US20180213945A1 - Dispensing device - Google Patents

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US20180213945A1
US20180213945A1 US15/748,575 US201615748575A US2018213945A1 US 20180213945 A1 US20180213945 A1 US 20180213945A1 US 201615748575 A US201615748575 A US 201615748575A US 2018213945 A1 US2018213945 A1 US 2018213945A1
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47FSPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47FSPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F1/00Racks for dispensing merchandise; Containers for dispensing merchandise
    • A47F1/04Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs
    • A47F1/08Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs dispensing from bottom
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47FSPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F3/00Show cases or show cabinets
    • A47F3/02Show cases or show cabinets with dispensing arrangements
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47FSPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F5/00Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47FSPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F3/00Show cases or show cabinets
    • A47F3/02Show cases or show cabinets with dispensing arrangements
    • A47F2003/021Show cases or show cabinets with dispensing arrangements for dispensing bread, buns, confectionary or the like

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  • the present invention relates to a dispensing device for unpacked goods, in particular bakery goods such as bread, bread rolls, or the like.
  • Dispensing devices of this type in particular for bakery goods, are already known from the prior art and are used, for example in the retail trade, in order to enable a self-service style removal of bakery goods.
  • bakery goods can be presented to the customer and the latter can remove the goods in a manner corresponding to the choice of the customer.
  • the dispensing devices herein must meet stringent hygiene requirements since unpacked goods are sold.
  • the requirements include, for example, that a safeguard against spitting or sneezing is guaranteed so as to protect the stored unpacked goods against contamination.
  • the dispensing device can be cleaned in a simple, rapid and reliable manner.
  • a dispensing device for bread which has a removal functional group that can be disassembled without tools is already known from EP 2 554 078 A1. Said feature is intended in particular for the purpose of facilitating the cleaning of the dispensing device.
  • a dispensing device which in order to prevent the return of bakery goods that have already been selected has a separation device composed of blocking brackets of dissimilar length is already known from EP 2 248 448 A1.
  • the blocking brackets herein are disposed between the storage region and the removal region and enable only a transfer of the bakery goods from the storage region to the removal region.
  • a goods container for the self-service style removal of bakery goods is known from DE 20 2007 009 953 U1.
  • This goods container herein on the front side has a goods support for the removal of goods, said goods support being configured in the manner of a drawer.
  • This goods support in the use position is securable in a frame by means of a locking mechanism and, upon respective unlocking, can be pulled out of the frame, for example for cleaning or filling.
  • DE 10 2014 110 636 B3 and DE 92 04 232 U1 and DE 20 2005 008 141 U1 disclose a dispensing device which is equipped with a trap channel.
  • a goods transportation chute as an extension opens directly into a goods receptacle channel which is extended by a device for the singularized dispensing of goods, said device being disposed so as to be movable below the channel.
  • the trap device can be embodied in the form of a movably disposed flap, of a rotatable cylindrical trap channel that is provided with an opening, or so as to be similar to a drawer that can be pulled out.
  • DE 10 2004 013 194 A1 discloses a goods dispensing container for cigarette packs, which has a mesh rolling shutter that is guided in a guide rail and can be slid open and shut, access to the goods in the goods dispensing container being able to be blocked by means of said mesh rolling shutter.
  • DE 10 2011 011 580 B3 discloses a dispensing device for the self-service style removal of bakery goods, said dispensing device having a removal container with a removal opening at the front.
  • the removal opening is closable by way of a flap which is pivotable about a horizontal support axle, wherein this construction however has a comparatively large space requirement for the movement of the flap.
  • EP 1 985 209 A1 and DE 20 2009 006 755 U1 disclose a goods container for self-service style removal, having a combined closure flap and hygienic protection.
  • a dispensing device for unpacked goods in particular bakery goods such as bread, bread rolls, or the like, has at least one support frame and at least one drawer-type insert that in the assembled state is inserted into the support frame, wherein the drawer-type insert delineates a goods receptacle space, at least one bin-type receptacle for the goods being located in said goods receptacle space, and wherein the drawer-type insert has at least one forward opening by way of which the goods receptacle space and the bin-type receptacle is accessible, and wherein the insert has at least one transparent door and at least one door guide which is disposed in the upper region thereof, in relation to the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device, of the opening, wherein the door has at least two guide pins, and wherein the door guide furthermore has a first guide clearance and a second guide clearance in which the guide pins are guided in
  • the invention is based on the concept that the door of the dispensing device can be pushed partially into the goods receptacle space, this being performed by way of a movement that is intuitive and natural to the user.
  • the door in a first position, is to substantially completely close the goods receptacle space and the opening which offers access to the goods receptacle space.
  • the door in the at least one second position, is to be opened and specifically in such a manner that said door is partially lowered into the goods receptacle space.
  • the door, in this open and second position, in relation to the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device, is then in the upper region of the opening and also projects in a forward manner beyond the opening.
  • a protection against spitting and sneezing is implemented because the door prevents any effect from above on the goods that are located in the goods receptacle space.
  • An intuitive and natural lowering movement of the door is implemented by way of the combined tilting/rotating movement followed by a substantially horizontal insertion movement, since the user would like to move the door, which in the opened position is located in the upper region of the opening, in an upward manner and will pull a handle that is located on the door, for example, in order for the door to be opened.
  • the upper edge of the door by way of the tilting/rotating movement of the door, is tilted into the goods receptacle space such that the door already has the correct alignment for the movement to the second position.
  • the first guide clearance has a curved portion which describes a curve having a consistent curvature. It is achieved on account thereof that the door in the opening movement thereof can be rotated into the interior of the goods dispensing space.
  • the first guide clearance has a straight portion which adjoins the curved portion.
  • This straight portion serves in particular for implementing the insertion movement of the door that runs in a substantially obliquely upward manner.
  • the curved portion of the first guide clearance in the set-up and assembled state of the dispensing device commences in the region of the opening, and that the commencement of said curved portion comprises the lowest point of the guide clearance, the straight portion comprising the highest point of the guide clearance, said highest point being that point of the first guide clearance that is the most remote from the opening.
  • the first guide clearance in the set-up and assembled state of the dispensing device is disposed below the second guide clearance.
  • This design facilitates the movement that is to be carried out by the door when being opened. It is inter alia also achieved on account thereof that the lower part of the door is substantially rotated by virtue of the design of the first guide clearance.
  • the second guide clearance describes a curved profile in which the guide pin that is guided in the second guide clearance in the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device, when the door is being opened, is guidable in a first portion initially from a higher position in the region of the opening to a lower position, and in a second portion is guidable in a substantially horizontal manner to a point that is remote from the opening.
  • the tilting movement of the door is substantially defined by way of this design of the second guide clearance.
  • the first portion describes a valley-type curve
  • the second portion describes a horizontal curve.
  • the valley-type design of the first portion of the second guide clearance the upper edge of the door can initially be tilted downward, on account of which the upper edge of the door can be guided within the associated goods dispensing space.
  • the horizontal curve in conjunction with the respective portion of the first guide clearance serves the insertion movement that runs in a substantially obliquely upward manner.
  • the bin-type receptacle is held in a bin support. This enables a simple removal or detachment, respectively, of the bin-type receptacle from the dispensing device. This can be required, for example, when the bin-type receptacle is to be cleaned. It is moreover possible that a simple adjustment of the position of the bin-type receptacle is enabled by way of the bin support, for example by respective adjustment possibilities of the bin support. This permits the adjustment functionality to be separated from the bin-type receptacle per se, that is to say that the bin-type receptacle per se can be designed in a comparatively simple manner. It is in particular conceivable that the bin-type receptacle is a plastic bin.
  • the bin support is rotatable about a pivot point, wherein the pivot point in relation to the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device is attached to the lower region of the opening.
  • the pivot point in relation to the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device is attached to the lower region of the opening.
  • a rotation possibility in the front lower region of the opening is particularly advantageous because the bin-type receptacle, for example to be filled from the rear, on account thereof is rotated to a filling position in which said receptacle is set downward and specifically in such a manner that the filled goods can be filled into the bin-type receptacle in a simple manner without said goods by virtue of gravity and of a potential incline immediately sliding into the region of the opening.
  • the bin support, and thus the bin-type receptacle that is inserted into the bin support, at the rear can be displaced upward such that an incline is created and the goods placed in the bin-type receptacle therefore slide into the region of the opening.
  • the bin-type receptacle for the goods, conjointly with the bin support is rotatable such that the frontmost edge of the bin-type receptacle in relation to the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device is positionally true in relation to the opening in each rotary position.
  • This can be achieved, for example, in that the region of the frontmost edge of the bin-type receptacle has a structure which at least in part has a cross section which extends about the pivot axis in a circular manner.
  • a design of this type prevents relative movements of the bin-type receptacle and of the bin support in relation to the dispensing device.
  • gaps in the region of the opening can be prevented, this being advantageous in particular in terms of the standards of hygiene that are to be adhered to, since crumbs, for example, cannot drop down through these gaps.
  • At least one damping element by means of which the movement of the door is capable of being decelerated can be provided.
  • the closing movement of the door can in particular be decelerated by providing a damping element.
  • the durability of the door and also the operability of the dispensing device can be enhanced.
  • the damping element can be a gas spring, in particular an air spring.
  • Gas springs or air springs, respectively, of this type in terms of the damping properties thereof are readily adjustable and also available in a configuration, for example, which enables a damping movement or damping function, respectively, in only one direction. This is in particular expedient when the opening movement of the door is not to be decelerated, whereas the closing movement of the door is to be decelerated or damped, respectively, by the damping element.
  • the damping element is connected to at least one guide pin, in particular to the guide pin which is guided in the first guide clearance.
  • a direct and readily adjustable damping effect of the movement of the door can be enabled in a targeted manner by way of simple constructive means on account thereof.
  • the bin support is guided in a rearward bin support guide clearance.
  • the desired movement potential of the bin support and thus of the bin-type receptacle can be defined and adjusted in a simple and reliable manner with a comparatively minor constructive investment on account thereof.
  • the upper end of the bin support guide clearance defines a sales position
  • the lower end of the bin support guide clearance defines a filling position and/or sales position for the bin-type receptacle.
  • the filling and also the normal sales operation of the dispensing device can be designed in a particularly favorable manner on account thereof.
  • the bin-type receptacle can have a central portion and two end portions, wherein the end portions are rounded, and the central portion is configured so as to be substantially straight.
  • a design of the bin-type receptacle that is easy to clean is achieved on account thereof.
  • This design of the bin-type receptacle moreover enables that the goods incorporated in the bin-type receptacle in the sales position of the bin-type receptacle slide in the direction of the opening and, on account thereof, are readily removable by the user of the dispensing device from the dispensing device.
  • FIG. 1 shows a front view of an exemplary embodiment of a dispensing device according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the dispensing device according to FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 shows a side view of the dispensing device according to FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of a drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 5 shows a further perspective view of a drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4 ;
  • FIG. 6 shows a further perspective view of a drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4 :
  • FIG. 7 shows a further perspective view of a drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4 ;
  • FIG. 8 shows a side view of a drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4 ;
  • FIG. 9 shows a further side view of a drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4 ;
  • FIG. 10 shows a further side view of a drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4 ;
  • FIG. 11 shows a further side view of a drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4 ;
  • FIG. 12 shows a perspective view of the mechanism of the doors of a drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4 ;
  • FIG. 13 shows a further perspective view of the mechanism of the doors of a drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4 ;
  • FIG. 14 shows a perspective view of the drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4 , having a bin-type receptacle inserted therein;
  • FIG. 15 shows a further perspective rear view of the drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4 , having a bin-type receptacle inserted therein;
  • FIG. 16 shows a further perspective rear view of the drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4 , having a bin-type receptacle inserted therein;
  • FIG. 17 shows a further perspective rear view of the drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4 , having a bin-type receptacle inserted therein;
  • FIG. 18 shows a side view of the drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4 , having a bin-type receptacle inserted therein;
  • FIG. 19 shows a further side view of the drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4 , having a bin-type receptacle inserted therein;
  • FIG. 20 shows a further side view of the drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4 , having a bin-type receptacle inserted therein;
  • FIG. 21 shows a further side view of the drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4 , having a bin-type receptacle inserted therein.
  • FIG. 1 shows a front view of an exemplary embodiment of a dispensing device 10 according to the invention for unpacked goods, in particular bakery goods such as bread, bread rolls, or the like.
  • the dispensing device 10 has a support frame 12 .
  • a plurality of drawer-type inserts 14 are provided in the support frame 12 , wherein four drawer-type inserts 14 are disposed on top of one another in the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 1 .
  • the drawer-type inserts 14 are each configured so as to be of identical construction.
  • Each drawer-type insert 14 has three goods receptacle spaces 16 that are disposed beside one another.
  • each goods receptacle space 16 according to the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is configured so as to be of identical construction.
  • a bin-type receptacle 18 for receiving the goods to be sold is located in each goods receptacle space 16 .
  • This bin-type receptacle 18 can be configured, for example, by way of a plastic bin which can be made from food-grade or nonhazardous, respectively, plastic.
  • each bin-type receptacle 18 has longitudinal ribs 20 which facilitate a downward gliding of the goods.
  • a forward opening 22 is provided in order for the goods to be removed from the goods receptacle space 16 .
  • the goods receptacle space 16 and the bin-type receptacle 18 are accessible by way of this forward opening 22 .
  • the forward opening 22 is closable by means of a door 24 .
  • the door 24 has a door handle 26 by means of which the door 24 can be opened such that the goods receptacle space 16 becomes accessible.
  • the door handle 26 in relation to the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device 10 herein is disposed in the lower central region of the door 24 .
  • the door 24 is a door that is made from a transparent material. This can be, for example, a glass door or a door from transparent plastic.
  • the door 24 is curved in the upper region so as to avoid any collision with the support frame 12 or potential reflections, for example by way of the shop lighting that is disposed above the dispensing device 10 .
  • FIG. 2 furthermore shows a perspective view of the dispensing device 10 according to FIG. 1 .
  • each door 24 in relation to the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device, in the upper region of said door 24 has a door guide 28 which, in each case in relation to the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device 10 , is also disposed in the upper region of the opening 22 .
  • FIG. 3 shows a side view of the dispensing device 10 according to FIG. 1
  • the door 24 on both sides has in each case two guide pins 30 which are guided in the door guides 28 that are disposed on both sides (cf. to this end also
  • FIG. 4 which shows a perspective view of the drawer-type insert 14 of the dispensing device 10 according to FIG. 1 ).
  • the door guide 28 has a first guide clearance 32 and a second guide clearance 34 .
  • FIGS. 5 to 7 show further perspective views of the drawer-type insert 14 of the dispensing device 10 according to FIG. 4 .
  • FIGS. 8 to 11 show side views of the drawer-type insert 14 of the dispensing device 10 .
  • the first guide clearance 32 in the set-up and assembled state of the dispensing device 10 is disposed below the second guide clearance 34 .
  • the first guide clearance 32 has a curved portion 36 which describes a curve having a consistent curvature. This curve points from the region of the opening 22 in the direction of the rear of the dispensing device 10 .
  • the first guide clearance 32 furthermore has a straight portion 38 which adjoins the curved portion 36 .
  • the curved portion 36 of the first guide clearance 32 in the set-up and assembled state of the dispensing device 10 commences in the region of the opening 22 .
  • the curved portion 36 comprises the lowest point of the guide clearance 32 (in relation to the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device 10 ), whereas the straight portion 38 which extends in an obliquely upward manner comprises the highest point of the guide clearance 32 , said highest point at the same time being that point of the first guide clearance 32 that is the most remote from the opening 22 .
  • the guide clearance 32 here also has an assembly widening 40 by way of which the guide pin 30 of the door 24 can be inserted.
  • the second guide clearance 34 describes a curved profile in which the guide pin 30 of the door 24 that is guided in the second guide clearance 34 in the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device 10 , when the door 24 is being opened, is transferred in a first portion 41 initially from a higher position 42 in the region of the opening 22 to a lower position 44 , and in a second portion 46 is guidable in a substantially horizontal manner to a point that is remote from the opening 22 .
  • the second guide clearance 34 also here has an assembly widening 48 by way of which the guide pin 30 of the door 24 is insertable into the guide clearance 34 .
  • a damping element 50 is articulated on the guide pin 30 that is guided in the first guide clearance 32 .
  • the damping element 50 by way of a first articulation point 52 herein is articulated so as to be rotatable in the lower region of the drawer-type insert 14 and in the region of the opening 22 .
  • the second articulation point 54 is articulated on the guide pin 30 of the door 24 .
  • the damping element 50 in the exemplary embodiment shown is configured as a gas spring, here even as an air spring.
  • the movements of the door 24 can be decelerated by means of the damping element 50 .
  • the air spring herein is configured in such a manner that the closing movement of the door 24 is decelerated, specifically by the piston 56 of the damping element 50 being pushed in.
  • FIG. 12 and FIG. 13 show in each case a perspective view of the mechanism of the door 24 of the drawer-type insert 14 of the dispensing device 10 .
  • each door 24 has guide pins 30 on both sides.
  • one door guide 28 is provided on both sides of the door 24 .
  • FIGS. 14 to 17 show a perspective view of the drawer-type insert 14 of the dispensing device 10 , having three inserted bin-type receptacles 18 .
  • Each bin-type receptacle 18 is held by a bin support 58 .
  • One common bin support 58 is provided herein for the three bin-type receptacles 18 .
  • a pivot point 60 about which the bin support 58 is rotatable is provided in the forward region of the drawer-type insert 14 .
  • the pivot point 60 in relation to the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device 10 is attached to the lower region of the opening 22 .
  • the bin support 58 which in the rearward region has a rod 62 that extends across the entire width of the drawer-type insert 14 is guided in rearward bin support guide clearances 64 which are disposed on both sides of the drawer-type insert 14 , in the rear region of the latter.
  • a bin support damping element 66 which is articulated by way of a pivot point on a guide pin of the bin support 58 and by way of a further pivot point on the housing of the drawer-type insert 14 is furthermore provided.
  • FIGS. 18 to 21 show side views of the drawer-type insert 14 of the dispensing device 10 according to FIG. 4 , having a bin-type receptacle 18 inserted therein.
  • the upper end of the bin support guide clearance 64 is provided for a sales position, and the lower end of the bin support guide clearance 64 is provided for a filling position and/or sales position of the bin-type receptacle 18 .
  • the bin-type receptacle 18 has a central portion 68 and two end portions 70 , wherein the end portions 70 are rounded, and the central portion 68 is configured so as to be substantially straight.
  • the functions of the dispensing device 10 can be described as follows:
  • a non-decelerated opening movement of the door 24 and a decelerated closing movement of the door 24 is implemented by way of the design embodiment of the door 24 , of the door guide 28 , and of the damping element 50 (cf. in particular FIGS. 5 to 7 , and FIGS. 9 to 11 ).
  • the guide pins 30 of the door 24 by means of the door guides 28 are guided in such a manner that each door 24 by means of a combined tilting/rotating movement, followed by an insertion movement that in relation to the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device 10 runs in a substantially obliquely upward manner, is at least partially lowerable into the goods receptacle space 16 .
  • the combined tilting/rotating movement is defined by the first curved portion 36 and by the first portion 41 of the first guide clearance 32 or of the second guide clearance 34 , respectively.
  • the insertion movement that runs in an obliquely upward manner is a result of the design of the straight portion 38 of the first guide clearance 32 , or of the second portion 46 of the second guide clearance 34 , respectively.
  • the bin-type receptacle 18 can assume a plurality of positions.
  • FIG. 14 thus shows the bin-type receptacles 18 in a sales position.
  • the bin-type receptacles 18 can be rotated about the pivot point 60 in such a manner that the frontmost edge of the bin-type receptacles 18 is positionally true in relation to the opening 22 in each rotary position.
  • the bin support 58 by way of an intermediate position as is shown in FIG. 15 can be transferred to a filling position as is shown in FIG. 16 .
  • the respective movement is indicated accordingly in FIGS. 17 and 21 .
  • the sales position is shown in the side view in FIG. 18
  • the intermediate position is shown in FIG. 19
  • the filling position of the bin-type receptacle 18 is shown in FIG. 20 .

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A dispensing device for unpacked goods, in particular bakery goods, with at least one support frame and one drawer-like insert inserted into the support frame, wherein the drawer-like insert delimits a goods-receiving space in which at least one trough-like receiver is located, and wherein the insert has at least one front opening via which the goods-receiving space and the trough-like receiver are accessible, and wherein the insert has at least one transparent door and at least one door guide which, when the device is assembled, is arranged in the upper area of the opening, wherein the door has at least two guide pins, and wherein the door guide has first and second guide recesses in which the guide pins are guided so that the door is sunk at least partially into the goods-receiving space by a tilting/turning movement followed by a pushing-in movement which extends obliquely upwards in the assembled state.

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  • The present invention relates to a dispensing device for unpacked goods, in particular bakery goods such as bread, bread rolls, or the like.
  • Dispensing devices of this type, in particular for bakery goods, are already known from the prior art and are used, for example in the retail trade, in order to enable a self-service style removal of bakery goods.
  • By means of this dispensing device, bakery goods can be presented to the customer and the latter can remove the goods in a manner corresponding to the choice of the customer.
  • The dispensing devices herein must meet stringent hygiene requirements since unpacked goods are sold. The requirements include, for example, that a safeguard against spitting or sneezing is guaranteed so as to protect the stored unpacked goods against contamination.
  • It is moreover required that the dispensing device can be cleaned in a simple, rapid and reliable manner.
  • A dispensing device for bread which has a removal functional group that can be disassembled without tools is already known from EP 2 554 078 A1. Said feature is intended in particular for the purpose of facilitating the cleaning of the dispensing device.
  • A dispensing device which in order to prevent the return of bakery goods that have already been selected has a separation device composed of blocking brackets of dissimilar length is already known from EP 2 248 448 A1. The blocking brackets herein are disposed between the storage region and the removal region and enable only a transfer of the bakery goods from the storage region to the removal region.
  • A goods container for the self-service style removal of bakery goods is known from DE 20 2007 009 953 U1. This goods container herein on the front side has a goods support for the removal of goods, said goods support being configured in the manner of a drawer. This goods support in the use position is securable in a frame by means of a locking mechanism and, upon respective unlocking, can be pulled out of the frame, for example for cleaning or filling.
  • Furthermore, DE 10 2014 110 636 B3 and DE 92 04 232 U1 and DE 20 2005 008 141 U1 disclose a dispensing device which is equipped with a trap channel.
  • In the case of DE 92 04 232 U1, a goods transportation chute as an extension opens directly into a goods receptacle channel which is extended by a device for the singularized dispensing of goods, said device being disposed so as to be movable below the channel.
  • DE 20 2005 008 141 U1 moreover describes three different solutions of a trap device, each being disposed on the base of the container. The trap device can be embodied in the form of a movably disposed flap, of a rotatable cylindrical trap channel that is provided with an opening, or so as to be similar to a drawer that can be pulled out.
  • DE 20 2014 000 100 U1 discloses a goods dispensing unit for the self-service style removal of bread, bread rolls, or the like, said goods dispensing unit having a plurality of goods removal compartments with doors that are pivotable toward the outside. The doors herein are capable of being decelerated by way of a damping element.
  • DE 10 2004 013 194 A1 discloses a goods dispensing container for cigarette packs, which has a mesh rolling shutter that is guided in a guide rail and can be slid open and shut, access to the goods in the goods dispensing container being able to be blocked by means of said mesh rolling shutter.
  • DE 10 2011 011 580 B3 discloses a dispensing device for the self-service style removal of bakery goods, said dispensing device having a removal container with a removal opening at the front. The removal opening is closable by way of a flap which is pivotable about a horizontal support axle, wherein this construction however has a comparatively large space requirement for the movement of the flap.
  • EP 1 985 209 A1 and DE 20 2009 006 755 U1 disclose a goods container for self-service style removal, having a combined closure flap and hygienic protection.
  • It is the object of the present invention to refine a dispensing device for unpacked goods, in particular bakery goods such as bread, bread rolls, or the like, in an advantageous manner, in particular in terms of the removal region enabling a simple and appealing removal of the goods, on the one hand, and of being able to be disassembled in a simple and uncomplicated manner, for example for the purpose of cleaning and/or maintenance, without specialized assembly personnel but also by comparatively unskilled personnel, for example, on the other hand.
  • This object is achieved according to the invention by a dispensing device having the features of claim 1. It is accordingly provided that a dispensing device for unpacked goods, in particular bakery goods such as bread, bread rolls, or the like, has at least one support frame and at least one drawer-type insert that in the assembled state is inserted into the support frame, wherein the drawer-type insert delineates a goods receptacle space, at least one bin-type receptacle for the goods being located in said goods receptacle space, and wherein the drawer-type insert has at least one forward opening by way of which the goods receptacle space and the bin-type receptacle is accessible, and wherein the insert has at least one transparent door and at least one door guide which is disposed in the upper region thereof, in relation to the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device, of the opening, wherein the door has at least two guide pins, and wherein the door guide furthermore has a first guide clearance and a second guide clearance in which the guide pins are guided in such a manner that the door by means of a combined tilting/rotating movement, followed by an insertion movement that in relation to the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device runs in a substantially obliquely upward manner, is at least partially lowerable into the goods receptacle space.
  • The invention is based on the concept that the door of the dispensing device can be pushed partially into the goods receptacle space, this being performed by way of a movement that is intuitive and natural to the user. The door, in a first position, is to substantially completely close the goods receptacle space and the opening which offers access to the goods receptacle space. The door, in the at least one second position, is to be opened and specifically in such a manner that said door is partially lowered into the goods receptacle space. The door, in this open and second position, in relation to the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device, is then in the upper region of the opening and also projects in a forward manner beyond the opening. On account thereof, a protection against spitting and sneezing is implemented because the door prevents any effect from above on the goods that are located in the goods receptacle space. An intuitive and natural lowering movement of the door is implemented by way of the combined tilting/rotating movement followed by a substantially horizontal insertion movement, since the user would like to move the door, which in the opened position is located in the upper region of the opening, in an upward manner and will pull a handle that is located on the door, for example, in order for the door to be opened. The upper edge of the door, by way of the tilting/rotating movement of the door, is tilted into the goods receptacle space such that the door already has the correct alignment for the movement to the second position. The insertion movement which in relation to the set-up and assembled state of the dispensing device runs in an obliquely upward manner is then still required for a movement to the second position. This type of the movement profile has the advantage that the door is at all times moved within the goods dispensing space and that there is therefore no increased requirement of space. This is advantageous in particular if a plurality of goods dispensing spaces are present in the support frame.
  • It can be furthermore provided that the first guide clearance has a curved portion which describes a curve having a consistent curvature. It is achieved on account thereof that the door in the opening movement thereof can be rotated into the interior of the goods dispensing space.
  • It is moreover possible that the first guide clearance has a straight portion which adjoins the curved portion. This straight portion serves in particular for implementing the insertion movement of the door that runs in a substantially obliquely upward manner.
  • It can be provided in particular that the curved portion of the first guide clearance in the set-up and assembled state of the dispensing device commences in the region of the opening, and that the commencement of said curved portion comprises the lowest point of the guide clearance, the straight portion comprising the highest point of the guide clearance, said highest point being that point of the first guide clearance that is the most remote from the opening. By way of this design or shaping, respectively, of the first guide clearance it is achieved that the opening movement of the door by way of guiding the guide pin is guided away from the opening toward the inside. Moreover, the guide pin moves upward such that also the size of the opened proportion of the opening is defined by way of the design of the first guide clearance, the user being able to reach into the goods dispensing space through said opening.
  • It can furthermore be provided that the first guide clearance in the set-up and assembled state of the dispensing device is disposed below the second guide clearance. This design facilitates the movement that is to be carried out by the door when being opened. It is inter alia also achieved on account thereof that the lower part of the door is substantially rotated by virtue of the design of the first guide clearance.
  • It can moreover be provided that the second guide clearance describes a curved profile in which the guide pin that is guided in the second guide clearance in the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device, when the door is being opened, is guidable in a first portion initially from a higher position in the region of the opening to a lower position, and in a second portion is guidable in a substantially horizontal manner to a point that is remote from the opening. The tilting movement of the door is substantially defined by way of this design of the second guide clearance. It is achieved by way of the tilting movement of the door that the door is tilted into the interior of the goods dispensing space such that the door does not have any upward space requirement for the opening movement, but that said door can complete the movement thereof entirely within the associated goods dispensing space.
  • It can be provided in particular that the first portion describes a valley-type curve, and the second portion describes a horizontal curve. By way of the valley-type design of the first portion of the second guide clearance, the upper edge of the door can initially be tilted downward, on account of which the upper edge of the door can be guided within the associated goods dispensing space. The horizontal curve in conjunction with the respective portion of the first guide clearance serves the insertion movement that runs in a substantially obliquely upward manner.
  • It can moreover be provided that the bin-type receptacle is held in a bin support. This enables a simple removal or detachment, respectively, of the bin-type receptacle from the dispensing device. This can be required, for example, when the bin-type receptacle is to be cleaned. It is moreover possible that a simple adjustment of the position of the bin-type receptacle is enabled by way of the bin support, for example by respective adjustment possibilities of the bin support. This permits the adjustment functionality to be separated from the bin-type receptacle per se, that is to say that the bin-type receptacle per se can be designed in a comparatively simple manner. It is in particular conceivable that the bin-type receptacle is a plastic bin.
  • It can be provided in particular that the bin support is rotatable about a pivot point, wherein the pivot point in relation to the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device is attached to the lower region of the opening. On account thereof, a simple adjustment possibility is achieved, and it becomes possible for the bin-type receptacle which is inserted into the bin support to be filled at the rear. To this end, a rotation possibility in the front lower region of the opening is particularly advantageous because the bin-type receptacle, for example to be filled from the rear, on account thereof is rotated to a filling position in which said receptacle is set downward and specifically in such a manner that the filled goods can be filled into the bin-type receptacle in a simple manner without said goods by virtue of gravity and of a potential incline immediately sliding into the region of the opening. In the sales position, the bin support, and thus the bin-type receptacle that is inserted into the bin support, at the rear can be displaced upward such that an incline is created and the goods placed in the bin-type receptacle therefore slide into the region of the opening.
  • It can be provided in particular that the bin-type receptacle for the goods, conjointly with the bin support, is rotatable such that the frontmost edge of the bin-type receptacle in relation to the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device is positionally true in relation to the opening in each rotary position. This can be achieved, for example, in that the region of the frontmost edge of the bin-type receptacle has a structure which at least in part has a cross section which extends about the pivot axis in a circular manner. A design of this type prevents relative movements of the bin-type receptacle and of the bin support in relation to the dispensing device. On account thereof, gaps in the region of the opening can be prevented, this being advantageous in particular in terms of the standards of hygiene that are to be adhered to, since crumbs, for example, cannot drop down through these gaps.
  • Furthermore, at least one damping element by means of which the movement of the door is capable of being decelerated can be provided. The closing movement of the door can in particular be decelerated by providing a damping element. On account thereof, the durability of the door and also the operability of the dispensing device can be enhanced.
  • The damping element can be a gas spring, in particular an air spring. Gas springs or air springs, respectively, of this type in terms of the damping properties thereof are readily adjustable and also available in a configuration, for example, which enables a damping movement or damping function, respectively, in only one direction. This is in particular expedient when the opening movement of the door is not to be decelerated, whereas the closing movement of the door is to be decelerated or damped, respectively, by the damping element.
  • It can be provided in particular that the damping element is connected to at least one guide pin, in particular to the guide pin which is guided in the first guide clearance. A direct and readily adjustable damping effect of the movement of the door can be enabled in a targeted manner by way of simple constructive means on account thereof.
  • It can furthermore be provided that the bin support is guided in a rearward bin support guide clearance. The desired movement potential of the bin support and thus of the bin-type receptacle can be defined and adjusted in a simple and reliable manner with a comparatively minor constructive investment on account thereof.
  • It can furthermore be provided that, in relation to the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device, the upper end of the bin support guide clearance defines a sales position, and the lower end of the bin support guide clearance defines a filling position and/or sales position for the bin-type receptacle. As has already been illustrated above, the filling and also the normal sales operation of the dispensing device can be designed in a particularly favorable manner on account thereof.
  • The bin-type receptacle can have a central portion and two end portions, wherein the end portions are rounded, and the central portion is configured so as to be substantially straight. A design of the bin-type receptacle that is easy to clean is achieved on account thereof. This design of the bin-type receptacle moreover enables that the goods incorporated in the bin-type receptacle in the sales position of the bin-type receptacle slide in the direction of the opening and, on account thereof, are readily removable by the user of the dispensing device from the dispensing device.
  • Further details and advantages of the invention are now to be explained in more detail by means of an exemplary embodiment illustrated in the drawing.
  • In the drawing:
  • FIG. 1 shows a front view of an exemplary embodiment of a dispensing device according to the invention;
  • FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the dispensing device according to FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 shows a side view of the dispensing device according to FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of a drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 5 shows a further perspective view of a drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4;
  • FIG. 6 shows a further perspective view of a drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4:
  • FIG. 7 shows a further perspective view of a drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4;
  • FIG. 8 shows a side view of a drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4;
  • FIG. 9 shows a further side view of a drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4;
  • FIG. 10 shows a further side view of a drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4;
  • FIG. 11 shows a further side view of a drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4;
  • FIG. 12 shows a perspective view of the mechanism of the doors of a drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4;
  • FIG. 13 shows a further perspective view of the mechanism of the doors of a drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4;
  • FIG. 14 shows a perspective view of the drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4, having a bin-type receptacle inserted therein;
  • FIG. 15 shows a further perspective rear view of the drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4, having a bin-type receptacle inserted therein;
  • FIG. 16 shows a further perspective rear view of the drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4, having a bin-type receptacle inserted therein;
  • FIG. 17 shows a further perspective rear view of the drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4, having a bin-type receptacle inserted therein;
  • FIG. 18 shows a side view of the drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4, having a bin-type receptacle inserted therein;
  • FIG. 19 shows a further side view of the drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4, having a bin-type receptacle inserted therein;
  • FIG. 20 shows a further side view of the drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4, having a bin-type receptacle inserted therein; and
  • FIG. 21 shows a further side view of the drawer-type insert of the dispensing device according to FIG. 4, having a bin-type receptacle inserted therein.
  • FIG. 1 shows a front view of an exemplary embodiment of a dispensing device 10 according to the invention for unpacked goods, in particular bakery goods such as bread, bread rolls, or the like.
  • The dispensing device 10 has a support frame 12. A plurality of drawer-type inserts 14 are provided in the support frame 12, wherein four drawer-type inserts 14 are disposed on top of one another in the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 1.
  • The drawer-type inserts 14 are each configured so as to be of identical construction.
  • Each drawer-type insert 14 has three goods receptacle spaces 16 that are disposed beside one another.
  • Also, each goods receptacle space 16 according to the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is configured so as to be of identical construction.
  • A bin-type receptacle 18 for receiving the goods to be sold is located in each goods receptacle space 16. This bin-type receptacle 18 can be configured, for example, by way of a plastic bin which can be made from food-grade or nonhazardous, respectively, plastic.
  • As can be further seen in FIG. 1, each bin-type receptacle 18 has longitudinal ribs 20 which facilitate a downward gliding of the goods.
  • A forward opening 22 is provided in order for the goods to be removed from the goods receptacle space 16. The goods receptacle space 16 and the bin-type receptacle 18 are accessible by way of this forward opening 22.
  • The forward opening 22 is closable by means of a door 24.
  • The door 24 has a door handle 26 by means of which the door 24 can be opened such that the goods receptacle space 16 becomes accessible.
  • The door handle 26 in relation to the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device 10 herein is disposed in the lower central region of the door 24.
  • The door 24 is a door that is made from a transparent material. This can be, for example, a glass door or a door from transparent plastic. The door 24 is curved in the upper region so as to avoid any collision with the support frame 12 or potential reflections, for example by way of the shop lighting that is disposed above the dispensing device 10.
  • FIG. 2 furthermore shows a perspective view of the dispensing device 10 according to FIG. 1.
  • As can be seen in FIG. 2, each door 24, in relation to the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device, in the upper region of said door 24 has a door guide 28 which, in each case in relation to the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device 10, is also disposed in the upper region of the opening 22.
  • It can be seen in FIG. 3 which shows a side view of the dispensing device 10 according to FIG. 1, that the door 24 on both sides has in each case two guide pins 30 which are guided in the door guides 28 that are disposed on both sides (cf. to this end also FIG. 4 which shows a perspective view of the drawer-type insert 14 of the dispensing device 10 according to FIG. 1).
  • The door guide 28 has a first guide clearance 32 and a second guide clearance 34.
  • FIGS. 5 to 7 show further perspective views of the drawer-type insert 14 of the dispensing device 10 according to FIG. 4.
  • Further details of the design embodiment of the first guide clearance 32 and of the second guide clearance 34 can be seen in FIGS. 8 to 11, which show side views of the drawer-type insert 14 of the dispensing device 10. As can be seen in particular in FIG. 8, the first guide clearance 32 in the set-up and assembled state of the dispensing device 10 is disposed below the second guide clearance 34.
  • As can be further seen in FIG. 8, the first guide clearance 32 has a curved portion 36 which describes a curve having a consistent curvature. This curve points from the region of the opening 22 in the direction of the rear of the dispensing device 10.
  • The first guide clearance 32 furthermore has a straight portion 38 which adjoins the curved portion 36.
  • The curved portion 36 of the first guide clearance 32 in the set-up and assembled state of the dispensing device 10 commences in the region of the opening 22. The curved portion 36 comprises the lowest point of the guide clearance 32 (in relation to the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device 10), whereas the straight portion 38 which extends in an obliquely upward manner comprises the highest point of the guide clearance 32, said highest point at the same time being that point of the first guide clearance 32 that is the most remote from the opening 22. The guide clearance 32 here also has an assembly widening 40 by way of which the guide pin 30 of the door 24 can be inserted.
  • The second guide clearance 34 describes a curved profile in which the guide pin 30 of the door 24 that is guided in the second guide clearance 34 in the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device 10, when the door 24 is being opened, is transferred in a first portion 41 initially from a higher position 42 in the region of the opening 22 to a lower position 44, and in a second portion 46 is guidable in a substantially horizontal manner to a point that is remote from the opening 22. The second guide clearance 34 also here has an assembly widening 48 by way of which the guide pin 30 of the door 24 is insertable into the guide clearance 34.
  • As can further be seen in FIG. 8, a damping element 50 is articulated on the guide pin 30 that is guided in the first guide clearance 32.
  • The damping element 50 by way of a first articulation point 52 herein is articulated so as to be rotatable in the lower region of the drawer-type insert 14 and in the region of the opening 22. The second articulation point 54 is articulated on the guide pin 30 of the door 24.
  • The damping element 50 in the exemplary embodiment shown is configured as a gas spring, here even as an air spring. The movements of the door 24 can be decelerated by means of the damping element 50. The air spring herein is configured in such a manner that the closing movement of the door 24 is decelerated, specifically by the piston 56 of the damping element 50 being pushed in.
  • FIG. 12 and FIG. 13 show in each case a perspective view of the mechanism of the door 24 of the drawer-type insert 14 of the dispensing device 10.
  • As can be seen in FIG. 12 and FIG. 13, in each case one damping element 50 is provided for each door 24. At the same time, each door 24 has guide pins 30 on both sides.
  • In each case one door guide 28 is provided on both sides of the door 24.
  • FIGS. 14 to 17 show a perspective view of the drawer-type insert 14 of the dispensing device 10, having three inserted bin-type receptacles 18.
  • Each bin-type receptacle 18 is held by a bin support 58.
  • One common bin support 58 is provided herein for the three bin-type receptacles 18.
  • A pivot point 60 about which the bin support 58 is rotatable is provided in the forward region of the drawer-type insert 14.
  • The pivot point 60 in relation to the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device 10 is attached to the lower region of the opening 22.
  • The bin support 58 which in the rearward region has a rod 62 that extends across the entire width of the drawer-type insert 14 is guided in rearward bin support guide clearances 64 which are disposed on both sides of the drawer-type insert 14, in the rear region of the latter.
  • A bin support damping element 66 which is articulated by way of a pivot point on a guide pin of the bin support 58 and by way of a further pivot point on the housing of the drawer-type insert 14 is furthermore provided.
  • FIGS. 18 to 21 show side views of the drawer-type insert 14 of the dispensing device 10 according to FIG. 4, having a bin-type receptacle 18 inserted therein.
  • As can be seen in these figures, in relation to the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device 10, the upper end of the bin support guide clearance 64 is provided for a sales position, and the lower end of the bin support guide clearance 64 is provided for a filling position and/or sales position of the bin-type receptacle 18.
  • The bin-type receptacle 18 has a central portion 68 and two end portions 70, wherein the end portions 70 are rounded, and the central portion 68 is configured so as to be substantially straight.
  • The functions of the dispensing device 10 can be described as follows:
  • A non-decelerated opening movement of the door 24 and a decelerated closing movement of the door 24 is implemented by way of the design embodiment of the door 24, of the door guide 28, and of the damping element 50 (cf. in particular FIGS. 5 to 7, and FIGS. 9 to 11).
  • The guide pins 30 of the door 24 by means of the door guides 28 are guided in such a manner that each door 24 by means of a combined tilting/rotating movement, followed by an insertion movement that in relation to the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device 10 runs in a substantially obliquely upward manner, is at least partially lowerable into the goods receptacle space 16. The combined tilting/rotating movement is defined by the first curved portion 36 and by the first portion 41 of the first guide clearance 32 or of the second guide clearance 34, respectively.
  • The insertion movement that runs in an obliquely upward manner is a result of the design of the straight portion 38 of the first guide clearance 32, or of the second portion 46 of the second guide clearance 34, respectively. As can furthermore be seen in particular in FIGS. 14 to 21, the bin-type receptacle 18 can assume a plurality of positions.
  • FIG. 14 thus shows the bin-type receptacles 18 in a sales position.
  • The bin-type receptacles 18 can be rotated about the pivot point 60 in such a manner that the frontmost edge of the bin-type receptacles 18 is positionally true in relation to the opening 22 in each rotary position.
  • The bin support 58 by way of an intermediate position as is shown in FIG. 15 can be transferred to a filling position as is shown in FIG. 16. The respective movement is indicated accordingly in FIGS. 17 and 21. The sales position is shown in the side view in FIG. 18, the intermediate position is shown in FIG. 19, and the filling position of the bin-type receptacle 18 is shown in FIG. 20.
  • LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS
  • 10 Dispensing device
  • 12 Support frame
  • 14 Drawer-type insert
  • 16 Goods receptacle space
  • 18 Bin-type receptacle
  • 20 Rib
  • 22 Forward opening
  • 24 Door
  • 26 Door handle
  • 28 Door guide
  • 30 Guide pin
  • 32 First guide clearance
  • 34 Second guide clearance
  • 36 Curved portion
  • 38 Straight portion
  • 40 Assembly widening
  • 41 First portion
  • 42 Higher position
  • 44 Lower position
  • 46 Second portion
  • 48 Assembly widening
  • 50 Damping element
  • 52 First articulation point
  • 54 Second articulation point
  • 56 Piston
  • 58 Bin support
  • 60 Pivot point
  • 62 Rod
  • 64 Bin support guide clearance
  • 66 Bin support damping element
  • 68 Central portion
  • 70 End portion

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1. A dispensing device for unpacked goods having at least one support frame and having at least one drawer-type insert that in the assembled state is inserted into the support frame, wherein the drawer-type insert delineates a goods receptacle space, wherein at least one bin-type receptacle for the goods is located in the goods receptacle space, and wherein the drawer-type insert has at least one forward opening by way of which the goods receptacle space and the bin-type receptacle are accessible, and wherein the drawer-type insert has at least one transparent door and at least one door guide which in relation to the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device is disposed in the upper region of the opening, wherein the door has at least two guide pins, and wherein the door guide has a first guide clearance and a second guide clearance in which the guide pins are guided in such a manner that the door by means of a combined tilting/rotating movement, followed by an insertion movement that in relation to the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device runs in a substantially obliquely upward manner, is at least partially lowerable into the goods receptacle space.
2. The dispensing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first guide clearance has a curved portion which describes a curve having a consistent curvature.
3. The dispensing device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first guide clearance has a straight portion which adjoins the curved portion.
4. The dispensing device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the curved portion of the first guide clearance in the set-up and assembled state of the dispensing device commences in a region of the opening, and in that the commencement of the curved portion comprises the lowest point of the guide clearance, the straight portion comprising the highest point of the guide clearance, the highest point being that point of the first guide clearance that is the most remote from the opening.
5. The dispensing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first guide clearance in the set-up and assembled state of the dispensing device is disposed below the second guide clearance.
6. The dispensing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second guide clearance describes a curved profile in which the guide pin that is guided in the second guide clearance in the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device, when the door is being opened, is guidable in a first portion initially from a higher position in a region of the opening to a lower position, and in a second portion is guidable in a substantially horizontal manner to a point that is remote from the opening.
7. The dispensing device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the first portion describes a valley-type curve, and the second portion describes a horizontal curve.
8. The dispensing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bin-type receptacle is held in a bin support.
9. The dispensing device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the bin support is rotatable about a pivot point, wherein the pivot point in relation to the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device is attached to a lower region of the opening.
10. The dispensing device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the bin-type receptacle for the goods, conjointly with the bin support, is rotatable such that the frontmost edge of the bin-type receptacle in relation to the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device is positionally true in relation to the opening in each rotary position.
11. The dispensing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one damping element by means of which the movement of the door is capable of being decelerated is provided.
12. The dispensing device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the damping element is a gas spring.
13. The dispensing device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the damping element is connected to at least one guide pin.
14. The dispensing device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the bin support is guided in a rearward bin support guide clearance.
15. The dispensing device as claimed in claim 14, wherein, in relation to the assembled and set-up state of the dispensing device, an upper end of the bin support guide clearance defines a sales position, and a lower end of the bin support guide clearance defines a filling position and/or sales position for the bin-type receptacle.
16. The dispensing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bin-type receptacle has a central portion and two end portions, wherein the end portions are rounded, and the central portion is configured so as to be substantially straight.
17. The dispensing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the unpacked goods are bakery goods.
18. The dispensing device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the damping element is an air spring.
19. The dispensing device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the at least once guide pin is the guide pin which is guided in the first guide clearance.
20. The dispensing device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the bin support is guided in a rearward bin support guide clearance.
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