Patent ID: 9361746
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A vending machine in which at least one food product is storable, coolable and/or heatable, the vending machine comprising: a rack storage compartment adapted to store a plurality of food products; a transport device via which one particular food product is adapted to be removed from the rack storage compartment, the transport device having a transport tool for gripping the food product and is movable at least horizontally and vertically and is rotatable and/or pivotable at least around a vertical axis, the transport device being arranged centrally within the rack storage compartment, and the food product being transportable by the transport tool of the transport device to each of a plurality of stations arranged in the vending machine, the plurality of stations being arranged above the rack storage compartment, wherein the rack storage compartment has storage locations for food products on a plurality of levels disposed above each other, the storage locations on each level together forming a circle storage location formation, wherein the transport device is arranged centrally within the storage location formation.