Energy-absorbing housing of a centrifuge
US10471441B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 3, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB04B2007/065
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A housing of a centrifuge having an abutment for a ground on which the housing sits, as well as to a centrifuge. The housing is divided into two parts, i.e. a first housing and a second housing which is connected to the first housing via a pivot bearing, with at least one energy absorber being arranged between the first housing and the second housing, which energy absorber will counteract the forces, in particular the torques, generated in the event of a crash and will absorb the energy of the crash so as to prevent at least the part of the second housing which rests on the ground from moving relative to the ground, which pivot bearing allows the first housing to rotate relative to the second housing against the action of the one or plural energy absorber(s) which is/are separate from the pivot bearing.
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