Apparatus for stabilizing a centrifuge rotor
US5827168A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 1, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/2131
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus to minimize vibrations of a centrifuge using sliding and damping bearings to restrain vertical movement of a disk rotatably attached to the centrifuge's drive shaft. Radial displacement of the disk beyond a predetermined distance activates the damping bearings against the disk.
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