Centrifuge rotor having structural stress relief
US5728038A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 25, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB04B7/08
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A centrifuge rotor with a body having a spin axis and a plurality of bores formed therein, each of which is adapted to support a centrifuge container. The rotor includes a load reducing feature to decrease the loading between the rotor body and the centrifuge container, during centrifugation. The load reducing feature includes separating a portion of an annular shoulder of a centrifuge container from the rotor body. The portion of the annular shoulder that is separated is disposed between the spin axis and the bore associated with the centrifuge container.
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