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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 1986
Filed:
Nov. 08, 1984
Hideo Tanaka, Kanazawa, JP;
Shiaru Muranaka, Kanazawa, JP;
Shibuya Kogyo Co., Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
A capping apparatus includes a turn table which is supported to be rotatable and provided with a plurality of container holders for temporarily holding the containers securely, a plurality of cap holders for releasably holding caps to be screwed onto the mouth portion of the containers, a plurality of torque motors individually provided for rotating the corresponding cap holders and a microcomputer for controlling the level of torque applied to the cap holders by the torque motors. The torque applied to the cap holder during the screwing operation is set to be higher in level during the first revolution of the cap and lower in level during the remaining rotation of the cap than the torque applied upon completion of the screwing operation so that the caps can be screwed onto the threaded mouth portions of the containers all at the same tightening level.