Automatic dispensing device for products and central warehouse or store constructed with such devices
US4896792A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 26, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F11/42
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An automatic dispensing device for products is provided, and includes a warehouse with a back guide, a front guide, and an intermediate movable guide so as to define product chutes arranged one behind the other. Each chute is adapted to hold a plurality of products, one stacked upon the other. An inclined ramp is provided at the lower end of the product chutes for receiving the products from the chutes. The movable guide is movable between lowered and raised positions to control which chute is in communication with the ramp so that products from only one chute are in communication with the ramp at a given time. A control element is provided on the ramp for automatically releasing one product at a time from the ramp.
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