Centrifugal potting apparatus
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1. Centrifugal potting apparatus comprising:
- a rotator adapted for rotation about an axis of rotation;
a housing mounted on said rotator and disposed essentially symmetric with respect to said axis of rotation,said hausing being provided with a pair of potting cases each spaced from said axis of rotation and adapted to receive a potting agent therein upon rotation of said rotator;
a pair of individual container means respectively associated with said pair of said potting cases and each adapted for holding a separate source of a potting agent to be delivered to the corresponding potting case under centrifugal force produced by rotation of said rotator, each of said container means being secured to a side of said rotator and in spaced relationship to said axis of rotation; and
tube means operably coupling said pair of container means with the respectively associated potting cases for delivering potting agent from the former to the latter upon rotation of said rotator.
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Abstract
A centrifugal potting apparatus has one or more rotators for holding housings filled with hollow semi-permeable filaments. Potting agent containers with radially-directed outlets are mounted on the rotators. Tubing connects the container outlets to potting case inlets at the ends of the filament-filled housings. Centrifugal forces during rotation force the potting agent through the tubing and into the ends of the housings.
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1. Centrifugal potting apparatus comprising:
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a rotator adapted for rotation about an axis of rotation; a housing mounted on said rotator and disposed essentially symmetric with respect to said axis of rotation, said hausing being provided with a pair of potting cases each spaced from said axis of rotation and adapted to receive a potting agent therein upon rotation of said rotator; a pair of individual container means respectively associated with said pair of said potting cases and each adapted for holding a separate source of a potting agent to be delivered to the corresponding potting case under centrifugal force produced by rotation of said rotator, each of said container means being secured to a side of said rotator and in spaced relationship to said axis of rotation; and tube means operably coupling said pair of container means with the respectively associated potting cases for delivering potting agent from the former to the latter upon rotation of said rotator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. Centrifugal potting apparatus, comprising:
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a rotator adapted for rotation about an essentially vertical axis; at least one potting housing mounted on said rotator and provided with a pair of potting cases radially spaced from said vertical axis; at least a pair of individual containers respectively associated with said pair of potting cases and each adapted for holding a separate quantity of a potting agent therein to be delivered to the corresponding potting cases under centrifugal force produced during rotation of said rotator, said pair of containers being respectively secured to opposite sides of said rotator in radially spaced relationship to said vertical axis and in angularly offset relationship to the respectively associated potting cases about said vertical axis, each of said containers including an aperture therein extending radially outward from said vertical axis; and tube means operably coupling each of said apertures with the respectively associated potting cases for delivering potting agent from the container to the corresponding potting cases upon rotation of said rotator. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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