Article dispensing – With discharge assistant – Article adhering or gripping type
Patent
1998-07-22
2000-08-15
Skaggs, H. Grant
Article dispensing
With discharge assistant
Article adhering or gripping type
221232, 221227, 221279, 271 11, 271 301, 271107, 271155, 414797, B23Q 704, B65H 308
Patent
active
061022489
ABSTRACT:
A dispensing apparatus module for a vending machine is provided that enables stacked articles to be lifted off of the stack and translated from a loading station to a discharge station. An elevator apparatus is provided for progressively moving articles to a load station. A conveying apparatus with a linkage assembly for supporting a section nozzle can contact the uppermost article and lift it off the stacked array. The conveying apparatus can move the article to a discharge station for releasing the article to the user. A self-contained suction source is provided in the dispensing apparatus to provide low atmospheric pressure to the suction nozzle.
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Asahi Seiko Co. Ltd.
Skaggs H. Grant
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