Patent ID: 7396324
Filing Date: 2008-07-08
Classification: B04B

Abstract:
1. A centrifugal separator comprising: a rotator part that separates a liquid sample, the rotator part including a rotor and a drive part, the rotor receiving a liquid sample therein and rotating to separate the liquid sample, the drive part driving the rotor to rotate; a controller part that controls operations of the rotator part so that the drive part rotates the rotor to separate the liquid sample; a first control panel coupled to the controller part and disposed at a position proximate to the rotator part for at least controlling actual operation of the rotator part via the controller part; and a second control panel coupled to the controller part and disposed at a position remote from the rotator part for at least controlling actual operation of the rotator part via the controller part; wherein the controller part is responsive to both of the first and second control panels for operating the drive part in accordance therewith; wherein the first control panel includes at least one of a first operating part and a first display part, the first operating part enabling a user to set operating conditions for the rotator part, the first display part displaying the operating conditions set at the first operating part and an operating status of the rotator part; wherein the second control panel includes at least one of a second operating part and a second display part, the second operating part enabling the user to set operating conditions for the rotator part, the second display part displaying the operating conditions set at the second operating part and the operating status of the rotator part; wherein the first control panel includes both of the first operating part and the first display part; and wherein the second control panel includes both of the second operating part and the second display part; the first display part displaying the operating conditions set at each of the first operating part and the second operating part, and the second display part displaying the operating conditions set at each of the first operating part and the second operating part.