EP1998297A1 - Distributeur automatique amélioré - Google Patents

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EP1998297A1
EP1998297A1 EP07425356A EP07425356A EP1998297A1 EP 1998297 A1 EP1998297 A1 EP 1998297A1 EP 07425356 A EP07425356 A EP 07425356A EP 07425356 A EP07425356 A EP 07425356A EP 1998297 A1 EP1998297 A1 EP 1998297A1
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  • the present invention relates to an improved automatic vending machine, in particular for hot beverages such as tea, coffee, chocolate, cappuccino and the like.
  • the reliability of the vending machines is therefore increasingly important: if a machine is out of order even for a short period of time, negative consequences may be suffered both in terms of lost revenue and in terms of bad publicity owing to the large number of potential customers who are unable to avail themselves of the products in the machine.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an automatic vending machine which minimizes the potential losses resulting from a vending machine which is faulty or under repair.
  • this object is achieved by means of an automatic vending machine according to Claim 1 and/or by means of a method according to Claim 11.
  • 1 denotes overall an automatic vending machine, comprising a frame 2, defining a volume able to house the internal components necessary for operation of the said vending machine.
  • This frame 2 is normally closed by a front panel 3 which is normally opened only for the maintenance and/or product replenishing operations.
  • the frame 2 also has, mounted thereon, the components, which may also be partially external, such as, for example, the devices necessary for interfacing with the user.
  • the vending machine 1 comprises an internal frame 4 which supports movably with respect to the frame 2 substantially all the internal components necessary for and/or serving the function of preparing the beverages.
  • the components for preparation of the beverages may be regarded as being all the components for dispensing and heating the water, for performing mixing with the milk, tea or coffee and for thetransfer of the beverage thus formed to the dispensing point, where it will be introduced into a cup, if necessary provided with a spoon, and to which sugar is added as required.
  • the internal frame 4 shown in Figures 1 and 2 comprises a sliding base 5, which is mounted slidably with respect to the frame 2, for example by means of roller wheels 6 which travel inside horizontal guides fixed to the frame 2, and a rotating frame 7, mounted rotatably, for example about a vertical axis of rotation, with respect to the frame 2.
  • the sliding base 5 may therefore pass from a retracted position, corresponding to the end-of-travel point furthest from the door 3 of the vending machine 1, to an advanced position.
  • the rotating frame 7 is mounted rotatably on the sliding base 5, for example with its own axis of rotation passing through the centre of the sliding base 5.
  • the rotating frame 7 is therefore rotatable and displaceable with respect to the frame 2.
  • the rotating frame 7 may rotate more easily about its axis when the sliding base is in the advanced position.
  • Figures 5 to 9 show four different positions of the internal frame 4, which are schematically represented by means of a view, from above, of the internal components mounted on the internal frame 4: in Figure 6 , the internal frame 4 is in the working position, with the sliding base 5 in the retracted position: in Figure 7 the sliding base 5 is in the advanced position and the internal components which are mounted frontally are accessible;
  • Figures 8 and 9 show two different angles of rotation of the rotating frame 7: in Figure 9 , the angle is 180° and the internal components mounted at the rear are accessible.
  • the rotating frame 7 comprises two uprights 8, 9 which are fixed to a base 10.
  • the figures show two cross-pieces 11, 12 which are fixed to the uprights 8, 9 and to the base 10, respectively.
  • the cross-piece 11 may further comprise a C-shaped part 13 for mounting the container with the coffee grains.
  • the uprights 8, 9 define a front side F and a rear side P of the rotating frame 7: they are arranged, symmetrically, in the rear half of the said base 10.
  • Both the base 10 and the sliding base 5 have an opening 14 which is able to allow the physical connection means, for connecting together the internal components and the remainder of the vending machine, to pass through.
  • the opening 14 is large enough to allow all the physical connection means (not shown in the figures) to pass through. These include, for example, water supply and discharge pipes, power supply cables, the pipe for discharging the coffee grounds, or data transmission cables (if present). These physical connection means are known in the art and will therefore not be described further.
  • the opening 14 shown in the figures has a diameter of about 200-280 mm, but other dimensions are possible.
  • the internal frame 4 is secured to the frame 2 by suitable fixing means so as to be able to be fixed in the working position, for example by means of screws, bolts or spring systems, so that an operator may easily render them movable with respect to each other and, if necessary, separate them; the two frames 2, 4 are therefore not irreversibly fastened together, for example by means of welding, brazing, bonding or the like.
  • Connection means which allow relative rotation, but prevent relative axial movement, are present between rotating frame 7 and sliding base 5.
  • connection means comprise a swivel ring 15 so as to allow the physical connection means to pass through.
  • connection means comprise rolling means, such as, for example, wheels 16.
  • the frame 2 and/or the internal frame 4 may comprise stop means for preventing an excessive rotation of the rotating frame 7 relative to the frame 2 from twisting excessively the ducts inside the swivel ring 15.
  • the angle through which the rotating frame 7 is free to rotate relative to the sliding base 5 is such as to allow an operator access to the entire rear part of the rotating frame 7.
  • This angle is advantageously greater than 100°, for example greater than 180° for each direction, and is preferably less than 270°.
  • the angle of rotation may be at least 270° and is advantageously about 360°.
  • indexing means may also be envisaged for defining preferred angular positions of relative stability during rotation of sliding base 5 and rotating frame 7.
  • the internal frame 4 has, mounted thereon, some internal components which are accessible from the front side and some internal components which are accessible from the rear side, namely after the internal frame 4 has been rotated relative to its working position.
  • the components mounted on the internal frame 4 so as to be accessible from the front are: the containers 17 for the products, except for spoons, sugar and cups, and the associated dispensing pipes, the ground-coffee dispensing system 18, including the grinder and the proportioning device, the product mixers 19, the coffee grounds discharge pipes (not shown), and the ducts for conveying the prepared beverage from the mixer to the dispensing point (not shown).
  • the components mounted on the internal frame 4 so as to be accessible at the rear are: the product mixer motors 20, the hydraulic system comprising the boiler 21, the water pump, the mixing and regulating solenoid valves, the motor of the ground coffee dispensing system, the gear motors 22 for the product dispensers arranged at the front, the mains voltage transformer 23, the switchboard with fuses, the power control board 24 and the associated connections 25.
  • the components fixed directly onto the frame 2 are the selection electronics, the money control and storage devices, the systems for collecting and temporarily storing the solid and liquid waste, while the cup, sugar and spoon dispensers (not shown) may also be mounted directly on the front panel 3.
  • the present invention it is possible, during production of the vending machine 1, to pre-assemble on the internal frame 4 all the components which must be fixed thereto, obtaining a functionally complete unit on which it is possible to perform reliability tests so as to detect most of the anomalies before final assembly inside the frame 2, namely before the vending machine 1 is distributed.
  • vending machine 1 may be fully operational even when the internal frame 4 is in the position shown in Figure 9 , with the door open.
  • the internal components are fixed to the internal frame 4 before the latter is in turn fixed to the frame 2.
  • the internal frame 4 together with the components mounted on it, forms a completely autonomous and operational modular unit and, should it be necessary, all the internal components of the vending machine 1 may be easily replaced by simply supplying and replacing the old unit with a new unit at the installation site.
  • the vending machine 1 according to the present invention is therefore assembled in the following manner: firstly the internal components are mounted on the rotating frame 7 of the internal frame 4 and operation of the entire unit is tested.
  • the internal frame 4 is mounted in the frame 2 in the working position, performing the necessary physical connections, for example for water, electricity and data.
  • the working position of the internal frame is the one where the front side F is directed towards the opening of the vending machine 1 and the internal frame 4 is situated in the retracted position.
  • the vending machine 1 allows the downtime due to malfunctions to be reduced to a minimum, allowing preliminary testing of its internal components; it also allows repair of the vending machine to be performed such that it resembles a replenishing operation.
EP07425356A 2007-06-01 2007-06-07 Distributeur automatique amélioré Not-in-force EP1998297B2 (fr)

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EP08171998A EP2061012A1 (fr) 2007-06-01 2007-06-07 Distributeur automatique amélioré

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IT001130A ITMI20071130A1 (it) 2007-06-01 2007-06-01 Distributore automatico perfezionato.

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AT (1) ATE426223T1 (fr)
DE (1) DE602007000728D1 (fr)
ES (2) ES2323521T5 (fr)
IT (1) ITMI20071130A1 (fr)

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EP2096607A1 (fr) * 2006-12-18 2009-09-02 Saeco IPR Limited Améliorations des distributeurs de boissons
ITFI20090225A1 (it) * 2009-10-20 2011-04-21 Saeco Strategic Services Ltd Distributore automatico a doppia funzione
CN104665593A (zh) * 2013-11-29 2015-06-03 何照义 一种现磨现售豆浆机
IT202100011930A1 (it) * 2021-05-10 2022-11-10 Rheavendors Ind S P A Distributore automatico di bevande

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FR2883089A1 (fr) * 2005-03-11 2006-09-15 Dalliance Soc Par Actions Simp Appareil de distribution automatique de boissons avec interface consommateur et machine dissociee

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EP2096607A1 (fr) * 2006-12-18 2009-09-02 Saeco IPR Limited Améliorations des distributeurs de boissons
ITFI20090225A1 (it) * 2009-10-20 2011-04-21 Saeco Strategic Services Ltd Distributore automatico a doppia funzione
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CN104665593A (zh) * 2013-11-29 2015-06-03 何照义 一种现磨现售豆浆机
IT202100011930A1 (it) * 2021-05-10 2022-11-10 Rheavendors Ind S P A Distributore automatico di bevande
WO2022238883A1 (fr) * 2021-05-10 2022-11-17 Rheavendors Industries S.P.A. Distributeur automatique de boissons

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EP1998297B1 (fr) 2009-03-18
EP1998296B1 (fr) 2013-07-17
ITMI20071130A1 (it) 2008-12-02
EP2061012A1 (fr) 2009-05-20
ES2323521T3 (es) 2009-07-17
ES2431329T3 (es) 2013-11-26
DE602007000728D1 (de) 2009-04-30
ATE426223T1 (de) 2009-04-15
EP1998296A1 (fr) 2008-12-03
ES2323521T5 (es) 2012-07-03

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