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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 08, 1997
Masami Toyama, Kawaguchi, JP;
Tomy Seiko Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a centrifugal separating method using connected tube assemblies in which a plurality of tubes are connected to each other, the connected tube assemblies that have been used in a previous process are mounted in a centrifugal machine as they have been to perform centrifugal separation, and are used as they are in a subsequent process. In a centrifugal machine, the rotor is formed with a plurality of holes arranged in straight line, each of the holes receiving and supporting one of a plurality of tubes of the connected tube assembly Alternatively, the rotor is formed with a straight or arc-shaped long hole for receiving and supporting two or more tubes of a plurality of tubes of the connected tube assembly.