Patent ID: 7267015

Claim:
A method for measuring operating torque of a media device, the method comprising: rotating a door of the media device to at least one angle using an actuator applying force at a contact point on the door, wherein a distance from a rotational axis of the door to the contact point is constant over a range of angles of the door and the force is applied in a direction perpendicular to a major plane of the door; and sensing torque associated with the door for the at least one angle, wherein a rotational axis of the actuator is coaxial with the rotational axis of the door, wherein the actuator comprises a rotating arm and a contact element, the contact element in contact with the door at the contact point, a first end of the rotating arm connected to the contact element, and a second end of the rotating arm extending to and pivoting about the rotational axis of the actuator and excluding a member parallel to the rotational axis of the actuator.