Global Patent Index - EP 0593630 B1

EP 0593630 B1 19971029 - AUTOMATIC HOT FOOD DISPENSER USING MICROWAVE OVENS

Title (en)

AUTOMATIC HOT FOOD DISPENSER USING MICROWAVE OVENS

Title (de)

HEISSE FERTIGGERICHTE AUSGABEAUTOMAT UNTER VERWENDUNG MIKROWELLENOFEN

Title (fr)

DISTRIBUTEUR AUTOMATIQUE DE PLATS CUISINES CHAUDS UTILISANT DES FOURS A MICRO ONDES

Publication

EP 0593630 B1 19971029 (FR)

Application

EP 92915274 A 19920629

Priority

  • FR 9108423 A 19910701
  • FR 9200609 W 19920629
  • FR 9202682 A 19920302

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9301569A1] An automatic food dispenser comprising size-adjustable storage columns (11; 45; 65) receiving esculent products (14; 42; 79) and mounted in the upper portion of the dispenser. In the middle portion of the dispenser frame (16), one or more chutes (17, 18; 40, 47; 68) arranged under the columns (11; 45; 65) collect the esculent products (14; 42; 79) and guide them through the inlet hatch (19, 20; 43; 80) of one of the microwave ovens (21, 22; 44, 48; 90, 91). Said microwave oven is provided with an ejector system (23, 24; 51; 61). The esculent product (14; 42; 79) is transported on a conveyor (25; 71) to the receptacle (5; 88) for the consumer, and a cutlery ejector (89) releases a cutlery box (97) into said receptacle (5; 88). The lower portion of the dispenser comprises a vendor (27) and an electrical panel (73). The automatic dispenser is designed particularly for dispensing foodstuffs.

IPC 1-7

G07F 9/10

IPC 8 full level

G07F 9/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G07F 9/105 (2013.01 - EP US); G07F 17/0078 (2013.01 - EP US); H05B 6/808 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9301569 A1 19930121; AT E159830 T1 19971115; AU 2278292 A 19930211; DE 69222942 D1 19971204; DE 69222942 T2 19980528; DK 0593630 T3 19980720; EP 0593630 A1 19940427; EP 0593630 B1 19971029; EP 0945835 A1 19990929; ES 2111073 T3 19980301; JP H08506668 A 19960716; US 5564594 A 19961015

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 9200609 W 19920629; AT 92915274 T 19920629; AU 2278292 A 19920629; DE 69222942 T 19920629; DK 92915274 T 19920629; EP 92915274 A 19920629; EP 96115963 A 19920629; ES 92915274 T 19920629; JP 50200193 A 19920629; US 17033494 A 19940812