Patent ID: 7556176

Claim:
A vending machine with adjustable merchandise receiving holes, comprising: a body; a tank in the body having an output hole at a bottom thereof for outputting a merchandise; a lower end of the output hole connected to a transfer tube having an output opening at bottom of the body; a rotary disk ( 30 ) having a plurality of merchandise receiving holes for receiving merchandises; a rotary disk being driven by a motor so as to rotate in the tank; a stop plate ( 50 ) being installed between the tank and the rotary disk; the stop plate having a notch ( 51 ) corresponding to and above the output hole of the tank; and one end of the notch ( 51 ) being open from one edge of the stop plate ( 50 ); a lifting unit being formed by a base ( 61 ) and a lifting seat ( 62 ); the base being locked to a bottom of the tank; the base being installed with a buckle ( 611 ); a spring ( 612 ) being installed between the buckle and the base; the lifting seat having two supporting rods ( 621 ) installed at two ends thereof; each supporting rod being formed with a recess ( 622 ) for buckling with the buckle; an upper end of the supporting rod extending into the tank to be pivoted to a bottom of the stop plate; each supporting rod ( 621 ) is a straight rod and is installed to be approximately vertical to the lifting seat ( 62 ); at least one reduced hole seat ( 70 ) capable of being installed upon the receiving hole of the rotary disk ( 30 ); the reduced hole seat having a small merchandise receiving hole; and wherein by above mentioned structure, the size of the receiving hole of the rotary disk is adjustable by placing the reduced hole seat upon the receiving hole of the rotary disk and adjusting a height of the lifting seat of the lifting unit.