Patent ID: 8335586

Claim:
An automatic vending machine having a vending machine main unit, a gas supply unit furnished with a discharge mechanism section for discharging a gas, and a control means for controlling operation of said vending machine main unit and gas supply unit, the vending machine main unit and the gas supply unit being interconnected via the control means, the vending machine characterized in that: said vending machine main unit is provided with a product dispensing mechanism for delivering exteriorly a product stocked beforehand inside the main unit, and a payment accepting mechanism for accepting payment for the product; and said control means is configured so as to check, based on the payment accepted by said payment accepting mechanism, whether the accepted payment is equivalent to a value for the product and, when having determined acceptance of payment equivalent to the value of the product, to activate said product dispensing mechanism to discharge the product exteriorly, and meanwhile activate said discharge mechanism, wherein the gas supply unit comprises a cup-shaped breathing member directly facing a customer.