System for conveying a selected product to a collection compartment in automatic vending machines object of the invention

A system for conveying a selected product to a collection compartment in automatic vending machines, being of particular utility in automatic tobacco vending machines, in which a unitary extraction from a storage unit is carried out once a product has been selected so as to deliver the product to a user collection compartment, wherein the system for conveying the product comprises a pair of elastic conveyor belts (4, 5) guided by a plurality of cylindrical bodies (6), which are enabled to be aided by a plurality of freely rotating rods (7), one of the cylindrical bodies (6) acting on each one of the elastic belts (4, 5) as a drive element for transmitting independent movement to the belts;

• a first elastic conveyor belt (4) comprising a first horizontal section (8) under a plurality of product storage units (2) and a second section (9) in a vertical position on one side of the machine;
• a second elastic conveyor belt (5) being fitted in a position backing onto the vertical side section (9) of the first belt (4);
• a diverter element (10) between the vertical section (9) of the first elastic conveyor belt (4) and the second elastic conveyor belt (5), said element (10) diverting the product (11) towards a duct (12) which leads to the collection compartment (3), the diverter element (10) being arranged in an inclined position and in relation to its upper part.