 1/00
Engines of impulse type, i.e. turbines with jets of high-velocity liquid impinging on blades or like rotors, e.g. Pelton wheels; Parts or details peculiar thereto [2013-01]
F03B 1/02
.
Buckets; Bucket-carrying rotors [2013-01]
F03B 1/04
.
Nozzles (in general B05B); Nozzle-carrying members [2013-01]
F03B 3/00
Machines or engines of reaction type; Parts or details peculiar thereto [2013-01]
F03B 3/02
.
with radial flow at high-pressure side and axial flow at low-pressure side of rotors, e.g. Francis turbines {(rotors per se F03B 3/125)} [2013-01]
F03B 3/04
.
with substantially axial flow throughout rotors, e.g. propeller turbines {(rotors per se F03B 3/126)} [2013-01]
F03B 3/06
. .
with adjustable blades, e.g. Kaplan turbines {(rotors per se F03B 3/14)} [2013-01]
F03B 3/08
.
with pressure-velocity transformation exclusively in rotors [2013-01]
F03B 3/10
.
characterised by having means for functioning alternatively as pumps or turbines {(starting F03B 15/005)} [2013-01]
F03B 3/103
. .
{the same wheel acting as turbine wheel and as pump wheel} [2013-01]
F03B 3/106
. .
{the turbine wheel and the pumps wheel being mounted in adjacent positions on the same shaft in a single casing} [2013-01]
F03B 3/12
.
Blades; Blade-carrying rotors [2013-01]
F03B 3/121
. .
{Blades, their form or construction} [2013-01]
F03B 3/123
. . .
{specially designed as adjustable blades, e.g. for Kaplan-type turbines} [2013-01]
F03B 3/125
. .
{Rotors for radial flow at high-pressure side and axial flow at low-pressure side, e.g. for Francis-type turbines} [2013-01]
F03B 3/126
. .
{Rotors for essentially axial flow, e.g. for propeller turbines (with adjustable blades F03B 3/14)} [2013-01]
F03B 3/128
. .
{Mounting, demounting} [2013-01]
F03B 3/14
. .
Rotors having adjustable blades {(blade form or construction F03B 3/123)} [2013-01]
F03B 3/145
. . .
{Mechanisms for adjusting the blades (if the regulation aspect is preponderant, see F03B 15/00 and subgroups)} [2017-05]
F03B 3/16
.
Stators [2013-01]
F03B 3/18
. .
Stator blades; Guide conduits or vanes, e.g. adjustable {(conduits in dams or the like F03B 13/08; arrangement of valves F03B 11/004)} [2017-08]
F03B 3/183
. . .
{Adjustable vanes, e.g. wicket gates} [2013-01]
F03B 3/186
. . .
{Spiral or volute casings} [2013-01]
F03B 5/00
Machines or engines characterised by non-bladed rotors, e.g. serrated, using friction [2013-01]
F03B 7/00
Water wheels {(of swinging flap type F03B 17/06)} [2013-01]
F03B 7/003
.
{with buckets receiving the liquid} [2013-01]
F03B 7/006
.
{of the endless-chain type} [2013-01]
F03B 9/00
Endless-chain machines or engines [2013-01]
F03B 9/005
.
{with buckets receiving the liquid} [2013-01]
F03B 11/00
Parts or details not provided for in, or of interest apart from, the preceding groups (controlling F03B 15/00), {e.g. wear-protection couplings, between turbine and generator} [2013-01]
F03B 11/002
.
{Injecting air or other fluid (F03D 80/40, F03B 11/04, F03B 15/00 take precedence)} [2016-05]
F03B 11/004
.
{Valve arrangements (F03B 3/10 takes precedence; adjustable wicket gates F03B 3/183; valves in general F16K)} [2013-01]
F03B 11/006
.
{Sealing arrangements (F03B 3/14, F03B 3/183, F03B 13/083 takes precedence; sealings in general F16J)} [2013-01]
F03B 11/008
.
{Measuring or testing arrangements (in general G01)} [2013-01]
F03B 11/02
.
Casings {(spiral or volute casings F03B 3/186)} [2017-08]
F03B 11/025
. .
{Covers} [2013-01]
F03B 11/04
.
for diminishing cavitation or vibration, e.g. balancing [2013-01]
F03B 11/06
.
Bearing arrangements [2013-01]
F03B 11/063
. .
{Arrangements for balancing axial thrust} [2013-01]
F03B 11/066
. . .
{in vertical axis machines} [2013-01]
F03B 11/08
.
for removing foreign matter, e.g. mud [2013-01]
F03B 13/00
Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus (if the apparatus aspects are predominant, see the relevant subclasses for such apparatus, e.g. H02K 7/18); Power stations or aggregates (incorporating only machines or engines of positive-displacement type F03C; hydraulic engineering aspects E02B; {combinations with wind energy converters F03D 9/008}) [2013-01]
F03B 13/02
.
Adaptations for drilling wells [2013-01]
F03B 13/04
.
Adaptations for use in dentistry {for driving tools or the like having relatively small outer diameter, e.g. pipe cleaning tools} [2013-01]
F03B 13/06
.
Stations or aggregates of water-storage type, {e.g. comprising a turbine and a pump}(turbines characterised by having means for functioning alternatively as pumps F03B 3/10) [2013-01]
F03B 13/08
.
Machine or engine aggregates in dams or the like; Conduits therefor {, e.g. diffusors (bulb groups F03B 13/105)} [2017-08]
F03B 13/083
. .
{The generator rotor being mounted as turbine rotor rim} [2013-01]
F03B 13/086
. .
{Plants characterised by the use of siphons; their regulation (siphon weirs E02B 7/18; siphons in general F04F 10/00)} [2013-01]
F03B 13/10
.
Submerged units incorporating electric generators or motors [2013-01]
F03B 13/105
. .
{Bulb groups} [2013-01]
F03B 13/12
.
characterised by using wave or tide energy [2013-01]
F03B 13/14
. .
using wave energy [2013-01]
F03B 13/141
. . .
{with a static energy collector} [2013-01]
F03B 13/142
. . . .
{which creates an oscillating water column} [2013-01]
F03B 13/144
. . . .
{which lifts water above sea level} [2013-01]
F03B 13/145
. . . . .
{for immediate use in an energy converter} [2017-05]
F03B 13/147
. . . . .
{for later use} [2013-01]
F03B 13/148
. . .
{using the static pressure increase due to the wave} [2013-01]
F03B 13/16
. . .
using the relative movement between a wave-operated member, {i.e. a "wom"} and another member, {i.e. a reaction member or "rem"} [2013-01]
F03B 13/18
. . . .
where the other member, {i.e. rem} is fixed, at least at one point, with respect to the sea bed or shore [2013-01]
F03B 13/1805
. . . . .
{and the wom is hinged to the rem} [2013-01]
F03B 13/181
. . . . . .
{for limited rotation} [2013-01]
F03B 13/1815
. . . . . . .
{with an up-and-down movement} [2013-01]
F03B 13/182
. . . . . . .
{with a to-and-fro movement} [2013-01]
F03B 13/1825
. . . . . .
{for 360° rotation} [2013-01]
F03B 13/183
. . . . . . .
{of a turbine-like wom} [2013-01]
F03B 13/1835
. . . . . . .
{of an endless-belt type wom} [2013-01]
F03B 13/184
. . . . . . .
{of a water-wheel type wom} [2013-01]
F03B 13/1845
. . . . .
{and the wom slides relative to the rem} [2013-01]
F03B 13/185
. . . . . .
{not vertically} [2013-01]
F03B 13/1855
. . . . . .
{where the connection between wom and conversion system takes tension and compression (F03B 13/187, F03B 13/1875 take precedence)} [2013-01]
F03B 13/186
. . . . . . .
{the connection being of the rack-and-pinion type} [2013-01]
F03B 13/1865
. . . . . .
{where the connection between wom and conversion system takes tension only (F03B 13/187, F03B 13/1875 take precedence)} [2013-01]
F03B 13/187
. . . . . .
{and the wom directly actuates the piston of a pump} [2013-01]
F03B 13/1875
. . . . . .
{and the wom is the piston or the cylinder in a pump} [2013-01]
F03B 13/188
. . . . .
{and the wom is flexible or deformable} [2013-01]
F03B 13/1885
. . . . .
{and the wom is tied to the rem} [2013-01]
F03B 13/189
. . . . . .
{acting directly on the piston of a pump} [2013-01]
F03B 13/1895
. . . . . .
{where the tie is a tension/compression member} [2013-01]
F03B 13/20
. . . .
wherein both members {, i.e. wom and rem} are movable relative to the sea bed or shore [2016-08]
F03B 13/22
. . .
using the flow of water resulting from wave movements to drive a motor or turbine {(F03B 13/144 takes precedence)} [2013-01]
F03B 13/24
. . .
to produce a flow of air, e.g. to drive an air turbine {(F03B 13/142 takes precedence)} [2013-01]
F03B 13/26
. .
using tide energy [2013-01]
F03B 13/262
. . .
{using the relative movement between a tide-operated member and another member} [2013-01]
F03B 13/264
. . .
{using the horizontal flow of water resulting from tide movement} [2013-01]
F03B 13/266
. . .
{to compress air} [2013-01]
F03B 13/268
. . .
{making use of a dam} [2013-01]
F03B 15/00
Controlling (controlling in general G05 {; regulation of plants characterised by the use of siphons F03B 13/086}) [2017-08]
F03B 15/005
.
{Starting, also of pump-turbines} [2013-01]
F03B 15/02
.
by varying liquid flow [2013-01]
F03B 15/04
. .
of turbines (rotors having adjustable blades F03B 3/06, F03B 3/14; adjustable guide vanes F03B 3/18; specially adapted for turbines with jets of high-velocity liquid impinging on bladed or like rotors F03B 15/20) [2017-05]
F03B 15/06
. . .
Regulating, i.e. acting automatically [2013-01]
F03B 15/08
. . . .
by speed, e.g. by measuring electric frequency or liquid flow [2013-01]
F03B 15/10
. . . . .
without retroactive action [2013-01]
F03B 15/12
. . . . .
with retroactive action [2013-01]
F03B 15/14
. . . .
by or of water level [2013-01]
F03B 15/16
. . . .
by power output [2013-01]
F03B 15/18
. . . .
for safety purposes, e.g. preventing overspeed [2017-08]
F03B 15/20
. .
specially adapted for turbines with jets of high-velocity liquid impinging on bladed or like rotors (nozzles F03B 1/04) [2013-01]
F03B 15/22
. . .
for safety purposes [2013-01]
F03B 17/00
Other machines or engines [2013-01]
F03B 17/005
.
{Installations wherein the liquid circulates in a closed loop (F03B 13/06 takes precedence); Alleged perpetua mobilia of this or similar kind (perpetua mobilia using hydrostatic thrust or buoyancy F03B 17/04)} [2013-01]
F03B 17/02
.
using hydrostatic thrust [2013-01]
F03B 17/025
. .
{and reciprocating motion} [2013-01]
F03B 17/04
. .
Alleged perpetua mobilia {(with closed loop circulation or similar F03B 17/005)} [2013-01]
F03B 17/06
.
using liquid flow {with predominantly kinetic energy conversion}, e.g. of swinging-flap type {, "run-of-river", "ultra-low head" (F03B 13/264 takes precedence)} [2017-08]
F03B 17/061
. .
{with rotation axis substantially in flow direction} [2013-01]
F03B 17/062
. .
{with rotation axis substantially at right angle to flow direction} [2013-01]
F03B 17/063
. . .
{the flow engaging parts having no movement relative to the rotor during its rotation} [2013-01]
F03B 17/064
. . . .
{and a rotor of the endless-chain type} [2013-01]
F03B 17/065
. . .
{the flow engaging parts having a cyclic movement relative to the rotor during its rotation} [2013-01]
F03B 17/066
. . . .
{and a rotor of the endless-chain type} [2013-01]
F03B 17/067
. . . .
{the cyclic relative movement being positively coupled to the movement of rotation} [2013-01]
F03B 17/068
. . . . .
{and a rotor of the endless-chain type} [2013-01]