Product dispensing device

A product dispensing device comprising:

• a plurality of product accommodating passages which accommodate an introduced product with a predetermined attitude;
• a dispensing mechanism which is disposed on each downstream side of the product accommodating passages, regulates a product accommodated in the corresponding product accommodating passage from moving toward the downstream side in a standby state, and dispenses a product positioned at a most downstream side accommodated in the corresponding product accommodating passage when being driven;
• a disc-shaped member which is disposed at a position spaced apart from the dispensing mechanism rotatably about a central axis thereof, and rotates in one direction or another direction by a rotational driving force applied from a rotation driving source;
• a plurality of link members each of which is coupled with the corresponding dispensing mechanism via a coupling member and swingably disposed in a radially outer region of the disc-shaped member, and has a standby attitude in a normal state to cause the dispensing mechanism to be in the standby state, and causes the dispensing mechanism to be driven when swinging from the standby attitude to have a dispensing attitude;
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• a hook member which is rotatably disposed in the disc-shaped member in a manner such that a distal end thereof moves forward and backward in the radially outer region of the disc-shaped member, has an attitude in which the distal end enters the radially outer region in a normal state, causes the link member to swing to have the dispensing attitude when the disc-shaped member rotates in the one direction so that the distal end abuts against the link member, and retreats from the radially outer region when the disc-shaped member rotates in the other direction so that the distal end abuts against the link member.