Automated beverage dispensing system with vertical staging

US9327958B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• THE COCA-COLA COMPANY · US

Inventors

• Andrew Angus · Hastings, AU
• Kenneth A. Nicoll · Dundee, GB
• Arjun Vinoo Caprihan · Cleveland, AU
• Brendyn Rodgers · Melbourne, AU
• Christopher John Leigh-Lancaster · Melbourne, AU
• Ian Fitzpatrick · Cockatoo, AU

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 7, 2012
• Grant date: May 3, 2016
• Expiry date: Mar 8, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B67D2210/00076
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The present application provides an automated beverage dispenser for use with a number of cups. The automated beverage dispenser may include a carousel with a number of shelves, a first actuator such that first actuator may maneuver the shelves in a first direction, a second actuator positioned adjacent to the carousel, and a gripper positioned on the second actuator such that the second actuator may maneuver one of the cups by the gripper in a second direction to one of the shelves of the carousel.