IPC Classification

Class code (prefix) Descriptions Number of results
B66B 1/00 Control systems of elevators in general
B66B 1/02 Control systems without regulation, i.e. without retroactive action
B66B 1/04 Control systems without regulation, i.e. without retroactive action hydraulic
B66B 1/06 Control systems without regulation, i.e. without retroactive action electric
B66B 1/08 Control systems without regulation, i.e. without retroactive action electric with devices, e.g. handles or levers, in the cars or cages for direct control of movements
B66B 1/10 Control systems without regulation, i.e. without retroactive action electric with devices, e.g. handles or levers, in the cars or cages for direct control of movements specially adapted for mining hoists
B66B 1/12 Control systems without regulation, i.e. without retroactive action electric with devices, e.g. handles or levers, located at a control station for direct control of movements, e.g. electric mining-hoist control systems
B66B 1/14 Control systems without regulation, i.e. without retroactive action electric with devices, e.g. push-buttons, for indirect control of movements
B66B 1/16 Control systems without regulation, i.e. without retroactive action electric with devices, e.g. push-buttons, for indirect control of movements with means for storing pulses controlling the movements of a single car or cage
B66B 1/18 Control systems without regulation, i.e. without retroactive action electric with devices, e.g. push-buttons, for indirect control of movements with means for storing pulses controlling the movements of several cars or cages
B66B 1/20 Control systems without regulation, i.e. without retroactive action electric with devices, e.g. push-buttons, for indirect control of movements with means for storing pulses controlling the movements of several cars or cages and for varying the manner of operation to suit particular traffic conditions, e.g. "one-way rush-hour traffic"
B66B 1/22 Control systems without regulation, i.e. without retroactive action electric with devices, e.g. push-buttons, for indirect control of movements with means for taking account of delayed calls
B66B 1/24 Control systems with regulation, i.e. with retroactive action, for influencing travelling speed, acceleration, or deceleration
B66B 1/26 Control systems with regulation, i.e. with retroactive action, for influencing travelling speed, acceleration, or deceleration mechanical
B66B 1/28 Control systems with regulation, i.e. with retroactive action, for influencing travelling speed, acceleration, or deceleration electrical
B66B 1/30 Control systems with regulation, i.e. with retroactive action, for influencing travelling speed, acceleration, or deceleration electrical effective on driving gear
B66B 1/32 Control systems with regulation, i.e. with retroactive action, for influencing travelling speed, acceleration, or deceleration electrical effective on braking devices
B66B 1/34 Control systems of elevators in general - Details
B66B 1/36 Means for stopping the cars, cages, or skips at predetermined levels
B66B 1/38 Means for stopping the cars, cages, or skips at predetermined levels and for returning the controlling handle or lever to its neutral position
B66B 1/40 Means for stopping the cars, cages, or skips at predetermined levels and for correct levelling at landings
B66B 1/42 Means for stopping the cars, cages, or skips at predetermined levels and for correct levelling at landings separate from the main drive
B66B 1/44 Means for stopping the cars, cages, or skips at predetermined levels and for taking account of disturbance factors, e.g. variation of load weight
B66B 1/46 Adaptations of switches or switchgear
B66B 1/48 Adaptations of mechanically-operated limit switches
B66B 1/50 Adaptations of switches or switchgear with operating or control mechanisms mounted in the car or cage or in the lift well or hoistway
B66B 1/52 Floor selectors
B66B 3/00 Applications of devices for indicating or signalling operating conditions  of elevators
B66B 3/02 Position or depth indicators
B66B 5/00 Applications of checking, fault-correcting or safety devices in elevators
B66B 5/02 Applications of checking, fault-correcting or safety devices in elevators responsive to abnormal operating conditions
B66B 5/04 Applications of checking, fault-correcting or safety devices in elevators responsive to abnormal operating conditions for detecting excessive speed
B66B 5/06 Applications of checking, fault-correcting or safety devices in elevators responsive to abnormal operating conditions for detecting excessive speed electrical
B66B 5/08 Applications of checking, fault-correcting or safety devices in elevators responsive to abnormal operating conditions for preventing overwinding
B66B 5/10 Applications of checking, fault-correcting or safety devices in elevators responsive to abnormal operating conditions for preventing overwinding electrical
B66B 5/12 Applications of checking, fault-correcting or safety devices in elevators responsive to abnormal operating conditions in case of rope or cable slack
B66B 5/14 Applications of checking, fault-correcting or safety devices in elevators responsive to abnormal operating conditions in case of excessive loads
B66B 5/16 Braking or catch devices operating between cars, cages, or skips and fixed guide elements or surfaces in hoistway or well
B66B 5/18 Braking or catch devices operating between cars, cages, or skips and fixed guide elements or surfaces in hoistway or well and applying frictional retarding forces
B66B 5/20 Braking or catch devices operating between cars, cages, or skips and fixed guide elements or surfaces in hoistway or well and applying frictional retarding forces by means of rotatable eccentrically- mounted members
B66B 5/22 Braking or catch devices operating between cars, cages, or skips and fixed guide elements or surfaces in hoistway or well and applying frictional retarding forces by means of linearly-movable wedges
B66B 5/24 Braking or catch devices operating between cars, cages, or skips and fixed guide elements or surfaces in hoistway or well and applying frictional retarding forces by acting on guide ropes or cables
B66B 5/26 Positively-acting devices, e.g. latches, knives
B66B 5/28 Buffer-stops for cars, cages, or skips
B66B 7/00 Other common features of elevators
B66B 7/02 Guideways; Guides
B66B 7/04 Shoes; Rollers
B66B 7/06 Arrangements of ropes or cables
B66B 7/08 Arrangements of ropes or cables for connection to the cars or cages, e.g. couplings
B66B 7/10 Arrangements of ropes or cables for equalising rope or cable tension
B66B 7/12 Checking, lubricating, or cleaning means for ropes, cables, or guides
B66B 9/00 Kinds or types of lifts in, or associated with, buildings or other structures
B66B 9/02 Kinds or types of lifts in, or associated with, buildings or other structures actuated mechanically otherwise than by rope or cable
B66B 9/04 Kinds or types of lifts in, or associated with, buildings or other structures actuated pneumatically or hydraulically
B66B 9/06 Kinds or types of lifts in, or associated with, buildings or other structures inclined, e.g. serving blast furnaces
B66B 9/08 Kinds or types of lifts in, or associated with, buildings or other structures inclined, e.g. serving blast furnaces associated with stairways, e.g. for transporting disabled persons
B66B 9/10 Kinds or types of lifts in, or associated with, buildings or other structures paternoster type
B66B 9/16 Mobile or transportable lifts specially adapted to be shifted from one part of a building or other structure to another part or to another building or structure
B66B 9/187 Mobile or transportable lifts specially adapted to be shifted from one part of a building or other structure to another part or to another building or structure with liftway specially adapted for temporary connection to a building or other structure
B66B 9/193 Mobile or transportable lifts specially adapted to be shifted from one part of a building or other structure to another part or to another building or structure with inclined liftways
B66B 11/00 Main component parts of lifts in, or associated with, buildings or other structures
B66B 11/02 Cages
B66B 11/04 Driving gear
B66B 11/06 Driving gear with hoisting rope or cable positively attached to a winding drum
B66B 11/08 Driving gear with hoisting rope or cable operated by frictional engagement with a winding drum or sheave
B66B 13/00 Doors, gates, or other apparatus controlling access to, or exit from, cages or lift-well landings
B66B 13/02 Door or gate operation
B66B 13/04 Door or gate operation of swinging doors
B66B 13/06 Door or gate operation of sliding doors
B66B 13/08 Door or gate operation of sliding doors guided for horizontal movement
B66B 13/10 Door or gate operation of sliding doors by car or cage movement
B66B 13/12 Arrangements for effecting simultaneous opening or closing of cage and landing doors
B66B 13/14 Control systems or devices
B66B 13/16 Door or gate locking devices controlled or primarily controlled by condition of cage, e.g. movement or position
B66B 13/18 Door or gate locking devices controlled or primarily controlled by condition of cage, e.g. movement or position without manually-operable devices for completing locking or unlocking of doors
B66B 13/20 Lock mechanisms actuated mechanically by abutments or projections on the cages
B66B 13/22 Operation of door or gate contacts
B66B 13/24 Safety devices in passenger lifts, not otherwise provided for, for preventing trapping of passengers
B66B 13/26 Safety devices in passenger lifts, not otherwise provided for, for preventing trapping of passengers between closing doors
B66B 13/28 Safety devices in passenger lifts, not otherwise provided for, for preventing trapping of passengers between car or cage and wells
B66B 13/30 Constructional features of doors or gates
B66B 15/00 Main component parts of mining-hoist winding devices
B66B 15/02 Rope or cable carriers
B66B 15/04 Friction sheaves; "Koepe" pulleys
B66B 15/06 Drums
B66B 15/08 Driving gear
B66B 17/00 Hoistway equipment
B66B 17/02 Hoistway equipment mounted in head-frames
B66B 17/04 Mining-hoist cars or cages
B66B 17/06 Mining-hoist cars or cages with tiltable platforms
B66B 17/08 Mining skips
B66B 17/10 Mining skips adapted for passenger transport
B66B 17/12 Counterpoises
B66B 17/14 Applications of loading or unloading equipment
B66B 17/16 Applications of loading or unloading equipment for loading or unloading mining-hoist cars or cages
B66B 17/18 Swinging bridges, e.g. for compensating for differences in level between car or cage and landing
B66B 17/20 Applications of loading or unloading equipment for loading or unloading mining-hoist cars or cages by moving vehicles into, or out of, the cars or cages
B66B 17/22 Securing vehicles in cars or cages
B66B 17/24 Securing vehicles in cars or cages mounted on the car or cage
B66B 17/26 Applications of loading or unloading equipment for loading or unloading mining-hoist skips
B66B 17/28 Applications of loading or unloading equipment electrically controlled
B66B 17/30 Applications of loading or unloading equipment electrically controlled for cars or cages
B66B 17/32 Applications of loading or unloading equipment electrically controlled for skips
B66B 17/34 Safe lift clips; Keps
B66B 17/36 Gates or other apparatus controlling access to, or exit from, cars, cages, or hoistway landings
B66B 19/00 Mining-hoist operation
B66B 19/02 Installing or exchanging ropes or cables
B66B 19/04 Installing or removing mining-hoist cars, cages, or skips
B66B 19/06 Applications of signalling devices
B66B 20/00 Elevators not provided for in groups
B66B 21/00 Kinds or types of escalators or moving walkways
B66B 21/02 Escalators
B66B 21/04 Escalators linear type
B66B 21/06 Escalators spiral type
B66B 21/08 Escalators paternoster type, i.e. the escalator being used simultaneously for climbing and descending
B66B 21/10 Moving walkways
B66B 21/12 Moving walkways of variable speed type
B66B 23/00 Component parts of escalators or moving walkways
B66B 23/02 Driving gear
B66B 23/04 Driving gear for handrails
B66B 23/06 Driving gear for handrails with means synchronising the operation of the steps or the carrying belts and the handrails
B66B 23/08 Carrying surfaces
B66B 23/10 Carrying belts
B66B 23/12 Steps
B66B 23/14 Guiding means for carrying surfaces
B66B 23/16 Means allowing tensioning of the endless member
B66B 23/18 Means allowing tensioning of the endless member for carrying surfaces
B66B 23/20 Means allowing tensioning of the endless member for handrails
B66B 23/22 Balustrades
B66B 23/24 Handrails
B66B 23/26 Handrails of variable speed type
B66B 25/00 Control of escalators or moving walkways
B66B 27/00 Indicating operating conditions of escalators or moving walkways
B66B 29/00 Safety devices of escalators or moving walkways
B66B 29/02 Safety devices of escalators or moving walkways responsive to, or preventing, jamming by foreign objects
B66B 29/04 Safety devices of escalators or moving walkways responsive to, or preventing, jamming by foreign objects for balustrades or handrails
B66B 29/06 Combplates
B66B 29/08 Means to facilitate passenger entry or exit
B66B 31/00 Accessories for escalators, or moving walkways, e.g. for sterilising or cleaning
B66B 31/02 Accessories for escalators, or moving walkways, e.g. for sterilising or cleaning for handrails