EP 1006495 A1 20000607 - Article storage device for vending machine
Title (en)
Article storage device for vending machine
Title (de)
Warenspeichervorrichtung für Verkaufsautomat
Title (fr)
Appareil de stockage d'articles pour distributeur automatique
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 98122714 A 19981130
Abstract (en)
There is provided an article storage device for a vending machine (2). The article storage device is characterized by an opening/closing device which has the following characterizing features: Left and right transparent opening/closing plates (18) have respective inner end portions mounted in a central portion of an article rack (10) in parallel with each other in a manner such that each of the opening/closing plates (18) can rotate about a vertical axis between a closed position for closing a dispensing opening of a corresponding one of article passages formed in the article rack (10) and an open position for opening the dispensing opening of the corresponding article passage. Each opening/closing plate (18) has a cut-away portion (22) formed at an inner end side thereof. A spring urges the each opening/closing plate (18) toward the open position. A stopper plate (19) is arranged at a central location of the article rack (10) which is close to a front side of the each opening/closing plate (18) in a manner such that the stopper plate (19) extends vertically and is capable of rotating about a horizontal axis extending in a front-rear direction between a holding position for abutting on the opening/closing plates (18) to thereby hold the each opening/closing plate (18) in the closed position and a release position for selectively releasing one of the opening/closing plates (18). A stopper plate-driving mechanism (21) causes the stopper plate (19) to rotate between the holding position and the release position. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G07F 11/42 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G07F 11/42 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [YA] EP 0806749 A1 19971112 - MATSUSHITA REFRIGERATION [JP]
- [A] GB 2162502 A 19860205 - SANDEN CORP
- [A] US 5570811 A 19961105 - WITTERN JR FRANCIS A [US], et al
- [A] GB 2134091 A 19840808 - SANDEN CORP
- [Y] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 17, no. 161 (P - 1512) 29 March 1993 (1993-03-29)
- [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 18, no. 649 (P - 1840) 9 December 1994 (1994-12-09)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1006495 A1 20000607; EP 1006495 B1 20020821; DE 69807343 D1 20020926; DE 69807343 T2 20030424
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 98122714 A 19981130; DE 69807343 T 19981130