First dispenser module, vending kit comprising said first dispenser module and method
OwnerLeonard Jakob Van Schothorstinventor
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Disclosed is a first dispenser module with a product holder for holding a plurality of beverage cans and a dispensing mechanism for dispensing one beverage can of the plurality of beverage cans at a time in a dispensing direction from the product holder, wherein the product holder is arranged for holding the plurality of beverage cans with their central axes parallel to said product orientation direction. The dispensing mechanism has a retaining cam that is movable with at least a vector component in the production orientation direction between a retaining position for retaining the plurality of beverage cans and a release position for releasing the beverage cans from the product holder, wherein the retaining cam, in the retaining position, is arranged to be in the path of the top rim or the bottom rim of one of the beverage cans in the dispensing direction.
A first dispenser module with a product holder for holding a plurality of beverage cans and a dispensing mechanism that is coupled to the product holder for dispensing one beverage can of the plurality of beverage cans at a time in a dispensing direction from the product holder, wherein each beverage can has a cylindrical body with a top, a bottom and a central axis extending at the heart of the cylindrical body between the top and the bottom, wherein each beverage can further comprises a top rim and a bottom rim at the top and the bottom, respectively, wherein the product holder defines a product orientation direction and is arranged for holding the plurality of beverage cans with their central axes parallel to said product orientation direction, wherein the product holder is provided with an enclosure that encloses the plurality of beverage cans and a dispensing opening in said enclosure for dispensing the one beverage can that is in the position closest to the dispensing opening in the dispensing direction from the product holder, wherein the dispensing mechanism comprises a retaining cam that is movable with at least a vector component in the production orientation direction between a retaining position for retaining the plurality of beverage cans in the product holder and a release position for releasing the one beverage can that is in the position closest to the dispensing opening from the product holder;
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