EP0991036A3 - Dispensing machine with a common delivery handler - Google Patents

Dispensing machine with a common delivery handler Download PDF

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EP0991036A3
EP0991036A3 EP99116674A EP99116674A EP0991036A3 EP 0991036 A3 EP0991036 A3 EP 0991036A3 EP 99116674 A EP99116674 A EP 99116674A EP 99116674 A EP99116674 A EP 99116674A EP 0991036 A3 EP0991036 A3 EP 0991036A3
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dispensing machine
common delivery
delivery handler
shelves
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Ulrich Willach
Werner Schmitt
Heribert Schumacher
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Gebr Willach GmbH
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
    • G07F11/02—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines
    • G07F11/28—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which the magazines are inclined
    • G07F11/32—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which the magazines are inclined two or magazines having a common delivery chute
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F1/00—Racks for dispensing merchandise; Containers for dispensing merchandise
    • A47F1/04—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs
    • A47F1/12—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs dispensing from the side of an approximately horizontal stack

Abstract

The dispensing device (10,15) has a number of forwards angled storage shelves for the dispensed goods, stacked one above the other and an electronically controlled manipulator, moved within a free space at the front of the shelves, for removal of the front item from a selected shelf, each shelf provided as a removable unit.
EP99116674A 1998-10-01 1999-08-26 Dispensing machine Expired - Lifetime EP0991036B1 (en)

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DE29817528U DE29817528U1 (en) 1998-10-01 1998-10-01 Dispenser
DE29817528U 1998-10-01

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EP0991036A2 EP0991036A2 (en) 2000-04-05
EP0991036A3 true EP0991036A3 (en) 2000-10-04
EP0991036B1 EP0991036B1 (en) 2005-10-26

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EP99116674A Expired - Lifetime EP0991036B1 (en) 1998-10-01 1999-08-26 Dispensing machine

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DE29904863U1 (en) 1999-03-17 1999-09-09 Willach Gmbh Geb Dispenser
EP1142516A3 (en) * 2000-02-26 2003-08-06 Stefan Stirnberg Flexible shelf system for commissioning apparatus or manual use
DE20108392U1 (en) 2001-05-18 2001-12-20 Willach Gmbh Geb Storage rack
DK176641B1 (en) 2006-01-20 2009-01-05 House Of Prince As Apparatus and method and system for delivery of goods
CN110419064B (en) 2017-01-12 2022-10-04 克兰佩门特创新股份有限公司 Enhanced vending machine product delivery system
US20240005270A1 (en) * 2022-07-02 2024-01-04 Printec Bulgaria Jsc Increasing the capacity of different types of products and matching stock with forecasted sales volumes per product type in automatic vending machines

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US4061245A (en) * 1976-03-22 1977-12-06 Gross-Given Manufacturing Company Helical coil dispensing machine apparatus
US4209211A (en) * 1978-09-28 1980-06-24 Umc Industries, Inc. Vendor with door and shelf interlock
US4847764A (en) * 1987-05-21 1989-07-11 Meditrol, Inc. System for dispensing drugs in health care institutions
US4867628A (en) * 1988-01-15 1989-09-19 Ammon J Preston Dispenser storage system
WO1999049429A2 (en) * 1998-03-20 1999-09-30 The Coca-Cola Company Vending machine

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US3901366A (en) * 1973-10-09 1975-08-26 Umc Ind Vendor particularly for cartons of cigarettes or like packages
US4546901A (en) * 1984-02-02 1985-10-15 Buttarazzi Patrick J Apparatus for dispensing medication

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US3917045A (en) * 1974-04-25 1975-11-04 Robert L Williams Drug dispensing apparatus
US4061245A (en) * 1976-03-22 1977-12-06 Gross-Given Manufacturing Company Helical coil dispensing machine apparatus
US4209211A (en) * 1978-09-28 1980-06-24 Umc Industries, Inc. Vendor with door and shelf interlock
US4847764A (en) * 1987-05-21 1989-07-11 Meditrol, Inc. System for dispensing drugs in health care institutions
US4847764C1 (en) * 1987-05-21 2001-09-11 Meditrol Inc System for dispensing drugs in health care instituions
US4867628A (en) * 1988-01-15 1989-09-19 Ammon J Preston Dispenser storage system
WO1999049429A2 (en) * 1998-03-20 1999-09-30 The Coca-Cola Company Vending machine

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DE59912706D1 (en) 2005-12-01
ATE308088T1 (en) 2005-11-15
ES2251142T3 (en) 2006-04-16
EP0991036A2 (en) 2000-04-05
DE29817528U1 (en) 2000-02-17
EP0991036B1 (en) 2005-10-26

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