To provide a product dispensing device for stably dispensing a product located at the lowest position.
The product dispensing device 30 includes an push-out member 36 that is arranged to move in both directions along the horizontal direction with respect to a product storing passage 22 where a plurality of products are stacked, located at a position receding from the product storing passage 22 in a standby state, and moves to the product storing passage 22 to push out the product located at the lowest position when a dispensing command is issued. The product dispensing device 30 further includes a regulating member 37 that is erected closer to the dispensing side than the product located at the lowest position to regulate the dispensing operation of the product until the distance to the moving push-out member 36 becomes a predetermined standby distance, and that comes into a free state and is pushed out together with the product located at the lowest position by the push-out member 36, to allow the product to be dispensed, when the distance to the push-out member 36 becomes less than the standby distance.
SHIBATA YOSHITO
JP2004127231A | 2004-04-22 |