Patent ID: 6779684
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A vending machine for kimchi comprising:a main body having a door, a compressor at a lower portion of the main body, a low temperature storage part in the main body above the compressor and including several partitions for holding packed kimchis, a first motor at a bottom of each partition, a transportation plate operated by each motor, a cam which is linked to each transportation plate via an axis, a first limit switch located to one side of said cam for contact with said cam, a discharge plate installed at a bottom of the low temperature storage part, a second limit switch installed to be turned on when the discharge plate is opened to discharge a kimchi, a spring set up at an opposite side of the discharge plate, a second motor set up at one side of the discharge plate to return the discharge plate to an original position after discharge of a kimchi when the limit switch has been actuated, an evaporator and a fan installed in the main body over the low temperature storage part, and a money slot, selection buttons and an outlet equipped in the door.