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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 1983
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gerhard Schroter, Osterode, DE;
Assignee:
Heraeus-Christ GmbH, Osterode, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
494 38 ; 220315 ;
Abstract
To provide a vacuum-tight seal to the rotor of a gradient zone separation rotor, the rotor shaft (15) is formed with a circumferential groove (7) which can receive balls (6) located in radial grooves of a cover cap (2), and movable to engage positions with the circumferential groove (7) by an outer holding sleeve (3), or releasable engagement by pulling up on the sleeve (3) against spring pressure.