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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 1986
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Louis Abrahams, Worcester, MA (US);
Steven P Carll, Franklin, MA (US);
Assignee:
Zymark Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
318 51 ; 318603 ; 318432 ; 318640 ; 81-32 ; 81-332 ;
Abstract
A torque-sensing rotary tool for use in bottle-capping, and other such applications. The tool (10) is characterized by independent motors (30 and 40) means for gripping and rotating bottles or the like and a rotation-counter which forms means, with associated circuitry (FIG. 9), to determine when an object, e.g. a bottle cap, may be safely lifted by automatic machinery, e.g. by robot means.