Vending machine having slave dispensing units

Details Vending machine having slave dispensing units Vending machine having slave dispensing units

1989-03-10

1989-10-10

Bartuska, F. J.

Check-actuated control mechanisms

Including value accumulator for plural checks

Having solid state circuitry

221129, 364479, G07F 522

Patent

active

048725412

ABSTRACT:
This vending machine system comprises a single master vendor including a coin mechanism and a vend possible judgement circuit and a plurality of slave vendors controlled by this master vendor. The master vendor comprises a master control unit for controlling the operation of the respective slave vendors. Each of the slave vendors comprises a subcontrol unit which performs transmission and receiving of information relative to the master control unit and controls the article vending operation in response to the information provided from the master control unit. The transmission and receiving of the information between the subcontrol units and the master control unit is exclusively performed in accordance with a request issued from the side of the master control unit.

REFERENCES:
patent: Re31162 (1983-03-01), Bachmann et al.
patent: 4247899 (1981-01-01), Schiller et al.
patent: 4499985 (1985-02-01), Schuller
patent: 4526263 (1985-07-01), Levasseur

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