IPC Classification

Class code (prefix) Descriptions Number of results
F01L 1/00 Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear
F01L 1/02 Valve drive
F01L 1/04 Valve drive by means of cams, camshafts, cam discs, eccentrics, or the like
F01L 1/06 Valve drive by means of cams, camshafts, cam discs, eccentrics, or the like the cams, or the like, rotating at a higher speed than that corresponding to the valve cycle, e.g. operating four-stroke engine valves directly from crankshaft
F01L 1/08 Shape of cams
F01L 1/10 Valve drive by means of crank- or eccentric-driven rods
F01L 1/12 Transmitting-gear between valve drive and valve
F01L 1/14 Tappets; Push-rods
F01L 1/16 Silencing impact; Reducing wear
F01L 1/18 Rocking arms or levers
F01L 1/20 Adjusting or compensating clearance, i.e. lash adjustment
F01L 1/22 Adjusting or compensating clearance, i.e. lash adjustment automatically
F01L 1/24 Adjusting or compensating clearance, i.e. lash adjustment automatically by fluid means, e.g. hydraulically
F01L 1/25 Hydraulic tappets between cam and valve stem
F01L 1/26 Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear peculiar to machines or engines with more than two lift valves per cylinder
F01L 1/28 Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear characterised by the provision of valves co-operating with both intake and exhaust ports
F01L 1/30 Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear characterised by the provision of positively opened and closed valves, i.e. desmodromic valves
F01L 1/32 Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear characterised by the provision of means for rotating lift valves, e.g. to diminish wear
F01L 1/34 Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear characterised by the provision of means for changing the timing of the valves without changing the duration of opening
F01L 1/36 Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear peculiar to machines or engines of specific type other than four-stroke cycle
F01L 1/38 Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear peculiar to machines or engines of specific type other than four-stroke cycle for engines with other than four-stroke cycle, e.g. with two-stroke cycle
F01L 1/40 Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear peculiar to machines or engines of specific type other than four-stroke cycle for engines with scavenging charge near top dead-centre position, e.g. by overlapping inlet and exhaust time
F01L 1/42 Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear peculiar to machines or engines of specific type other than four-stroke cycle for machines or engines characterised by cylinder arrangement, e.g. star or fan
F01L 1/44 Multiple-valve gear or arrangements, not provided for in preceding subgroups, e.g. with lift and different valves
F01L 1/46 Component parts, details, or accessories, not provided for in preceding subgroups
F01L 1/047 Camshafts
F01L 1/053 Camshafts overhead type
F01L 1/245 Hydraulic tappets
F01L 1/255 Hydraulic tappets between cam and rocker arm
F01L 1/344 Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear characterised by the provision of means for changing the timing of the valves without changing the duration of opening changing the angular relationship between crankshaft and camshaft, e.g. using helicoidal gear
F01L 1/348 Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear characterised by the provision of means for changing the timing of the valves without changing the duration of opening changing the angular relationship between crankshaft and camshaft, e.g. using helicoidal gear by means acting on timing belts or chains
F01L 1/352 Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear characterised by the provision of means for changing the timing of the valves without changing the duration of opening changing the angular relationship between crankshaft and camshaft, e.g. using helicoidal gear using bevel or epicyclic gear
F01L 1/356 Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear characterised by the provision of means for changing the timing of the valves without changing the duration of opening changing the angular relationship between crankshaft and camshaft, e.g. using helicoidal gear making the angular relationship oscillate
F01L 3/00 Lift valves, i.e. cut-off apparatus with closure members having at least a component of their opening and closing motion perpendicular to the closing faces; Parts or accessories thereof
F01L 3/02 Selecting particular materials for valve members or valve seats; Valve members or valve seats composed of two or more materials
F01L 3/04 Coated valve members or valve seats
F01L 3/06 Valve members or valve seats with means for guiding or deflecting the medium controlled thereby, e.g. producing a rotary motion of the drawn-in cylinder charge
F01L 3/08 Valve guides; Sealing of valve stem, e.g. sealing by lubricant
F01L 3/10 Connecting springs to valve members
F01L 3/12 Cooling of valves
F01L 3/14 Cooling of valves by means of a liquid or solid coolant, e.g. sodium, in a closed chamber in a valve
F01L 3/16 Cooling of valves by means of a fluid flowing through or along valve, e.g. air
F01L 3/18 Liquid cooling of valve
F01L 3/20 Shapes or constructions of valve members, not provided for in preceding subgroups of this group
F01L 3/22 Valve seats not provided for in preceding subgroups of this group; Fixing of valve seats
F01L 3/24 Safety means or accessories, not provided for in preceding subgroups of this group
F01L 5/00 Slide-valve gear or valve arrangements
F01L 5/02 Slide-valve gear or valve arrangements with other than cylindrical, sleeve, or part-annularly-shaped valves, e.g. with flat-type valves
F01L 5/04 Slide-valve gear or valve arrangements with cylindrical, sleeve, or part-annularly-shaped valves
F01L 5/06 Slide-valve gear or valve arrangements with cylindrical, sleeve, or part-annularly-shaped valves surrounding working cylinder or piston
F01L 5/08 Arrangements with several movements or several valves, e.g. one valve inside the other
F01L 5/10 Arrangements with several movements or several valves, e.g. one valve inside the other with reciprocating and other movement of same valve
F01L 5/12 Arrangements with part-annularly-shaped valves
F01L 5/14 Slide-valve gear or valve arrangements characterised by the provision of valves with reciprocating and other movements
F01L 5/16 Slide-valve gear or valve arrangements characterised by the provision of valves with reciprocating and other movements with reciprocating and other movement of same valve, e.g. longitudinally and in cross direction of working cylinder
F01L 5/18 Slide-valve gear or valve arrangements characterised by the provision of valves with reciprocating and other movements with reciprocatory valve and other slide valve
F01L 5/20 Slide-valve gear or valve arrangements specially for two-stroke engines
F01L 5/22 Multiple-valve arrangements
F01L 5/24 Component parts, details, or accessories, not provided for in preceding subgroups of this group
F01L 7/00 Rotary or oscillatory slide-valve gear or valve arrangements
F01L 7/02 Rotary or oscillatory slide-valve gear or valve arrangements with cylindrical, sleeve, or part-annularly-shaped valves
F01L 7/04 Rotary or oscillatory slide-valve gear or valve arrangements with cylindrical, sleeve, or part-annularly-shaped valves surrounding working cylinder or piston
F01L 7/06 Rotary or oscillatory slide-valve gear or valve arrangements with disc-type valves
F01L 7/08 Rotary or oscillatory slide-valve gear or valve arrangements with conically- or frusto-conically-shaped valves
F01L 7/10 Rotary or oscillatory slide-valve gear or valve arrangements with valves of other specific shape, e.g. spherical
F01L 7/12 Rotary or oscillatory slide-valve gear or valve arrangements specially for two-stroke engines
F01L 7/14 Multiple-valve arrangements
F01L 7/16 Sealing or packing arrangements specially therefor
F01L 7/18 Component parts, details, or accessories, not provided for in preceding subgroups of this group
F01L 9/00 Valve-gear or valve arrangements actuated non-mechanically
F01L 9/02 Valve-gear or valve arrangements actuated non-mechanically by fluid means, e.g. hydraulic
F01L 9/04 Valve-gear or valve arrangements actuated non-mechanically by electric means
F01L 9/10 Valve-gear or valve arrangements actuated non-mechanically by fluid means, e.g. hydraulic
F01L 9/11 Valve-gear or valve arrangements actuated non-mechanically by fluid means, e.g. hydraulic in which the action of a cam is being transmitted to a valve by a liquid column
F01L 9/12 Valve-gear or valve arrangements actuated non-mechanically by fluid means, e.g. hydraulic in which the action of a cam is being transmitted to a valve by a liquid column with a liquid chamber between a piston actuated by a cam and a piston acting on a valve stem
F01L 9/14 Valve-gear or valve arrangements actuated non-mechanically by fluid means, e.g. hydraulic in which the action of a cam is being transmitted to a valve by a liquid column with a liquid chamber between a piston actuated by a cam and a piston acting on a valve stem the volume of the chamber being variable, e.g. for varying the lift or the timing of a valve
F01L 9/16 Pneumatic means
F01L 9/18 Means for increasing the initial opening force on the valve
F01L 9/20 Valve-gear or valve arrangements actuated non-mechanically by electric means
F01L 9/21 Valve-gear or valve arrangements actuated non-mechanically by electric means actuated by solenoids
F01L 9/22 Valve-gear or valve arrangements actuated non-mechanically by electric means actuated by rotary motors
F01L 9/24 Piezoelectric actuators
F01L 9/26 Driving circuits therefor
F01L 9/30 Arrangements for setting the actuator position, e.g. the initial position
F01L 9/40 Methods of operation thereof; Control of valve actuation, e.g. duration or lift
F01L 11/00 Valve arrangements in working piston or piston-rod
F01L 11/02 Valve arrangements in working piston or piston-rod in piston
F01L 11/04 Valve arrangements in working piston or piston-rod in piston operated by movement of connecting-rod
F01L 11/06 Valve arrangements in working piston or piston-rod in piston operated by movement of connecting-rod operating oscillatory valve
F01L 13/00 Modifications of valve-gear to facilitate reversing, braking, starting, changing compression ratio, or other specific operations
F01L 13/02 Modifications of valve-gear to facilitate reversing, braking, starting, changing compression ratio, or other specific operations for reversing
F01L 13/04 Modifications of valve-gear to facilitate reversing, braking, starting, changing compression ratio, or other specific operations for starting by means of fluid pressure
F01L 13/06 Modifications of valve-gear to facilitate reversing, braking, starting, changing compression ratio, or other specific operations for braking
F01L 13/08 Modifications of valve-gear to facilitate reversing, braking, starting, changing compression ratio, or other specific operations for changing compression ratio
F01L 15/00 Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. with reciprocatory slide valves, other than provided for in groups
F01L 15/02 Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. with reciprocatory slide valves, other than provided for in groups with valves other than cylindrical, sleeve, or part-annularly-shaped, e.g. flat D-valves
F01L 15/04 Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. with reciprocatory slide valves, other than provided for in groups with valves other than cylindrical, sleeve, or part-annularly-shaped, e.g. flat D-valves main valve being combined with auxiliary valve
F01L 15/06 Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. with reciprocatory slide valves, other than provided for in groups with valves other than cylindrical, sleeve, or part-annularly-shaped, e.g. flat D-valves main valve being combined with auxiliary valve of Meyer or Rider type, i.e. in which the expansion is varied at the expansion valve itself
F01L 15/08 Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. with reciprocatory slide valves, other than provided for in groups with cylindrical, sleeve, or part-annularly-shaped valves; Such main valves combined with auxiliary valves
F01L 15/10 Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. with reciprocatory slide valves, other than provided for in groups with main slide valve and auxiliary valve dragged thereby
F01L 15/12 Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. with reciprocatory slide valves, other than provided for in groups characterised by having means for effecting pressure equilibrium between two different cylinder spaces at idling
F01L 15/14 Arrangements with several co-operating main valves, e.g. reciprocatory and rotary
F01L 15/16 Arrangements with several co-operating main valves, e.g. reciprocatory and rotary with reciprocatory slide valves only
F01L 15/18 Valve arrangements not provided for in preceding subgroups of this group
F01L 15/20 Component parts, details, or accessories, not provided for in preceding subgroups of this group
F01L 17/00 Slide-valve gear or valve arrangements with cylindrical, sleeve, or part-annularly-shaped valves surrounding working cylinder or piston
F01L 17/02 Drive, or adjustment during operation, peculiar thereto, e.g. for reciprocating and oscillating movements or for several valves one inside the other
F01L 19/00 Slide-valve gear or valve arrangements with reciprocatory and other movement of same valve, other than provided for in group , e.g. longitudinally and in cross direction of working cylinder
F01L 19/02 Drive, or adjustment during operation, peculiar thereto
F01L 21/00 Use of working pistons or piston-rods as fluid-distributing valves or as valve-supporting elements, e.g. in free-piston machines
F01L 21/02 Piston or piston-rod used as valve member
F01L 21/04 Valves arranged in or on piston or piston-rod
F01L 23/00 Valves controlled by impact of piston, e.g. in free-piston machines
F01L 25/00 Drive, or adjustment during operation, of distribution or expansion valves by non-mechanical means
F01L 25/02 Drive, or adjustment during operation, of distribution or expansion valves by non-mechanical means by fluid means
F01L 25/04 Drive, or adjustment during operation, of distribution or expansion valves by non-mechanical means by fluid means by working fluid of machine or engine, e.g. free-piston machine
F01L 25/06 Arrangements with main and auxiliary valves, at least one of them being fluid-driven
F01L 25/08 Drive, or adjustment during operation, of distribution or expansion valves by non-mechanical means by electric or magnetic means
F01L 27/00 Distribution or expansion-valve gear peculiar to free-piston machines or engines and not provided for in groups
F01L 27/02 Distribution or expansion-valve gear peculiar to free-piston machines or engines and not provided for in groups the machine or engine having rotary or oscillatory valves
F01L 27/04 Delayed-action controls, e.g. of cataract- or dash-pot-type
F01L 29/00 Reversing-gear
F01L 29/02 Reversing-gear by displacing eccentric
F01L 29/04 Reversing-gear by links or guide rods
F01L 29/06 Reversing-gear by interchanging inlet and exhaust ports
F01L 29/08 Reversing-gear specially for rotary or oscillatory valves
F01L 29/10 Reversing-gear - Details, e.g. drive
F01L 29/12 Powered reverse gear
F01L 31/00 Valve drive, valve adjustment during operation, or other valve control, not provided for in groups
F01L 31/02 Valve drive, valve adjustment during operation, or other valve control, not provided for in groups with tripping-gear; Tripping of valves
F01L 31/04 Valve drive, valve adjustment during operation, or other valve control, not provided for in groups with tripping-gear; Tripping of valves with positively-driven trip levers
F01L 31/06 Valve drive, valve adjustment during operation, or other valve control, not provided for in groups with tripping-gear specially for oscillatory valves; Oscillatory tripping-valves, e.g. of Corliss type
F01L 31/08 Valve drive or valve adjustment, apart from tripping aspects; Positively-driven gear
F01L 31/10 Valve drive or valve adjustment, apart from tripping aspects; Positively-driven gear the drive being effected by eccentrics
F01L 31/12 Valve adjustment by displacing eccentric
F01L 31/14 Valve adjustment by links or guide rods, e.g. in valve-gears with eccentric drive
F01L 31/16 Valve drive or valve adjustment, apart from tripping aspects; Positively-driven gear the drive being effected by specific means other than eccentric, e.g. cams; Valve adjustment in connection with such drives
F01L 31/18 Valve drive or valve adjustment, apart from tripping aspects; Positively-driven gear specially for rotary or oscillatory valves
F01L 31/20 Valve adjustment
F01L 31/22 Valve drive or valve adjustment, apart from tripping aspects; Positively-driven gear specially for lift valves
F01L 31/24 Valve adjustment
F01L 33/00 Rotary or oscillatory slide-valve gear or valve arrangements, specially adapted for machines or engines with variable fluid distribution
F01L 33/02 Rotary or oscillatory slide-valve gear or valve arrangements, specially adapted for machines or engines with variable fluid distribution rotary
F01L 33/04 Rotary or oscillatory slide-valve gear or valve arrangements, specially adapted for machines or engines with variable fluid distribution oscillatory
F01L 35/00 Lift-valve gear or valve arrangements specially adapted for machines or engines with variable fluid distribution
F01L 35/02 Valves
F01L 35/04 Arrangements of valves in the machine or engine, e.g. relative to working cylinder