Patent ID: 7553271

Claim:
A rotor for a centrifuge for cleaning a liquid, in particular the lubricant oil of an internal combustion engine, the rotor having a two-part construction, having on the one hand a drive part and having on the other hand a dirt-catching part that has a dirt-collecting area, the dirt-catching part being connectable to the drive part at the rotor, and the dirt-catching part being capable of being separated from the drive part by being lifted off axially, in order to dispose of it or to clean it, comprising: at the drive part and at the dirt-catching part, cooperating connecting means are provided that secure the dirt-catching part, in the state in which it is connected to the drive part, against being drawn off axially relative to the drive part, and on the dirt-catching part unlocking means are provided that cooperate with the connecting means and that comprise at least one grasping and actuating element that protrudes upward past the dirt-catching part.