Torque measuring assembly suitable for use in a container capping machine
AssigneeCapmatic Ltd.
InventorsLoris Bassani, Daniel Vaillancourt
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Abstract
The present invention provides a torque measuring station, comprising a cap-engaging assembly for engaging a cap that has been secured onto a container, a torque measuring assembly for obtaining a measurement indicative of the torque exerted on the cap by the cap engaging assembly and a processing entity in communication with the torque measuring assembly. The processing entity is operative for receiving the measurement indicative of the torque, and for causing the container to be handled, once released from said cap-engaging assembly, on the basis of the measurement indicative of the torque applied to the cap.
Claims26
A torque measuring station, comprising:
- a) a cap-engaging assembly for engaging a cap that has been secured onto a container, the cap engaging assembly engaging the cap in a direction tending to screw the cap onto the container;
- b) a torque reading assembly for obtaining a measurement from the cap-engaging assembly indicative of an application torque applied to the cap;
- c) a processing entity in communication with said torque reading assembly for receiving said measurement indicative of the application torque, said processing entity causing the container to be handled, once released from said cap-engaging assembly, on the basis of said measurement indicative of the application torque applied to the cap.
A method, comprising:
- a) engaging, at a cap-engaging assembly, a cap that has been secured onto a container in a direction tending to screw the cap onto the container;
- b) obtaining a measurement indicative of an application torque applied to the cap;
- c) causing the container to be handled, once released from the cap-engaging assembly, on the basis of the measurement indicative of the application torque applied to the cap.
A torque measuring station, comprising:
- a) a cap-engaging assembly for sequentially engaging caps that have been secured onto respective containers in a direction tending to screw the caps onto the containers;
- b) a torque reading assembly operative for obtaining measurements indicative of the application torque applied to each of the sequentially engaged caps from said cap engaging assembly;
- c) a processing entity in communication with said torque reading assembly for receiving the measurements indicative of the application torque applied to each of the sequentially engaged caps, said processing entity being operative for generating statistical data at least in part on the basis of the measurements indicative of the application torque applied to each of the sequentially engaged caps.
A container capping system, comprising:
- a) a cap applying station operative for engaging a cap positioned on a container, said cap applying station being operative for applying an application torque to the cap for securing the cap onto the container;
- b) a torque measuring station located subsequent to said cap applying station, said torque measuring station being operative for engaging the cap in a direction tending to screw the cap onto the container, said torque measuring station being operative for determining whether the application torque applied to the cap has reached a predetermined torque value.
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