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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2006
Applicants:
Takahiro Shimizu, Toyota, JP;
Yuki Shimizu, Hitachinaka, JP;
Hiroshi Hayasaka, Hitachinaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B04B 7/02 (2006.01); B04B 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A centrifuge includes a frame, a motor, a output shaft, a rotational shaft, and a belt. The frame has a bottom portion. The motor is disposed in the frame to generate a driving force. The output shaft extends from the motor and has an end positioned in proximity to the bottom portion. The rotational shaft is disposed in the frame and has one end positioned in proximity to the bottom portion. The belt is supported on the end of the output shaft and the one end of the rotational shaft. The bottom portion is formed with an opening that opposes at least part of the belt.