Device for storing and retrieving meals and automatic meals vending machine

A device for storing and retrieving meals applied to an automatic meals vending machine, comprising:

• a meals storage shelf;
• a middle part of the meals storage shelf being provided with a meals pickup passage, the meals storage shelf being provided with a plurality of storage spaces evenly distributed along a circumferential direction and an axial direction, the plurality of storage spaces being provided at a periphery of the meals storage shelf, and the meals pickup passage being communicated with the storage spaces;
• and
• a meals pickup assembly comprising a meals storage piece and a meals pushing piece;
• the meals storage piece being provided in and vertically movable relative to the meals pickup passage, the meals pushing piece being provided at a side of the storage spaces away from the meals pickup passage and being telescopic relative to the meals storage shelf to push meals in a corresponding storage space to the meals storage piece.