Capping and de-capping apparatus and a method of operating such an apparatus
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United States of America Patent
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Oct 31, 2023
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Feb 3, 2022
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Feb 3, 2017
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Abstract
A capping and de-capping apparatus for capping and de-capping tubes disposed in a tube holding rack having a two-dimensional array of apertures for holding the tubes. The apparatus comprises a rack support for supporting the tube holding rack, a head unit adapted for carrying a cartridge comprising at least one capping and de-capping gripper, a drive system for moving the rack support and the head unit relatively towards and away from one another, in order to cause engagement or disengagement of the capping and de-capping gripper with or from a cap of at least one tube, and a drive system for rotating the capping and de-capping gripper, wherein rotation in one direction causes attachment of the cap to the tube and rotation in the opposite direction causes detachment of the cap from said tube.
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- 2022 Application Filing Year
- B67B Class
- 68 Applications Filed
- 29 Patents Issued To-Date
- 42.65 % Issued To-Date
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