摘要 |
2079886 9115144 PCTABS00007 A vending machine (10) has a hopper (24) which leads to a modular dispenser unit (38) which includes a hopper chute (26), a top plate (28), a bottom plate (32) and a carousel assembly (36) interposed between the top (28) and bottom plates (32). The carousel assembly includes a closing plate and a container (53) depending therefrom which includes two mesh screen walls and two solid side walls. The carousel assembly is rotatable between the top and bottom plates such that the container is filled when it passes under the opening in the top plate. The container is moved to be adjacent a heat gun (66) which heats the food within the container (53) and is further moved to be over a discharge opening in the bottom plate which allows dispensing the heated food from the container.
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