Automatically loaded swing bucket centrifuge

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1997-03-25

1998-03-24

Cooley, Charles E.

Imperforate bowl: centrifugal separators

Including plurality of miniature bowls distrubuted about...

Having bowls, or holders therefor, pivotaby attached to...

494 37, B04B 502, B04B 1500

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057306974

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for loading and unloading of sample tubes contained in sample tube carriers from the buckets of a swing bucket centrifuge wherein the method includes the steps of lifting the buckets off the rotor of the centrifuge, pushing sample tubes contained in sample tube carriers out of the buckets, pushing new sample tubes contained in sample tube carriers into the buckets, and lowering the buckets back on to the rotor of the centrifuge. The buckets are suspended from axially aligned pins which fit into slots on opposite sides of the buckets and include openings in the sides of the buckets to admit sample tubes contained in sample tube carriers. Once the centrifuge rotor has moved a bucket into a defined position, a lifting mechanism raises the bucket from the centrifuge rotor to a position adjacent to a pushing mechanism which can push sample tubes contained in sample tube carriers out of the bucket and can push new sample tubes contained in sample tube carriers into the bucket.

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