Dispensing device in vending machine
AssigneesHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Wuhan) Co., Ltd.
InventorsYun-Lung CHEN, Wen-Lin XIE, Jia-Fu LI
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Abstract
A dispensing device for a vending machine includes at least one bracket, base, tray, blocking plate, and jacking member. A plurality of trays holds a plurality of bases level, one item of products being kept on one level base. The tray is rotatable to release the base, allowing only one item of products to drop down by gravity for the customer, and the jacking member is rotated out of the bracket with the tray to rotate the first blocking plate to hold the remaining and unpurchased products on their respective bases.
Claims20
A dispensing device, comprising:
- a bracket;
- a base rotatably mounted to the bracket and configured for stacking a plurality of products thereon;
- 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 one of the plurality of products to drop down the base due to the gravity, and the jacking member extends out of the bracket together with the blocking plate, which configured for holding remained products on the base.
A dispensing device, comprising:
- a bracket;
- a first base rotatably mounted to a first side of the bracket and for stacking a plurality of first products thereon;
- a second base rotatably mounted to a second side of the bracket and for stacking a plurality of second products thereon;
- a shaft rotatably received in the bracket;
- a tray secured to the shaft and for holding the first base and the second base;
- a first blocking plate rotatably mounted to the first side of the bracket;
- a second blocking plate rotatably mounted to the second side of the bracket;
- and
- a jacking member secured to the shaft and located between the first blocking plate and the second blocking plate;
- 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, the tray holds the first base and the second base, preventing the first base and the second from being rotated relative to the bracket;
- and when the shaft is in the first position, the tray releases the first base, the first base is rotatable relative to the bracket, which configured for allowing one of the plurality of first products to drop down the first base due to the gravity, and the jacking member extends out of the bracket to rotate the first blocking plate, which configured for holding remained first products on the first base;
- wherein the shaft is further rotatable between the initial position and a second position;
- and when the shaft is in the second position, the tray releases the second base, the second base is rotatable relative to the bracket, which configured for allowing one of the plurality of second products to drop down the second base due to the gravity, and the jacking member extends out of the bracket to rotate the second blocking plate, which configured for holding remained second products on the second base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.