Patent ID: 7984824
Filing Date: 2011-07-26
Classification: G07F,H01H

Abstract:
1. A vending machine comprising: a tray comprising a dispensing door openable to dispense merchandise disposed in said tray, said dispensing door being connected to a sensor actuator; a sensor comprising an actuatable element that causes an operation when actuated by said sensor actuator, said sensor comprising a holder; and a biasing device that imparts a biasing force against said holder that compensates for relative movement between said actuatable element and said sensor actuator so as to maintain said actuatable element substantially at a predetermined spatial position with respect to said sensor actuator, wherein when said tray is in an activating position, opening of said dispensing door causes said sensor actuator to actuate said actuatable element to cause said operation, and wherein said holder and said biasing device are mounted on a mounting bracket.