Patent ID: 7591397

Claim:
An apparatus ( 1 ) for automatically dispensing products ( 2 ) that are at least one of voluminous, heavy and sold in packs, the apparatus comprising of at least one box ( 10 ) comprising at least one storage unit ( 30 ) for the products ( 2 ) comprising platforms superimposed in tiers and a means ( 40 ) for advancing at least one of the product ( 2 ) to at least one transfer zone ( 50 ), a transfer means ( 51 ) provided in the transfer zone ( 50 ) for receiving on a contacting plane the product ( 2 ) pushed by an advancement means ( 40 ) and transporting the product ( 2 ) from the storage unit ( 30 ) to at least one outlet orifice ( 60 ), a pushing means ( 70 ) for evacuating the product ( 2 ) outside the box ( 10 ) through the outlet orifice ( 60 ), a blocking means ( 61 ) for blocking the outlet orifice ( 60 ) so as, when in a closed position, to prevent access to an interior of the storage unit ( 30 ), and, when in an open position, to allow the product ( 2 ) to exit, an anti-tampering means ( 56 , 73 ) for preventing access to the interior of the storage unit ( 30 ) when the blocking means ( 61 ) is in the open position, and a means for monitoring the unit; the tiers in the storage unit ( 30 ) comprise fixed platforms ( 31 ) each capable of receiving at least one row of the products ( 2 ); and a movable platform ( 53 ) comprise a fixed base ( 53 a ) and a movable plate ( 53 b ), with a recall device ( 53 c ) disposed between the movable platform ( 53 ) and the movable plate ( 53 b ), and inclined ramps ( 58 ) integral with the box ( 10 ) and located on the trajectory of the transfer means ( 51 ) opposite the fixed platforms ( 31 ) in the storage unit ( 30 ) cooperate with the movable plate ( 53 b ) by moving the movable plate ( 53 b ) closer to the storage unit ( 30 ) to facilitate removal of the product ( 2 ).