Patent ID: 6062277
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A driving method of an automatic vending machine adapted to separately extract raw materials and hot/cold water into a cup according to manipulation of a user, the method comprising the steps of:moving a cup holder member to an initial position;discriminating whether the cup holder member has been positioned in the initial position;stopping a product sales when the cup holder is not positioned in the initial position at the initial position discrimination step;converting the automatic vending machine to a stand-by state when the cup holder member is positioned in the initial position at the initial position discrimination step; andextracting raw materials and hot/cold water separately into the cup and selling the product;wherein the initial position detecting step comprises the step of discriminating that the cup holder member has been positioned in the initial position when an initial position detecting groove formed at a rotary member cooperatively rotating with a cup guide motor for rotating the cup holder member is detected by an initial position detecting sensor.