Automatic vending machine
AssigneesHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Wuhan) Co., Ltd.
InventorsZHI-YONG GAO, YU-LIN LIU
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Abstract
A vending machine proofed against the pinching of a customer's fingers and with a security feature includes a cabinet, a receiving tray, a shielding board, and gear wheels. The cabinet includes a cabinet body and a door rotatably attached to the cabinet body. A number of merchandise shelves are located in the cabinet body. A through opening is defined in the door. The receiving tray is attached to an inside of the receiving tray and aligned with the through opening. The shielding board covers the through opening and is toothed to allow lowering for access by the customer to the bought merchandise when the internal drop of an item of merchandise is sensed and raising after the sensed removal of the item.
Claims19
An automatic vending machine comprising:
- a cabinet comprising a cabinet body and a door, rotatably attached to the cabinet body;
- a plurality of merchandise shelves, located in the cabinet body, configured to receive merchandise, and a through opening defined in the door;
- a receiving tray attached to an inside of the receiving tray and aligned with the through opening;
- the receiving tray being opened and configured to receive the merchandise from the plurality of merchandise shelves;
- a shielding board comprising a teethed bar;
- the shielding board covering the through opening;
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- a wheel gear secured to the door and meshing with the teethed bar;
- wherein the shielding board is moveable relative to the door by the wheel gear, to communicate the through opening with the inside of the receiving tray.
An automatic vending machine comprising:
- a cabinet comprising a cabinet body and a door, rotatably attached to the cabinet body;
- a plurality of merchandise shelves, located in the cabinet body, configured to receive merchandise;
- the door comprising a securing plate and a front plate attached to the securing plate;
- and a through opening defined in the front plate;
- a receiving tray attached to an inside of the securing plate;
- the receiving tray being opened and configured to receive the merchandise from the plurality of merchandise shelves;
- a shielding board located between the securing plate and the front plate;
- the shielding board comprising a teethed bar;
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- a wheel gear secured to the door and meshing with the teethed bar;
- wherein the shielding board is moveable relative to the door by the wheel gear between a close position, where the shielding board covers the through opening;
- and an open position, where the shielding board is moved away from the through opening, and the through opening communicates with the receiving tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.