Beverage container vending machine
OwnerGehard Zettler, Mathias Runneckinventors
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Abstract
In a beverage vending machine for dispensing beverages contained in containers disposed in beverage container crates, at least two horizontal storage and transport elements are disposed on top of one another in a storage space of the vending machine for supporting beverage container crates adjacent one another and first drive means are provided for moving the beverage container crates horizontally on the storage and transport elements and second drive means are provided for moving the storage and transport elements vertically and further means are provided for moving the beverage container crates into a dispensing structure from a storage and transport element disposed at the level of the dispensing structure.
Claims7
A beverage vending machine for dispensing beverages contained in containers of which a number are disposed in beverage container crates, said vending machine including a storage space, a dispensing structure, at least two horizontal storage and transport elements disposed on top of one another within said storage space for supporting said beverage container crates adjacent one another, first drive means for horizontally moving said beverage container crates on said storage and transport elements, and second drive means for moving said storage and transport elements vertically, and means for moving said beverage container crates into said dispensing structure from a storage and transport element disposed at the same level as said dispensing structure.
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