Title:
VENDING MACHINE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3952996
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vending machine in which a bucket surely conveys a commodity.
SOLUTION: The vending machine is provided with a commodity conveyance unit which conveys a row of commodities placed on a first drive belt to a front-end commodity side, a commodity take out part at which the commodity is taken out, and a bucket which has a commodity acquisition opening which faces the commodity conveyance unit for acquiring the front-end commodity of the row of commodities, and a commodity discharge opening which faces the commodity take out part on the opposite side to the commodity acquisition opening and discharges the front-end commodity through an opening and closing door, and moves between the commodity conveyance unit and the commodity take out part for acquiring the front-end commodity. The bucket has a second drive belt with which when the front-end commodity is acquired with the commodity acquisition opening facing the commodity conveyance unit, the commodity discharge opening side becomes equal in level to the commodity acquisition opening side, and when the commodity acquisition opening moves from the position facing the commodity conveyance unit to the commodity take out part and when the front-end commodity is discharged from the commodity discharge opening facing the commodity take out part, the commodity discharge opening side is tilted toward a position lower than the commodity acquisition opening side.
Inventors:
Yoshio Yasaka
Application Number:
JP2003172052A
Publication Date:
August 01, 2007
Filing Date:
June 17, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Fuji Electric Retail Systems Co., Ltd.
International Classes:
G07F11/00; (IPC1-7): G07F11/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2003141622A | ||||
| JP2000331234A | ||||
| JP200377044A | ||||
| JP9259344A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Isshiki International Patent Service Corporation