Patent ID: 6273849
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: B04B

Abstract:
A centrifuge comprising:a base;a rotating frame rotatably mounted on the base;a separation unit rotatably mounted on the base for being driven in a same direction as the rotating frame at twice a speed of rotation of the rotating frame;a line for supplying and/or removing at least one fluid leading from a stationary connection around the separation unit and connected to the separation unit on a side facing away from the stationary connection; andat least one bearing to support the line, the at least one bearing consisting of a sliding bushing fixedly attached directly to the line and a bearing shell fixedly formed in the rotating frame, the bearing shell and the sliding bushing each having a sliding surface with a widening radius, each of said sliding surfaces being in sliding contact with the other so that the sliding bushing is supported by the bearing shell in axial and radial directions, the sliding surfaces being conical.