Centrifuge with cam selectable rotational angles and method for unloading same
US5851170A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB04B5/0421
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A centrifuge and method of operation as a fixed angle or swinging angle centrifuge. A pair of cams cooperate with the centrifuge drive shaft to engage and maintain the buckets at a fixed angle. Tubes are automatically unloaded by moving a bracket away from the lower end of a bucket so that the tube drops from the bucket. When the cams are disengaged from the buckets, the buckets are allowed to swing freely.
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