Dispensing device in vending machine
AssigneesHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Wuhan) Co., Ltd.
InventorsYUN-LUNG CHEN, GANG SU, WEI-YONG MA, CHUAN LIN, JIANG-FENG JIAO
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Abstract
A dispensing device in a vending machine to prevent an accidental loss of goods when being operated by a customer includes a bracket, a shaft, a first mounting member, a second mounting member, and a sleeve. The first mounting member includes two first sidewalls. The second mounting member includes two second sidewalls. The sleeve is secured around the shaft. Each first sidewall and each second sidewall cooperatively define an installation opening rotatably receiving the shaft therein. The sleeve is limited between the first sidewalls and the second sidewalls, preventing the shaft from moving up and down.
Claims18
A dispensing device in a vending machine, comprising:
- a bracket;
- a shaft rotatably received in the bracket;
- a first mounting member secured in the bracket and comprising two first sidewalls;
- a second mounting member secured in the bracket and comprising two second sidewalls;
- and
- a sleeve secured around the shaft;
- wherein each first sidewall and each second sidewall cooperatively define an installation opening rotatably receiving the shaft therein;
- and the sleeve is secured between the two first sidewalls and further secured between the two second sidewalls, and a diameter of the sleeve is greater a diameter of the installation opening, preventing the shaft from moving in an axial direction.
A dispensing device in a vending machine, comprising:
- a bracket;
- 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 first mounting member secured to the bracket and comprising two first sidewalls;
- a second mounting member secured to the bracket and comprising two second sidewalls;
- and
- a sleeve secured around the shaft;
- wherein each first sidewall defines a first cutout, each second sidewall defines a second cutout, the first cutout and the second cutout cooperatively form an installation opening, and the shaft is rotatably received in the installation opening;
- a diameter of the sleeve is greater a diameter of the installation opening;
- and a distance between the two first sidewalls is substantially equal than a distance between the two second sidewalls, and a height of the sleeve is smaller than the distance between the two first sidewalls;
- and 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, allowing a product to drop down from the base due to gravity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.