Abstract

An automatic coffee machine uses capsules housed in at least one prismatic elongated shaped magazine (100) or preferably cylindrical shaped having at least a first removable terminal plug (101) to allow, in a positioning condition of the magazine in the machine (1), the passage of each capsule (200) from the magazine (100) to transfer means (60) that conveys such capsule in an infusion chamber (61) for the coffee delivering. Said machine (1) comprises opening means (2) provided with at least one mobile arm (3) operated by actuator means (4) and provided with a seat (6) for engaging an axial protrusion (102) of the first terminal plug (101) and having an approximately complementary shape to that of the seat (6). In the positioning condition of the magazine in the machine (1) and of engagement of the axial protrusion (102) in the seat (6), the mobile arm (3) because of the actuator means (4) put-away the first plug (101) from the magazine (100) opening it.

IPC Classes  ?

• A47J 31/36 - Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure with hot water under liquid pressure with mechanical pressure-producing means

Abstract

A method for improving the supplying accuracy of the packed products in the automatic vending machines and the device for carrying out said method. According to the method and the device of the present invention, the selected helicoidal conveyor (1) is rotated at an angle more than 360° in order to assure the ejection of the packaging (2) ; then it rotates back at an angular value substantially equal to the additional fraction of revolution in order to obtain again the exact positioning of the conveyor for the correct supplying of the subsequent products. The vending machine comprises a spiral formed transportation means.

IPC Classes  ?

• G07F 11/36 - Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which the magazines are of helical or spiral form