Cup-type beverage vending machine
AssigneeSanden Corporation
InventorsTakeshi Sato, Ryouichi Sekiguchi, Toshiya Chiku
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Abstract
In a cup-type beverage vending machine, during conveyance of a beverage-filled cup to a product taking-out position and when the cup does not reach the product taking-out position, a pivot arm is supported by a support roller and a cup on a cup stage is held by a holder. When the cup reaches the product taking-out position, a lower edge of the pivot arm is released from the support roller and the pivot arm and the holder are pivoted downward. Consequently, the holder is spaced downward apart from a front surface of the cup, which allows a customer to easily take out the cup.
Claims8
A cup-type beverage vending machine, comprising:
- a cup stage on which a cup is located;
- a beverage pouring section for pouring beverage into a cup;
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- a conveying device for reciprocating the cup stage between a beverage pouring position and a product taking-out position,
- wherein said machine has:
- a cup holder mechanism which holds the cup on said cup stage when the cup stage is situated other than said product taking-out position, while releases holding condition of the cup when the cup stage is situated in the product taking-out position;
- a cup sensor for detecting the cup on the cup stage;
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- a control device which can control so as to pour the beverage from said beverage pouring section when the cup sensor detects the cup on the cup stage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.