Patent ID: 6499627
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
An automatic vending machine, comprising:a vending machine body having a commodity outlet port at a predetermined position; a plurality of commodity columns arranged at least in one direction of a widthwise direction and an up-and-down direction of said vending machine body; a commodity carrying-out mechanism provided for each commodity column respectively, for carrying out a commodity within said commodity column in a predetermined direction; a commodity receptor capable of receiving a commodity to be carried out of each commodity column; and a moving mechanism for moving said commodity receptor in a direction of arrangement of each commodity column, wherein said commodity receptor is moved to any commodity column by means of said moving mechanism, said commodity wit said commodity column is carried out into said commodity receptor by means of said commodity carrying-out mechanism, and said commodity receptor, which has received said commodity, is moved to said commodity outlet port by means of said moving mechanism, further comprising: a commodity supporting member provided for said commodity receptor so as to be movable from one end side thereof toward the other end side in said predetermined direction; and a driving mechanism, which positions said commodity supporting member on the one end side of said commodity receptor to cause a commodity to be carried out of said commodity column to abut on said commodity supporting member, and moves said commodity supporting member toward the other end side of said commodity receptor wish said commodity supporting member abutted on said commodity.