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Automatic vending machine

US5259530A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 2, 1991
Grant dateNov 9, 1993
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Expiry dateOct 2, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07F11/10
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An automatic vending machine for automatically vending commodities comprises at least one storage unit for storing the commodities, at least two discharge paths downwardly branched from the storage unit, for discharging the commodities, and a feed unit for opening and closing the two discharge paths alternately for feeding the commodities one by one from the storage unit.

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