EP0054585A1 - Machine de vente - Google Patents

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EP0054585A1
EP0054585A1 EP80304605A EP80304605A EP0054585A1 EP 0054585 A1 EP0054585 A1 EP 0054585A1 EP 80304605 A EP80304605 A EP 80304605A EP 80304605 A EP80304605 A EP 80304605A EP 0054585 A1 EP0054585 A1 EP 0054585A1
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vending machine
drawer
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Edward Michael Jon Werkhoven
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/0064—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for processing of food articles
    • G07F17/0078—Food articles which need to be processed for dispensing in a hot or cooked condition, e.g. popcorn, nuts
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F9/00—Details other than those peculiar to special kinds or types of apparatus
    • G07F9/10—Casings or parts thereof, e.g. with means for heating or cooling
    • G07F9/105—Heating or cooling means, for temperature and humidity control, for the conditioning of articles and their storage

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  • This invention relates to a vending machine which has been designed for vending heated items or articles, and in particular heated items of food, such as hamburgers.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine which, when actuated, will dispense such a heated item or article.
  • the present invention consists in a vending machine comprising: a storage receptacle in which items or articles can be placed and held, heating means associated with the storage receptacle for heating items or articles in the storage receptacle, and a dispensing mechanism which, when actuated, dispenses an item or article from the storage receptacle and delivers it from the vending machine.
  • a preferred vending machine for vending articles which for example may be cartons containing hamburgers or the like, has the appearance of an elongated upright cabinet.
  • the cabinet has a hinged frontor door 1, a top panel 2, a back panel 3, and two ventilated side panels 4.
  • the back and side panels extend the full vertical length of the vending machine but the front panel extends from the top panel for approximately two-thirds the length of the vending machine.
  • This cabinet is attached to an internal chassis 5 which also provides a frame for the mounting of the dispensing mechanism.
  • the bottom of the cabinet below the chassis forms a base compartment which is closed off by means of a front panel 6 and a base panel 7.
  • the base panel is mounted on a base frame 8 and this base frame may be supported on wheels or castors 9 as shown in Figure 1 or fixed feet 9a as shown in Figure 2.
  • a primary electric circuit board 10 is mounted within this base compartment.
  • FIG. 1 the roof and the rear wall are indicated by numerals lla and llb respectively.
  • the floor of the oven is in two sections, these being indicated in Figure 1 by numerals llc and lld.
  • the oven also has side walls lle, only one of which is shown in Figure 1.
  • the walls, roof and floor of the oven each have an impervious and heat resistant liner backed by any suitable heat insulating material.
  • Heating elements (not shown) are associated with the oven side and rear walls and also with part llc of the floor of the oven. These elements are preferably contained within heating pads made of aluminium which are affixed to the inner surfaces of the side and rear walls and floor portion llc.
  • the heating elements are controlled by means of thermostatic controls mounted on a secondary electric circuit board 12 which is affixed to the outside of the rear wall of the oven.
  • the door preferably has a viewing window 17 which allows inspection of the oven and its contents, if any, when the door is closed.
  • the window is also preferably insulated, typically by means of a second transparent pane 18 located behind the viewing window 17 with an air space between.
  • a lamp 14 may be mounted to the roof of the oven as an inspection aid.
  • a micro switch (not shown) located towards the bottom of the chute which, when the height of the stacked articles contained in the storage chute drops below the micro switch, is actuated to operate an alarm or lamp, indicating that the storage chute should be refilled.
  • a second micro switch may be located in the floor portion llc of the oven to be actuated when the storage chute is emptied of articles to also operate an alarm or lamp to indicate that the storage chute is empty.
  • a dispensing mechanism which includes a drawer 19 having an open top and bottom and manually operated by means of a handle 20.
  • the drawer is slidable horizontally between a first position in which it is located below the storage chute, where it is positioned to receive the bottom most article of the stack of articles in the storage chute and a second position from which the article contained in the drawer is delivered or can be retrieved from the vending machine.
  • the drawer is shown in solid outline in the first position and is shown in dotted outline in its second position.
  • the drawer has an upstanding lip 19a at its rear and this lip is engageable with a retaining claw 21 which is pivotally mounted to the outside of the rear wall of the oven and is also pivotally connected to a link rod 22 operated by a solenoid 23 also mounted to the outside of the rear wall of the oven.
  • a retaining claw engages with the lip 19a of the drawer when in its first position and thus prevents the drawer from being pulled into its second position.
  • the solenoid acts to lift the retaining claw out of engagement with the lip of the drawer thereby allowing this to be pulled forwardly by means of its handle 20. This forward movement of the drawer pushes the bottom most article in the stack forward also.
  • the preferred dispensing mechanism includes a delivery chute 24 located in the base compartment of the vending machine.
  • This delivery chute has an entry opening below the second position of the drawer in order to receive through the open bottom of the drawer, any article contained in the drawer.
  • the delivery chute also has an exit opening to the exterior of the vending machine, such that when the drawer containing an article is pulled forwardly to the second position this article drops down the delivery chute and is delivered from the machine.
  • the preferred dispensing mechanism is operated by means of a coin or token operated actuating mechanism and any suitable coin or token operated actuating mechanism can be used. This will normally include a slot 25 for receiving the coins or tokens, with a coin or token reject button 26 and a reject coin or token discharge slot 27.
  • the front panel or door of the cabinet is preferably hinged at its edge 28 and has a lock and catch 29 located on the other side whereby the operator of the vending machine can open the cabinet and obtain access to the oven to replenish the stock of articles in the storage chute.
  • the preferred vending machine is designed to hold approximately 20 hamburger cartons in its storage chute. When the operator is aware that the stack is getting low he can open the door and insert an extra stack of articles which may have been stored in an adjacent freezer. If the vending machine is to be replenished with frozen articles it is desirable that booster heating means be provided.
  • the booster heating means may be provided by additional heating elements or thermostatic control of the existing elements.
  • the booster heating means is switched on manually but is switched off by the thermostatic control so that the booster heating means operates to rapidly heat the frozen articles until they have reached the desired temperature whereupon the thermostatic control reduces the temperature of the heating elements so that the articles are then merely maintained at their desired temperature.
  • the vending machine When the vending machine is used to heat and dispense food stuffs such as hamburgers the operator should discard any such articles which have been left in the vending machine so long that their quality is in danger of deterioration.
  • the cabinet is wide enough there may be two storage chutes side by side within the cabinet. These can be contained within a single oven or alternatively there may be a separate oven associated with each storage chute. In the latter case there would be a second viewing window 17a, a second drawer 19a with its handle 20a, and a second delivery chute 24a.
  • the coin or token operated actuating mechanism instead of being situated in the top cabinet, would be situated in the bottom compartment as indicated by the coin or token receiving slot 25a, the reject botton 26a and the discharge slot 27a. There would also be a selection buttom located towards each side of the vending machine, each selection button being associated with the dispensing mechanism for one of the storage chutes.
  • a coin or token collection box 31a would be located in the bottom compartment below the coin or token operated actuating mechanism 32a.
  • the dispensing drawer may have a solid bottom but when pulled forwardly to its second position would be pulled substantially clear of the vending machine so that a person could pick the article out of the open drawer. In this case a delivery chute 24 would not be necessary.
  • the storage chutes within the machine be vertically orientated so that the machine need occupy relatively small floor space.
  • storage chutes could not be arranged at some other angle or even lie horizontally, though in the latter case means such as a conveyor would need to be provided to move the articles along the storage chute at appropriate times. Because of the additional complexity of such a machine this modification is not preferred.
  • vending machine need not be restricted to vending hamburgers. Pies, pizzas or any other food articles which can satisfactorily be kept warm for a period may be sold through the machine of the present invention. Furthermore, it is not essential that the articles be food stuffs.

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AU56805/80A AU5680580A (en) 1980-03-25 1980-03-25 Vending machine
EP80304605A EP0054585A1 (fr) 1980-03-25 1980-12-18 Machine de vente

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AU56805/80A AU5680580A (en) 1980-03-25 1980-03-25 Vending machine
EP80304605A EP0054585A1 (fr) 1980-03-25 1980-12-18 Machine de vente

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CN112085891A (zh) * 2020-09-21 2020-12-15 递易（上海）智能科技有限公司 自动售货机

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AU598968B2 (en) * 1988-02-26 1990-07-05 Senhill Pty Ltd Dispensing apparatus (lollypops machine)
SE9701048D0 (sv) * 1997-03-24 1997-03-24 Peter Estlander Förfarande och aggregat för bulkvaruförsäljning

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GB347253A (en) * 1929-01-21 1931-04-21 Sven Harald Goldschmidt Improvements in and relating to coin-freed vending machines
US1889406A (en) * 1929-01-21 1932-11-29 Goldschmidt Sven Harald Automatic vending machine
GB945891A (en) * 1961-01-16 1964-01-08 Albert Reid Improvements in coin operated hot food dispensing and vending machines
US3531017A (en) * 1968-08-08 1970-09-29 Le Bron Inc Hot canned food vending machine
US3866795A (en) * 1972-07-01 1975-02-18 Hoshizaki Electric Co Ltd Vending machine having heating and cooling chambers

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GB347253A (en) * 1929-01-21 1931-04-21 Sven Harald Goldschmidt Improvements in and relating to coin-freed vending machines
US1889406A (en) * 1929-01-21 1932-11-29 Goldschmidt Sven Harald Automatic vending machine
GB945891A (en) * 1961-01-16 1964-01-08 Albert Reid Improvements in coin operated hot food dispensing and vending machines
US3531017A (en) * 1968-08-08 1970-09-29 Le Bron Inc Hot canned food vending machine
US3866795A (en) * 1972-07-01 1975-02-18 Hoshizaki Electric Co Ltd Vending machine having heating and cooling chambers

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN112085891A (zh) * 2020-09-21 2020-12-15 递易（上海）智能科技有限公司 自动售货机

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