Patent ID: 6415951
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A device for selling foodstuffs comprising:a cabinet having heat insulating-walls one of which is provided with a door; a storage rack in the cabinet for storing a variety of product carriers, each of which is filled with a foodstuff; a cooling unit in the cabinet for keeping the cabinet's interior at a storage temperature; a conveyor for transporting the product carriers along a path from and to the storage rack; a separator spaced from the storage rack along the path for separating a quantity of the foodstuffs upon delivery of the product carrier: a filling station located along the path for removing the product carries to be reloaded with foodstuffs and for reintroducing the refilled product carriers; and a controller for selectively delivering product carriers to the separator in response to a customer's request and to the filling station, said filling station having a closable opening sized to allow the product carrier to be displaced from and into the interior of the cabinet while keeping the door closed.