Lid for closing a centrifuge rotor

US9149815B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Eppendorf AG · DE

Inventors

• Heinz-Gerhard Kohn · Dransfeld, DE
• Eckhard Kopowski · Braunschweig, DE
• Andreas Heilmann · Borsdorf, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 23, 2006
• Grant date: Oct 6, 2015
• Expiry date: Aug 9, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B04B2007/025
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a lid for closing a centrifuge rotor, characterized by a form-fitting, rotation-actuated closure mechanism which, pre-positioned on the centrifuge rotor, moves automatically into a closed position by virtue of the intrinsic weight of the lid.