Automated side opening oven door for a vending machine
US12175842B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 2019 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B6/808
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A vending machine is adapted for dispensing a pre-packaged food product provided in a refrigerated enclosure housed in the vending machine. The vending machine includes an oven including a housing defining a cavity for receiving the pre-packaged food product. The housing has a sidewall with a sidewall opening providing access to the cavity. A side door is mounted to the sidewall for closing and opening the sidewall opening. A drive mechanism is connected to the side door and adapted to mechanically move the side door of the oven between a closed position and an opened position. The drive mechanism includes a sensing device adapted to determine whether the side door is in one of the closed position and the opened position. A door frame is mounted to the sidewall and has a guide track. The side door is movably received in the guide track.
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