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Title:
AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/161809
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
In an automatic vending machine provided with a product rack (20) which has a plurality of product storage columns (21) provided in proximity in a row arrangement along a left to right direction, and a bucket (40) which is movably disposed in the front region of the product rack (20), a control unit (60) is provided which when a product is selected, the control unit moves the bucket (40) that was in a standby position to a position that faces the desired product storage column (21), moves the bucket (40) to an interrupt position (I) after the product is received by the bucket (40), and then moves the bucket downward for delivery; wherein when the selected product is stored in a prescribed product storage column (21) the control unit (60) is configured to cause the bucket (40) which is in a standby position to be positioned facing the product storage column (21) after the bucket (40) has passed by way of a transit position (H) which is set on the right hand side of the interrupt position (I).

Inventors:
NAKAJIMA, Keiichi (15-12, Sotokanda 6-chome, Chiyoda-k, Tokyo 25, 〒1018625, JP)
中島 圭一 (〒25 東京都千代田区外神田六丁目15番12号 富士電機リテイルシステムズ株式会社内 Tokyo, 〒1018625, JP)
UEDA, Norihiro (15-12, Sotokanda 6-chome, Chiyoda-k, Tokyo 25, 〒1018625, JP)
上田 典宏 (〒25 東京都千代田区外神田六丁目15番12号 富士電機リテイルシステムズ株式会社内 Tokyo, 〒1018625, JP)
KASAI, Takeshi (15-12, Sotokanda 6-chome, Chiyoda-k, Tokyo 25, 〒1018625, JP)
Application Number:
JP2010/060837
Publication Date:
December 29, 2011
Filing Date:
June 25, 2010
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Assignee:
Fuji Electric Retail Systems Co., Ltd. (15-12, Sotokanda 6-chome Chiyoda-k, Tokyo 25, 〒1018625, JP)
富士電機リテイルシステムズ株式会社 (〒25 東京都千代田区外神田六丁目15番12号 Tokyo, 〒1018625, JP)
NAKAJIMA, Keiichi (15-12, Sotokanda 6-chome, Chiyoda-k, Tokyo 25, 〒1018625, JP)
中島 圭一 (〒25 東京都千代田区外神田六丁目15番12号 富士電機リテイルシステムズ株式会社内 Tokyo, 〒1018625, JP)
UEDA, Norihiro (15-12, Sotokanda 6-chome, Chiyoda-k, Tokyo 25, 〒1018625, JP)
上田 典宏 (〒25 東京都千代田区外神田六丁目15番12号 富士電機リテイルシステムズ株式会社内 Tokyo, 〒1018625, JP)
International Classes:
G07F11/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SAKAI, Hiroaki (Sakai International Patent Office, Kasumigaseki Building,,2-5, Kasumigaseki 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 20, 〒1006020, JP)
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