Patent ID: 7591397
Filing Date: 2009-09-22
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus ( 1 ) for automatically dispensing products ( 2 ) that are at least one of voluminous, heavy and sold in packs, the apparatus comprising of at least one box ( 10 ) comprising at least one storage unit ( 30 ) for the products ( 2 ) comprising platforms superimposed in tiers and a means ( 40 ) for advancing at least one of the product ( 2 ) to at least one transfer zone ( 50 ), a transfer means ( 51 ) provided in the transfer zone ( 50 ) for receiving on a contacting plane the product ( 2 ) pushed by an advancement means ( 40 ) and transporting the product ( 2 ) from the storage unit ( 30 ) to at least one outlet orifice ( 60 ), a pushing means ( 70 ) for evacuating the product ( 2 ) outside the box ( 10 ) through the outlet orifice ( 60 ), a blocking means ( 61 ) for blocking the outlet orifice ( 60 ) so as, when in a closed position, to prevent access to an interior of the storage unit ( 30 ), and, when in an open position, to allow the product ( 2 ) to exit, an anti-tampering means ( 56 , 73 ) for preventing access to the interior of the storage unit ( 30 ) when the blocking means ( 61 ) is in the open position, and a means for monitoring the unit; the tiers in the storage unit ( a movable platform (