EP 1287503 A2 20030305 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING AN ARTICLE HANDLING DEVICE
Title (en)
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING AN ARTICLE HANDLING DEVICE
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR POSITIONIERUNG EINES ARTIKELHANDHABUNGSGERÄTES
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE POSITIONNEMENT D'UN DISPOSITIF DE MANIPULATION D'ARTICLES
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0116894 W 20010523
- US 20636300 P 20000523
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0191071A2] An article handling apparatus embodied, for example, as a vending machine, includes a controllably positioned hose dispenser for retrieving articles from an article storage area. A hose is continuous from a first end located within a hose storage area, where the hose receives article securing energy (e.g., suction), to a second end adapted to secure to and extract a selected article from the storage area. A hose positioning mechanism coupled to the hose controllably positions the second end of the hose so as to be aligned with a given article stored in the storage area, for controllably contacting and extracting the selected article from the storage area, and controllably positioning the second end of the hose so as to transport the article to a dispensing area. The hose positioning mechanism imparts both a storage requirement and a retraction requirement on the hose as a result of the controllable positioning. In accordance with the principles of the present invention a single hose storage area is provided in the vending machine for meeting all of the hose storage and retraction requirements.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G07F 9/00 (2006.01); G07F 5/18 (2006.01); G07F 7/06 (2006.01); G07F 9/02 (2006.01); G07F 11/00 (2006.01); G07F 11/04 (2006.01); G07F 11/10 (2006.01); G07F 11/16 (2006.01); G07F 11/62 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
G07F 5/18 (2013.01 - EP KR); G07F 7/069 (2013.01 - EP KR); G07F 9/001 (2020.05 - EP US); G07F 9/002 (2020.05 - EP KR US); G07F 9/02 (2013.01 - EP KR); G07F 11/00 (2013.01 - KR); G07F 11/04 (2013.01 - EP KR); G07F 11/10 (2013.01 - EP KR); G07F 11/16 (2013.01 - EP KR US); G07F 11/165 (2013.01 - EP KR US); G07F 11/1657 (2020.05 - EP KR); G07F 11/62 (2013.01 - EP KR)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0195276A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
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DOCDB simple family (application)
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