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EP1300812A2
EP1300812A2 EP02022283A EP02022283A EP1300812A2 EP 1300812 A2 EP1300812 A2 EP 1300812A2 EP 02022283 A EP02022283 A EP 02022283A EP 02022283 A EP02022283 A EP 02022283A EP 1300812 A2 EP1300812 A2 EP 1300812A2
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vending machine
machine according
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shelf
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Adriano Adriani
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FAS International SRL
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • 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
    • G07F11/38—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which the magazines are horizontal
    • G07F11/42—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which the magazines are horizontal the articles being delivered by motor-driven means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • 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
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  • the present invention relates to a vending machine.
  • vending machines for products such as for example beverages or food products in general often contain fragile products, which if dropped even from small heights tend to break or are otherwise subject to drawbacks of various kinds.
  • vending machines have been proposed which are provided with means for moving the collection tray so as to allow such tray, following the selection of a product by the user, to be arranged at a product exit region and, after collecting the product, move to a withdrawal region that can be accessed from the outside of the body by way of access means located on the front panel of the vending machine.
  • the access means such as for example a removal door, are arranged in a downward region with respect to the front panel.
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide a new vending machine that allows the user a more comfortable and practical removal of the product than allowed by currently commercially available vending machines.
  • a vending machine comprising an outer body provided with side walls and a front panel provided with means for accessing a removal region located inside said outer body, the vending machine further comprising a plurality of stacked shelves comprised between a lower shelf and an upper shelf, at least one compartment for each shelf, at least one exit device for a respective compartment designed to convey at least one product at an exit position, conveyance means designed to transfer said at least one product from said exit position to a removal position at said internal removal region, characterized in that said access means are arranged at an intermediate portion between said lower shelf and said upper shelf.
  • a vending machine is characterized in that said conveyance means are arranged between said front panel and said plurality of shelves.
  • a vending machine according to the invention is constituted by an outer body 2 constituted by side walls 2a and a front panel 2b.
  • the vending machine 1 has, inside the outer body 2, a plurality of shelves 3 that are mutually stacked and delimited in an upward region by an upper shelf 3a and in a downward region by a lower shelf 3b.
  • Each shelf has at least one compartment provided with at least one exit device, for example of the spiral or belt type, capable of causing the advancement of at least one product at a time chosen by the user at an exit position 4.
  • the vending machine 1 has conveyance means 5 that are designed to transfer the products selected in each instance by the user from the respective exit position 4 to a removal position 6.
  • Said removal position 6 is located in the space between the front panel 2b and the plurality of shelves 3 and can be reached by the user by way of access means 7 located at the front panel 2b.
  • the access means for example a removal door, and accordingly the removal position 6, are located at a portion that is intermediate between the upper shelf 3a and the lower shelf 3b.
  • the conveyance means 5 are constituted by containment means 8 and by movement means 9.
  • the containment means are constituted by a tray or, in an equivalent manner, by a shelf that lies on a substantially horizontal plane and has, if necessary, lateral rims.
  • the movement means 9 are designed to allow the containment means to move along a substantially vertical direction during use.
  • said means 9 can be constituted by toothed belts or continuous chains that lie along a substantially vertical direction and are adapted to support the containment means 8, advantageously at the respective longitudinal ends, by way of fixing means not shown, and move said containment means.
  • the movement means 9 are fixed, as shown more clearly in the figures, to said side walls; moreover, they might instead be fixed directly to the front panel.
  • the vending machine 1 of course has actuation means, for example a reversible electric motor, which are not shown in the figures, for the movement of the means 9 and accordingly of the containment means 8.
  • actuation means for example a reversible electric motor, which are not shown in the figures, for the movement of the means 9 and accordingly of the containment means 8.
  • the containment means 8 are adapted to move, by way of the action of the movement means, into a parking region designed to be occupied in the time between two successive product dispensing operations.
  • said parking region is arranged at the lower shelf, as shown in the figures, or above the upper shelf, so that the tray, usually constituted by a metal plate, does not prevent the user from seeing any products contained in the vending machine, particularly the ones located at the intermediate shelves.
  • the means 7 for accessing the internal removal region are made of an at least partially transparent material, such as for example Plexiglas or glass.
  • the access means 9 comprise a first panel 9a that is designed to be pressed by the user during withdrawal; conveniently, said panel is loaded elastically outward, so as to return to the closed condition after the user has withdrawn the product from the containment means.
  • the means 9 are further constituted by a closure panel 9b that is suitable to prevent the user from accessing products arranged on the shelves.
  • both of said panels 9a and 9b can be angularly moved about an axis that is substantially horizontally and parallel to the front panel 2b.
  • the closure panel is arranged inside the outer body and is further rotationally supported by the containment means.
  • the access means have kinematic connection means, so that an angular movement of the first panel entails, during the first step of the opening thereof, a greater angular movement on the part of the closure panel.
  • the kinematic connection means are constituted by at least one rocker 11 that is pivoted, by virtue of a respective pivot 12, to the containment means.
  • Said rocker has a pin 13 that is advantageously meant to slide inside a slot 14.
  • the closure panel 9b is rigidly coupled to a guide, constituted for example by a slot link 15, for said pin 13.
  • the kinematic connection means further comprise pusher means 16 that are rigidly coupled (or articulated) to the first panel and have at least one element, such as for example a wheel 17, that is suitable to slide along an abutment profile 18 arranged on the rocker.
  • connection means comprise elastic means 19, such as for example a spring that acts between the rocker and the tray, which are meant to allow said means to return to the inactive position once the user has withdrawn the selected product.
  • the access means advantageously have a locking valve, which can be any of a mechanical, electromechanical or pneumatic valve, and is meant to allow the opening of the first panel exclusively if the containment means are in the removal region.
  • the materials and the dimensions may be various according to requirements.

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EP02022283A 2001-10-05 2002-10-07 Distributeur Withdrawn EP1300812A3 (fr)

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ITVR20010054 ITVR20010054U1 (it) 2001-10-05 2001-10-05 Distributore automatico
ITVR20010054 2001-10-05

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EP1300812A3 EP1300812A3 (fr) 2004-01-28

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
ITUA20163104A1 (it) * 2016-05-03 2017-11-03 Rheavendors Services Spa Macchina distributrice automatica di prodotti.

Citations (5)

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US4834263A (en) * 1986-09-05 1989-05-30 Thomas Becze Tamper resistant apparatus for dispensing packaged products
EP0866430A2 (fr) * 1997-02-25 1998-09-23 Sanden Corporation Stent flexible
US5881911A (en) * 1996-10-09 1999-03-16 The Coca-Cola Company Vending machine
US20010000609A1 (en) * 1998-03-20 2001-05-03 The Coca-Cola Company Vending machine
US6286715B1 (en) * 1999-04-01 2001-09-11 The Coca-Cola Company Transparent front vending machine

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4834263A (en) * 1986-09-05 1989-05-30 Thomas Becze Tamper resistant apparatus for dispensing packaged products
US5881911A (en) * 1996-10-09 1999-03-16 The Coca-Cola Company Vending machine
EP0866430A2 (fr) * 1997-02-25 1998-09-23 Sanden Corporation Stent flexible
US20010000609A1 (en) * 1998-03-20 2001-05-03 The Coca-Cola Company Vending machine
US6286715B1 (en) * 1999-04-01 2001-09-11 The Coca-Cola Company Transparent front vending machine

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
ITUA20163104A1 (it) * 2016-05-03 2017-11-03 Rheavendors Services Spa Macchina distributrice automatica di prodotti.
WO2017191531A1 (fr) * 2016-05-03 2017-11-09 Rheavendors Services S.P.A. Distributeur automatique pour distribuer des produits

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