Automated side opening door for a refrigerated enclosure of a vending machine

A drive mechanism for automatically moving a door provided on a sidewall of a refrigerated enclosure between a closed position and an opened position, the drive mechanism comprising:

• a mount secured to the door;
• an actuator operable to move the door, the actuator including a motor and a rod operably coupled to the motor and pivotally connected to the mount;
• a first sensing device operably connected to the actuator and adapted to detect the door in the opened position and deactivate the actuator in the opened position of the door;
• and
• a second sensing device operably connected to the actuator and adapted to
• detect the door in the closed position and deactivate the actuator in the closed position of the door;
• wherein the door includes a door frame defining an aperture, and an insulation member is positioned in the aperture such that the door frame surrounds the insulation member with exposed surfaces of the insulation member coplanar with outer and inner side surfaces of the door frame.