Global Patent Index - EP 2587460 A4

EP 2587460 A4 20150513 - AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE

Title (en)

AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE

Title (de)

VERKAUFSAUTOMAT

Title (fr)

DISTRIBUTEUR AUTOMATIQUE

Publication

EP 2587460 A4 20150513 (EN)

Application

EP 10853669 A 20100625

Priority

JP 2010060837 W 20100625

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2587460A1] Provided is an automatic vending machine including a product rack 20 having a plurality of product storage columns 21 juxtaposed in a horizontal direction, and a bucket 40 arranged so as to be movable in a front area of the product rack 20, the automatic vending machine further including a controller 60 which, upon selection of a product, moves the bucket 40 positioned at a standby position and arranges the bucket 40 so as to oppose a target product storage column 21 and, after the bucket 40 receives the product, moves the bucket 40 to a relay position I and then causes the bucket 40 to perform a downward delivery movement, wherein when the selected product is stored in a product storage column 21 set in advance, the controller 60 causes the bucket 40 positioned at the standby position to pass through a via position III set to a right-hand side of the relay position I and then arranges the bucket 40 so as to oppose the product storage column 21.

IPC 8 full level

G07F 11/00 (2006.01); G07F 11/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G07F 11/04 (2013.01 - EP); G07F 11/165 (2013.01 - EP US); G07F 11/42 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2587460 A1 20130501; EP 2587460 A4 20150513; CN 103119633 A 20130522; CN 103119633 B 20150617; WO 2011161809 A1 20111229

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 10853669 A 20100625; CN 201080067622 A 20100625; JP 2010060837 W 20100625