Patent ID: 9623347
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: B01D,B01F,B04B

Claim:
1. A centrifuge, comprising: an ultrasonic wave generation source that generates ultrasonic waves; a holding unit that is included in the ultrasonic wave generation source and holds a liquid medium, the holding unit being in direct contact with the liquid medium; a storage container that stores a material to be processed; a rotation mechanism comprising a shaft and a rotation axis, the rotation mechanism being configured to rotate the storage container around the rotation axis independently of the holding unit, the rotation axis being tilted 20 degrees or more and 70 degrees or less relative to a virtual line extended in a vertical direction in such a manner that the ultrasonic waves from the ultrasonic wave generation source are constantly applicable to the material to be processed via the liquid medium; and a driving source that generates a rotational force and transfers the rotational force to the rotation mechanism, wherein the storage container comprises a main body unit, an opening positioned at an upper side of the main body unit, and a lid that seals the opening; at least part of the main body unit of the storage container is arranged in the liquid medium; an entire of the lid of the storage container is not arranged in the liquid medium; the shaft is in direct contact with the driving source at one end of the shaft and in direct contact with the lid at another end of the shaft to support the storage container; and a center line of the holding unit and a center line of the shaft overlap with the rotation axis.