US 2020/0025636 A1 · ASSEMBLY FOR MEASURING TORQUE AND/OR AXIAL LOAD FOR CAPPING HEADS

Abstract

An assembly for measuring torque and/or axial load for capping heads comprises a containing body, a torque and/or load sensor housed within the body, and an interface that connects a capping head to the body. The interface is coupled to the torque/load sensor to transfer torque applied on the interface to the torque sensor and/or to transfer load applied on the interface to the load sensor. The interface comprises a first part fixedly constrained to the capping head such that the first part is brought into rotation and/or translation by the capping head, and a second part coupled to the torque sensor for transferring a torque thereto and/or to the load sensor for transferring a load thereto. The torque and/or load are applied by the first part to the second part, and the first part transfers a torque to the second part in the absence of a reciprocal contact.

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Dependent claims

An assembly for measuring torque and/or axial load (10) for capping heads, comprising a containing body (11), at least one torque sensor (12) and/or at least one load sensor (13) housed within the containing body (11), and interface means (20) adapted to connect a capping head (50) with the containing body (11), such interface means (20) being coupled to the at least one torque sensor (12) and/or to the at least one load sensor (13) in a manner which is suitable to transfer a torque applied on the interface means (20) to the at least one torque sensor (12) and/or to transfer a load applied on the interface means (20) to the at least one load sensor (13), wherein the interface means (20) comprise at least a first part (21), which is fixedly constrained to the capping head (50) in such a way that the first part (21) is brought into rotation and/or translation by the capping head (50), and a second part (22), which is coupled to the at least one torque sensor (12) for transferring a torque thereto and/or to the at least one load sensor (13) for transferring a load thereto, which torque and/or load are applied by the first part (21) of the interface means (20) to the second part (22) of the interface means (20), wherein the first part (21) of the interface means (20) is suitable to transfer a torque to the second part (22) of the interface means (20) in the absence of a reciprocal contact.

Assembly for measuring torque and/or axial load for capping heads

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Assembly for measuring torque and/or axial load for capping heads

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Abstract

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