CN1274265C - Dispensing apparatus for confectionery and the like - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides apparatus (40) for storing and dispensing foodstuff items (4) including: container for storing foodstuff items therein: and a fixed part (41), the container (48) being received in fixed part (41) and movable in the fixed part between first and second positions. In the first position of the container (48) at least one the item collects adjacent to a first formation (8) included in the container (48) and against a wall (44) of the fixed part (41). Through movement of the container (48) forwardly from the first position to the second position the at least one item (4) is moved by a pushing surface (54) of the first formation (8) along the wall to an upper edge of the wall over which by action of gravity the at least one item falls into a discharge means (45) included in the fixed part. In a preferred embodiment, the container (48) is movable between the first position and the second position by rotation about an at least approximately horizontal axis in the fixed part. The invention allows for hygienic storage and display of items such as sweets and nuts. These may be packed by a manufactured into new container used to replenish the apparatus without manual handling of the actual items. The container may be a single-use type.

Description

The distributor of candy etc.

Technical field

The present invention relates to dispensing apparatus for foodstuffs.Specifically, the present invention relates to container for bon-bons or distributor, but it also can be used for nut and similar food.

Background technology

Most food, particularly most candies, what present is the form of single fritter or smallclothes.This food although often sell with wrapped form, often also need distribute on the point of sale.As an example, can being placed in the wanigan in shop of individual packaging with unpacked sugarplum; Client can fill a bag by selecting from several wanigans, pay the bill at the center service platform then.Wanigan can have spoon, is used to pick up selected candy.When selling nut and similar food product, also often adopt same quadrat method.

The problem that increases day by day of this commodity selling method is a hygienic issues.Food in the wanigan and incidental spoon are touched by client easily, even malicious damage.Storekeeper and manager are being concerned about these problems day by day.

Another problem is that the food that leaves in the wanigan may not be desirable storage procedures from keeping freshness.If always take article from the wanigan top, and then fill wanigan, then the article in the bottom may lose its freshness.Therefore, wish to have a kind of device before new a collection of article adding, the article by the gross of display can be sold.The storekeeper also wishes before actual input is sold article to be placed in the airtight container, to guarantee most probable freshness, reduce stealing and to reduce the chance of damaging.

Also having a problem is that client steals.When goods was displayed in the wanigan of adding a cover or not adding a cover, client wanted not buy and takes.Need take premeditated and observable action could distribute the distributor of several article not address this problem then.

Also having a problem is that the character of some article is " viscosity ", can form caking.Some not the candy of individual packaging under certain temperature and/or damp condition, will do like this.Therefore wish to have a kind of periodicity mix its content (as, divide timing each) distributor.

In the past, develop and used the plurality of distribution device for different goods and purpose.The distributor situation of common form is that storage container or funnel are being adorned the material that will distribute, and are provided with the device that certain distributes the goods of depositing in the bottom of this container.

United States Patent (USP) 1277406 provides a kind of sugar of depositing to fall into rotating measuring cup and assigned unit therefrom.

FR 2696330 shows a kind of similar funnel device, wherein, is provided with a revolution blade in the bottom of storage container.

WO97/08977 provides a kind of candy dispenser, and it utilizes one to send screw rod is delivered to candy the below from the storage container of top distribution outlet to.

EP 286194 also provides a kind of candy dispenser, has wherein used a kind of chuting system in the storage container bottom, is used to distribute candy.Particularly, a sliding frame that can move in the horizontal direction accommodates the candy of some, and carries candy on dispensing orifice.

The problem of above-mentioned form distributor is that if the goods character of depositing is " viscosity ", then they can lump.This can cause and can not distribute stored goods, and distributor is stopped up.

Deutsche Bundespatent 2822581 discloses a kind of distributor of tablet, and it it is desirable to tablet of primary distribution very much.Provide the flange of band recess in the substrate of container, one of them tablet can be packed in each recess.When rotating, tablet is carried and is assigned with by outlet from recess.

Method and apparatus described here can be alleviated the problems referred to above at least.These method and apparatus do not need to be specially adapted to distribute absolute accurate Item Weight or number of articles and the distribution of the food of independent cashier's counter are arranged.Yet the present invention also is applicable to the automatic vending machine by operations such as coin, coupons in principle.

Summary of the invention

Explained in general the present invention now.Yet other aspects of the present invention and preferable feature propose in the appended claims of a part that obviously becomes the present invention's explanation.

The invention provides a kind of dispenser device of granule state food, comprising: deposit the revolution container of a plurality of granule state foods, this container has first and second end walls; The continuous side walls of longitudinal extension between described end wall; Dispense aperture on the sidewall and near the promotion structure of this dispense aperture; And the housing that has cavity, described container is placed in this cavity can do gyration, and this housing has the discharging area that is communicated with cavity, and terminal is the guide wall of cavity, and guide wall is towards container side wall; Wherein dispense aperture, the shape and the structure that promote structure, guide wall and discharging area are, in the predistribution position of container, are contained in some described granule state foods in this container and accumulate in the dispense aperture place and remain on the guide wall of cavity.When container when drain position rotates, more described granule state foods are moved towards discharging area along described guide wall by described promotion structure, and at drain position, more described granule state foods are pushed into discharging area, are under the gravity effect from this and discharge.

Rotatable by container being installed in the housing, food can be rolled, can make food caking and distributor possibility of jamming minimum thus.In addition,, can provide bigger hole, increase the amount of food that is assigned with thus, and further reduce the distributor possibility of jamming by form the opening of length direction along whole sidewall.

In order to help to control the number of articles that is assigned with, distributor of the present invention has at least one (inside) promotion structure near first or second edge of vessel port.

Of the present invention preferred aspect, used container is placed in the described housing in distributor of the present invention, makes the longitudinal axis basic horizontal of container.In addition, this container preferably is cylindrical shape substantially.

In addition, preferably, at least one is described angled to inner structure, makes when container rotates, and described structure cooperates with respective surfaces (as guide wall) in the housing, makes the discharging area of article from container inflow housing, flows out to client then.

In order to fill container again in process of production or to be convenient to fill container, distributor of the present invention preferably at least one described end wall of described container is to cover the lid of opening or comprise the lid that covers opening, and described container can be filled with described food by this opening.

It is contemplated that, when some food quality is viscosity, additional internal structure can be set, to increase stirring article.

The container of distributor of the present invention can manually turn round or turn round with drive unit.Drive unit comprises motor.Preferably, this distributor has return mechanism, is used under the situation that the user is failure to actuate described container being back to resting position from distribution locations.Even more preferably, this return mechanism is included in described container and returns back to the parts of strain the described distribution locations process from described resting position, makes moment of torsion be applied on the described container, and described container is back to described resting position.

In order to guarantee not damaged food and take off container by undelegated people, this container can be locked in the described housing.

Container of the present invention can be disposable container, and wherein this container is full of by the food manufacturer and seals.This can guarantee the best freshness of food and help the retailer to show and sale of foodstuffs greatly.In order to guarantee the concrete container of disposable use, provide a bond structure, this key member can damage in the process that container is installed on the housing.

Come to illustrate in more detail and without limitation preferred embodiment referring now to accompanying drawing.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 a and 1b are according to the schematic cross section of swinging distributor of the present invention described herein under two kinds of different conditions;

Fig. 2 a, 2b, 2c and 2d are according to the schematic cross section of another swinging distributor of the present invention described herein under four kinds of different conditions;

Fig. 2 e is the perspective view of the part of Fig. 2 a to 2d shown device;

Fig. 3 is the decomposition diagram according to swinging distributor of the present invention shown in Fig. 1 a and the 1b;

Fig. 4 is the perspective view of the mechanism that uses in device shown in Figure 3;

Fig. 5 is the cross-sectional side view of the part of container shown in Figure 3;

Fig. 6 is for forming the cross-sectional side view of a part of mechanism of device shown in Figure 3;

Fig. 7 is the cross-sectional view along the intercepting of the Y-Y line among Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is for when beginning to cooperate with mechanism shown in Figure 6, container cross section side view shown in Figure 5;

Fig. 9 is the cross-sectional view along the Y-Y line intercepting of Fig. 8;

Figure 10 cooperates at after-stage, rather than at the container shown in Figure 8 in stage shown in Figure 8 and the cross-sectional side view of mechanism;

Figure 11 is the cross-sectional view along the Y-Y line intercepting of Figure 10;

Figure 12 is the partial, exploded perspective view according to another distributor of the present invention described herein;

Figure 13 is the cross-sectional view of the device shown in Figure 12 under first kind of condition;

Figure 14 is the cross-sectional view of the device shown in Figure 12 under second kind of condition.

The specific embodiment

At first with reference to Fig. 1 a and Fig. 1 b, it illustrates the basic principle according to swinging distributor of the present invention.Distributor 1 comprises housing 2 and container 3.Container 3 is the form of axially extended general cylindrical shape between the end wall (not shown), and holds the article 4 that will distribute in inner space 5.Container 3 closely is installed in inwardly the wall 6, and the cross section of this wall 6 in housing 2 is arc, and this container freely turns to the second place shown in Fig. 1 b from the primary importance shown in Fig. 1 a.

Container 3 has two structures 7 and 8 inwardly, is an opening 9 (extending axially of distributor 7) between the inner of these two structures.(Fig. 1 a), some article 4 are being assembled (by the gravity effect) in space 10 on the circumference between structure 7 and 8, and lean against on the wall 6 in primary importance.

When container 3 clockwise directions rotated (shown in Fig. 1 a and 1b), these article 4 in the space 10 were by towards the front of structure 8 with upwards take away or inswept on circumference.When container 3 arrived the second place (Fig. 1 b), the article in the space 10 fell or prepare to fall along the inclined-plane 11 that forms on housing 2.Structure 8 has an angle, and therefore when the second place, this structure 8 is very steep, makes article 4 roll to fall or slide on inclined-plane 11 and falls.When the second place, the upper surface 12 of structure 8 and inclined-plane 11 are aimed at.

The effect of structure 7 is the numbers that limit in this way the article 4 that distribute, in addition, make article 4 in the space 5 with roughly shown in arrow 13 among Fig. 1 b mode roll.When article 4 for bonding together into the kind time-like of piece, this advantageous particularly that rolls.Some candy under high temperature and/or high humidity just easily like this.

All fall (that is, distributing) afterwards from space 10 in the container 3 arrival second places and article 4, container 3 transfers back to primary importance.In the preference pattern of work, this motion is in the opposite direction to carry out on (that is, counter-clockwise direction), but also can continue to carry out in the clockwise direction.In either case, the article of staying in the space 54 are further stirred, and (Fig. 1 is a) time, and under the gravity effect, more article 4 will accumulate in the space 10 when container 3 arrives primary importance once more.

Can recognize, can provide the more structural (not shown) that projects in the space 5 with the enhancing effect of rolling.

The degree that space 5 can be filled is restricted, can not the article space 10 more than 4 that each motion distributed of container 3 from primary importance to the second place.For space 5 fuller ground cover product 4 are occupied, can as being schematically shown, Fig. 2 a, 2b, 2c, 2d and 2e transform.

Fig. 2 a represents the distributor 21 transformed.The same with distributor 1, it also has housing 22 and container 23, and container 23 can rotate from the primary importance clockwise direction shown in Fig. 2 a.Article 24 are contained in the inner space 25 of container 23.Have one inwardly wall 26 and two structures 27 and 28 in formation opening 29 on motion parts 23 and space 30.In the primary importance shown in Fig. 2 a, because gravity acts on and assembled some article 4 in the space 30.

Inclined-plane 31 extends downwards from the top edge 32 of wall 26.Inclined-plane 31 is than respective ramp 11 height of the distributor shown in Fig. 1 a 1.Wall 26 has arcuate section 33 and the tangent with it part 34 that extends upward.On the primary importance shown in Fig. 2 a, arcuate section and structure 28 are approaching.

Fig. 2 b represents to turn to from the primary importance clockwise direction shown in Fig. 2 a the container 23 in centre position; In the centre position, structure 28 reaches the end of the arcuate section 33 of wall 26, and the front of the structure 28 of article 24 in space 30 is raised simultaneously.Structure 27 is rolled article 24 in space 25.

Fig. 2 c represents another centre position of container 3.Shown in Fig. 2 e is clear, the elastic baffle 36 that container 3 has the wall part 35 of general cylindrical shape and (it extends in container 23 vertically) is fixed thereon along edge 37.Baffle plate 36 extends to leading edge 38 forward from wall part 35, and general and wall part 35 is tangent, is supporting structure 28.Edge 38 is pressed against on the wall 26, is pressing the extension 34 of wall 26 simultaneously, makes that when primary importance (article 24 that Fig. 2 a) accumulates in structure 28 fronts continue towards the inclined-plane 31 and raise.

Fig. 2 d represents container in its final position, i.e. the second place, and the second place of the container 3 among this position and Fig. 1 b is corresponding.When container 23 arrived this second place, the article in space 30 began to fall or prepare to fall along the inclined-plane 31 that forms on housing 22.Structure 28 has an angle to make that structure 28 is very steep when this second place, so that article 24 can roll downwards on inclined-plane 31 and fall or to lower slider.In this way, can distribute those article 24 that drop on the inclined-plane 31.

Then, interactive part 23 can transfer back to the primary importance shown in Fig. 2 a, and repeats this process with according to the more article 24 of demand assignment.The effect that baffle plate 36 is set is to make inclined-plane 31 higher than the allocation position among Fig. 1 a and the 1b, and can make the filling level height of the filling level in space 25 than space 5.

Fig. 3 is for embodying the perspective view of the actual allocated device 40 of principle shown in Fig. 1 a and the 1b.Be easy to recognize, also can adopt identical structure for distributor based on principle shown in Fig. 2 a to 2d.Distributor 40 is very suitable for the food in retail shop's distribution such as classes such as candy, nut.It illustrates without any the mechanism with the operation of coin or coupons, can be used under the situation of " pick up and mix ", and at this moment client fills sack with the article that they select, and pays the bill at the center service platform by weight then.Yet the automatic vending machine that has the mechanism of operating with coin or coupons also is feasible, and within the scope of the present invention.

Distributor 40 has box-like framework 41, has hinged Qianmen 42.The inner space 43 that the wall 44 that has is inwardly arranged in framework 41, the wall 6 of the distributor 1 that this wall and Fig. 1 a and 1b schematically show is suitable.Corresponding to inclined-plane 11, the inclined-plane 45 that has a fore-and-aft direction in framework 41 to extend, the article (not shown) that distribute will pass through on inclined-plane 45 in assigning process.Another inclined-plane 46 also is provided, and the article that are assigned with can pass the opening 47 in the Qianmen 42 thereon to lower slider or rolling, collect in order to client.

Distributor 40 comprise with Fig. 1 a and 1b in container 3 cell therefors 48, this container 48 has the foundation 49 of holding the article that will be assigned with and lid 50 fixed thereon.The general shape of foundation 49 is the cylinder that slightly is tapering that has sidewall 52, and has axially extended opening 51.The surface 53 and 54 and Fig. 1 a and 1b in structure 7 and 8 surperficial corresponding, opening 51 is then corresponding with opening 9.Wall 44 is consistent with the shape of the sidewall 52 of foundation 49, and wall 6 is consistent with the shape of container 3.

Foundation 49 has bottom surface 55, can be bearing on the main shaft (not shown among Fig. 3) 56 on framework 41 rear walls 60; Lid 50 side regions 56 and flange 57 cooperate with flange 58 on the door 42, and container 48 can be placed in the framework 41, and 42 close.At this moment, container 48 is clamped in the framework 41, but can freely rotate.

Foundation 49 can be taken away when emptying, and can cover 50 and fill once more by opening 51 or by taking off, and is returned to then on the framework 41.Another kind of structure is that foundation 49 can be clamped in the framework 41.Yet in the preferred use pattern of distributor 40, manufacturer provides preparation to fill the article that will distribute and only supply nonrecoverable container 48.When container 48 emptyings, storekeeper's (for example) opens door 42, takes off empty container 48, changes the new container of filling 48 again.Door 42 is closed, and can begin from the distribution of new container 48.

For the optimum state of the article that guarantee to distribute, can fixed cap be tight hermetically with opening 51.For example, can utilize bonding agent or heat seal that sheet metal or vinyl cover are fixed on the foundation 49.In that being put into, container 48 can take off this lid (as, strip off) before the framework 41.Make for convenience, foundation 49 can be filled by the opening (not shown) that is connected with lid, will cover 50 then and be in place.

Foundation 49 or foundation 49 and lid 50 can be made with known method (as the plastic injected die method).Preferably, lid 50 is transparent, makes client can see the article in the container 48 before selecting some article of distribution.For with hand rotary container 48, integrally form handle 59 on the lid 50.Integrally form stria 160 longitudinally on the sidewall 52 of foundation 49, improved rigidity, also strengthen the effect of rolling the content in the container 48.

The supply goods in order to the great advantages of the method for distributing in disposable container is: client has maximum chances to obtain goods fresh, infringement and health.Filling distributor 40 backs, can door 42 remained on assigned position with the latch or the lock of suitable key operation, to avoid client's infringement.

Because container 48 is disposable, therefore wish that disposable use can make container 48 that some changes are arranged, reuse preventing.Not so, empty container 48 may offer the producer of the product of inferior quality, fills same article and use again.Below the method for optimizing of doing like this will be described.

Preferably, framework 41 makes this container 48 return the device that it begins (first) position after being included in and having distributed some article.Fig. 4 represents the structure of a very simple available hand rotary container 48.Main shaft 61 is installed on the axle 62 of the rear wall 60 that passes framework 41, and in use, is enclosed in the cooperating recesses (not shown) on the bottom surface of container 48.Along with container 48 rotates, the main shaft 61 of non-circle rotates.One end of spring 63 is fixed on the pin that is installed on the framework 41, and its other end then is fixed on the flexible filament (as cord) 64.Filament is again on the cylinder 65 of (with being fixed on) axle on 62.Along with container 48 rotates, filament is wrapped on the cylinder 68, and spring 63 is stretched.Unloaded when container after distribution 48, spring tractive filament 64 is back to its starting position with container 48, at this, utilizes suitable block (not shown) that container is stopped.The people who is skilled in technique knows that also other simple spring structures also are feasible.

Fig. 5 to 11 expression has the substitute of the structure as shown in Figure 4 that prevents to reuse foundation 49 abilities.In this structure, foundation 49 is formed with the external bond 70 of one in the recess 71 of bottom surface 55.This key has round pin 72 and radially extends on its gyroaxis disc 73.When the foundation 49 with container 48 is installed in the framework 41, promote containers 48 towards main shaft 62, and its is rotated, entering the cooperation opening on the main shaft 62 and depress respectively until pin 72 and disc 73 can be till the centrepin 74 and lock pin 75 that slide on the main shaft 62.When key entered in the main shaft 62, return spring 76 and 77 was compressed.

Stretch out and be placed on pin 78 the cooperation jack 79 on the wall 60 to the side from main shaft 62, can begin to prevent that main shaft 62 from rotating in wall 60.Pin 78 is fixed on the element 80, and this element 80 has the angled groove 81 that the pin 82 that is fixed on the pin 75 can slide therein.When this structure is pushed at lock pin 75, pin 78 is retracted in the main shaft 62.Locking claw 83 becomes one with lock pin 75, and this locking claw 83 is pushed in the cooperating recesses 84 on the pin 74 by element 80 in pin 75 and 74 motion processes, thereby pin 74 and 75 is locked together.

Locating convex block 85 is installed on the deflection arm 86, and is pushed downwards in the main shaft 62 in the assembling process of key 70.When foundation 49 was pushed back fully, the position of various mentioned components was shown in Fig. 8 and 9.As shown in figure 11, now foundation 49 is rotated, and rebounds and engages with cooperating recesses 87 on the bottom surface 55 until projection 85.In this rotation process, the torsionspring 88 that main shaft 62 is connected with structure 89 on the wall 60 can prevent that main shaft 62 from rotating.In addition as shown in figure 10, in this rotation process, disc 73 is sheared on the intersecting lens of itself and recess 71 substrates, and is wrapped in around the pin 72.Figure 10 and 11 is illustrated in and finishes this process above-mentioned each position component afterwards.After key 70 was pushed in the main shaft 62 fully, door 42 can be closed, and made container 48 chuckings.

What make that container 48 makes dispense articles further rotates projection 85 simultaneously can cause spring 88 in recess 87 torsional deflection, and therefore, when having assigned when being unloaded by the user with container 48, spring 88 is back to its starting position with container.Cutting off of disc 73 represents that foundation 49 can not re-use, because it can not enter in the main shaft 62.It is to consider safety factor that disc 73 not exclusively takes out from foundation 49, because it can prevent that the disc that cuts off from unexpectedly entering in the article of distribution and damage.

Distributor 40 is the simple box form, distributes with filling all again and carries out on its front surface.Projection 68 on the box turning has other structures of screw hole or securing member.Like this, distributor 40 can be piled into several levels and vertical row easily, makes array attractive, and the selective and distribution of multiple product can be arranged.

With reference to Figure 12 to 14, it illustrates another distributor 101 of the present invention.The advantage of this device is: deposit and the article that will distribute offer retailer's (for example) with the container of sealing, then these containers are installed in the device 101, do not need to remove to carry article itself with hand.Device 101 comprises standing part 102 and moving part 103.This standing part 102 comprises first 104, and moving part 103 (only seeing its handle 105 among Figure 12) is installed in this first, is used for sliding on vertical substantially direction at least in use.Standing part 102 also comprises the second portion 106 that can disassemble from first 104.The article 107 that this second portion 106 can splendid attire be distributed by device 101, and by being fixed in the first 104 sliding into assigned position on the slide block 108.When second portion 106 slides into assigned position, take off the sliding panel 109 on the second portion 106, article 107 flow under the influence of gravity in the space 110 in the first 104.First 104 has antetheca 111, and the user uses handle 105 that moving part 103 is freely slided up and down facing to wall 111.The upper end of moving part 103 be formed with one angled surperficial 112, this surface is in its lowest position of moving part 103, and is consistent with inclined-plane 113.

Along with moving part 103 upwards slides, the many article 107 that accumulate in above-mentioned surperficial 112 tops and pressing wall 111 by band to top.Some article can fall after rise to space 110.In position shown in Figure 14, moving part 103 reaches the top edge 113 of wall 111, and dropped on the surface 112 or prepared to the article 107 on top by moving part 103 band and fallen, and dropped on the inclined-plane 114 of a part that forms slope 115, thereby can distribute to the user.Inclined-plane 114 and surface 112 at angle, this angle surpasses " angle of repose " of the article 107 that will distribute.

As the homologue 48 of swinging distributor 40, second portion 106 can be for having the container of foundation 116 and lid 117.Foundation 116 or cover 117 or they the two all can be for transparent, so that the user can see the goods that will distribute.Similar with container 48, second portion 106 is suitable for disposable use, and provides the second portion 106 that accommodates this object and can change the container of another emptying by the manufacturer of article 107.

Should be appreciated that under condit without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, can do many changes described various devices and structure.For example,, when filling corresponding device thereof again, can provide wall 6,26 in order further to improve sanitary condition, 44,111 and the lid on inclined- plane 11,31,45,114, make that in assigning process the article that are assigned with do not contact with the surface of the standing part of device.This lid is provided, or have in the described device of this lid any device all within the scope of the invention.

Claims (22)

1. the dispenser device of a granule state food comprises:

Deposit the revolution container of a plurality of granule state foods, this container have first and second end walls, the continuous side walls of longitudinal extension between the described end wall, on the sidewall dispense aperture and near the promotion structure of this dispense aperture; And

The housing that has cavity, described container is placed in this cavity can do gyration, and this housing has the discharging area that is communicated with cavity, and terminal is the guide wall of cavity, and guide wall is towards container side wall; Wherein the shape and the structure of dispense aperture, promotion structure, guide wall and discharging area are, predistribution position at container, being contained in some described granule state foods in this container accumulates in the dispense aperture place and remains on the guide wall of cavity, when container when drain position rotates, more described granule state foods are moved towards discharging area along described guide wall by described promotion structure, and at drain position, more described granule state foods are pushed into discharging area, are under the gravity effect from this and discharge.

2. dispenser device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the described dispense aperture in this container is extended at length direction along sidewall.

3. dispenser device as claimed in claim 2, wherein this dispense aperture comprises first and second edges, and in one of them edge at described edge, is provided with to the outstanding described promotion structure of internal tank.

4. dispenser device as claimed in claim 3, wherein this promotion structure has a height at internal tank, and is configured as the number of articles that control can be pushed out in the container turning course, keeps this number at the dispense aperture place simultaneously, to discharge from housing subsequently.

5. as each described dispenser device in the claim 1 to 4, wherein said container is arranged in described housing, makes longitudinal axis basic horizontal as the described container of axis of rotation.

6. as each described dispenser device in the claim 1 to 4, wherein said container is cylindrical shape substantially.

7. dispenser device as claimed in claim 6, wherein this guide wall is shaped as arcly, and discharging area is included in the opening in the housing, discharges inclined-plane from this opening part and stretches out from this cavity, and this inclined-plane and guide wall form angled edge.

8. dispenser device as claimed in claim 4, the part of sidewall that wherein promotes the container at structure place is made by elastomeric material, thus with the guide wall skew of sidewall sections towards the housing cavity.

9. dispenser device as claimed in claim 4, wherein said inside promotion structure make that described promotion structure cooperates with the guide wall of housing cavity when container rotates at angle, and article are flowed into the discharging area of housing from container.

10. as each described dispenser device in the claim 1 to 4, wherein said container comprises the internal structure that at least one is additional, is used for stirring the article that leave in the described container at described container rotation process.

11. dispenser device as claimed in claim 10, one of them described additional structure is located at dispense aperture edge, and is relative with the position that promotes structure.

12. as each described dispenser device in the claim 1 to 4, at least one end wall in the described end wall of wherein said container is to cover the lid of opening or comprise the lid that covers opening, described container can be filled with granule state food by this opening.

13. as each described dispenser device in the claim 1 to 4, but wherein said container hand rotation is distributed food.

14., also comprise motor and the drive unit that is used to rotate this container as each described dispenser device in the claim 1 to 4.

15. as each described dispenser device in the claim 1 to 4, also comprise non-drain position gigback, it is used for not needing automatically to make described container be back to resting position from drain position under user's action situation.

16. dispenser device as claimed in claim 15, wherein said gigback comprises elastic component, described elastic component turns to strain the described drain position process at described container from described resting position, and moment of torsion is applied to described container, so that described container is back to described resting position.

17. as each described dispenser device in the claim 1 to 4, wherein said container is disposable container.

18. dispenser device as claimed in claim 16 also is included in the key member on the container, this key member damages in the process that container is installed on the housing, thereby prevents in the housing of the insertion again cavity that same container is correct.

19. dispenser device as claimed in claim 18, wherein this key member comprises: the main shaft portion on the container axis of rotation on the end wall of container, and the key disc that deformable maybe can be cut off is radially protruding since then; And the jack that in the housing cavity, is used to lay main shaft and key disc; Wherein the formation of this key member makes in order correctly it to be inserted in the cavity, described container need be done the motion in two stages, phase I motion for main axle moving to jack and only just feasible when described disc is excellent, the motion of second stage damages described key disc.

20. as each described dispenser device in the claim 1 to 4, also comprise retaining mechanism, it prevents from container is taken out from housing without permission.

21. as each described dispenser device in the claim 1 to 4, described container has the removable closure member on the described dispense aperture of described sidewall.

22. food containers, it comprises a kind of dispenser device, and this dispenser device comprises:

Deposit the revolution container of a plurality of granule state foods, this container have first and second end walls, the continuous side walls of longitudinal extension between the described end wall, on the sidewall dispense aperture and near the promotion structure of this dispense aperture; And

The housing that has cavity, described container is placed in this cavity can do gyration, and this housing has the discharging area that is communicated with cavity, and terminal is the guide wall of cavity, and guide wall is towards container side wall; Wherein the shape and the structure of dispense aperture, promotion structure, guide wall and discharging area are, predistribution position at container, being contained in some described granule state foods in this container accumulates in the dispense aperture place and remains on the guide wall of cavity, when container when drain position rotates, more described granule state foods are moved towards discharging area along described guide wall by described promotion structure, and at drain position, more described granule state foods are pushed into discharging area, are under the gravity effect from this and discharge.

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