Centrifuge and centrifugation method using filter
US11103883B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 8, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB04B2005/0478
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Provided is a centrifuge including: a rotary chamber configured to rotate so that centrifugal force acts on a substance contained in the rotary chamber; a storage unit configured to store a certain component separated from the substance in the rotary chamber by the centrifugal force according to rotation of the rotary chamber; and a filter located between the storage unit and the rotary chamber and through which the certain component, which is separated from the substance in the rotary chamber by the centrifugal force according to the rotation of the rotary chamber, passes to be stored in the storage unit. The storage unit includes a return prevention unit configured to prevent the certain component, which is separated from the substance in the rotary chamber by the centrifugal force according to the rotation of the rotary chamber and is stored in the storage unit, from returning from the storage unit to the rotary chamber. The present disclosure has an effect of easily separating a certain component sought to be separated.
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