HOT EDIBLE PRODUCT VENDING MACHINE

摘要

A hot edible product vending machine, in the present case sandwiches, which includes a refrigerated area comprising a plurality of vertically disposed helicoidal elements, in which sandwiches are placed. Once the type of sandwich is chosen, a motor located on the top part of the helicoidal element turns the sandwich in such a way that it is dropped into a hopper from which it is sent to the area where the sandwich will be heated. In a first embodiment, a guiding, rotating and cylindrical element is located in the bottom part of the hopper, said element moving the sandwich to one of the two ovens located on both sides of the guiding element with the purpose of heating two sandwiches almost simultaneously. In a second embodiment, a transfer, rotating and cylindrical unit is placed in the lower part of the hopper, said unit transferring the sandwich into an oven and consisting of an endless conveyor belt and heating elements located on both sides of said belt in a given segment.