EP 0858058 A3 20000517 - Co-dispensing snack food product and beverages from a vending machine
Title (en)
Co-dispensing snack food product and beverages from a vending machine
Title (de)
Verkaufsautomat für Getränke und Imbissprodukte
Title (fr)
Distribution conjointe d'un-cas et de boissons a partir d'un distributeur automatique
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 95929480 A 19950811
- US 28953794 A 19940812
- US 41960595 A 19950410
- US 48266095 A 19950607
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0858058A2] A process for co-dispensing beverages and snack food products from a single vending machine. Filled beverage containers and filled snack food containers are stored in the vending machine and a buyer, upon payment, product selection, etc. can obtain both a beverage e.g., a soft drink, and a snack food, e.g., corn chips, from a single machine. The beverage and snack food containers preferably are of substantially the same size so that a vending machine of the type which dispenses containers having a uniform size may be used to carry out the present invention. Also, an automatic door-opening mechanism is disclosed which opens the dispensing door of a vending machine when a snack food container is dispensed which is too light to open the door under the force of a gravity. A process and apparatus for packaging snack food product in containers are also disclosed wherein accurately sized portions of the product are formed and fed into a funnel member, the funnel member having troughs which align the product in a desired direction. <IMAGE> <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G07F 9/00 (2006.01); A47F 1/10 (2006.01); G07F 9/02 (2006.01); G07F 9/10 (2006.01); G07F 11/00 (2006.01); G07F 11/04 (2006.01); G07F 11/10 (2006.01); G07F 11/72 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR)
A47F 1/10 (2013.01 - EP KR); G07F 9/00 (2013.01 - KR); G07F 9/02 (2013.01 - EP); G07F 11/04 (2013.01 - EP KR); G07F 11/10 (2013.01 - EP KR); G07F 11/72 (2013.01 - EP KR)
Citation (search report)
- [A] EP 0411769 A1 19910206 - CMB FOODCAN PLC [GB]
- [A] US 4899790 A 19900213 - ODENTHAL HEINZ F [DE]
- [A] US 4326568 A 19820427 - BURTON CHARLES A, et al
- [A] DE 4110368 A1 19921001 - AUTOMATEN AG [CH]
- [A] US 5176287 A 19930105 - SURIS VLADIMIR [US]
- [A] US 4730750 A 19880315 - FICKEN LEONARD A [US]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9605578 A1 19960222; AT E233928 T1 20030315; AU 3321895 A 19960307; AU 703172 B2 19990318; BR 9508574 A 20020507; CA 2197421 A1 19960222; CA 2197421 C 20010605; CN 1159239 A 19970910; DE 69529826 D1 20030410; EP 0775349 A1 19970528; EP 0775349 B1 20030305; EP 0858058 A2 19980812; EP 0858058 A3 20000517; ES 2193199 T3 20031101; JP H10504411 A 19980428; KR 100305359 B1 20010928; KR 100321447 B1 20020318; KR 100321879 B1 20020201; MX 9701118 A 19970531
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9510222 W 19950811; AT 95929480 T 19950811; AU 3321895 A 19950811; BR 9508574 A 19950811; CA 2197421 A 19950811; CN 95195153 A 19950811; DE 69529826 T 19950811; EP 95929480 A 19950811; EP 98200845 A 19950811; ES 95929480 T 19950811; JP 50751896 A 19950811; KR 19970700914 A 19970212; KR 20007013226 A 20001124; KR 20017007752 A 20010619; MX 9701118 A 19950811