Dispensing assembly in vending machine
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorYUN-LUNG CHEN
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Abstract
A dispensing device includes a bracket, a base, a tray, a blocking plate, and a jacking member. The tray holds the base to keep a plurality of products on the base. The tray is rotatable to release the base, allowing one item of the products to drop down from the base. The bracket includes a first mounting plate, a first limiting piece extending from the first mounting plate, a second mounting plate, and a second limiting piece extending from the second mounting plate. The first limiting piece defines a first cutout, the second limiting piece defines a second cutout, and the first cutout and the second cutout cooperatively form a receiving hole rotatably receiving the receiving hole therein.
Claims20
A dispensing assembly, comprising:
- a bracket comprising a first mounting plate;
- a first limiting piece, extending from the first mounting plate;
- a second mounting plate;
- and a second limiting piece, extending from the second mounting plate;
- a base rotatably mounted to the bracket;
- a shaft rotatably received in the bracket;
- a tray secured to the shaft and holding the base;
- wherein the shaft is rotatable relative to the bracket, when the shaft is rotated relative to the bracket, the tray is released and rotatable relative to the bracket, which configured for allowing a product to drop down the base due to gravity;
- the first mounting plate is secured to the second mounting plate;
- the first limiting piece defines a first cutout, the second limiting piece defines a second cutout, and the first cutout and the second cutout cooperatively form a receiving hole;
- and the shaft is rotatably received in the receiving hole.
A dispensing assembly, comprising:
- a bracket comprising a first mounting plate;
- a first limiting piece, extending from the first mounting plate;
- a second mounting plate;
- and a second limiting piece, extending from the second mounting plate;
- a base rotatably mounted to the bracket;
- a shaft rotatably received in the bracket;
- a tray secured to the shaft and for holding the base;
- a blocking plate rotatably mounted to the bracket;
- and
- a jacking member secured to the shaft;
- wherein the shaft is rotatable between an initial position and a first position;
- when the shaft is in the initial position, the jacking member is inside of the bracket, and the tray holds the base, preventing the base from being rotated relative to the bracket;
- and when the shaft is in the first position, the tray releases the base, the base is rotatable relative to the bracket, which configured for allowing a product to drop down the base due to gravity, and the jacking member extends out of the bracket to rotate the blocking plate, which configured for holding remained products on the base;
- the first mounting plate is secured to the second mounting plate;
- the first limiting piece defines a first cutout, the second limiting piece defines a second cutout, and the first cutout and the second cutout cooperatively form a receiving hole;
- and the shaft is rotatably received in the receiving hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.