Patent ID: 7979156

Claim:
An automatic vending machine comprising: a vending machine main unit provided with a product dispensing mechanism for delivering an item previously stored interiorly to an outside, one of a massage device furnished with a massage mechanism section and an exercise device provided with an actuation mechanism section, and a control means for controlling operation of the vending machine main unit and one of the massage device and the exercise device, the vending machine main unit and one of the massage device and the exercise device being interconnected via said control means, wherein said vending machine main unit is provided with a payment accepting mechanism for accepting payment for the product; and wherein 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 one of said massage mechanism section and said actuation mechanism section, and one of the massage device and the exercise device are provided with an actuation button, and the control means activates one of the massage device and the exercise device after receiving an input signal from the actuation button.