Drinking cup storage and feeding device for an automatic vending

Details Drinking cup storage and feeding device for an automatic vending Drinking cup storage and feeding device for an automatic vending

1983-02-14

1984-11-06

Skaggs, H. Grant

Article dispensing

Automatic control

Of supply to dispenser

221106, 221119, 221252, G07F 1112

Patent

active

044807643

ABSTRACT:
A drinking cup storage and feeding device for an automatic vending machine comprises a rotary type cup storage drum having a plurality of cup storage chambers around its periphery for receiving different kinds of drinking cups stacked in columns. A cup take-out stage has at least two cup take-out mechanisms spaced apart from each other and positioned adjacent to, but outside the rotational movement of the cup storage drum, for supplying specific cups one by one to a vending stage according to a selection signal. A switch detects when a cup take-out stage becomes empty of cups and then rotates the cup storage drum. A cup selecting mechanism detects when a full cup storage chamber storing a certain cup type reaches a position adjacent to the empty cup take-out stage for the same type of cup, during rotation of the cup storage drum, and stops rotation of the drum when the position is reached. A cup delivering mechanism delivers the full stored cup group column from the cup storage drum to the adjacent cup take-out stage for that cup type, while keeping the column in an upright stacked posture.

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