WO1993003462A1

WO1993003462A1 - Machine for supplying beverage-containing cups and similar articles

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Publication number: WO1993003462A1
Application number: PCT/ES1991/000052
Authority: WO
Inventors: Florencio Pablo Catalan Diez
Original assignee: Autorefre, S.A.
Priority date: 1991-08-07
Filing date: 1991-08-07
Publication date: 1993-02-18
Also published as: EP0551284A1

Abstract

The machine is comprised of a cabinet with thermo-insulating protection (1) wherein is housed a refrigerating unit (3) and a plurality of compartments (7, 7a, 7b) inside which are provided tracks where the products to be supplied may slide by gravity, said products being intercepted towards the end of the travel by two devices (12, 12a and 12b) adapted for different types of containers, the above-mentioned mechanisms being actuated by introducing in the machine the appropriate coins. The solution of adapting to each type of container the appropriate supply device avoids the risk of damaging the containers or cups and, as a consequence, results in a considerable reduction of the width size of the machine.

Description

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Ma ^q uina supplying container beb containers and similar articles das ⁱ

Herein refers As its title to a dispensing machine d packaging beverage containers and similar _items, t ⁱ po of those used for dispensing products refrigerated as soda, water, drinks in general and miscellaneous func ⁱ generally onando these machines automatically by entering the required coins.

The machines currently known _p ar d ⁱ str ⁱ tion of the products described above ⁱ ncorporan mechanisms acting through coin which on being introduced, send the command to _p ertura For the holding mechanism supplies a sends -and

Such machines have the disadvantage that their regulatory mechanism for opening and retaining, requires large spaces for location, which means that the mach ⁱ na contribution considerable dimensions, especially in width is concerned.

another drawback that usually present is- mach ⁱ nas existing, is that the cans or bottles of products that are stored within the same shaped batteries suffer significant degradation will sometimes breaks when acting supplier command, for hav _qυe have Please note that the last packages suffer _P 1 pso of the entire battery.

Another type of inconvenience that usually suffers for these machines is that their supply mechanisms are only able to act on containers of the same dimensions, although these

SUBSTITUTE SHEET I DA Packaging may contain different products.

To solve these inconveniences, the machine for the supply of beverage containers and similar articles, object of the present invention, has been devised, in which a plurality of interior compartments are provided, which involve multiple zig zag-shaped guides, which allow the sliding of the container containers, to the releasing device that acts when the required coins are introduced. A variety of releasing devices capable of governing the supply of container containers of different types are also planned.

^E5, which is presented, has the advantage over the existing ones that the storage system of the products in compartments and with sliding guides as a zig-zag ramp, allows the containers about to be released, do not support the weight of the battery, which eliminates the risk of breakage and deformation of the containers in question.

^j sale to another is fed to this invention it is that the joining proper distribution mechanism for each type of container, spaces that allow a width lower capacity machine for the same product are saved.

^j another sale provided in our machine, is that by the mechanisms mentioned above, it is possible to machine for packaging containers dispenses different characteristics and volumes.

^The machine in question provides a box with

SUBSTITUTE SHEET I DA heat insulating protection, in which a cooling equipment of the type used for these devices is located.

The interior of this box is divided into compatimentθ5 and within these are located multiple inclined zig-zag guides, which form a track where container containers slide, thanks to their weight or force of gravity. The guides that make up the tracks mentioned above are constituted by tabs fixed to the opposite faces of the parallel partitions that compartmentalize the box.

The possibility of having a single set of guides on one side, consisting of fins, whose width exceeds at least half the length of the guided articles, whose fins are inclined transversely in an inclined position towards the respective wall, is provided.

At the end of each guide and located before the collecting drawer, the mechanism that regulates both the supply and retention of the products is inaccessible from the outside, being able to be equipped with the machine that deals with one or multiple mechanisms and different nature, depending on the characteristics and volume of the products to be supplied by the vending machine.

In order to better understand the object of the present invention, a preferential practical embodiment thereof has been represented in the annexed plane, in said plane:

Figure 1 shows an overview in

SUBSTITUTE SHEET I DA | machine perspective.

Figure 2 shows a cross section of the machine.

Figure 3 shows a longitudinal section of the machine.

Figure 4 shows a front elevation detail of an inclined guide.

Figure 5 shows in perspective a device for opening and retaining products with the lateral drive.

Figure 6 shows a detail in front elevation of the opening and retention device with lateral drive.

^a Fisur 7 shows a detail in side elevation of the lateral actuation mechanism of the stop rods, in the rest position.

Figure 8 shows a view similar to the previous one but with the stop rods at the time of releasing an article.

Figure 9 shows in perspective an opening device and retention product with the drive and located frontally above the product extracted ^{^(j} seme to a device outlined in Figure _5).

Figure 10 shows a detail in side elevation of the mechanism for opening and retaining items with upper front drive, in locked position

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of the article willing to be requested.

^{Figure 11} ^ stra a view similar to

F ⁱ gure 1 ^0, with the mechanism in position releasing product located in first, while blocking the passage of the set immediately.

Figure 12 shows a top view of partially sectioned mechanism, and referred to in Figur 9, 10 and. ^D - ⁱ sr

^{The Fl9υra 13} shows in perspective spositivo aud ⁱ opening and retaining of articles and acc ⁱ onamiento located at the bottom of the product ready to leave.

Figure 14 shows a long _ection ⁱ tude of the ⁱ nal device referred in Figure 13 os ⁱ ment locking or rest.

Figure 15 shows a view similar to anter ⁱ or, taking the position _{it or} n liberation of a container while the immediate post remains intercepted. ^'

^{The m} * <ϊ ™ supplying container beverage containers and similar articles _j ob eto of Present invenci6n incorporates a cabinet ", with walls Proteg ⁱ das by a heat insulating material. The cabinet has a lower compartment <_, in which a cooling unit (3) is located.

The cabinet is frontally fitted with a large window ⁽ 4 ⁾ in which information can be placed on the items supplied by the machine. Also the cabinet <ι> is provided with a front opening (5 ₎ in the part

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bottom, which gives access to trays ( ₆ ) to which the supplied items are going to stop.

The interior of the closet is divided into three compartments ⁽ 7 ⁾ , ⁽ 7a ⁾ and _(7B) intended to store containers ⁽ 8 ⁾ of beverages or any similar item, d different volume or shape.

The compartment ⁽ 7 ⁾ intended to contain containers of smaller dimensions than those of the compartment ⁽ ? A ⁾ and ⁽ 7b ⁾ , is formed by the walls cn> and divided into two vertical lockers by means of a partition ₍ - ₎ that separates them each other, endowed on their faces faced with a plurality of sloping tracks (10) that descend in z ^and g-zag, on which the articles ₍ 8 ₎ ⁽ containers, bottles, cans and other similarly capable articles capable of sliding on the tracks (10) thanks to the action of the force of gravity The cio tracks end at their lower end αoa) in the trays (6 ₎ .

^The compartments ⁽ 7a ⁾ and (7b) intended to locate containers or articles ⁽ 8) of larger dimensions than those located in the compartment (7), are made up of cιι> walls and vertical lockers, which make up the aforementioned compartment ⁽ 7 ⁾ previously.

For those articles (8a) that are not totally cylindrical ⁽ Fig. 4), guide fins have been devised that are inclined downwardly towards the wall ⁽ H ⁾ with only one fin being necessary, since the articles ⁽ 8a ⁾ they rest on the fin _d ₎ and the wall itself.

All the tracks do) integrated in the different compartments, at their lower end and before accessing the tray (6), they find a

SUBSTITUTE SHEET device (12), (12a) and (12b) whose characteristics we describe below:

The device (12) (Fig. 5) with lateral drive (Fig. 5) has been designed for containers of considerable dimensions, within the products that occupy us, and is formed by a pair of transverse rods (13 and 14), parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bodies (8) to be supplied, the ends of which pass through arched openings (15) provided in the walls (11) linked to oscillating plates (16) around axes (17). These rods (13) and (14) are spaced apart.

Near one of the plates (16) an oscillating plate (18) is mounted around an axis (1?) Provided with an extension or cam (20) located between one of the two ends of the rods (13) and (14 ) (Figures 7 and 8) which he pushes alternately. The plate (18) is articulated at the end of a tie rod (21) actuated by an electromagnetic mechanism (22) whose operation is linked to a conventional purse of those commonly known for this type of machines. Likewise, the plate (18) is requested by a spring (23) which forces the two possible positions of the plate (18) to be stable in which, as mentioned, it pushes through the cam (20) to one and another rod (Figures 6, 7 and 8).

It is evident that if the electromagnetic mechanism (22) is activated through the coin purse, the strap (21) activates the lever (18) that was supported against the rod (13) and moves it in the opposite direction against the rod (14) , which is displaced backwards, so that the rod (13) releases the first article (8) and retains the immediate posterior (Fig. 8). In the next movement of the electromagnetic mechanism (22) the assembly returns to the position of Figure 7 and all the items descend a

SUBSTITUTE SHEET place. The rods ⁽ 13 ⁾ and (14) allow retaining items of greater length, such as bottles, but can also retain and supply smaller items such as small bottles.

The device ⁽ 12a) Fig. 9> of container retention opening, located frontally and superior to the container to be extracted, is similar in principle to the device (12) described above is designed for medium and small packages. This mechanism consists of a pair of rods (24) and (25) located horizontally in front of an outlet (26) of a compartment ⁽ 7a ⁾ defined between two particular walls (11).

The ends of the rods (24) and (25) pass through arched openings (27) provided in the walls ⁽ 1D of the compartment (7a). These ends are connected to two oscillating plates ⁽ 28 ⁾ around two axes (29>.

In dibu I ^j it is only shown a plate at one of the ends of the rods, but there is a daub ^j to the external face of each wall.

In a position superior to that occupied by the plates ⁽ 28 ^), oscillating plates (30 ⁾ are mounted around an e ^j e ⁽ 31) one of which, at least, is provided with an extension (32) in the form of cam, located between one of the ends of the rod (24) and (25).

The plates ⁽ 30 ⁾ are joined by a horizontal rod ⁽ 33 ⁾ parallel to the rods (24) and (25) with their ends guided in arched openings (27a).

SUBSTITUTE SHEET The rod ⁽ 33 ⁾ is linked to a movable arm ⁽ 35 ⁾ that is actuated by an electromagnetic mechanism (36) mounted inside the compartment (7a).

The electromagnetic mechanism (36) is started when the coins established in a conventional coin mechanism (not shown) are deposited so that the arm ⁽ 35 ⁾ pulls the oscillating plate ( ₃ 0) and its extension ⁽ 32 ⁾ pushes the rod (25), which rocks with daub ^j formed by the two rods (24) and (25) attached to the letinas ^p ^{^(28).} The rod (24) releases the first article ⁽ 8 ⁾ that comes out of the mouth (26) of the compartment ⁽ 7a ⁾ , while the rod (25) blocks the second article ⁽ 8b ⁾ . When the action of the electromagnetic mechanism ⁽ 36 ⁾ ceases, the spring (34) returns the rod ⁽ 33 ⁾ , the plate ⁽ 30 ⁾ and the group of rods (24) and (25) and plates ⁽ 28 ⁾ to their original position.

The device ⁽ 12b) (Fig. 13) for opening and retaining items with the drive located at the bottom of the article (8) arranged to exit, has been devised thinking of the proper handling of products such as beverage cans, small bottles and ^j seme packaging before taking into account the space savings to give the machine a width less.

The general reference device (12b) is located in the vicinity of the end of tracks ⁽ 10a ^{) (} Figure 2 ⁾ and below them in which an opening ⁽ 37) has been made protruding only through said opening ⁽ 37 ⁾ the stop rods (42) or (43).

The device ⁽ 12b) consists of a support box ⁽ 38 ⁾ with two lateral fins (39), on which an axis (40) of rotation of a rocker is supported one of

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o- ⁱ bistable ciδn, which comprises two rev varill rsales ^é ^{<April 2,} ^and 43, together with _Par ___ edes later to cu ^and rods are situated transversely as relac ^tio na address tracks not ,. _The rod or s_ is in ^p ^or n osici more róxima ^p to the end _(, _θ a> l P ⁱ hese ^q ue rod ₍₄ 3).

₍₄ ,, "" Ü ^{"parB the Brales e5} <* ^1st> <tel Balancí ^<41, is mounted transverse and E ^j (4 . ₄ in which is

10 art ⁱ culadas two ^p angled alancas _{(May 4)} by one of its uses ends ,, next to the laterale faces ⁱ nternal of the ca ^j ETIN ⁽³⁸ ,, while one end ub or ^p ince to which is articulated to e _j and ₍₄ 4 ⁱ culated art is a transverse rod (46 ,. ends d

"( ⁽ 447τ ⁾ de'la" s " ^p a" re ⁶ d ^> is ^eS l ^t a ⁴ t ^r er ⁹ a ^U l ^l e ^a s ^d ° d ⁵ ^Sn ca ^U j ^π e ^a t ^S ín ^a ₍ ^e 3 ^r 3 ^t ₎ ^u . ^{flush wing} "^

Elbows levers ₍₄ 5) are mounted bearings ^(4β> that rely on a ists _P ₀ s ⁱ nuosas ⁽⁴⁹ camming with a stretch its erior _p concave 'a>, which forms a seat to stabilize the _p _or n osici levers (45).

In the rod ^⁽⁴⁶⁾ is anchored the end of _S a spring c ^βθ) which tends to maintain the dispsotivo P ^0if ci6n stable re ^p bear, in which the rod ₍₄ ₂ protrudes ^p or above the plane in which is the end doa ⁾ of the track _d o).

_u ^{rod itself} ^<<* -> and attached tá to the end of a ^q hor uilla ⁽⁵¹⁾ des ^p lazable movements lon itudinales _g in relation to the direction of the ends of the ists _p ^(10), actuatable via one rod ₍₅ _{2) p} or an electromagnet ^{(May ³⁾} or electromechanical mechanism similar _q ue turn is activated to take the run the coins to the _p ondientes

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Price of the package ⁽ 8 ⁾ that is intended to be purchased, in a conventional wallet installed in the closet itself d ₎ . The displacement that communicates the electromagnet to the fork ⁽ 51 ⁾ is in the opposite direction to the recovery of the spring (50).

In front of the opening (37) of the tracks _d o ₎ and in a higher plane, wings ₍ 54 ₎ are located parallel to the tracks ⁽ 10 ⁾ and ₃ their ends doa ₎ with the particularity that the distance between the wings ⁽⁵⁴⁾ and ^p ists ^dθ) is somewhat greater than the diameter of the packages ^⁽⁸⁾ circulating on tracks.

In the resting position of the device (12b ₎ the rod ⁽ 42 ⁾ protrudes through the opening (37) of the track ⁽¹⁰⁾ so that the container (8) which is located at the end of the track, is intercepted between said projection and upper ^{⁽⁵⁴⁾ (Fig.} 14 of the drawings), when activated the electromagnet ^⁽⁵³⁾ to the coin the stipulated in the purse, the rod ⁽⁵²⁾ pulls the yoke _₍₅₁₎ and med ⁱ before the and ^j and transverse ^(46), is achieved moving the bent arms ^⁽⁴⁵⁾ whose bearings (48) leave the allo ^j poten- tially ^{^(49a)} of the rolling tracks (4 _9). L _O S arms ^⁽⁴⁵⁾ make a double movement, since, adema- of des ^p attack on ists ^p (49) ranges supported _p or their bearings ^⁽⁴⁸⁾ and force swiveled to the rocker _(41> around its e ^j and ^{^(40),} so that the front rod ^⁽⁴²⁾ is hidden ^j or aperture must (37) and frees the container ^⁽⁸⁾ s ⁱ tuado to the end of the do tracks) descends from the end ⁽ 10a ⁾ and goes to the corresponding tray (6) At the same time, the rod (43) rises and intercepts the container <8c ⁾ located immediately behind the released container ⁽ Fig. 15 ⁾ . when the rocker one recu _p was I ⁱ tion initial rest, driven by the return spring ^{^(50),} the rod (42) intercepts the packaging

H EYE SUBSTITUTE I DA followed the released container and the resting position shown in Figure 14 is restored.

Once the nature of the present invention has been sufficiently described, as well as a way of putting it into practice, it only remains to be added that as a whole and its component parts it is possible to introduce changes in form, materials, arrangement, as long as said Alterations do not substantially vary the characteristics of the invention claimed below:

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Claims

CLAIM - -.

1. Machine for the supply of beverage containers and similar items, characterized in that it comprises a cabinet with heat-insulating protection provided with a cooling unit, and said cabinet being divided into a plurality of compartments of different dimensions, whereby multiple independent guides run internally each other, inclined in a downward position in the form of tracks, on which the containers move by gravity, to the vicinity of the end of their journey, where there are suitable devices for each type of container, said devices being able to retain to the items, until they are unitary released by the introduction into the machine of the required coins ..

2. Machine for supplying containers containing beverages and similar articles, according to claim 1, characterized in that the general opening and retention device -12- consists of a bistable plate articulated around an axis, linked to a transmission that is driven by the electromagnetic device, whose extension alternately pushes the two rods to place them in the stop and release positions of the articles, the plate being requested by a spring that tends to stabilize in one or the other of the two positions it can adopt.

3.- Machine for the supply of beverage containers and similar articles, according to claim 1, characterized in that the general reference opening and retention device -12a- is formed by a pair of parallel rods, which are joined by its ends to oscillating plates, located next to the

SUBSTITUTE SHEET I DA , external face of the walls of the compartment that stores the containers, the displacement or rotation of the aforementioned rods is carried out thanks to the guidance allowed by the arched openings, which comprise the walls of the compartment that houses the device, said rods being activated by means of of an oscillating plate in the form of a cam, located in the vicinity of one of the oscillating plates and mounted between the rods at one of its ends, to push one and another rod according to the _Q movement required, either at rest by the requirement of the dock requesting it or providing a product; The movement of the cam plate that drives the rods to serve an article is carried out by means of a shaft integral to it, which is actuated by a strap that carries the electromagnet, which is activated when the stipulated coins are introduced into the purse. The guide of the axis that drives the cam plate is carried out through arched openings inserted in the walls of the compartment.

⁴ * Machine for the supply of beverage containers and similar articles, according to claim 1, characterized in that the general reference opening and retention device -12b- is formed by two transverse stops with respect to the direction of the guides, displaced from each other , so that one of them occupies a position closer to the lower end of the guide than the other, capable of adopting two positions, one of interception and another of release of the containers, alternating those of one stop with respect to the other, whose stops are linked to an oscillating rocker that tends to be maintained in a resting position in which the stop closest to the lower end of the guide intercepts the passage of the containers, whose rocker arm is actuated by an electromechanical mechanism linked to a receiving device of coins capable of placing the stops in the working position,

SUBSTITUTE SHEET in which the stop closest to the lower end of the guide releases the first container that is about to fall into the tray ^j , while the other stop immobilizes the container immediately, essentially characterized by the fact that the devices of general reference -12b- regulators of the exit of the containers and the corresponding electromechanical mechanisms are located below the lower end of the corresponding guide with the particularity that the transverse stops ⁽ 42 ⁾ and (43) of the devices protrude superiorly in relation the guides (10), when in position of interception and ^j are hidden or be the same when in the release of the containers.

. Supplying container beverage containers and the like machine, according to claim 4, characterized in that above the ends θa _d) of the guides of the packaging and facing the stops (42) and ₍₄₃₎ of the dis ^p ositive respective regulator there projections fi ^j I ^{^(54),} located at a distance of the guides somewhat larger than the diameter of the packages (8) while the distance between such fixed and any projections of the stops, when the interception position, is smaller than the diameter of the container to be supplied.

- ^{• "} Machine for the supply of beverage containers and similar articles according to claims 4 and 5, characterized in that the fixed projections (54) located above the ends of the guides (10) are formed by flat wings parallel to said ends .

⁷ - ^_ Machine for the supply of beverage containers and similar articles according to claim 4, characterized in that the oscillating rocker arms (41) on which the stops (42) and (43) of the devices are mounted

SUBSTITUTE SHEET I DA regulators of exit of the containers, are each articulated to, at least, a cranked lever (45) guided in a support (38) on which the rocker arm is mounted, actuated by the electromechanical mechanism (53) linked to the purse of the machine and elastically requested by a spring (50) that tends to keep it in a stable rest position.

8. Machine for the supply of beverage containers and similar articles according to claims 4 and 7, characterized in that the bent lever (45) is provided with an elbow that rests on a track (49) as a supportive cam of the support of the rocker, which comprises a housing (49a) on which the lever elbow rests when the output regulator is in the rest position.

9.- Machine for the supply of beverage containers and similar articles according to claims 4, 7 and 8, characterized in that the electromechanical mechanism (53) linked to the purse, operates a fork-shaped part (51), axially movable, in whose branches are mounted a transverse axis (40) elastically requested by a spring (50) in the opposite direction to the direction in which the fork is moved when driven by the electromechanical mechanism, whose axis has its ends guided in elongated openings paths (47 ) provided on the sides of a fixed box (38), which constitutes the rocker support (41) that is articulated around a transverse axis (40) supported on the sides of the support box, while on the transverse axis (46) mounted on the fork branches (51) are articulated by one of its ends, two cranked levers (45), provided on their elbows with respective bearings (48) supporting on two tracks (49) in the form of a cam, provided in the box of

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soportε of the rocker, whose toggle levers are hinged at opposite ends to which are articulated to the e ^j and cross described, to the rocker a carrier of the stops ⁽⁴²⁾ and (43) transverse to the regulator output device packaging.

^{10 ~} supplying machine containers beverage containers and similar articles according to claim 1, characterized in that optional entε guides the articles to be supplied, formed by fins attached to respective aredes or Tabi ^q lateral ues ^p, matched those of a wall with respect to those of the opposite, located at the same height those of each pair, are of different width those of a side with respect to those of the opposite.

¹¹ '^"Má ^q uina supplier of beverage containers and the like according to claim 1, wherein in a preferred embodiment the walls on which are mounted the guide fins form a with easily removable daub _j, being mountable on a same apparatus, with ^j smears walls at different distances from each other ara articles of different dimensions.

12.- Machine for the supply of beverage containers and similar articles according to claim 1, characterized in that the possibility of having a single set of guides on one side, formed by fins, whose width exceeds, at least, the half the length of the guided articles, whose fins are inclined transversely in a downward position towards the respective wall.

¹³ - ^" MA ^Q UINA SUPPLIER OF CONTAINERS OF DRINKS AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS.

SUBSTITUTE SHEET I DA MODIFIED CLAIMS

[received by the International Office on November 20, 1992 (11/20.92); claim 13 annulled; modified claim 1; the other claims do not change (6 pages)] i

. (This claim is modified). Beverage container and container supply machine

5 similar articles of the type that involve a plurality of vertical compartments, characterized in that it comprises a cabinet with heat insulating protection provided with a cooling group, and said cabinet being divided into a plurality of different compartments

10 dimensions in which containers of different dimensions are stored in such a way that multiple independent guides run inside said compartments, inclined downward in the form of zig-zag tracks, on which they move along

15 gravity the containers, until the end of their journey, where there are opening and retention devices suitable each for containers of different characteristics and volumes, said devices being able to retain the items, until 20 are released unitarily by introducing the required coins into the machine ..

2. (This claim is not modified). Machine for the supply of beverage container containers and 25 similar articles, according to claim 1, characterized in that the general opening and retention device 12 comprises a bistable plate articulated around an axis, linked to a transmission that is driven by the electromagnetic device 0, whose extension ε bid - alternately the two rods to place them in the stop and release positions of the items, the plate being requested by a spring that tends to stabilize in one or the other of the two positions that 5 can adopt .

3.- (This claim is not modified). Machine for supplying containers containing beverages and similar articles, according to claim 1, characterized in that the opening and retaining device of the general reference -12a- is formed by a pair of parallel rods, which are joined at their ends to oscillating plates, located next to the outer face of the walls of the compartment that stores the containers, the displacement or rotation of said rods is carried out thanks to the guidance allowed by the arched openings, which involve the walls of the compartment that houses the device, said rods being operated by means of an oscillating cam-shaped plate, located in the vicinity of one of the oscillating plates and mounted between the rods at one of its ends, to push one and the other rod according to the required movement, either resting due to the requirement of the dock requesting it or providing a product; The movement of the cam plate that drives the rods to serve an article is carried out by means of a shaft integral to it, which is actuated by a strap that carries the electromagnet, which is activated when the stipulated coins are introduced into the purse. The guide of the axis that drives the cam plate is carried out through arched openings inserted in the walls of the compartment.

4. (This claim is not modified). Machine for the supply of containers containing beverages and similar articles, according to claim 1, characterized in that the general reference opening and retaining device -12b- is formed by two transverse stops with respect to the direction of the guides, offset from each other, of so that one of them occupies a position closer to the extrè or inferior dε the guide quε εl another, capable of adopting two positions, one for interception and the other for releasing the packages, alternating those of one stop with respect to the other, whose stops are linked to an oscillating rocker that tends to remain in a resting position in the which the stop closest to the bottom end of the guide intercepts the passage of the containers, whose rocker arm is actuated by an electromechanical mechanism linked to a coin-receiving device capable of placing the stops in the working position, in which the stop more next to the lower end of the guide, it releases the first container that is about to fall into the tray, while the other stop immediately immobilizes the container, characterized essentially by the fact that the general reference devices -12b- regulators of the exit of the containers and the corresponding electromechanical mechanisms are located below the bottom of the corresponding guide with the particulate The fact that the transvεrsalεs 2) and (43) stops of the devices protrude superiorly in relation to the guides (10), when they are in the interception position and are hidden under them when they are in the release of the containers.

5. (This claim is not modified). Container supply machine containing containers and similar items, according to claim 4, characterized in that above the ends (loa) of the guides of the containers and facing the stops (42) and (43) of the respective regulating device, there are fixed projections (54), located at a distance from the guides somewhat larger than the diameter of the containers (8) while the distance between such fixed projections and any of the stops, when they are in the interception position, It is smaller than the diameter of the container to be supplied.

6.- (This claim is not modified). Machine for supplying beverage containers and similar articles according to claims 4 and 5, characterized in that the fixed projections (54) located above the ends of the guides (10) are formed by flat wings parallel to said ends.

7.- (This claim is not modified). Machine for the supply of beverage containers and similar articles according to claim 4, characterized in that the oscillating rocker arms (41) on which the stops (42) and (43) of the regulating devices of the output of the containers are mounted, are articulated each to at least one angled lever (45) guided on a support (38) on which the rocker arm is mounted, actuated by the electromechanical mechanism (53) linked to the machine dεεεε and εntε by a spring (50) that you will keep it in a stable rest position.

8.- (This claim is not modified). Machine for supplying containers containing drinks and similar items according to claims 4 and 7, characterized in that the angled lever (45) is provided with an elbow that rests on a track (49) as a cam integral to the rocker support, which comprises a housing (49a) on which the lever elbow rests when the output regulator is in the rest position.

9.- (This claim is not modified). Machine supplying containers containing beverages and similar items according to claims 4, 7 and 8, characterized by the mechanical εlεctromatic mechanism (53) linked to the purse, operates a piece in the form of fork (51), axially movable, on whose branches a transverse axis (40) is mounted elastically requested by a spring (50) in the opposite direction to which the fork is moved when it is operated by the electromechanical mechanism, whose ejε has its guided exits εn elongated openings (47) provided on the sides of a fixed box (38), which constitutes the rocker support (41) that is articulated around a transverse axis (40) held on the sides of the box of support, while in the transverse axis (46) mounted on the fork branches (51) are articulated by one of its ends, two angled levers (45), provided on their elbows with respective bearings (48) supporting on two tracks (49) in the form of a cam, provided in the rocker support box, whose cranked levers are articulated by the opposite ends to those articulated to the transverse axis described, to the rocker arm (41 ) carrier of the stops (42) and (43) transversalεs dεl regulator device dε exit of the containers.

10.- (This claim is not modified). Machine for supplying containers containing beverages and similar articles according to claim 1, characterized in that the guides of the articles to be supplied are optional, formed by fins attached to two side walls or partitions, ε paired with a couple of those of the opposite, located at the same height the dε each pair, are different from those of one side with respect to those of the opposite.

11.- (This claim is not modified). Machine for supplying beverage containers and similar articles according to claim 1, characterized in that in a preferred embodiment the pairs are those which are When the guide fins are mounted, they form an easily removable assembly, being able to be mounted on the same device, sets of walls at a different distance from each other for articles of different sizes.

12.- (This claim is not modified). Machine supplying containers containing beverages and similar articles according to claim 1, characterized in that the possibility of having a single set of guides on one side, formed by fins, whose width exceeds at least half of the length of the guided articles, whose fins are inclined transversallymεntε εn position dεscεndεntε towards the respective parεd.

13.- (This claim is canceled)

DECLARATION FOLLOW ITEM19

For the purpose of modifying the claims of the international application mentioned above, and based on the International Search Report submitted on June 24, 1992, new pages 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 (1) 7 17 (2) are attached ) replacing pages 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 of the claims in the original application.

Claim 1 is amended so as to include in it the technical aspects of the invention in greater detail, and specifically to describe the possibility of storing containers of different dimensions, the fact that the guides are inclined to be shaped in zig-shaped tracks. zag, and that the opening and retention devices are each suitable for containers of different characteristics and volumes. Claims dε 2 to 12 are not modified. Claim 13 is canceled. With these modifications, the invention is described in greater detail to demonstrate that the characteristics claimed therein are not contemplated in any of the patents cited in the International Search report.