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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 1989
Filed:
Nov. 09, 1987
David C Taylor, Patterson, NY (US);
Other;
Abstract
A centrifuge, including a motor assembly with a low-speed brushless induction motor connected to the spindle assembly and controlled by an electrical circuit for gently shifting phases of operation but with rapid acceleration and deceleration, the centrifuge rotor for use on the spindle assembly having interlocks with the electrical circuit and being completely enclosed for safety, the resulting motor mechanism and rotor being comparatively quiet in operation, the motor and spindle assemblies being capable of use with rotating devices and loads other than centrifuges and the centrifuge rotor being capable of holding various insertable tube carriers to provide operation with wide variety of test samples while also being substantially free of corrosion from sample spillage.