Patent ID: 8087541

Claim:
An automatic product vending machine comprising: at least one tray for carrying products to be dispensed, which is arranged in a substantially horizontal manner and is subdivided into a plurality of compartments; at least one conveyor belt for handling the products within said compartments and conveying said products towards a release section; delivery means provided close to said release section and comprising a pair of jaws that are rotatably associated to the tray; and actuation means to actuate the jaws in a synchronized manner from a closed state, in which the jaws prevent a product from being released, to a release state, in which the jaws allow said product to be released; wherein said actuation means comprising an electromagnet and a four-bar linkage, and at least one of said compartments being so configured as to be able to receive products arranged along two parallel rows, and comprising selection means adapted to arrange said products into a single row in proximity of said release section.