Article dispensing – With discharge assistant – Reciprocating
Patent
1997-03-25
1999-12-07
Olszewski, Robert P.
Article dispensing
With discharge assistant
Reciprocating
221 20, 221130, 221232, 221284, B65G 5906
Patent
active
059968419
ABSTRACT:
A modular, front loading coin operated vending machine with a rotary coin mechanism operating a reciprocating dispensing mechanism dispenses different sizes and quantities of flat merchandise. A back lever arm on the rotary coin mechanism turns with the front coin turning knob and pulls a flexible cable through a grommetted hole in a vertical wall to draw a push plate forward in a chassis slide opening to force a measured size or quantity of the flat merchandise out through a dispensing slot. Shims between the push plate and the sliding plate raise it to vary the size and quantity of merchandise contacted by the push plate. Full width open front merchandise chutes are interchangeably installed A merchandise weight with a bottom protrusion holds down the merchandise. When the merchandise chute is empty the bottom protrusion of the merchandise weight falls into the slide opening to block the push plate from moving forward and preventing the turning of the coin knob. The dispensing slot has a front angled slot guard and a back adjustable soft rubber wiper. A modular cabinet with top and bottom mating connecting openings houses the vending machine components and has a front cabinet opening which enables full access for servicing the components. An entire front panel of the cabinet is normally locked over the front cabinet opening and swings open on a bottom hinge attached to the cabinet to rest in a horizontal position supported by cables from the cabinet to act as a work surface during servicing. A display window in the panel has a back plate pivotally attached to the back of the front panel by a stud-in-notch hinge pivot for changing displays.
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Cutting Edge Industries, Inc.
Olszewski Robert P.
Schreiber Donald E.
Tran Thuy V.
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