Patent ID: 8794274

Claim:
A beverage vending machine comprising: a beverage production unit; storage means for storing a number of cups; a take-out compartment accessible from the outside; supporting means for receiving a cup from the storage means; and a beverage dispensing device defining an outlet of the production unit and located over the supporting means to feed a beverage into a cup inside the take-out compartment, the beverage dispensing device comprising a number of nozzles, which are connected fluidically to respective outlets of the beverage production unit and are fitted to a movable common supporting body; wherein the take-out compartment has at least two fixed dispensing stations; wherein the supporting means comprises, for each of the at least two fixed dispensing stations, a respective cup-holder for supporting a cup at the dispensing station; wherein the beverage dispensing device is operated to selectively engage the at least two fixed dispensing stations.