Thermo Electron Led Gmbh

Jan Rother

Norman Ballhause

Romana Hinz

The present invention relates to a centrifuge rotor with a rotor body and a receptacle arranged centrally therein for receiving a drive head of a drive shaft of a centrifuge which can be rotated about an axis of rotation (R), and sample receptacles for accommodating a plurality of sample containers. A holding crown is arranged on a top side (O) of the rotor body facing away from an insertion side (E) of the drive head, said holding crown having an annular base body, which encloses a central opening, and prongs extending upward away from the top side (O), wherein the holding crown is arranged in such a way that the axis of rotation (R) runs through the central opening. The present invention further relates to a holding crown for use with a centrifuge rotor and having an annular base body enclosing a central opening and prongs emanating from the base body and extending upward, wherein the prongs are offset at least in the region of their free ends by a spacing (A) from an inner edge of the base body. The present invention further relates to a holding crown arrangement comprising the holding crown, and a centrifuge comprising the centrifuge rotor, the holding crown or the holding crown arrangement.

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Osterode, Germany

Jan Rother