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Centrifuge rotor with locking levers providing visual indication of cover closure

US11731144B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

EPPENDORF SE · DE

Inventors

Steffen Kühnert · Heidelberg, DE
Christoph Knospe · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 12, 2018
Grant date	Aug 22, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 16, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB04B2009/085
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A centrifuge rotor (10) includes a closure (32) between a lower part (12) of the centrifuge rotor (10) and a cover (14). The centrifuge rotor has been improved such that proper single-handed operation is made possible. In particular, the closure (32) can be closed and detached again using just one hand. The cover (14) includes a circular cut-out (20) for fastening the centrifuge rotor (10) in a centrifuge. The cover (14) is attached to the lower part (12) by levers having a concave shaping (66). The cover (14) and the levers cooperate to provide a visual indication whether the cover is properly closed.

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