Article dispensing – With discharge assistant – Reciprocating
Patent
1994-04-21
1996-04-02
Terrell, William E.
Article dispensing
With discharge assistant
Reciprocating
221225, 221150HC, 221 11, 221 14, 221105, 221113, 221132, 221175, 221211, B65G 5906, G07F 1154
Patent
active
055033008
ABSTRACT:
A vending machine includes a refrigeration compartment, an oven compartment, structure for transferring a food product from the refrigeration compartment to the oven compartment, and structure for transferring the food product from the oven compartment to a user of the vending machine. The vending machine provides automated handling and cooking of packaged food products that enables a hot cooked food to be delivered to a customer in a cool package sleeve. The vending machine also includes a system for inventory control that enables vertical storage of packaged food products while minimizing crushing of packaged food products at the bottom of a stack. A magazine empty indicator automatically indicates when an inventory magazine is empty. An oven door latch mechanism eliminates the possibility that the oven can be operated while the oven door is open.
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Arai Stanley
Bradfield James W.
Durbin Edward
Elliott Gregory
Hopkins Mark A.
KRh Thermal Systems
Reichard Dean A.
Steuber David E.
Terrell William E.
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