To accurately determine whether predetermined events related to moving of product have been completed. An automatic vending machine 1 includes: a product discharging device 5 that discharges a product loaded thereon forward; a bucket moving device 7 that moves a bucket 6 having received the product P discharged from the product discharging device 5; and a control unit 8. The automatic vending machine 1 includes an imaging unit 10 that captures an image containing an image of a placement surface 6a on which the received product P is loaded in the bucket 6. The control unit 8 includes a completion determining unit 83 that determines based on a result of comparison between data of two images captured by the imaging unit at respective timings before and after a predetermined event among a plurality of events related to movement of product, whether the predetermined event has been completed.
To acquire information to accurately determine whether predetermined events related to moving of product have been completed. An automatic vending machine 1 includes: a box-shaped cabinet 4 internally including a plurality of shelves 4f; a product outlet 4d provided at a lower portion of a front panel 4b of the cabinet 4; a product discharging device 5 provided on each of the plurality of shelves 4f in the cabinet and configured to discharge a product P loaded thereon forward; a bucket 6 supported between the front panel 4b and the plurality of shelves 4f so as to be movable in the up-down direction and configured to receive the product P discharged from the product discharging device 5; and an imaging unit 10 that captures an image containing an image of a placement surface 6a on which the product P received is loaded in the bucket 6.
B65G 1/06 - Storage devices mechanical with means for presenting articles for removal at predetermined position or level
G07F 11/58 - Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from movable storage containers or supports the articles being supported on or by endless belts or like conveyors
A spiral-type object dispensing unit (1) includes: a box-shaped column (2) having an opening (22) in the lower surface; a motor unit (3) including motor (11); and spiral (20) disposed in the column (2), the spiral detachably joined to rotary shaft (14) of the motor (11) at an upper end and extending spirally toward the opening (22) of the column (2) at a lower end. Products supported by the spiral (20) are dispensed from opening (22) by motor (11) rotating and driving spiral (20). A spiral unit (4) including spiral (20) and guide (21) is interchangeable between a first spiral unit that includes a first guide extending in a vertical direction on a central axis of the spiral (20) and a second spiral unit that includes a second guide extending in the vertical direction to the left of the central axis.
G07F 11/54 - Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from movable storage containers or supports the storage containers or supports being rotatably mounted about vertical axes
G07F 11/58 - Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from movable storage containers or supports the articles being supported on or by endless belts or like conveyors
Provided is a belt conveyor type dispensing mechanism for an article vending machine, in which an associated component other than a belt can be easily and compactly installed. The dispensing mechanism for the article vending machine includes a drive section that is disposed in an article storing shelf 13 and on which articles arranged in a front-rear direction are carried, the drive section being configured to drive based on a vending command, and a belt conveyor unit 57 that sequentially dispenses the articles forward, the belt conveyor unit 57 includes two belt conveyors 71 moving forward and arranged away from each other in a right-left direction, and a detection unit 100 of an article detection device and a gear to drive a rear rotary shaft over which belts of the belt conveyors 71 are looped are arranged between the two belt conveyors 71.
G07F 11/42 - Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which the magazines are horizontal the articles being delivered by motor-driven means
G07F 11/00 - Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
B65G 1/08 - Storage devices mechanical with means for presenting articles for removal at predetermined position or level the articles being fed by gravity
G07F 11/10 - Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which magazines the articles are stored one vertically above the other two or more magazines having a common delivery chute
G07F 11/58 - Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from movable storage containers or supports the articles being supported on or by endless belts or like conveyors
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Automatic column setting device for article vending machine
Provided is an automatic column setting device for an article vending machine. The device is for an article vending machine 1 including a column in an article storing shelf 13, to store articles arranged in a front-rear direction, and a dispensing mechanism 55 removably installed for the column in the shelf 13, to sequentially dispense the stored articles, the mechanism 55 is arbitrarily installable at a plurality of preset right and left positions in the shelf 13, and the automatic column setting device includes a motor presence/absence information preparing section 81 that detects an installation position of motor 61 in accordance with a connected state of motor 61, and a pattern extracting section 82 that determines a type and an installation position of the mechanism 55 in the shelf 13 based on presence/absence information of motor 61 that is detected by the motor presence/absence information preparing section 81.
G07F 11/04 - Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which magazines the articles are stored one vertically above the other
B65G 1/08 - Storage devices mechanical with means for presenting articles for removal at predetermined position or level the articles being fed by gravity
Beverage supply apparatus (100) has milk tank (3), milk flow path (L3) connecting the milk tank to beverage delivery port (10), first pump (7), air flow path (L6) to supply air via its connection portion (Z1), and third pump (9). The apparatus drives the third pump to supply air to the milk flow path, and drives the first pump to thereby deliver and supply a mixed beverage of milk and air from the beverage delivery port. The apparatus includes path (L7) for releasing a portion of the air flowing through the air flow path, one end portion of which is connected to release point (Z8) which is a predetermined portion of the air flow path between a beverage flow path side end portion (location of a connection portion (Z6)) and the third pump. The other end portion thereof is open to the outside.
A product storage device (1) includes: first and second product storage chambers (52, 53) for storing products and for cooling or heating the stored products; a product delivery port (31) to which a product stored in the first or second product storage chamber (52, 53) is dispensed; and a control unit (10) configured to set one of the first and second product storage chambers (52, 53) as a preliminary chamber in which stored products are not available for dispensing and set the other as a product dispensing chamber in which stored products are available for dispensing, and configured to sequentially change product storage chambers to be set as the preliminary chamber.
A beverage supply apparatus 100 includes milk tank 3, milk flow path L3, pump 7 for delivering a beverage, air flow path L6, pump 9 for supplying air configured to be capable of changing the discharge flow rate, release path L7 for discharging air flowing through air flow path L6 to the outside, on-off valve V7, first throttle part 16, and second throttle part 17. One end of release path L7 is connected to release point Z8 in air flow path L6, and the other end is open to the outside. On-off valve V7 is disposed in a flow path extending between release point Z8 and pump 9 in air flow path L6, and opens and closes this flow path. Throttle part 16 is disposed in a flow path extending downstream of release point Z8 in air flow path L6, and throttle part 17 is disposed in release path L7.
B01F 3/04 - Mixing, e.g. dispersing, emulsifying, according to the phases to be mixed gases or vapours with liquids
B01F 23/232 - Mixing gases with liquids by introducing gases into liquid media, e.g. for producing aerated liquids using flow-mixing means for introducing the gases, e.g. baffles
A47J 31/46 - Dispensing spouts, pumps, drain valves or like liquid transporting devices
A47J 31/40 - Beverage-making apparatus with dispensing means for adding a measured quantity of ingredients, e.g. coffee, water, sugar, cocoa, milk, tea
A47J 31/44 - Parts or details of beverage-making apparatus
B67D 1/00 - Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
A47J 31/40 - Beverage-making apparatus with dispensing means for adding a measured quantity of ingredients, e.g. coffee, water, sugar, cocoa, milk, tea
A47J 31/46 - Dispensing spouts, pumps, drain valves or like liquid transporting devices
B67D 1/08 - Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught Details
G01F 23/00 - Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
B67D 1/12 - Flow- or pressure-control devices or systems
A47J 31/41 - Beverage-making apparatus with dispensing means for adding a measured quantity of ingredients, e.g. coffee, water, sugar, cocoa, milk, tea of liquid ingredients
u of the set temperature range during execution of the entire cooling operation, the automatic vending machine stops the entire cooling operation to execute the partial cooling operation (S5→S6).
E04H 7/22 - Containers for fluent solids, e.g. silos or bunkersSupports therefor
F25D 17/06 - Arrangements for circulating cooling fluidsArrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating gas, e.g. by natural convection by forced circulation
F25D 17/08 - Arrangements for circulating cooling fluidsArrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating gas, e.g. by natural convection by forced circulation using ducts
There is disclosed a refrigeration device in which a cooling capability and efficiency can be improved by controlling a high pressure side pressure of a low stage side refrigerant circuit into an optimum value. A refrigeration device 1 includes a high stage side refrigerant circuit 4, first and second low stage side refrigerant circuits 6A and 6B, and cascade heat exchangers 43A and 43B to evaporate a refrigerant of the high stage side refrigerant circuit 4, thereby cooling high pressure side refrigerants of the low stage side refrigerant circuits 6A and 6B, and carbon dioxide is charged as the refrigerant in each of the refrigerant circuits 4, 6A and 6B, and in the device, there are disposed pressure adjusting expansion valves 31 to adjust high pressure side pressures of the low stage side refrigerant circuits 6A and 6B.
F25B 7/00 - Compression machines, plants or systems, with cascade operation, i.e. with two or more circuits, the heat from the condenser of one circuit being absorbed by the evaporator of the next circuit
F25B 5/02 - Compression machines, plants or systems, with several evaporator circuits, e.g. for varying refrigerating capacity arranged in parallel
F25B 9/00 - Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point
A beverage dispenser, in which a filter is arranged between the lower end of a brewing chamber and an upper end of a fluid receptacle. A beverage brewed by supplying a raw material and water to the chamber is forced to drip into the fluid receptacle through the filter F, and delivered to a cup along a beverage path. The beverage dispenser includes: a pressure difference generator for generating a pressure difference between the chamber and the fluid receptacle to force the beverage to drip into the fluid receptacle, and to deliver the beverage to the cup; a pressure sensor for measuring the pressures in the fluid receptacle or in the chamber; and a controller that sequentially determines an interval average for pressure measured by the pressure sensor, and halts, based on results of the interval averages, a drip-brewing and delivering operation for the beverage.
A beverage dispenser, in which a filter is arranged between the lower end of a brewing chamber and the upper end of a fluid receptacle, and a beverage brewed by supplying a raw material and water to the chamber and filtered by the filter is received in the fluid receptacle, and is thereafter delivered to a cup along a beverage path. The beverage dispenser includes a pump arranged partway along the beverage path, and that reduces a pressure in the fluid receptacle to draw the beverage from the chamber, and delivers it to the cup. A predetermined quantity of the raw material and a first quantity of water are supplied to the chamber, and thereafter, during the delivering of beverage, a second quantity of water is supplied to the chamber, so that without interruption, the beverage is delivered to and served in the cup C.
A47J 31/56 - Water boiling vessels having water-level controlsWater boiling vessels having temperature controls
A47J 31/24 - Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure
A47J 31/40 - Beverage-making apparatus with dispensing means for adding a measured quantity of ingredients, e.g. coffee, water, sugar, cocoa, milk, tea
a of a bucket moving mechanism 70 is equal to or greater than a predetermined speed, a braking force for decelerating the fall velocity of the bucket 60 is intermittently generated and thereby the bucket 60 can be lowered to the lowest point at a speed slower than free fall. This configuration prevents the bucket 60 from being damaged and a commodity from slipping out thereof by a shock due to falling and does not require a complicated structure for preventing the bucket 60 from undergoing free fall. Additionally, the bucket 60 is not locked, and thus the bucket 60 can be manually moved during maintenance work for restarting the vending operation.
G07F 11/42 - Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which the magazines are horizontal the articles being delivered by motor-driven means
A vending machine has a support part that has a first support member extending in the right and left direction on the inside of a commodity storage chamber and a second support member extending in the front and rear direction on the inside of the commodity storage chamber, and supports a commodity column so that the commodity column is movable in the front and rear direction on the first and second support members. In the vending machine, when a support receiving part is detached from the first support member, the commodity column can be moved in the front and rear direction via the second support member, so that replenishment of commodities to the commodity column and maintenance of the commodity column can be accomplished. Both of the first support member and the second support members are located under the commodity column, and support the commodity column from the downside. Therefore, spaces for arranging support members at the right and left of the commodity column are unnecessary.
A showcase has a front wall which defines a showroom for a commodity in cooperation with other walls on a customer side, and includes a transparent portion. The showcase also has a support device that supports the transparent portion in such a way that the transparent portion is allowed to be translated to a direction away from the showroom.
Vending Machines and Apparatus, Dispensing Machines and Apparatus, Parts of Such Machines, Attachments and Accessories for Such Machines, and Installations of Groups of Such Machines
