Article release mechanism

Details Article release mechanism Article release mechanism

1988-01-19

1988-10-25

Marmor, Charles A.

Article dispensing

With casing or support

Bracket or suspension supported

221289, 221299, 211 592, G07F 1100

Patent

active

047797606

ABSTRACT:
Articles such as cans vertically stacked on a serpentine shelf (30) and on a longitudinally inclined shelf (33) at the lower end thereof are dispensed one at a time by a motor driven article release mechanism (24). A single can is dispensed for each user actuation of the release mechanism (24). A pair of longitudinally and arcuately spaced fingers (72), (73) are mounted for rotation as a unit as a part of the mechanism (24), and extend at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the cans in the section. The lowermost finger (72) is normally in can-blocking position and the upper finger (73) is normally in a non-can-blocking position. Upon actuation of the mechanism, the fingers are rotated sequentially from their normal positions to a second position, where a lowermost can (C') is released and the next adjacent can (C") held in place, to their normal positions where the next adjacent can (C") moves by gravity down against the lowermost finger (72). The motor driven article release mechanism (24) removably mounted on transverse rods (32) extended across the inclined shelf (33) by longitudinal movement relative to the rods (32).

REFERENCES:
patent: 3322303 (1967-05-01), Grindinger et al.
patent: 3348733 (1967-10-01), Johnson
patent: 4217991 (1980-08-01), Neuhaeusser et al.
patent: 4479583 (1984-10-01), Franklin et al.

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