Vending machine

Abstract

A vending machine having a food storage box, a food freezing chamber having a chute provided for permitting the food from the food storage box to fall down, a food heating apparatus for heating the food fallen from the chute and a food heating chamber having a food discharging port for discharging the heated food, includes a movable type cooled air discharging prevention device, provided between a food discharging opening provided at a lower portion of the chute and an upper shutter provided at an upper portion of the food heating apparatus, for preventing the cooled air from being discharged outside; and a stationary type supporting device, provided between a lower plate of the food freezing chamber and the movable type cooled air discharging prevention device, for permitting the movable type cooled air discharging prevention device to smoothly move and bumpering the impact thereonto.

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