EP1256913A2 - Machine de vente de produits empaquetés ayant un dispositif anti-vol - Google Patents

Machine de vente de produits empaquetés ayant un dispositif anti-vol Download PDF

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EP1256913A2
EP1256913A2 EP02007815A EP02007815A EP1256913A2 EP 1256913 A2 EP1256913 A2 EP 1256913A2 EP 02007815 A EP02007815 A EP 02007815A EP 02007815 A EP02007815 A EP 02007815A EP 1256913 A2 EP1256913 A2 EP 1256913A2
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Sergio Pesenti Barili
Aristide Roncari
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    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
    • G07F11/02—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines
    • G07F11/04—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which magazines the articles are stored one vertically above the other
    • G07F11/10—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which magazines the articles are stored one vertically above the other two or more magazines having a common delivery chute
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    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
    • G07F11/02—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines
    • G07F11/04—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which magazines the articles are stored one vertically above the other
    • G07F11/16—Delivery means
    • G07F11/18—Recessed drawers

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  • the present invention refers to a vending machine for packaged products, such as products wrapped up, sealed or filled in packages, cans or bottles, which are delivered down into a dispensing compartment that is accessible to the users for picking them up.
  • Vending machines of such a kind are being used since a long time now and may store products either at an ambient temperature or under refrigeration conditions; in the latter case, the vending machine is provided with a refrigerating circuit whose characteristics and construction are well-known in the art.
  • Vending machines of this kind are generally constituted by a cabinet-like outer casing, which is closed by a glazed door allowing the products stored inside that casing on appropriate stationary or moving shelves to be conveniently viewed from the outside.
  • the devices used to control and operate the vending machine such as the push-buttons used to select the products to be dispensed, as well as the coin-operated or similar payment unit of the machine.
  • the handling of the products inside the apparatus can be carried out in a number of ways, such as for instance by dropping them in a controlled manner or pushing them by means of calibrated springs, so as to bring the selected product into the proper position, or dispensing compartment, for it to be withdrawn, i.e. picked up by the user.
  • a dispensing compartment is preferably formed by a hopper-like arrangement that is usually situated in the lower portion of the front surface of the cabinet and closed by a lid or similar shutting means.
  • a first solution in this connection calls for the use of a lid hinged on top so as to swing inwards, i.e. into the interior of the dispensing compartment, in such a manner that, when access is gained into such a compartment in order to pick up the selected product, the lid swings inwards to automatically shut the passage through which the products are dropped, i.e. unloaded from the storage shelves into the dispensing hopper.
  • a lid hinged on top so as to swing inwards, i.e. into the interior of the dispensing compartment, in such a manner that, when access is gained into such a compartment in order to pick up the selected product, the lid swings inwards to automatically shut the passage through which the products are dropped, i.e. unloaded from the storage shelves into the dispensing hopper.
  • Another solution calls for the use, instead of the usual hopper-like arrangement, of a cylindrical hollow container adapted to rotate or revolve about a longitudinal axis.
  • the cylinder acts in the way of a revolving door and presents the user with two different alternative situations, i.e. a situation in which it is empty (in its closed, resting position, waiting for a product to be selected for vending) and a situation in which it on the contrary is full (in its open, working condition, containing a selected product).
  • This solution implies a reduction in the free cross-section area of the passage aperture through which the product is first dropped for dispensing and then picked up by the buyer.
  • this aim is reached in a vending machine in which the hopper or similar arrangement provided to collect the products being dropped and to enable the same products to be picked up by the buyers, is revolving about a horizontal axis, so as to be brought from a closed to an open position, and is connected to both the cabinet or outer casing of the machine and a swinging partition via a toggle-lever mechanism with associated return spring.
  • the swinging partition is adapted to shut off the aperture through which the products pass from the interior of the cabinet into the dispensing hopper, when the latter is in its open position for enabling a product to be picked up.
  • a vending machine is substantially constituted ( Figure 1) by a cabinet-like outer casing 10, which is closed on the front side by a glazed door 11 enabling the products stored inside the vending machine, and arranged on appropriate shelves provided therewithin, to be properly viewed from the outside.
  • a hopper 14 On the front wall of the vending machine, at a side of the glazed door thereof, there are arranged the various control devices of the apparatus, such as the push-buttons 12 for selecting the products to be vended, and the coin-operated or similar payment device 13.
  • the hopper 14 In the lower portion of the vending machine, again on the front side thereof, there is installed a hopper 14, or similar arrangement, into which the dispensed products, upon having been duly selected and paid for, are unloaded for the buyer to pick them up.
  • This hopper 14 is adapted to normally revolve about an horizontal axis, on which it is pivotally hinged, from a closed position, in which it lies flush with the front wall of the cabinet, to an open pick-up position, in which it on the contrary protrudes from said front wall.
  • the vending machine is provided with an anti-theft arrangement associated to said hopper 14.
  • an anti-theft arrangement comprises a toggle-lever mechanism 16 ( Figures 2, 3, 4) that connects the same hopper 14 with the cabinet 10 and a swinging partition 25.
  • This partition 25 forms an element that is adapted to shut off the aperture through which the products pass from the interior of the cabinet into the dispensing hopper 14, when the latter is in its open position for enabling a product to be picked up.
  • the hopper 14 is provided on a side thereof with a pin 18 sliding within a curved slot 19 that is provided in a properly shaped arm 20.
  • This arm 20 is pivotally hinged on a pin 21 attached inside the cabinet 10.
  • a braking device 23 is connected between the hopper 14 and a pin 24 ( Figures 4A and 4B) secured to the cabinet 10, in order to decelerate the closing movement of the hopper 14.
  • This braking device 23 may be formed by a pneumatic damper or similar cushioning means.
  • the toggle-lever mechanism 16 further to controlling the opening and closing movements of the hopper 14, operates a partition 25 that is adapted to shut off the aperture through which the vended products pass from the interior of the cabinet 10 into the dispensing hopper 14, when the latter is in its open position for enabling a product to be picked up.
  • the partition 25 is supported by at least an arm 26 that is pivotally hinged on to a pin 27 secured to the cabinet 10.
  • the partition 25 is operated by means of a connecting rod 28 whose end portions are hinged on to the arm 20 and the arm 26, respectively.
  • the swinging motion of the partition 25 about the pin 27 is substantially similar to the corresponding revolving motion of the hopper 14 about the pin 15.
  • the partition 25 moves preferably into abutting against the inner rear wall of the cabinet 10.
  • Figures 4A and 4B the partition 25 moves with its front border into a recess 30 provided in the frame 31 that defines the compartment or space within which the hopper 14 revolves.
  • Figures 3A and 3B are perspective and cross-sectional views, respectively, of an intermediate operating position, in which the hopper 14 just starts to be opened.
  • toggle-lever mechanism 16 as arranged on a side of the hopper 14. It will of course be readily appreciated that, in view of a more balanced operation of the hopper 14, a similar toggle-lever mechanism 16 may be provided also on the other side of said hopper 14.

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ITPN20010035 ITPN20010035A1 (it) 2001-05-08 2001-05-08 Distributore automatico di prodotti confezionati, dotato di dispositivo antifurto
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WO2004047033A1 (fr) * 2002-11-21 2004-06-03 Necta Vending Solutions S.P.A. Distributeur de produits emballes
WO2005109355A2 (fr) * 2004-05-10 2005-11-17 Mediasystem S.R.L. Distributeur d'articles
WO2009118607A1 (fr) * 2008-03-26 2009-10-01 N&W Global Vending S.P.A. Procédé de distribution et distributeur automatique de produits
WO2010097077A1 (fr) * 2009-02-27 2010-09-02 Gühring Ohg Distributeur automatique d'outils modulaire
EP3113125A1 (fr) * 2015-07-01 2017-01-04 Sielaff Gmbh & Co. Kg Automatenbau Dispositif de sortie pour un automate de marchandises

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GB390391A (en) * 1932-07-26 1933-04-06 Percy Stephen Harper Improvements in coin-freed vending machines
US3174646A (en) * 1962-09-17 1965-03-23 Vendo Co Mechanism for vending articles from inclined support
US3344953A (en) * 1965-02-18 1967-10-03 Krakauer Merrill Article vending machine having helical feeder coil
US4235351A (en) * 1977-07-28 1980-11-25 Sielaff Gmbh & Co. Automatenbau Herrieden Merchandise dispensing device for a vending machine
US5366285A (en) * 1993-04-28 1994-11-22 Fawn Engineering Co. Sealing vending drawer for removing dispensed products from a vending machine
EP0645743A2 (fr) * 1993-09-29 1995-03-29 Unidynamics Corporation Ensemble de porte pour une machine de vente

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB390391A (en) * 1932-07-26 1933-04-06 Percy Stephen Harper Improvements in coin-freed vending machines
US3174646A (en) * 1962-09-17 1965-03-23 Vendo Co Mechanism for vending articles from inclined support
US3344953A (en) * 1965-02-18 1967-10-03 Krakauer Merrill Article vending machine having helical feeder coil
US4235351A (en) * 1977-07-28 1980-11-25 Sielaff Gmbh & Co. Automatenbau Herrieden Merchandise dispensing device for a vending machine
US5366285A (en) * 1993-04-28 1994-11-22 Fawn Engineering Co. Sealing vending drawer for removing dispensed products from a vending machine
EP0645743A2 (fr) * 1993-09-29 1995-03-29 Unidynamics Corporation Ensemble de porte pour une machine de vente

Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2004047033A1 (fr) * 2002-11-21 2004-06-03 Necta Vending Solutions S.P.A. Distributeur de produits emballes
WO2005109355A2 (fr) * 2004-05-10 2005-11-17 Mediasystem S.R.L. Distributeur d'articles
WO2005109355A3 (fr) * 2004-05-10 2006-05-18 Mediasystem S R L Distributeur d'articles
WO2009118607A1 (fr) * 2008-03-26 2009-10-01 N&W Global Vending S.P.A. Procédé de distribution et distributeur automatique de produits
CN102027513B (zh) * 2008-03-26 2013-03-27 N&W全球销售股份公司 产品分配方法和自动售卖机
WO2010097077A1 (fr) * 2009-02-27 2010-09-02 Gühring Ohg Distributeur automatique d'outils modulaire
US8706291B2 (en) 2009-02-27 2014-04-22 Guehring Ohg Modular automated tool dispenser
EP3113125A1 (fr) * 2015-07-01 2017-01-04 Sielaff Gmbh & Co. Kg Automatenbau Dispositif de sortie pour un automate de marchandises

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