Patent ID: 8151598

Claim:
A refrigerated vending machine having a cabinet defining an interior space, at least one vendible product dispenser, and a refrigerator unit including an evaporator, and a control circuit, the machine being adaptable for selective configuration between a single or multiple temperature zone machine, comprising: a. a liner adapted for placement in the interior space to define a product bay, the liner being configurable between; i. a first mode corresponding to a single temperature zone; and ii. a second mode comprising a thermal break in the liner between sections of the liner corresponding to adjacent multiple zones; b. an air duct having a first end at the evaporator and a second end at a spaced apart location in the product bay defining an air path axis, the liner and air being configurable between; i. a first mode corresponding to a single temperature zone; ii. and a second mode comprising at least one outlet from the air duct for each of multiple temperature zones.