Global Patent Index - EP 0847567 B1

EP 0847567 B1 19990217 - A VENDING MACHINE

Title (en)

A VENDING MACHINE

Title (de)

VERKAUFSAUTOMAT

Title (fr)

DISTRIBUTEUR AUTOMATIQUE

Publication

EP 0847567 B1 19990217 (EN)

Application

EP 96929400 A 19960902

Priority

  • GB 9602159 W 19960902
  • GB 9517918 A 19950902
  • GB 9522281 A 19951031
  • GB 9606836 A 19960330

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9709698A1] A vending machine (108) of the kind comprising a store of articles or products to be dispensed, user operated means (137) for selecting the article or product to be dispensed, means, e.g. a coin freed mechanism authorising dispensing, and a dispensing outlet (142), characterised by a distributed mode acoustic radiator (2) and a transducer (9) mounted wholly and exclusively on the radiator to vibrate the radiator to cause it to resonate.

IPC 1-7

G07F 9/02

IPC 8 full level

G07F 9/02 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04R 3/04 (2006.01); H04R 7/04 (2006.01); H04R 1/28 (2006.01); H04R 5/02 (2006.01); H04R 17/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G07F 9/02 (2013.01); H04R 1/021 (2013.01); H04R 1/025 (2013.01); H04R 1/028 (2013.01); H04R 3/04 (2013.01); H04R 7/045 (2013.01); H04R 5/02 (2013.01); H04R 17/00 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9709698 A1 19970313; AT E176826 T1 19990315; AU 6881596 A 19970327; AU 699890 B2 19981217; CA 2230459 A1 19970313; DE 69601554 D1 19990325; DE 69601554 T2 19990916; DK 0847567 T3 19990920; EA 002337 B1 20020425; EA 199800261 A1 19981029; EP 0847567 A1 19980617; EP 0847567 B1 19990217; ES 2130849 T3 19990701; HK 1008593 A1 19990514; RO 119033 B1 20040227

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9602159 W 19960902; AT 96929400 T 19960902; AU 6881596 A 19960902; CA 2230459 A 19960902; DE 69601554 T 19960902; DK 96929400 T 19960902; EA 199800261 A 19960902; EP 96929400 A 19960902; ES 96929400 T 19960902; HK 98109456 A 19980728; RO 9800645 A 19960902