Coupling assembly particularly for centrifuges
AssigneeSyglo International S.A.
InventorRobert Bruneel
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Abstract
A coupling assembly for centrifuges is described comprising a rotatable part and a fixed part, a plurality of tubular conduits provided in the fixed part and a corresponding multiplicity of feed and/or discharge passages in the rotatable part, each communicating at one end with one of the tubular conduits and at the other end with the interior of the centrifuging device. The passages are defined in the lateral portion of respective cup-like elements arranged along the axis of the fixed part in fluid-tight connection with each other and with the fixed part.
Claims6
A coupling assembly for a centrifuging device, comprising a fixed part and a rotatable part partially surrounding said fixed part for rotation about an axis of said fixed part, a plurality of conduits in said fixed part each having one end on the exterior of said rotatable part and another end in the interior of said rotatable part, a plurality of conduits in said rotatable part each having one end communicating with a corresponding one of said conduits in said fixed part and another end communicating with the interior of said centrifuging device, wherein said rotatable part comprises a plurality of mutually engaged cup-like elements arranged along said axis coaxially with said fixed part and in fluid-tight connection with each other and with said fixed part, said cup-like elements each having a lateral portion having a radial passage therein defining at least part of a corresponding one of said conduits in said rotatable part, said cup-like elements defining a chamber around said fixed part communicating with a respective one of said radial passages and said conduits in said fixed part.
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