Inventors:
Thomas M. Andrews - Parchment MI
Carl L. Kuder - Vicksburg MI
Frederic H. Schadewald - Richland MI
Assignee:
The Upjohn Company - Kalamazoo MI
International Classification:
G01L 500
Abstract:
A bottle cap removal torque sensor including a rotate motor for rotating a chuck engageable with the cap of a bottle, a support for fixing the bottle with respect to the axis of the chuck, an axial pressure supply mechanism for pressing said chuck against the bottle cap, and a torque sensor for measuring the torque applied by the motor to the bottle cap.