EP1589499A2 - Verkaufsautomat - Google Patents
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- EP1589499A2 EP1589499A2 EP05008551A EP05008551A EP1589499A2 EP 1589499 A2 EP1589499 A2 EP 1589499A2 EP 05008551 A EP05008551 A EP 05008551A EP 05008551 A EP05008551 A EP 05008551A EP 1589499 A2 EP1589499 A2 EP 1589499A2
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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
- G07F11/72—Auxiliary equipment, e.g. for lighting cigars, opening bottles
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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
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- the present invention relates to a vending machine.
- tray-type vending machines which have, inside a containment frame, a plurality of shelves or trays, which are mutually stacked and support the products to be dispensed.
- the containment frame is usually provided with a front door, made of glass or otherwise transparent material, which has, at a lower portion, substantially below the lowest shelf, a withdrawal door.
- the front door is therefore provided with access means, generally constituted by a withdrawal door, which is mounted so that it can oscillate thereon and allows the user to access a product receiving trough, which is also supported by the front door and is arranged inside the frame.
- access means generally constituted by a withdrawal door, which is mounted so that it can oscillate thereon and allows the user to access a product receiving trough, which is also supported by the front door and is arranged inside the frame.
- the withdrawal door is associated kinematically with a protective flap, which is designed to likewise rotate, as a consequence of the rotation of the withdrawal door, about a respective oscillation axis so as to prevent access to the products that have not yet been dispensed and are arranged on the trays.
- the product receiving trough is normally provided with a rear closure panel in order to prevent the dispensed products from falling out of said trough.
- the aim of the present invention is to eliminate or at least reduce drastically the drawbacks noted above in conventional vending machines.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine that allows to remove the withdrawal trough simply and practically.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine provided with a withdrawal door and with a protective flap that are constructively simple and effective in their operation.
- a vending machine comprising a containment frame, which has at least one rear wall or back and two side walls and supports a front door provided with means for accessing a region for withdrawing dispensed products, said containment frame supporting a plurality of trays associated with means for dispensing the products to be dispensed, which are arranged on said trays, and characterized in that the withdrawal region comprises a withdrawal pocket, which can be associated detachably, by way of detachable connection means, with the containment frame at an engagement portion arranged below the plurality of trays.
- the invention relates to a vending machine, comprising a containment frame, which has at least one rear wall or back and two side walls and supports a front door provided with means for accessing a region for withdrawing the dispensed products, said containment frame supporting a plurality of superimposed trays associated with means for dispensing the products to be dispensed, which are arranged on said trays, said access means comprising a withdrawal door and a protective flap, both of which can be moved in an angular fashion about a respective oscillation axis that is substantially horizontal during use, said withdrawal door being designed, by being pushed by the user, to pass from an inactive condition, in which it closes said front door, to a withdrawal condition, means for kinematic connection being provided between said withdrawal door and said protective flap, said means being adapted to move, as a consequence of the transfer of said withdrawal door from said inactive condition to said withdrawal condition, said protective door from a collapsed position, in which it is substantially parallel to said withdrawal door, to a closed position,
- a vending machine generally designated by the reference numeral 1, comprises a containment frame 2, which is provided with a rear wall or back 3 and with two side walls 4a and 4b.
- One of the two side walls supports a front door 5, which is provided with means 6 for accessing a region 7 for withdrawing dispensed products.
- the containment frame 2 supports a plurality of trays (not shown), associated with means for dispensing the products to be dispensed which are arranged on said trays.
- the withdrawal region 7 comprises a withdrawal pocket 8, which can be associated detachably, by way of per se known removable connection means, with the containment frame 2 at an engagement portion 9 located below the trays.
- the withdrawal pocket 8 during use is designed to close hermetically the region that accommodates the refrigeration means associated with the vending machine 1.
- the withdrawal pocket 8 can be provided with a sealing profile 10, which is designed to face a border formed on the engagement portion; more particularly, sealing means such as a gasket are interposed between the sealing profile 10 and the border.
- the vending machine 1 has, at the front door 5, access means 6, which comprise a withdrawal door 20 and a protective panel or flap 11, which can be moved in an angular fashion about a respective oscillation axis, which is substantially horizontal during use.
- the withdrawal door 20 is intended to pass, when pushed by the user, from an inactive condition, in which it closes the front door 5, to a withdrawal condition, with full opening of the flap or panel 11 and partial opening of the withdrawal door 20 (clearly shown in Figure 4).
- Kinematic connection means are provided between the withdrawal door 10 and the protective panel or flap 11 and are adapted to move, following the transfer of the withdrawal door 20 from the inactive condition to the withdrawal condition, the protective panel or flap 11 from a collapsed position, in which it is arranged substantially parallel to the withdrawal flap 10 (and to the front door 5), to a closed position (shown in Figure 4), in which it closes upwardly the withdrawal region 7.
- the kinematic connection means comprise at least one actuation wing 13 provided with an abutment portion 14, which can be engaged by a respective engagement portion 15 supported by the withdrawal door 20 during the transition from the inactive condition to the withdrawal condition.
- the actuation wing 13 is supported, so that it can rotate about a first pivoting axis 100, by the front door 5 at a side wall 20, which forms the opening on the front door 5 through which the withdrawal flap 10 can oscillate.
- the actuation wing 13 is articulated, so that it can rotate about a second pivoting axis 101, to a pusher wing 16, which is connected kinematically to the protective flap 11.
- the pusher wing 16 is pivoted to the protective flap 11 about a third pivoting axis 102.
- the first pivoting axis 100 lies along a substantially vertical direction, and the first pivoting axis 100 and the second pivoting axis 101 intersect at a center of rotation 1000 at the oscillation axis of the protective flap 11.
- the third pivoting axis 102 also passes through said center of rotation 1000.
- the engagement portion 15 can be constituted by a free roller 17, which is rotatably associated with the lateral edge of the withdrawal flap 10.
- the engagement portion 15 might also be constituted by the lateral edge of the withdrawal door 20.
- a vending machine 1 according to the present invention may also have both the withdrawal pocket and the kinematic connection means as described above.
- the kinematic connection means can be constituted by two actuation wings (and therefore two pusher wings) located at the lateral edges of the access opening.
- the withdrawal pocket can be provided with at least one metallic tab for pressing a microswitch, which is adapted to remove power from the vending machine (or in any case from the refrigeration means) upon removal of the withdrawal pocket from the engagement portion.
- the materials used, as well as the contingent shapes and dimensions may be any according to requirements.
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- Control Of Vending Devices And Auxiliary Devices For Vending Devices (AREA)
- Vending Machines For Individual Products (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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ITVR20040063 ITVR20040063A1 (it) | 2004-04-20 | 2004-04-20 | Distributore automatico |
ITVR20040063 | 2004-04-20 |
Publications (3)
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EP1589499A2 true EP1589499A2 (de) | 2005-10-26 |
EP1589499A3 EP1589499A3 (de) | 2005-12-14 |
EP1589499B1 EP1589499B1 (de) | 2010-06-09 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP20050008551 Active EP1589499B1 (de) | 2004-04-20 | 2005-04-19 | Verkaufsautomat |
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EP (1) | EP1589499B1 (de) |
DE (1) | DE602005021718D1 (de) |
ES (1) | ES2345442T3 (de) |
IT (1) | ITVR20040063A1 (de) |
Citations (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE1017391B (de) * | 1954-04-30 | 1957-10-10 | Vendo Co | Verkaufsautomat |
GB864207A (en) * | 1958-12-08 | 1961-03-29 | Gloster Aircraft Company Ltd | Improvements in and relating to vending machines |
US3269595A (en) * | 1964-10-02 | 1966-08-30 | Krakauer Merrill | Article vending machine |
GB1245048A (en) * | 1969-04-23 | 1971-09-02 | Gkn Sankey Ltd | Improvements in vending machines |
US4094440A (en) * | 1976-09-23 | 1978-06-13 | Gross-Given Manufacturing Company | Safety door mechanism |
US5579952A (en) * | 1995-05-03 | 1996-12-03 | Automeal, Inc. | Vending apparatus for dispensing hot-food trays |
US5909823A (en) * | 1998-10-09 | 1999-06-08 | Crane Co. | Anti-pilferage door system for a vending machine |
US5996838A (en) * | 1996-11-28 | 1999-12-07 | Sielaff Gmbh & Co. | Vending machine |
US20020166870A1 (en) * | 1998-04-16 | 2002-11-14 | Nestec S.A. | Containers for articles of frozen confectionery |
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- 2004-04-20 IT ITVR20040063 patent/ITVR20040063A1/it unknown
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- 2005-04-19 EP EP20050008551 patent/EP1589499B1/de active Active
- 2005-04-19 ES ES05008551T patent/ES2345442T3/es active Active
- 2005-04-19 DE DE200560021718 patent/DE602005021718D1/de active Active
Patent Citations (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE1017391B (de) * | 1954-04-30 | 1957-10-10 | Vendo Co | Verkaufsautomat |
GB864207A (en) * | 1958-12-08 | 1961-03-29 | Gloster Aircraft Company Ltd | Improvements in and relating to vending machines |
US3269595A (en) * | 1964-10-02 | 1966-08-30 | Krakauer Merrill | Article vending machine |
GB1245048A (en) * | 1969-04-23 | 1971-09-02 | Gkn Sankey Ltd | Improvements in vending machines |
US4094440A (en) * | 1976-09-23 | 1978-06-13 | Gross-Given Manufacturing Company | Safety door mechanism |
US5579952A (en) * | 1995-05-03 | 1996-12-03 | Automeal, Inc. | Vending apparatus for dispensing hot-food trays |
US5996838A (en) * | 1996-11-28 | 1999-12-07 | Sielaff Gmbh & Co. | Vending machine |
US20020166870A1 (en) * | 1998-04-16 | 2002-11-14 | Nestec S.A. | Containers for articles of frozen confectionery |
US5909823A (en) * | 1998-10-09 | 1999-06-08 | Crane Co. | Anti-pilferage door system for a vending machine |
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DE602005021718D1 (de) | 2010-07-22 |
EP1589499B1 (de) | 2010-06-09 |
EP1589499A3 (de) | 2005-12-14 |
ES2345442T3 (es) | 2010-09-23 |
ITVR20040063A1 (it) | 2004-07-20 |
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