Automatic vending machine
US4273253A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 1979 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F11/04
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A product rack structure for an automatic vending machine for cylindrically-shaped product items including a movable rack board disposed opposite one sidewall of the rack housing. Product supporting members are provided opposite one another on the rack board and sidewall. To vend a product item, the rack board is reciprocated once up and down. The vertical pitch of the supporting members, the horizontal spacing between supporting members and the stroke length of the rack board are determined such that each product item drops by one space for each reciprocation of the rack board.
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