Method of making a fixed angle centrifuge rotor with helically wound reinforcement
AssigneeFiberlite Centrifuge, LLC
InventorsSina Piramoon, Alireza Piramoon
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Abstract
A centrifuge rotor includes a rotor body having first and second axial ends and a circumferential sidewall extending therebetween. The rotor body has a plurality of wells for receiving sample containers to be processed in the rotor. The rotor further includes an elongate reinforcement extending around the circumferential sidewall of the rotor body along a helical path. At least two portions of the elongate reinforcement interlock at one or more specific points on the surface of the rotor.
Claims6
A method of making a centrifuge rotor using a rotor body having a first axial end, a second axial end, a circumferential sidewall extending between the first and second axial ends, a rotational axis, and a plurality of wells adapted to receive containers for centrifugation, the wells opening on the first axial end of the rotor body, the method comprising:
- winding an elongate reinforcement around the circumferential sidewall of the rotor body along a helical path such that two or more portions of the reinforcement interlock at least one of:
- a) a location on the circumferential sidewall corresponding to the axial position of a center of gravity of a loaded well of one of the plurality of wells, or
- b) a location corresponding to the intersection of a longitudinal axis of one of the plurality of wells with a bottom surface proximate the second axial end of the rotor body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.