Global Patent Index - EP 0950995 A2

EP 0950995 A2 19991020 - Tipping tray assembly acting as a customer access vend door

Title (en)

Tipping tray assembly acting as a customer access vend door

Title (de)

Anordnung einer Kippschale als Kundenzugang zu einem Verkaufsautomat

Title (fr)

Ensemble de plateau basculant faisant office de porte pour l'accès par le client à une machine de vente

Publication

EP 0950995 A2 19991020 (EN)

Application

EP 99106217 A 19990412

Priority

IT VR980027 A 19980415

Abstract (en)

A tipping delivery compartment assembly acting as an access vend door, particularly suitable for a vending machine, comprising a hollow body (4) which is arranged to oscillate about a horizontal axis of rotation between a loading position for loading therein at least one package of product and a tipping position for unloading the package of product; the hollow body (4) internally delimits a compartment or chamber (16) for receiving and collecting one or more packages of products, an access opening (13) at the top of the chamber (16), which in its loading position is arranged to act as an inlet passage for the or each package of product and in the tipping or unloading position allows access to the chamber (16) in order to remove the package or packages loaded therein, and a tab which is configured as a handle (20) for manual tipping of the hollow body (4) by an operator about the axis of rotation starting from the loading position. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G07F 11/16

IPC 8 full level

G07F 11/16 (2006.01); G07F 11/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G07F 11/16 (2013.01 - EP US); G07F 11/24 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (applicant)

IT VR98000027 A

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE DK ES FR GB NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0950995 A2 19991020; EP 0950995 A3 19991124; IT 1299658 B1 20000324; IT VR980027 A1 19991015

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99106217 A 19990412; IT VR980027 A 19980415