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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Aoi Seiki Co., Ltd., Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken, JP;
Inventor:
Teruaki Itoh, Kumamoto, JP;
Assignee:
AOI SEIKI CO., LTD., Kumamoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 7/28 (2006.01); G01N 35/04 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B67B 3/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 7/2835 (2013.01); G01N 35/04 (2013.01); B01L 3/50825 (2013.01); B67B 3/261 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0405 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to an embodiment, a cap-closing apparatus includes, a holding mechanism section configured to be capable of holding a cap which is attached to an opening of a specimen container that is formed to be capable of containing a specimen, a moving mechanism section configured to move the cap, a rotating mechanism section configured to rotate the cap, a torque detector configured to detect a torque at a time of rotation, and a controller configured to control an amount of rotation of the rotating mechanism section, based on the torque detected by the torque detector.