Method for stabilizing a centrifuge rotor
US5921148A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 9, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/2131
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method to dampen vibrations of a centrifuge by restraining vertical movement of a disk rotatably attached to the centrifuge's drive shaft. Damping bearings contact with the disk to restrain movement. Means responsive to the radial displacement of the disk activate the damping bearings beyond a predetermined displacement.
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