CPC B67B 3/28 (2013.01) [G01N 33/4905 (2013.01); G01N 33/86 (2013.01)] | 7 Claims |
1. A cap removal device comprising a drive part, a connection shaft, and a cap removal member, the cap removal member comprising a first end and a second end, the first end being pivotally coupled to the connection shaft by a first pivot point,
wherein:
(i) the drive part is configured to move the connection shaft upward from a first initial position to an upward position;
(ii) the cap removal device is configured such that, upon upward movement of the connection shaft by the drive part, the cap removal member pivots around a second pivot point located between the first end and the second end, causing the second end to move downward from a second initial position to a downward position so as to contact and remove a cap, and
(iii) the drive part is an electromagnet and the connection shaft comprises a material configured be attracted or repelled by the magnetic force of the electromagnet.
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