Self-stirring fruit cup smoothie vending machine

A self-stirring fruit cup smoothie vending machine, comprising a storage cabinet body;

• a control cabinet body disposed adjacent to a side of the storage cabinet body;
• a spring-loaded shelving system;
• a lifting mechanism;
• a refrigeration system;
• a control system;
• a mixing system;
• and a self-service payment terminal;
• wherein a refrigerated compartment is provided in a lower portion of the storage cabinet body, the refrigeration system being housed within the refrigerated compartment;
• wherein an inner cabinet body is disposed within the storage cabinet body, an air outlet of the refrigeration system being in fluid communication with the inner cabinet body;
• wherein the inner cabinet body comprises a plurality of vertically spaced tiers of the spring-loaded shelving system configured for product storage and dispensing;
• wherein a front periphery of the inner cabinet body is sealingly engaged with a front periphery of the storage cabinet body;
• wherein a storage cabinet door is mounted at a front portion of the storage cabinet body;
• wherein the lifting mechanism is positioned laterally adjacent to the spring-loaded shelving system within the inner cabinet body, the lifting mechanism comprising a product transfer assembly;
• wherein a product retrieval chamber is disposed in a mid-lower portion of the control cabinet body;
• wherein a passageway is formed in a sidewall of the product retrieval chamber, the passageway providing fluid communication between the storage cabinet body, the inner cabinet body, and the product retrieval chamber for transporting products from the lifting mechanism through the passageway into the product retrieval chamber;
• wherein the control system is mounted in an upper portion of the control cabinet body;
• wherein the mixing system is housed within the control cabinet body;
• wherein a control cabinet door is mounted at a front portion of the control cabinet body, the self-service payment terminal being disposed on an interior surface of the control cabinet door;
• wherein a touchscreen is disposed at a front section of the control cabinet body, the touchscreen being electrically connected to the control system.